Here is a short (about 7min) by VS Ramachandran (tip 3quarksdaily). And more importantly, I guess, this is the reason why we enjoy movies and get emotional about a story on the screen (unless its Transformers 2).
What is Irtiqa?
Irtiqa is Salman Hameed's blog. A few years ago (before Facebook killed many of the blogs), it used to track stories of science & religion, especially those related to Muslim societies. That is still one of its foci, but now it dovetails more of Salman's interests including film, astronomy, science fiction, and science outreach in both Pakistan and the US.
Irtiqa literally means evolution in Urdu. But it does not imply only biological evolution. Instead, it is an all encompassing word used for evolution of the universe, biological evolution, and also for biological/human development. While it has created confusion in debates over biological evolution in South Asia, it provides a nice integrative name for this blog. For further information, contact Salman Hameed.
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Salman Hameed
Salman is an astronomer and Associate Professor of Integrated Science & Humanities at Hampshire College, Massachusetts. Currently, he is working on understanding the rise of creationism in contemporary Islamic world and how Muslims view the relationship between science & religion. He is also working with historian Tracy Leavelle at Creighton University to analyze reconciliation efforts between astronomers and Native Hawaiians over telescopes on top of sacred Mauna Kea in Hawaii. He teaches “History and Philosophy of Science & Religion” with philosopher Laura Sizer, and “Science in the Islamic World”, both at Hampshire College. Salman and Laura Sizer are also responsible for the ongoing Hampshire College Lecture Series on Science & Religion, and you can find videos of all these lectures below. Contact information here.
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2 comments:
This was very interesting, Salman. This whole phenomena makes sense now. Mr. Ramachandran is a very great speaker. I would definitely love to hear more by him. By hearing this, it's a relief that it's not only me to feel the reaction of Mirror Neuro acts. Good stuff!
He is such a great speaker. I heard his lecture a few years back from Beyond Belief 06 on a similar topic although with more of a religious angle. Another great one. Here is it:
http://thesciencenetwork.org/programs/beyond-belief-science-religion-reason-and-survival/session-4-1
P.S: His lecture starts around 38:44. The first dude comes up with some weird explanation of where consciousness exists in our brains, if i remember.
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