Comments on: TASI@Home http://asymptotia.com/2007/06/04/tasihome/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:50:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Mathematics and Strings - Asymptotia http://asymptotia.com/2007/06/04/tasihome/comment-page-1/#comment-58319 Mathematics and Strings - Asymptotia Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:49:06 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/06/04/tasihome/#comment-58319 [...] Not long after I told you about the TASI school and the excellent online lecture resource they were rapidly building, I heard* about a school in Utah that might be of interest, especially if you’re interested in the fruitful interface between mathematics and string theory. The title: “Derived Categories”, and it ran for two weeks with lectures on mathematical aspects and stringy aspects. The main reason I’m telling you is because it also has video and slides (it seems to be being updated as I type), and so you can use it to learn about some of those topics. Link here. [...] [...] Not long after I told you about the TASI school and the excellent online lecture resource they were rapidly building, I heard* about a school in Utah that might be of interest, especially if you’re interested in the fruitful interface between mathematics and string theory. The title: “Derived Categories”, and it ran for two weeks with lectures on mathematical aspects and stringy aspects. The main reason I’m telling you is because it also has video and slides (it seems to be being updated as I type), and so you can use it to learn about some of those topics. Link here. [...]

]]> By: Aussie Battler http://asymptotia.com/2007/06/04/tasihome/comment-page-1/#comment-51976 Aussie Battler Thu, 07 Jun 2007 23:43:39 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/06/04/tasihome/#comment-51976 "Noticeable also, is too much `attitude’, of the chip-on-the-shoulder variety…" Glad to hear that I am not the only one to experience this. Try disagreeing with him about anything. *Not* cool. “Noticeable also, is too much `attitude’, of the chip-on-the-shoulder variety…”

Glad to hear that I am not the only one to experience this. Try disagreeing with him about anything. *Not* cool.

]]> By: Clifford http://asymptotia.com/2007/06/04/tasihome/comment-page-1/#comment-51908 Clifford Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:21:13 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/06/04/tasihome/#comment-51908 Hi. Giving a techniclal lecture on your subject is <em>not</em> the same as public speaking. It sounds like you're using the wrong measures of what makes a good physics lecture course. Polish, such as the number of ums and ahs, is a completely secondary issue to how well you organize the material, explain the content and structure of a computation, and so forth. I only saw the first lecture, and recall no admonition of the sort you mention, but I recall from elsewhere that Raphael generally answers questions carefully and with good humour. Cheers, -cvj Hi. Giving a techniclal lecture on your subject is not the same as public speaking. It sounds like you’re using the wrong measures of what makes a good physics lecture course. Polish, such as the number of ums and ahs, is a completely secondary issue to how well you organize the material, explain the content and structure of a computation, and so forth. I only saw the first lecture, and recall no admonition of the sort you mention, but I recall from elsewhere that Raphael generally answers questions carefully and with good humour.

Cheers,

-cvj

]]> By: jimbo http://asymptotia.com/2007/06/04/tasihome/comment-page-1/#comment-51905 jimbo Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:04:10 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/06/04/tasihome/#comment-51905 Altho a top notch theorist, Bousso is in BAD need of a public speaking course ! I cannot recall ever hearing more "UHHHHH's" interspersing words in a talk EVER. Possibly excusable if a speaker is outside his topic, and a bit sleepy or nervous, but this is clearly not the case here.... Noticeable also, is too much `attitude', of the chip-on-the-shoulder variety...Hey, RB, lighten up...they're grad students, and are there to learn, not to be admonished. Altho a top notch theorist, Bousso is in BAD need of a public speaking course ! I cannot recall ever hearing more “UHHHHH’s” interspersing words in a talk EVER. Possibly excusable if a speaker is outside his topic, and a bit sleepy or nervous, but this is clearly not the case here….
Noticeable also, is too much `attitude’, of the chip-on-the-shoulder variety…Hey, RB, lighten up…they’re grad students, and are there to learn, not to be admonished.

]]> By: Clifford http://asymptotia.com/2007/06/04/tasihome/comment-page-1/#comment-51729 Clifford Wed, 06 Jun 2007 22:15:32 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/06/04/tasihome/#comment-51729 Thanks Michael! (It was probably all my fault for letting the world know about the site... ironically...) -cvj Thanks Michael!

(It was probably all my fault for letting the world know about the site… ironically…)

-cvj

]]> By: Michael http://asymptotia.com/2007/06/04/tasihome/comment-page-1/#comment-51663 Michael Wed, 06 Jun 2007 16:32:18 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/06/04/tasihome/#comment-51663 I asked above if anyone knew where to get the video, and the answer is in fact quite obvious, perhaps it'll be of use to someone else. If you "view source", the only link to .wmv is to an address of the form /TASI/bousso_01/SupportingFiles/video/video.wmv which you can then download directly! Part of the problem last night was that their server couldn't keep up with all the requests, today it seems to be in better health. Now back to physics... I asked above if anyone knew where to get the video, and the answer is in fact quite obvious, perhaps it’ll be of use to someone else. If you “view source”, the only link to .wmv is to an address of the form

/TASI/bousso_01/SupportingFiles/video/video.wmv

which you can then download directly! Part of the problem last night was that their server couldn’t keep up with all the requests, today it seems to be in better health.

