Thursday, January 14, 2021
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Elinor Ostrom and the NOBEL PRIZE FOR ECONOMIC SCIENCES
"The power of a theory is exactly proportional to the diversity of situations it can explain."
When Elinor Ostrom applied for a PhD in economics she was turned away - her subsequent doctorate is actually in political sciences.
Despite this, in 2009, Ostrom became the first woman to be awarded the Prize in Economic Sciences in its forty year history. She was awarded the prize for her work on human cooperation and shared resources. Ostrom showed how natural resources can be shared sustainably by a community without central authorities or privatisation.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/39bnDhG
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NOBEL LAUREATE Werner Forssmann and the first heart catheterisation
At the age of 24, Werner Forssmann had a plan - a plan he knew his superiors would never approve. The young German surgeon was frustrated by how difficult it was to access the human heart, but he doubted he'd get permission to perform a risky new procedure. And so, in 1929, he tried it on himself.
From the crook of his arm he inserted a thin catheter through a vein into his heart and took an X-ray photo. It was the very first heart catheterisation, which today is a common procedure used to find heart defects, deliver medicine and open up blocked arteries.
The experiment paved the way for many types of heart studies and in 1956 Forssmann shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3ampWBU
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NOBEL LAUREATE KAILASH SATYARTHI
“There is no greater violence than to deny the dreams of our children.”
Since his childhood, Kailash Satyarthi had always questioned the wrong and unjust. As a young child of five years, he was disturbed deeply when he saw a small boy working with his cobbler father shining shoes at the school gate on the first day of school. He could not understand why some children were different from him. It did not take Satyarthi much time to understand the stark contrast between his life and that of the cobbler’s son.
Satyarthi always felt very strongly that all children are born equal and therefore have the right to lead a good life. Public schooling was not free when Satyarthi was around eleven years old, so with the help of a few like-minded friends, Satyarthi started a football club to raise money for those who were unable to attend school. In the years that followed Satyarthi and his friends went ahead and put up snack stalls at fetes and fairs and were able to raise money towards school fees of underprivileged children.
This was just the start of a decades long journey in which Satyarthi has been working to end child labour and campaign for children's right to education. In 2014 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts.
Read his full biography: https://bit.ly/2mvlSsm
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Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Desmond Tutu, NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER
In 1986, Desmond Tutu became the first black man to lead the Anglican Church in South Africa. Two years before in 1984 he had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Like his countryman Albert Lutuli, the Anglican bishop Desmond Tutu received the Peace Prize for his opposition to South Africa's brutal apartheid regime. Despite bloody violations committed against the black population, as in the Sharpeville massacre of 1961 and the Soweto rising in 1976, Tutu adhered to his nonviolent line.
Learn more: http://bit.ly/2PcQoQp
Photo: Desmond Tutu in 2011 in Durban, South Africa. (Photo by Kristen Opalinski/LUCSA) Source Wikimedia Commons.
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Monday, January 11, 2021
GENGHIS KHAN, THE MONGOL EMPEROR
TEN MINUTE HISTORY –
GENGHIS KHAN AND THE MONGOL EMPIRE
(SHORT DOCUMENTARY)
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This episode of Ten Minute History (like a documentary, only shorter) covers the situation in the Eastern Steppe and the inter-tribal warfare there which saw the ascendancy of the Mongols. Led by Genghis Khan they waged a series of wars which over the course of decades saw the Mongol Empire become the largest contiguous empire in all of human history. Of course, the empire soon fell into civil war and from that came Khubilai Khan, whose policies earned him a reputation as a skilled and competent ruler.
Recommended Reading: John Man - The Mongol Empire: Genghis Khan, His Heirs and the Founding of Modern China. This book is a fantastic detailed overview of the empire and the Yuan dynasty. Has a great chapter on the Mongol's legacy.
Morris Rossabi - The Mongols: A Very Short Introduction. I always recommend these books but that's because they're great. This one has some issues with its structure but for its price point it's phenomenal.
Grateful thanks to TEN MINUTE HISTORY, History Matters and YouTube and all the others who made this video possible
INTERESTING INTERVIEWS : J.R.R.TOLKIEN
J.R.R. TOLKIEN 1964 INTERVIEW
(SUBTITLES)
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•Oct 12, 2020
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J.R.R. Tolkien interviewed by DENYS GUEROULT
for BBC in 1964 (released 1971).
