Podcasts about Opacity

In today's episode, you will learn a series of vocabulary words that are connected to a specific topic. This lesson will help you improve your ability to speak English fluently about a specific topic. It will also help you feel more confident in your English abilities.5 Vocabulary WordsPixel (Noun): The smallest unit of a digital image or display, representing a single point of color. Example Sentences:The resolution of the digital artwork is measured in pixels, which affects its clarity and detail.Each pixel in a digital image contributes to the overall quality and sharpness of the artwork.Artists often zoom in on pixels to refine intricate details in their digital paintings.Layer (Noun): A separate level in digital art software where different elements or adjustments are applied independently.Example Sentences:The artist used multiple layers to separate the background, characters, and effects in the digital artwork.Adjusting the opacity of a layer can help create subtle visual effects in digital painting.Layers allow artists to work on different aspects of their art without affecting other elements.Resolution (Noun): The amount of detail an image holds, usually measured in pixels per inch (PPI) or dots per inch (DPI).Example Sentences:Higher resolution images have more detail and are better suited for large prints.The resolution of the digital artwork affects how crisp and clear it appears on different screens.Adjusting the resolution settings can improve the quality of the final output in digital art.Opacity (Noun): The degree to which a layer or color is transparent or visible in digital art.Example Sentences:By adjusting the opacity of a layer, the artist can create translucent effects and overlay elements.Lowering the opacity of the paint layer helped the artist achieve a more subtle and blended look.Opacity settings are crucial for layering and merging different elements in digital compositions.Rendering (Noun): The process of generating a final image or animation from a digital model, including applying textures, lighting, and effects.Example Sentences:The final rendering of the 3D model took several hours to complete due to the complex textures and lighting.Artists often preview their work before rendering to ensure all elements are correctly placed.Advanced rendering techniques can add realism and depth to digital art projects.A Paragraph using the 5 vocabulary wordsDigital art is a form of art created using digital tools and techniques. Artists often work with layers in their digital artwork, allowing them to manipulate different elements of their composition independently. The opacity of these layers can be adjusted to control how much they overlap or blend with other elements. When creating digital art, resolution is crucial, as it determines the quality and detail of the final image. Rendering is the process of creating a realistic or stylized image from a digital model or sketch. Each image is composed of millions of tiny dots called pixels, which contribute to the overall quality and appearance of the artwork. As technology continues to advance, digital art is likely to play an even greater role in the world of visual arts, offering artists new and exciting possibilities for creative expression.If you want to sign up for the free daily English vocabulary newsletter, go to

On today's show Andrew and Bill begin with the news that the US and PRC are sending representatives to Switzerland to discuss trade talks this weekend. Topics include: Why expectations should be set low, the week of signs that the PRC was willing to engage, questions about cooperating on fentanyl, and the latest measures to loosen monetary policy in Beijing. From there: An email about Chinese data spawns a conversation about increasing data opacity, and challenges for Westerners and the party alike. At the end: Thoughts on the PRC's relationship to Russia as Xi Jinping heads to Moscow, the consequences (or lack thereof) for the PRC's support for Russia's war in Ukraine, and reactions to a pair of CIA videos recruiting disaffected party members.

This week, John and Elliot discuss Transparency International's Opacity in Real Estate Ownership Index, FinCEN's alert on bulk cash smuggling by Mexican cartels, IRS-CI's release of 2024 BSA metrics, and its CI-FIRST initiative, Congressional hearings by a House Financial Services subcommittee, and other items impacting the financial crime prevention community.