Now back to physics…

]]> By: Clifford http://asymptotia.com/2007/06/04/tasihome/comment-page-1/#comment-51511 Clifford Wed, 06 Jun 2007 06:04:29 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/06/04/tasihome/#comment-51511 Well, that sounds like a pretty good success rate, to be honest. Anyway, for other means of getting the video, I'm sure there's contact information somewhere on the site. It is nothing to do with me at all, so I cannot help. Good Luck! -cvj Well, that sounds like a pretty good success rate, to be honest.

Anyway, for other means of getting the video, I’m sure there’s contact information somewhere on the site. It is nothing to do with me at all, so I cannot help.

Good Luck!

-cvj

]]> By: anon http://asymptotia.com/2007/06/04/tasihome/comment-page-1/#comment-51509 anon Wed, 06 Jun 2007 05:59:03 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/06/04/tasihome/#comment-51509 <i>and then it plays seamlessly.</i> I think streaming any video this long is a little problematic, though. I watched one seamlessly, and another got 20 minutes in and froze and wouldn't resume at the same point. It would be nice to be able to download them and avoid streaming problems. and then it plays seamlessly.

I think streaming any video this long is a little problematic, though. I watched one seamlessly, and another got 20 minutes in and froze and wouldn’t resume at the same point. It would be nice to be able to download them and avoid streaming problems.

]]> By: Clifford http://asymptotia.com/2007/06/04/tasihome/comment-page-1/#comment-51492 Clifford Wed, 06 Jun 2007 05:06:02 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/06/04/tasihome/#comment-51492 Works fine on my mac. I don't know how to get the raw video... I think you need to have windows media player (ugh! I know) installed as a plugin, and then it plays seamlessly. Cheers, -cvj Works fine on my mac. I don’t know how to get the raw video…

I think you need to have windows media player (ugh! I know) installed as a plugin, and then it plays seamlessly.

Cheers,

-cvj

]]> By: Michael http://asymptotia.com/2007/06/04/tasihome/comment-page-1/#comment-51467 Michael Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:24:16 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/06/04/tasihome/#comment-51467 These look great! The only problem is that they're presented inside some hideous piece software... even after much messing about (instructions <a href="http://msite.sonicfoundry.com/msite/Viewer/Popups/help/MacViewer.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>) it still only sort-of works on my mac. Does anyone know how to find the actual video files, so we can just watch those? These look great!

The only problem is that they’re presented inside some hideous piece software… even after much messing about (instructions here) it still only sort-of works on my mac.

Does anyone know how to find the actual video files, so we can just watch those?

]]> By: stevenm http://asymptotia.com/2007/06/04/tasihome/comment-page-1/#comment-51449 stevenm Tue, 05 Jun 2007 23:38:04 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/06/04/tasihome/#comment-51449 One of the great things about the internet is that you can follow seminars and lectures from anywhere in the world. Doubt if I can follow everything but hopefully I can pick up a few things. One of the great things about the internet is that you can follow seminars and lectures from anywhere in the world. Doubt if I can follow everything but hopefully I can pick up a few things.

]]> By: Clifford http://asymptotia.com/2007/06/04/tasihome/comment-page-1/#comment-51414 Clifford Tue, 05 Jun 2007 22:43:45 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/06/04/tasihome/#comment-51414 Hi! You only need to start a discussion and if they have the time, those interested and thus inclined will join in, I'm sure. Cheers, -cvj Hi!

You only need to start a discussion and if they have the time, those interested and thus inclined will join in, I’m sure.

Cheers,

-cvj

]]> By: fynn http://asymptotia.com/2007/06/04/tasihome/comment-page-1/#comment-51412 fynn Tue, 05 Jun 2007 22:22:16 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/06/04/tasihome/#comment-51412 Thanks for the link. Some of the lectures look really exciting, also for nonspecialists. Do you think there would be the possibility to have here discussions of some of the material covered there? That would be great. Cheers, Fynn Thanks for the link. Some of the lectures look really exciting, also for nonspecialists.
Do you think there would be the possibility to have here
discussions of some of the material covered there? That would be great.
Cheers, Fynn

]]> By: Dimitri Terryn http://asymptotia.com/2007/06/04/tasihome/comment-page-1/#comment-51358 Dimitri Terryn Tue, 05 Jun 2007 13:19:41 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/06/04/tasihome/#comment-51358 Ooh,nice. Looking forward to this. Ooh,nice.

Looking forward to this.

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