Enfascination 09

Though we live in an awfully fascinating world, humans are not complex enough to fully appreciate the depth and richness connate to each and every passing moment. The Annual Enfascination Lectures provide an outlet for the transmission over minds of an enthusiastic appreciation for at least some small cross-section of those things that one observer alone could never absorb merely passively.

Each guest is invited to give a five minute talk on any subject. Only two restrictions: 1) The subject must be on something that you could get excited talking about and 2) The five minutes will be kept to. Bonus points for erudition and for researching your topic in advance. Those with no plans of speaking are welcome to merely bask in the glory.

This years lectures were recorded. Below you will find lectures notes and/or videos. Videos range in size from 3 to 30 mB:

The Lectures

• Introduction – short intro to the lectures, starting with my shiny head
• Permutations of Number Strings notes
• [1]Dan on conceptions of time
• [2]Lisa on chilis
• [3]Benjamin, how to cross a glacier
• [4]George on the Singularity
• [5]Matthew on Indiana Jones
• [6]Seth trying to follow George
• [7]Austin on Water distribution in Oman
• [8]Jillian on Roman Emperor Deaths
• [9]Conover on Double Slit Experiment

also:

• fifty minutes of startup