The brothers welcome Palestinian anthropologist (and former chemical engineer) Hadeel Assali. They discuss the kidnapping of Mahmoud Khalil, the history of tunnels and the ecology of Gaza, the ontological relationship of the Palestinians to their indigenous environment that the US-backed Zionist colonizers seek to destroy, the different forms of resistance to incessant colonial surveillance, the story of a secret Israeli population transfer scheme to move Palestinians from Gaza to Paraguay, and the possibilities of life and mutual aid amidst the ongoing genocide. "Opacity in Gaza" http://www.arabstudiesjournal.org/ "Maintaining the Social Fabric: Mutual Aid in Gaza" https://www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1656919 Watch the episode on our YouTube channel Date of recording: March 10, 2025. Follow us on our socials: X: @MakdisiStreet YouTube: @MakdisiStreet Insta: @Makdisist TikTok: @Makdisistreet Music by Hadiiiiii *Sign up at Patreon.com/MakdisiStreet to access all the bonus content, including the latest one*  

We're sharing a recent interview with Michelle Pitcher of the Texas Observer about living conditions and forced labor in the TDCJ, the Texas prison system. You can reach Michelle at pitcher@texasobserver.org or follow her at @michellepitcher.bsky.social . Thank you again so much for the continuing support of this project. https://www.texasobserver.org/prison-heat-lawsuit-tdcj/ https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-prison-plantations https://www.texasobserver.org/solidarity-prison-labor-union/ Our prior interview with Jason Walker (more of his writings at his blog) can be found here (with a transcript available). And our prior chat with Comrade Z can be found here.

HT2135 - Opacity and Bleed Through All physical prints exist on a substrate, usually paper. It's a good idea to know a bit about paper and to pay close attention to the way it affects your image. Especially important for books are the two characteristics known as opacity and bleed through.

In a discussion by journalists Dave Glowacz and Ben Joravsky, Dave and Ben probed Ben probed Dave's ongoing investigation into police workforce allocation. In the standard and premium versions, Dave and Ben discussed typical budget tactics used in Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed 2025 budget; the past and future challenges of police workforce data; and the "clots of clout" that could frustrate efforts to deploy police personnel effectively. (For the premium version, which includes audio from quoted sources, subscribe at chigov.com.) Length 47.7 minutes.

What happens if we lean in hard to the Roleplay in roleplaying game? What if we take away the elements which distract from the enjoyment of being in-character, as-character, in a fantastic world? The first move is to start caring more about the fantastic Otherworld. The second is to push for greater Rules Opacity.Thanks to Jason Wiebe for calling in once again. Game on!Roleplay Rescue Details:Voice Message:speakpipe.com/roleplayrescuePatreon:patreon.com/rpgrescue Email:roleplayrescue@proton.meBlogroleplayrescue.com Bluesky Social:https://bsky.app/profile/ubiquitousrat.bsky.socialMeWe:https://mewe.com/p/roleplayrescueRoleplay Rescue Theme by Jon Cohen from Tale of the Manticore:https://taleofthemanticore.podbean.com/Logo and artwork by MJ Hiblen:https://www.patreon.com/MJHiblenART/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happens if we lean in hard to the Roleplay in roleplaying game? What if we take away the elements which distract from the enjoyment of being in-character, as-character, in a fantastic world? The first move is to start caring more about the fantastic Otherworld. The second is to push for greater Rules Opacity.Thanks to Jason Wiebe for calling in once again. Game on!Roleplay Rescue Details:Voice Message:speakpipe.com/roleplayrescuePatreon:patreon.com/rpgrescue Email:roleplayrescue@proton.meBlogroleplayrescue.com Bluesky Social:https://bsky.app/profile/ubiquitousrat.bsky.socialMeWe:https://mewe.com/p/roleplayrescueRoleplay Rescue Theme by Jon Cohen from Tale of the Manticore:https://taleofthemanticore.podbean.com/Logo and artwork by MJ Hiblen:https://www.patreon.com/MJHiblenART/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Attention & focus guide our outcomes. The conventional RPG methods we inherited have players constantly toggling between the Meta & Make Believe. For those gamers who truly want an immersive Role Playing experience, we must be willing to change that method. Mechanics are vital for the game, but this does not mean the players need to any attention to them whatsoever. By freeing players from all mechanics considerations, they can then flourish in their imaginations, focusing on role playing their characters & exploring the Secondary World.

