To a global, virtual, free, open, {future degree- & credit-granting}, multilingual University & School for the developing world and everyone, as well as loving bliss ~ scottmacleod.com
From next November I will be also the Rector in a new University in Germany: Germany @WorldUnivAndSchhttps://t.co/yVBGhy9B6L & https://t.co/pCs7eoOtJ2 in German. WUaS is proceeding with licensing for free Bachelor and Ph.D. degrees, first in English, then Law, MD & IB degrees.
Universitians: today's video "Studying Online at Internationally Recognized @WorldUnivandSch for Free-to-Students' Degrees" http://youtu.be/gWWiEOXJ4Qk. Fri's "World Univ & Sch Introduction for German Abitur Students"
Having lived in Germany with Quakers in the early 1980s, I'm seeking to network with Friends/Quakers in Germany as I develop Germany World University and School there, and also with regards to an approach to nurturing students.
I'm writing to follow up about my questions afterwards plus some other items.
Head band (such as HUMM)
Meditation re relaxation response re warm water ...
In Harbin warm pool / in virtual Harbin warm pool
Mapping brain (using lasers as you suggested) ... deeper and deeper?
Blood lactate levels decreased during and after meditation. Oxygen consumption was deeper than during sleep, Symptoms of the body under stress. Dr. Cannon ...
"Soft, skin-like, organic optoelectronic sensors for wearable oximetry"
Yasser Khan, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University
In this talk, I will focus on wearable soft sensors for oximetry. Conventional oximeters use expensive and rigid optoelectronic components that restrict sensing locations to fingertips or earlobes. To address these limitations, we demonstrated an all-organic optoelectronic sensor for transmission-mode pulse oximetry. This transmission-mode probe demonstrated that oximetry can be performed with organic optoelectronics. However, to realize the true potential of organic optoelectronics for oximetry, a reflection-mode operation is essential that allows sensor placement on different parts of the body. In the latter part of the talk, I will discuss design, sensing methodology, and fabrication of a flexible and printed sensor array, which senses reflected light from tissue. Due to the ability to place the sensor in diverse places, the sensor is promising for novel medical sensing applications such as mapping oxygenation in tissues, wounds, or transplanted organs. Finally, I will wrap up the talk by listing recent progress and future directions in soft biophotonic sensing.
- CC World University and School - like CC Wikipedia with best STEM-centric CC OpenCourseWare - incorporated as a nonprofit university and school in California, and is a U.S. 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt educational organization.
Hearing the St Lawrence String Quartet play Ralph Vaughn Williams' piece with A.E. Housman's poetry sung to it by a great baritone voice, Paul Groves, yesterday at Stanford - https://events.stanford.edu/events/840/84073/ - gives me a new appreciation of poetry with classical music, as well as Williams' work played extraordinarily well - and will write my next poetry book
with this poetry sung to classical music in mind. Do you know Williams' "On Wenlock Edge"?
Heard an amazing Master class this morning at Stanford with Scot Alasdair Tait who lives in London - so fast, so insightful, such great interactive metaphors for the amazing mostly student Stanford chamber musicians he was working with. Hope to be in touch further with him about World Univ & Sch's Music school - https://wiki.worlduniversityandschool.org/wiki/World_University_Music_School. He's also a psychodynamic psychotherapist his Wikipedia article said - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alasdair_Tait - and he was amazing today in the SLSQ CHAMBER MUSIC SEMINAR: Opening Masterclass - https://events.stanford.edu/events/841/84168/ - he gave.
Would like too to get a faculty position at Stanford, and then explore becoming president of CMU (Carnegie Mellon University), based on my growing experience as President at World University and School, and even with regards to online World Univ and Sch in Google Hangouts for bringing excellent teachers and music in mind. (I could see Scot Alasdair Tait's extraordinary Stanford Masterclass in chamber music working remarkably in Hangouts for example. (It was also very much
like a conversation, somehow transposed from psychodynamic psychotherapy into teaching excellent chamber music groups and musicians). Heading toward further excellence thanks to the Web with
World Univ & Sch - in music and in academic subjects is something to grow, and potentially re CMU. How best to lead for the excellence I experience at Stanford, as well as potentially at CMU - and online too (re WUaS)? - and re John Hennessy's book "Leading Matters: Lessons
from My Journey" - https://books.google.com/books/about/Leading_Matters.html?id=BQJtDwAAQBAJ&source=kp_book_description - and re further communication with him. In what way could World University and School take (talk too) this in remarkable new directions, I wonder?