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YouTube and all the others who made this video possible
ELON MUSK, THE SCIENTIST BEHIND THE CEO
ELON
MUSK: THE SCIENTIST BEHIND THE CEO
(AND HOW HE TEACHES HIMSELF) DOCUMENTARY
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•Sep 26, 2020
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This mini documentary takes a look at how Elon
Musk sees the world through a scientific and engineering mind - and how this
fuels the businesses he has started. We will also take a look at how he taught
himself about different industries: from banking (Paypal), to rocket
engineering (SpaceX). Elon Musk champions the use of physics as a way of
thinking. And believes that more people should be innovating in manufacturing -
to help build the city of the future. Rather than entering the finance, law, or
internet based industries. This video also takes a look at the 'reasoning from
first principles' framework - which will allow anyone to view their world,
personal and business, just like Elon. Elon Musk's Book Recommendations +
Others (Affiliate Links) • The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy: https://amzn.to/3kNFSyW
• Ignition: https://amzn.to/3i20BgN
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• Structures: Or Why Things Don't Fall Down https://amzn.to/36KGCRc
• The Foundation: https://amzn.to/3i753dU
• Six Easy Pieces (Thinking Behind Physics): https://amzn.to/3mUvIP2
Other topics covered in this video include: •
Elon Musk's book recommendations • The books he read to help him start SpaceX •
How he joined a Mars society when he moved to LA, helping him start his new
space venture • Elon Musk's biography as a child - looking at his schooling,
what he read, and how he viewed the world • Elon Musk quotes - showing how he
views the world through a scientific mind - showing why he started his own
school, and Neuralink • A look at his college days - when he would sell
computer parts out of his dorm room, and building his own rocket kits when he
was younger • How he surrounds himself with smart people - which fast tracks
his learning and education in new industries • And the expectations when hiring
people for SpaceX or Tesla
Grateful thanks to ELON MUSK, Venture City and YouTube and all the others who made this video possible
GREAT LIVES : LT.GEN HANUT SINGH
LT.GEN HANUT SINGH. MVC, PVSM. POONA HORSE,
ONE OF INDIA'S FOREMOST BATTLEFIELD AND
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•Apr 12, 2020
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Lt. General Hanut Singh. MVC, PVSM. Poona Horse, One of India's foremost battlefield and Armour commander Lt. Gen. Hanut Singh, PVSM, MVC - He gallantly led the regiment in the Battle of Basantar in the #IndoPakWar of 1971, for which he was awarded the Mahavir Chakra.
Lt.Gen Hanut Singh, a genius of armored warfare. Underappreciated thanks to his brutal honesty, superior intelligence, and his ability to ruffle feathers. A devoted and committed Soldier. The fierce Rajput warrior and an equally great saint. Gurudev, as he was called, commanded 17 Poona Horse in one of the fiercest Tank Battle ever fought. Regarded as one of the most valorous warriors, his name is well known.
Fondly known as “SAINT SOLDIER”, he was the Commanding Officer of 17 POONA HORSE in 1971 war and under his command 17 POONA HORSE fought Battle of Basantar
Lt. General Balraj Singh Takhar, Veteran, Poona
Horse Officer, and GOC in C Southern Command remembers the great soul, who
passed away five years ago on 11th April. #RememberingOurHero
Grateful thanks to Basantar and YouTube and
all the others who made this video possible
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https://m.timesofindia.com/india/the-indian-commander-whose-regiments-bravery-was-even-honoured-by-the-enemy/articleshow/79779583.cms?utm_source=TOI&utm_medium=CTN&utm_campaign=toiplusstories
Grateful thanks to THE TIMES OF INDIA
Sunday, January 10, 2021
GREAT LIVES : HOW ONE MAN CREATED A FOREST IN A COLD DESERT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
HOW
ONE MAN CREATED A FOREST IN A COLD DESERT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
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•Nov 27, 2017
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#Colddesert #Afforestation #Kinnaur AD Negi is a retired bureaucrat.
He has voluntarily planted and nurtured a 65 ha of lush green forest in a cold
dessert area of Kinnaur in Himachal Pradesh.
Grateful thanks to DOWN TO EARTH and YouTube and all the others who made this video possible
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