Join us live for an in-depth exploration of ZKTLS, the tech reshaping how data is verified on the internet. We're hosting a special panel as part of the Ion Layer Unlocked event, featuring Madhavan Reclaim Protocol and Dawufi from Opacity. Discover why ZKTLS is gaining traction, its potential use cases, and how it enhances privacy and security by making data transfer provable without revealing sensitive information.

Today's craft talk—by Torrey Peters on “Strategic Opacity”— was recorded at the 2024 Tin House summer writers workshop. Peters explores the elements in works of fiction that actually don't make sense—from William Shakespeare to Elena Ferrante —and how, paradoxically, it is these very elements, the unexplainable ones, that can make a work of art great. […] The post Tin House Live : Torrey Peters on Strategic Opacity appeared first on Tin House.

On this episode of Chasing Leviathan, PJ and Dr. Eyo Ewara discuss his article on white ignorance and anti-racism, exploring the complexities of anti-racist efforts and the importance of understanding the context in which they occur. Dr. Ewara emphasizes the need for self-critique and awareness of the potential dangers of well-meaning actions, as well as the significance of the right to opacity in discussions about race.Make sure to check out Dr. Ewara's article: "I Understand That I Will Never Understand": White Ignorance, Anti-Racism, and the Right to Opacity

Show DescriptionMatt Visiwig stops by to chat with us about his site, SVGBackgrounds.com, a membership site for copy-and-paste website graphics built around SVG. We talk about why he built the site, how he decided to monetize it, competing with AI garbage on the web, pricing membership options, and how he's running the site. Listen on Website →GuestsMatt VisiwigGuest's Main URL • Guest's TwitterSelf-employed web designer, building SVGBackgrounds.com. Links Customize and apply backgrounds fast | SVG Backgrounds Matt Visiwig Matt Visiwig (@MattVisiwig) / X Purchase the Perfect MemberPress Plan for Your Site Today | MemberPress chroma.js api docs! jscolor: JavaScript Color picker with Opacity (alpha channel) ACF | Advanced Custom Fields Plugin for WordPress Frontend Masters Boost – Helping Your Journey to Senior Developer Sponsors

Divorce can often be shrouded in complexity and uncertainty, leading down a messy, prolonged, and frustrating path. It's crucial to ensure you have the right legal representation on both sides to navigate towards a smooth and amicable resolution. Joining us to shed light on family law, divorce proceedings, and more is Shaska Dice, a partner at Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP. Shaska specializes in representing high net-worth clients in various family law matters, including divorce, custody, and post-decree proceedings. With extensive experience as a trial litigator, she has tackled complex financial and parenting issues across Cook, Lake, and DuPage counties. Join the conversation as we delve into different aspects of divorce proceedings, unpack various terms, and explore Shaska's insights on related topics. This episode offers valuable insights into a topic often considered taboo, so be sure not to miss out!Key Points From This Episode:How Shaska wound up in family law.She unpacks her “light” working in family law.The different types and aspects of divorce.We delve into how divorces affect stay-at-home parents/spouses.How Shaska approaches divorces where abuse or narcissism is involved.The importance of compartmentalizing your job as an attorney.We talk about how to procure a “divorce doula” (or a divorce coach).The difference between mediation, litigation, and no-fault (irreconcilable differences).She explains a dissipation claim.Shaska also unpacks what “discovery” is during divorce proceedings.The difference between fault and no-fault divorce and why fault divorces were abolished.Her thoughts on the movement to abolish no-fault divorces. We discuss why someone would want to stay married to someone that they're no longer into.We dive into divorce and parenting; who gets custody and what is nesting.Divorce as a taboo subject, even in today. Costs involved with getting divorced.Why some divorce proceedings last years. How you can retain assets through divorce.She explains the term pretrial motion. How ruling judges are determined.The most expensive divorce Shaska has ever witnessed. The effect of being in a lower economic class on divorce.Determination of competence or capacity to participate in a divorce. Shaska describes her ideal client.The concept of conflicting out. Why you want a good attorney on your side (and on your spouse's) of a divorce. Don't forget to smash that subscribe button so you never miss an episode, and then come hang with us on Instagram & Twitter!  Links Mentioned in Today's Episode:Follow Shaska Dice on LinkedInLooking for more information on Shaska's practice, visit Schiller DuCanto & FleckCheck out one of Mary's favorite Sub-Reddit r/AmItheAssholeSign up to Support the Show (All Up In My Lady Business (Mary's Version) Learn more about A Mary Nisi ProductionFind your next DJ at Toast & JamLaunch your DJ business with the Toast & Jam LabSupport the Show.