The Scottish Country Dancing music we played last night at Open Band is more complex than previously: interesting opportunity re flow experiences - 'challenge at the right level re enjoyment' and Czikszentmihalyi's "Flow" book, and re playing beforehand too.
Thoughts about excellence, group video conferencing software for music-making (in an online classical music school at World Uni) and CMU, for example, - and re MIT OCW-centric World Univ & Sch?
Heard a very great talk today at noon by someone from West Bengal, with a Berkeley Ph.D., who is now a Stanford Post Doc (see below)) ... with so much relevance for studying meditation in the Harbin warm pool re oximetry with flexible sensors. More about this soon, and very nice
to talk ...
Blood lactate levels decreased during and after meditation. Oxygen consumption was deeper than during sleep, Symptoms of the body under stress. Dr. Cannon ... http://www.relaxationresponse.org/Presentation.htm
"Soft, skin-like, organic optoelectronic sensors for wearable oximetry"
Yasser Khan, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, Dept. of Chemical Engineering,
Stanford University
In this talk, I will focus on wearable soft sensors for oximetry. Conventional oximeters use expensive and rigid optoelectronic components that restrict sensing locations to fingertips or earlobes. To address these limitations, we demonstrated an all-organic optoelectronic sensor for transmission-mode pulse oximetry. This transmission-mode probe demonstrated that oximetry can be performed
with organic optoelectronics. However, to realize the true potential of organic optoelectronics for oximetry, a reflection-mode operation is essential that allows sensor placement on different parts of the body. In the latter part of the talk, I will discuss design, sensing methodology, and fabrication of a flexible and printed sensor array, which senses reflected light from tissue. Due to the ability to place
the sensor in diverse places, the sensor is promising for novel medical sensing applications such as mapping oxygenation in tissues, wounds, or transplanted organs. Finally, I will wrap up the talk by
listing recent progress and future directions in soft biophotonic sensing.
"In the democracy which I have envisaged, a democracy established by non-violence, there will be equal freedom for all. Everybody will be his own master. It is to join a struggle for such democracy that I invite you today."--- Mahatma Gandhi during his Quit India speech, August 8, 1942
"Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse. So we are forced to accept democracy. It has good points and also bad. But merely saying that democracy will solve all problems is utterly wrong. Problems are solved by intelligence and hard work." --- Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
“Democracy is not merely a form of Government. It is primarily a mode of associated living, of conjoint communicated experience.
[Democracy] is essentially an attitude of respect and reverence towards our fellow men” --- Babasaheb Dr BR Ambedkar
"Democracy is a faith in the spiritual possibilities of not a privileged few but of every human being." --- Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
"Today countries where democracy was born are all much wealthier than India, and skeptics might say that it is too soon for India to talk about social democracy. That misses the point. In country after country, where social democracy took root, it was once for them a dream for their tomorrow. It was built, brick by brick, over many generations, energized by economic growth. In turn, it stimulated and sustained economic growth – by opening up opportunities for human development, by building social cohesion and solidarity, and by providing the framework of an intellectual and political consensus. In those countries, social democracy not only proved to be good politics, it also turned out to be good economics. It brought the state, business and labour onto a common platform in pursuit of a shared vision – the vision of a more equal, more caring society." --- Smt Sonia Gandhi during her address at the 10th Indira Gandhi Conference, 2010
World Univ & Sch News and Q & A Live Hangout on Air http: //www.youtube. com/WorldUnivandSch Mon Jun 24 '19 at 10 am PT, 5pm UTC/GMT Topic: WUaS for Students (see https://t.co/2k86hZHq4L)https://t.co/LRKdU7cdv4 ~ Hosted by @ScottMacLeod ~ info@worlduniversityandschool.org ~
Dear Mr. Roddy MacLeod, and the National Piping Centre,
Greetings from the San Francisco Bay Area! I'm writing to inquire whether it might be possible please to study with you (or possibly Finlay MacDonald) on Scottish Small Pipes, if I were to sign up for Skype lessons?
I've played the Great Highland Bagpipe, and now the SSP for about 5 years, (giving up the GHB due to an ear condition) for more than 40 years, and also have specific tunes I'd like to develop. Thank you. And I look forward to hearing from you.
Subject: Fwd: [From:Paula] Fwd: CBS Evening News Airing of Cuttyhunk Friday 21st in the school house.
