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Gods and Robots: Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology [Adrienne Mayor] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The fascinating untold story of how the ancients imagined robots and other forms of artificial life―and even invented real automated machines The first robot to walk the earth was a bronze giant called Talos. This wondrous machine was created not by MIT Robotics Lab

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On this episode, Dr. Adrienne Mayor discusses Greek mythology’s ideas of artificial intelligence, human augmentation and other technology.

#technology

Take a walk through the gallery's halls from the comfort of your own home.

#virtual tour uffizi

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Most of us have now and again seen and appreciated Japanese woodblock prints, especially those in the tradition of ukiyo-e, those 'captivating images of seductive courtesans, exciting kabuki actors, and famous romantic vistas.' Those words come from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, whose essay on the art form describes how, 'in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century, woodblock prints depicting courtesans and actors were much sought after by tourists to Edo and came to be known as 'Edo pictures.' In 1765, new technology made possible the production of single-sheet prints in a range of colors,' which brought about 'the golden age of printmaking.' At that time, 'the popularity of women and actors as subjects began to decline.

In this clip from the 1979 show “Mind at Large: Adler on Aristotle,” Bill Moyers speaks with the philosopher Mortimer Adler about the “cardinal” virtues -- temperance, courage and justice. “Temperance is a habit of modifying your bodily desires. Perfectly good desires -- you should have a certain amount -- but modifying them for the sake of the total life,” Adler tells Moyers.

“Mind at Large: Adler on Aristotle,” is an episode from the original Bill Moyers Journal, a weekly show that aired on public television from 1972 to 1981. Learn more about the series here: billmoyers.com/series/bill-moyers-journal-original-series-1972-1981/ https://billmoyers.com/content/secondbill-moyers-second-look-mortimer-adler-aristotle/

Bill Moyers sits down with Dr. Mortimer Adler to discuss an array of topics including: why Dr. Adler strongly believes that everyone must use philosophy to understand the world and the nature and man and society as well as his groundbreaking book, Aristotle for Everybody.

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Several recent advancements in photovoltaic construction signal that energy-generating concrete could play a larger role in the future of architecture. Two cases in particular, stand out in their recent contributions to the burgeoning field of photovoltaic concrete.

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For Mezzanine's 20th anniversary, the band have encoded the album in strands of synthetic DNA. One spray can contains around one million copies

literally!

#music #culture #art

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