In this episode, the Spiders try to analyze Elias Khoury's Gate of the Sun, a harrowing novel of the decades-long occupation of Palestine by Israel. However, the challenge is overwhelming, as it appears that violence may not be interpretable.

In this episode we delve into Judith Butler's Giving an Account of Oneself, an illuminating book from 2005 that examines subject-formation and the relationship between the self, other people, and the normative social order. We reconstruct Butler's efforts to ground a philosophical ethics with positive claims in the insights of three theoretical traditions that have generally been understood to frustrate moral philosophy: post-structuralism, psychoanalysis, and critical theory. Our core focus is the question of whether Butler's conceptions of the ‘relationality' and ‘opacity' of the human self can do the kind of ethical heavy lifting that they claim.This is just a short clip from the full episode, which is available to our subscribers on Patreon: patreon.com/leftofphilosophyReferences:Judith Butler, Giving an Account of Oneself (New York: Fordham University Press, 2005).Music:“Vintage Memories” by Schematist | schematist.bandcamp.com“My Space” by Overu | https://get.slip.stream/KqmvAN

Just because it can be done, doesn't mean it isn't a pain in the ass. Small-town bougie guest Brenda Luke and Jennie reveal their struggles with nails, lashes, and feeling bad about not being blind enough. They try to unravel when exactly leggings became see-through and wonder what even is flirting?Highlights:"Are you wearing a yellow thong right now?" - Opening Clip (00:00)Introducing Brenda Luke (00:16)Horticulture, Bunnies & Alejandro the Betta (02:15)Painted Nails Aftermath (3:11) Foot-Phobic on Feet Finder (06:58)Where's My Free Pedicure?!? (7:57)Not Blind Enough (11:15)See-Through Yoga Pants & the Yellow Thong (18:08)The Opacity of Tights (21:39)Mismatched Eyelashes (23:19)The Brow Brush Incident (28:21)Oblivious to Flirting (32:03)The Creepy Carnie (35:38)Show Close (39:09) Guest bio:Brenda Luke works in horticulture, while rocking a full face of makeup. She's obsessed with her fur babies and is down for a good glass of purple gin. Brenda is an indigenous woman (yaqan nukiy of the Ktunaxa nation).Guest Description:Brenda is an indigenous woman (yaqan nukiy of the Ktunaxa nation) with killer cheekbones and long fake lashes. Her left eyebrow and top middle lip are pierced. Brenda is an indigenous woman (yaqan nukiy of the Ktunaxa nation).Follow Brenda Online:Instagram: @ekuladnerbTikTok: 23bluke   About Low Vision Moments:Part story time, part comedy, part awareness driven, Jennie Bovard presents funny experiences that happen when you are blind or partially sighted. Jennie Bovard is a running, beer-drinking, thirtysomething with albinism. She loves trying all the things, making people laugh, and volunteering to create accessible sport and recreation opportunities in her community. Jennie, who has lived with partial sight all her life, has a diploma in film and TV production. Jennie lives in Halifax. About AMIAMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French, AMI's vision is to establish and support a voice for Canadians with disabilities, representing their interests, concerns and values through inclusion, representation, accessible media, reflection, representation and portrayal. Learn more at AMI.caConnect on Twitter @AccessibleMediaOn Instagram @accessiblemediaincOn Facebook at @AccessibleMediaIncEmail feedback@ami.ca

A reading of my latest blog analyzing The Circle (2017) through the lens of Byung-Chul Han's philosophy. Spoiler alert!