Date: June 21, 2019 at 11:53:18 AM EDT
To:
Thought you all might be interested in the TV story on Cuttyhunk Island (where John was the summer pastor for 33 years) that is scheduled to appear on the CBS Evening News tonight (at 6:30 EST on your local CBS affiliate ). Typically, Steve Hartman's segments appear toward the end of the half-hour news. Hope you enjoy it--as I'm sure I will!
Love,
Carmen
-----Original Message----- From: Paula DiMare <...> To: Cuttyhunk-Telegraph <cuttyhunk-telegraph@googlegroups.com> Sent: Fri, Jun 21, 2019 9:06 am Subject: [From:Paula] Fwd: CBS Evening News Airing of Cuttyhunk Friday 21st in the school house.
The airing of "On the Road" with Steve Hartman tomorrow night features Cuttyhunk, Gwen, Island Life, and Graduation. Join us at the schoolhouse for dessert and Steve. Come early!
Best, Michelle
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Dear Carmen, Paula, Janie (my mother), and All,
Thanks so much for sharing about this Cuttyhunk Airing on CBS News on Friday night. I wasn't able to see the presentation.
Just revamped World Univ & Sch's front page - http://worlduniversityandschool.org - significantly. And our web platform is further in development.
See some of you in the second half of July on Gosnold's Isle!
Warm regards, Scott
If anyone's interested, I have an active 'Cuttyhunk' blog label happening here - https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/search/label/Cuttyhunk - with 112 'entries' in it presently; some of which are more Cuttyhunk-focused than others, so it can be worth 'digging' back.
If I find my way to beginning a family, there's a number of reasons I'd think of moving back to Pgh including this Piping School (for my kids to learn in) - https://balmoralschoolofpiping.org/ - and especially for proximity to Cuttyhunk, - as well as 'safety and civility.'
More about the Cuttyhunk Airing after I get the WUaS monthly business meeting minutes out.
L, Scott
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Dear Mr. Roddy MacLeod, and the National Piping Centre,
Greetings from the San Francisco Bay Area! I'm writing to inquire whether it might be possible please to study with you (or possibly Finlay MacDonald) on Scottish Small Pipes, if I were to sign up for Skype lessons?
I've played the Great Highland Bagpipe, and now the SSP for about 5 years, (giving up the GHB due to an ear condition) for more than 40 years, and also have specific tunes I'd like to develop. Thank you. And I look forward to hearing from you.
Study of 14.5K people shows even if you start exercising mid-life there are major benefits to longevity (24% reduction in death by all causes) and if you ramp up your existing program, even better (42%). #aging #fitness. https://tinyurl.com/y6lta5xz
#27 – David Sinclair, Ph.D.: Slowing aging – sirtuins, NAD, and the epigenetics of aging
“This is a lesson for anyone who's listening who thinks that getting to somewhere like this is easy. You have to be massively determined, you have to have grit, and I just wouldn't give up because there's nothing else I want to do in my life.” —David Sinclair
A superb meeting on aging @harvardmed today & tomorrow. Raul Mostovslavsky is talking about the role of SIRT6 in metab & cancer. Also speaking: Nir Barzilai, Will Mair, Jan Vijg, Roz Anderson, Vamsi Mootha, Rich Miller, Brad Wilcox, Mark Mattson and Jay Olshansky #aging
Congrats WeiWei on your paper showing that yeast with “chromatin stress” live longer. More evidence that DNA packaging is relevant to aging. Can’t wait for u to test if the protective genes we have isolated from space-resistant species extend lifespan too!
Congrats WeiWei on your paper showing that yeast with “chromatin stress” live longer. More evidence that DNA packaging is relevant to aging. Can’t wait for u to test if the protective genes we have isolated from space-resistant species extend lifespan too! https://t.co/lc1lqV8UxQ
— David Sinclair, PhD AO (@davidasinclair) July 11, 2019
I love staying at the Harvard Club in NY for the photos in the rooms - this one from 1893. They remind me to make the most of every day before time runs out. And have a bit of fun along the way #longevity
David Sinclair, PhD AO
@davidasinclair
Thanks Rhonda. Appreciate it.
Dr. Rhonda Patrick
@foundmyfitness
· Aug 3
Genetic reprogramming in old mice can restore youthful gene activity patterns, reverse the DNA methylation aging clock, and restore the function and regenerative capacity of the aging retina.
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Dr. Rhonda Patrick
@foundmyfitness
Genetic reprogramming in old mice can restore youthful gene activity patterns, reverse the DNA methylation aging clock, and restore the function and regenerative capacity of the aging retina.
