This mornÂing, the Swiss rejectÂed US requests to extraÂdite Roman Polanksi. This deciÂsion effecÂtiveÂly brings to a close a rather dark chapÂter in his perÂsonÂal life and lets the conÂverÂsaÂtion return to his filmÂmakÂing. Enter our video above, which feaÂtures PolanÂsÂki talkÂing about the makÂing of ChiÂnaÂtown, his 1974 neo-noir film, starÂring Jack NicholÂson, Faye DunÂaway, and John HusÂton, that landÂed eleven AcadÂeÂmy Award nomÂiÂnaÂtions. Thanks Mike for sendÂing this our way…
Three Minute Philosophy — Immanuel Kant
File under comÂeÂdy. It’s slightÂly cheeky, at times litÂtle crass, but how often do the comÂeÂdy and phiÂlosÂoÂphy worlds colÂlide? I mean, realÂly?
S. Peter Davis also has three minute takes on Descartes, Hume, ArisÂtoÂtle, Locke, Galileo, PythagoÂras, and Aquinas.
via MetafilÂter
A Brief, Artistic Introduction to Nikola Tesla
This weekÂend marked the 154th birthÂday of NikoÂla TesÂla, the Serbian/Croatian emiÂgre whose work on elecÂtroÂmagÂnetÂism and electroÂmechanÂiÂcal engiÂneerÂing conÂtributed to the birth of comÂmerÂcial elecÂtricÂiÂty. EspeÂcialÂly durÂing the past year, his name has regained a fair amount of curÂrenÂcy, not least because there’s a very sporty elecÂtric roadÂster now named after him. In honÂor of his birthÂday, the clip above gives a very quick and artisÂtic introÂducÂtion to TesÂla’s life and work …
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