Join us for another episode of the NEUVC series which is dedicated to those embarking on their journey in the VC.In this episode, Freddie Macpherson, Analyst at Isomer Capital, and Linda Võeras, Associate at Karma Ventures, are joined by the one and only Mr. Exits, who runs Exits Cap. Exits Cap is a Seed and Series - A fund launched in 2022 focused on investments in the SaaS, Consumer Internet, and Aerospace and Defence verticals. But you may know who we're talking about from the name of the infamous social media account Praying for Exits.With over 80,000 followers on Instagram, we all know his memes. Today, Mr. Exits lifts the lid on the US versus Europe by setting up his social media accounts and how they've been useful to him on his journey.Head on over to eu.vc for the core learnings

In this episode, David Paul interviews Angela Lai, the founder and CEO of Betteromics. They discuss Angela's background in the tech industry and her transition to the life sciences business. They explore the intersection of biology, chemistry, big data, and AI in the field of healthcare science. Angela explains how Betteromics serves as a regulated data lake for healthcare science data, providing a system of record and interoperability for clinical discovery. They also discuss the challenges and opportunities in the life science industry, the future of pharma and personalized medicine, and the importance of transparency and storytelling in the industry. Angela shares her insights as a founder and the personal growth she has experienced in building a startup. You can watch/listen to the podcast on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple.TakeawaysThe life science industry is undergoing a transformation as biology, chemistry, big data, and AI converge.Betteromics serves as a regulated data lake for healthcare science data, providing a system of record and interoperability for clinical discovery.The life science industry faces challenges in data fragmentation, data governance, and the need for more efficient and predictable drug development.Specialty pharma medicines, personalized medicine, and biologics are the future of the industry.Founding a startup requires versatility, problem-solving skills, and a willingness to learn and adapt.Chapters02:08 Transition from Google to Grail to Betteromics03:32 The Intersection of Biology, Chemistry, Big Data, and AI06:06 Betteromics as a Regulated Data Lake for Healthcare Science09:08 Challenges in the Life Science Industry12:18 Positioning Betteromics in the Market16:23 The Future of Pharma and Life Science19:40 Technological Advances Enabling Betteromics22:52 The Success Rate of Drugs and Therapies28:14 The Opacity of the Life Science Industry31:17 The Rise of Specialty Pharma Medicines34:30 Lessons Learned as a Founder37:49 Personal Growth and Privilege

Next in Media spoke with Catherine Perloff, platforms reporter at Adweek, about the biggest stories of 2023 in media and advertising, why programmatic can't seem to shake its reputation for opacity, and whether brands are truly ready for all of the big changes on the horizon in 2024.TakeawaysTransparency remains a significant issue in ad tech, particularly with the rise of AI media buying tools.Ad tech consolidation is happening, with SSPs moving to the buy side and DSPs moving to the sell side.Google has faced scandals and pushback regarding transparency and quality issues.The use of AI in media buying is slowly changing the industry, but there are concerns about relinquishing control.TikTok has become a major platform for marketing, especially in social commerce.The ad tech industry is experiencing inefficiency, with only a small percentage of bid requests resulting in monetization.The future of ad tech is uncertain due to cookie deprecation and the expansion of retail media and ad networks.Advertiser perception of Twitter is mixed, with some brands staying and others potentially reducing their spending.Chapters00:00 Introduction and Overview00:35 Transparency in Ad Tech02:01 Ad Tech Consolidation03:18 Challenges with Transparency and Quality05:29 Google's Scandals and Pushback08:13 The Rise of AI in Media Buying10:09 The Comeback of Meta (formerly Facebook)12:39 The Success and Impact of TikTok17:56 Consolidation in the Ad Tech Industry20:20 Inefficiency in the Ad Tech System23:51 The Future of Ad Tech and Cookie Deprecation26:17 The Expansion of Retail Media and Ad Networks28:11 Advertiser Perception of Twitter29:47 Conclusion Guest: Catherine PerloffHost: Mike ShieldsIn Partnership with: Comcast AdvertisingProduced by: Fresh Take