Genetic reprogramming in old mice can restore youthful gene activity patterns, reverse the DNA methylation aging clock, and restore the function and regenerative capacity of the aging retina.
Joi Ito's (June 4, 2018)
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF IMMORTALITY: WELCOME TO THE NEW TRANSHUMANISM
Here's the MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito's article on longevity I mentioned re the promise of gene editing research and longevity - https://web.archive.org/web/20180605002848/https://www.wired.com/story/the-responsibility-of-immortality/ - and while all the other versions of this article online that I looked for, including the main Wired version, seem to be no longer accessible, this Webarchive.org version contains the idea that Harvard researcher George Church is doing gene editing research now with dogs, having moved on from mice, as well as mentioning 9 main scientific appoaches to longevity:
"He is currently experimenting with age reversal in dogs using gene therapy that has been successful in mice, a technique he believes is the most promising of nine broad approaches to mortality and aging—genome stability, telomere extension, epigenetics, proteostasis, caloric restriction, mitochondrial research, cell senescence, stem cell exhaustion, and intercellular communication."
The Future of Xapiens -
Xapiens at MIT was live.
about 4 months ago ·
On March 7th, 2019 Xapiens, MIT's first initiative for human augmentation, brought together titans of science, innovation and engineering, intellectuals and industry leaders to imagine, envision and discuss the future of Homo Sapiens.
We were happy to welcome Pattie Maes, Max Tegmark, David Sinclair, George Church, Ed Boyden, and Joe Paradiso for a series of lectures and a panel discussion.
The future of our species will be majorly influenced by the technical advancements and ethical paradigm shifts over the next several decades. Artificial intelligence, neural enhancement, gene editing, solutions for aging and interplanetary travel, and other emerging technologies are bringing sci-fi’s greatest ideas to reality.
Sponsored by Media Lab and McGovern Institute for Brain Research.
Wish I could be there, but MIT OpenCourseWare-centric and wiki World University and School, which I'm developing, is still in the poor house ... one of these days, our fortunes will change ... and voila, further Yoga learning world-wide too.
Happy teaching in Dartington Hall! (It would be nice to see you again, Satya!) And nice to see you Lynn last week in Yakima, Washington, on my way from Reed College to eastern Oregon to visit family. 3 Harbin-inspired books so far - https://amazon.com/author/scottmacleodworlduniversity - which also posts my quite active blog ... :)
A pity you can’t make it, but it has been overbooked way back when.
Computing is beyond me.
I have iPads and that is as far as it will get for it is all secondhand creativity to me.
Lots of LOVE, victor
Sent from my iPad
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Hi Victor and Angela, Lynn and Satya,
Thanks for you email, Victor.
Appreciating your creativity in many ways Angela and Victor - and re a kind of DEEP TIME WALKING which I experience in your courses - and re said your unfolding hippy artistic Yogic creativity ...
Have blogged about this, as well about reversing aging with genetic engineering, and even re living beyond Jeanne Calment's 122 years of age, and possibly re immortality - see MIT Media Lab's Joi Ito's Wired article in these regards, and George Church, Ed Boyden's, Patti Maes, David Sinclair and other MIT / Harvard professors here - https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2019/06/montane-ecosystems-longevity.html ...
Happy teaching (is this akin to storming the Dartington or the Bastille with meditation?:)
Scott's an anthropologist of #PhysicalDigital Harbin Hot Springs' Heart Consciousness Church @HarbinBook (on #TwitterX), as ethnographic field site - https://goo.gl/maps/7gSsSTweRCBo9gf87 - who is currently writing "Society, Info Tech & the Global Univ", who also finds fascinating the internet, ideas, poetry, sociology, art, science, genetics of aging reversal & extreme longevity drug therapies emerging (with FDA approval), philosophy, history, music, love and life ~ as well as the anthropology of info tech & counterculture :) - scottmacleod.com; Am also the president or head of, and professor at, best STEAM CC OCW wiki World Univ & Sch & Academic @WUaSPress, planned in 7,159 living languages with machine translation, (aka the WUaS Corp) planning free online degrees in ~200 countries & in their main languages, where you can #WikiTeach, or #WikiLearn, or #WikiCreate - https://wiki.worlduniversityandschool.org/wiki/Subjects (See too "Yoga Notations": http://www.scottmacleod.com/yoganotations.html). Identity-wise, a Nontheist f/Friendly Quaker - a NtF or NtQ - with Unitarian Universalist sympathies as well, and a player of Scottish bagpipes, & an academic
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