In Episode 3 of the "Active Inference Insights" series, host Darius Parvizi-Wayne welcomes John Vervaeke for an insightful discussion bridging cognitive science and philosophy. The episode delves into topics like relevance realization, evolutionary processes in cognition, and understanding cultural variations in self-modeling. Verveke articulates the dynamic nature of cognition and its relationship with the environment, challenging traditional views on consciousness and the subjective-objective divide. Listeners will better understand how computational models and philosophical frameworks can synergistically enhance our comprehension of the mind and its processes. This episode is a thought-provoking journey that connects cognitive science theories with philosophical inquiries, offering listeners nuanced perspectives on the complexity of human cognition and its implications for meaning in life.   Glossary of Terms   4E Cognitive Science: A view of cognition as embodied, embedded, enacted, and extended. Relevance Realization: The ability to focus on salient information in a complex environment. Predictive Processing: A framework in cognitive science that describes how the brain makes predictions about incoming sensory information. Opponent Processing: A concept in biology where two subsystems work in opposition to regulate functions like arousal.   Resources and References:   Dr. John Vervaeke: Website | YouTube | Patreon | X | Facebook Darius Parvizi: X | Active Inference Institute | Active Inference Insights   The Vervaeke Foundation Awaken to Meaning John Vervaeke YouTube Awakening from the Meaning Crisis After Socrates The Crossroads of Predictive Processing and Relevance Realization | Leiden Symposium Books, Articles, Publications, and Videos Heidegger, Neoplatonism, and the History of Being: Relation as Ontological Ground - James Filler Predictive processing and relevance realization: exploring convergent solutions to the frame problem. Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences. Andersen, B. P., Miller, M., & Vervaeke, J. (2022) The Self‐Evidencing Brain. Noûs Hohwy, Jakob (2016). Attenuating oneself. Philosophy and the Mind Sciences. Limanowski, Jakub & Friston, Karl (2020). 'Seeing the Dark': Grounding Phenomenal Transparency and Opacity in Precision Estimation for Active Inference. Frontiers in psychology. Limanowski, J., & Friston, K. (2018). Deeply Felt Affect: The Emergence of Valence in Deep Active Inference. Neural computation.  Forgetting Ourselves in Flow: An Active Inference Account of Flow States. Hesp, C., Smith, R., Parr, T., Allen, M., Friston, K. J., & Ramstead, M. J. D. (2021). Parvizi-Wayne, D., Sandved-Smith, L., Pitliya, R. J., Limanowski, J., Tufft, M. R. A., & Friston, K. (2023, December 7). Cognitive effort and active inference. Neuropsychologia. Parr, T., Holmes, E., Friston, K. J., & Pezzulo, G. (2023). "The Theory of Affordances" The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, Gibson, James J. (1979). Karl Friston ~ Active Inference Insights 001 ~ Free Energy, Time, Consciousness    Quotes   "Relevance realization inverts the way common sense works." - John Verveke  "The deeper your temporal model, the more critical relevance realization becomes." - Darius Parvizi Wayne Chapters with Timestamps   Introduction and Overview [00:00:00] Evolution and Function in Cognition [00:06:17] Opponent Processing in Biology [00:09:42] Problem-Solving and Anticipation [00:14:22] Relevance Realization and Evolution [00:31:34] Consciousness and Subject-Object Distinction [00:53:00] Cultural and Historical Perspectives on Cognition [00:56:35] Ontological Self and Phenomenal Self Modeling [01:11:19] Self-Modeling and Cultural Perspectives [01:14:00] Agency and Selfhood in Cognitive Processes [01:18:16] Self-Modeling Under flow States [01:22:01] Arousal and Metamotivational Theory [01:35:54] Predictive Processing Symposium and Relevance Realization [01:46:26] Episode Conclusion and Future Plans [01:48:20] Timestamped Highlights   [00:00:00] - Darius Parvizi Wayne introduces the episode and guest John Verveke, highlighting John's expertise in psychology, cognitive science, and Buddhist philosophy​​. [00:06:17] - John Verveke discusses the evolution of cognitive functions and the role of evolution in shaping cognition​​. [00:11:40] - Explanation of the autonomic nervous system, detailing how its two subsystems with opposite biases work together to regulate bodily functions. [00:14:43] - The conversation delves into the nature of problem-solving, exploring how organisms predict and prepare for future states.  [00:22:23] - The concept of hyperbolic discounting in cognition is examined, analyzing its impact on decision-making and goal pursuit. [00:26:20] - Discussion on the role of affordances in predictive processing, exploring how environments offer action possibilities to organisms. [00:31:34] - Conversation on the analogy between relevance realization and evolutionary processes, highlighting the dynamic nature of cognitive adaptation​​. [00:38:00] - The existential imperative is clarified in the context of the free energy principle, exploring its implications in cognitive science​​. [00:53:00] - Consciousness and the subject-object distinction are addressed, challenging traditional cognitive models and exploring interrelational perspectives​​. [00:56:35] - Cultural and historical influences on cognitive processes are explored, examining how these factors shape our understanding of cognition​​. [00:57:13] - John Verveke discusses the hermeneutics of suspicion in cognitive science, questioning the distinction between appearance and reality​​.   [01:04:49] - The role of perception and its function in cognitive processes are discussed, emphasizing the interconnectedness of perception and cognition​​. [01:11:19] - The concepts of ontological and phenomenal self-modeling are delved into, discussing how these models influence cognitive processes​​. [01:14:00] - Self-modeling and its cultural variations are discussed, highlighting the diversity in conceptualizing the self across different cultures​​. [01:18:16] - Agency and selfhood in cognitive processes are examined, focusing on how these concepts enhance predictive agency in the world​​. [01:22:01] - Exploration of self-modeling under flow states and their impact on cognitive processes​​. [01:35:54] - Analysis of arousal in the context of meta motivational theory, discussing how arousal is framed differently based on goals and motivations​​. [01:38:04] - Discussion of the intersection of philosophical concepts and computational models in cognitive science, emphasizing the importance of integrating these approaches to enhance understanding without oversimplifying complex phenomena. [01:46:26] - Overview of a talk integrating predictive processing and relevance realization theory, offering insights into their combined impact on cognitive science​​.  

Maria Li, COO of Tech in Asia, and Jeremy Au discuss three key topics: 1. TIA's Editorial Ethos & SE Asia's Growing Ecosystem: Maria shares Tech in Asia's mission to be a guiding beacon in the region's tech ecosystem. She elaborates on the challenges stemming from information opacity and asymmetry inherent in the region's young digital landscape. She also talks about the newsroom's constant grapples with the tightrope walk between maintaining unyielding editorial integrity and ensuring sustainable growth, especially amidst the ever-evolving technological advances and the proliferation of new media channels. 2. Decoding the COO Role: Maria delves into the multifaceted nature of her position as the COO of Tech in Asia. She explains that the role is not standardized across organizations, but its essence lies in operational effectiveness and making pivotal decisions. She shares that aspiring COOs should prioritize understanding various perspectives, valuing feedback, and fostering effective team dynamics. She also stresses the value of setting aside personal ego and focusing on serving employees, clients, and stakeholders 3. Career Reflections & Learnings: Maria talks about career decisions, recounting her own journey of transitioning between geographies, roles, and industries. She emphasizes the importance of acquiring new knowledge, evaluating one's own life satisfaction, and introspecting on which decisions are merely steps in a path versus those that shape the path itself. She also shares her personal litmus test for career moves: distinguishing between decisions that can be rolled back and those that are decisively life-altering. She advocates for granting oneself the grace to pivot when a choice doesn't pan out as expected but also stresses the value of commitment when the stakes are high. They also touched upon the digital transformation in the region and the emerging trends and the challenges related to it, the pivotal role of trust in her role as COO, the significance of audience engagement, and the balance between monetization and unbiased content. Watch, listen or read the full insight at https://www.bravesea.com/blog/maria-li Get transcripts, startup resources & community discussions at www.bravesea.com WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/CeL3ywi7yOWFd8HTo6yzde Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TnqkaWpTT181lMA8xNu0T YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JeremyAu Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/brave-southeast-asia-tech-singapore-indonesia-vietnam/id1506890464 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZC5jby9icmF2ZWR5bmFtaWNz TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jeremyau Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeremyauz Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeremyau LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bravesea Learn more about Ringkas here: https://www.ringkas.co.id

In this episode, Jamie and Marcelese welcome back several friends of the podcast (Kayla, Sebastien, and Robert) for a special two part conversation on "Black Art" and our lived experiences navigating an art world where issues concerning identity, integrity, and access are always within view. What even is "Black Art"? What is authenticity, or rather what does it mean to be Opaque?? WILL WE EVER BE FREE FROM THE POWER OF WHITE WALLS AND FREE WINE??? Let's talk about it! *THANKS FOR LISTENING* FOLLOW US ON TWITTER/INSTAGRAM @WhereISeeMe for news, polls, and to join in on the conversation. Bonus content and more available at ⁠⁠https://www.whereiseemepodcast.com⁠⁠ [ Outro - "Why Don't We Talk About It" by Playdate (Big thanks to the band for sharing their wonderful tunes with us here at WISM! You can stream their music on Spotify and Apple Music) ] If you're interested in supporting the podcast remember to rate us, leave a review, and share the episodes! Feel free to leave us voice messages on anchor under this episode if you have something you want to add and let us know what sort of content you want to see in the future! Stay nerdy Stay black -WISM --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/where-i-see-me/message

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Diving into our second segment in our series on Avgi Saketopoulou's “Sexuality Beyond Consent: Risk, Race, Traumatophilia”, we take you through the first chapter: "To Suffer Pleasure: Limit Experience and Transgression". What is the nature between desire and disgust? Where does perversity first arise, and what does it mean to seek experiences of overwhelm rather than shrink from them? Even more radically, what political potentialities can we find within the experience of self shattering as a force that detranslates the stubborn meanings of the ego? We hope you continue to enjoy delving into this difficult text with us to challenge even some of our most dearly held notions. Get access to full bonus episodes, an exclusive RSS feed, and more by subscribing our Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This 30-minute CME program highlights the latest clinical research about Fabry disease, is a rare X-linked lysosomal disorder that results in the cellular buildup of globotriaosylceramide. Characteristic features of Fabry disease include acroparesthesias, angiokeratomas, hypohidrosis, corneal opacity, gastrointestinal problems, tinnitus, and hearing loss. Fabry disease also involves potentially life-threatening complications such as progressive kidney damage, heart attack, and stroke.This CME program, hosted by Staci Kallish, DO, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Health System Penn Medicine, provides an overview of the latest clinical research presented at WORLDSymposium 2023 focused on Fabry disease. Supported by educational grants from Amicus Therapeutics and Chiesi USA.To watch the video and obtain CME credit, go to https://checkrare.com/learning-center/courses/

**Who You Will Hear**Guest: Matt Baehr (Executive Director of Book Manufacturers' Institute)Co-host: Luna Tang (Cloud Service Delivery Manager at Klopotek)Co-host: Dwayne Parris (Senior Consultant at Klopotek)Since 1933, the Book Manufacturers' Institute (BMI) has been the nationally recognized trade association representing the book manufacturing industry in the United States. This time, on the 90th anniversary of BMI, we are joined by its Executive Director Matt Baehr.Matt talks about his professional experience working for four trade associations in four different industries and reflects on the evolution and growth of BMI along the way. He then answers our question about “print vs digital” by analyzing how people's reading habit has changed over the pandemic and how the book manufacturing industry navigates the trend of e-reading around. Matt also shares with us how the association provides knowledge, education, human, and social support to its members and the book manufacturing community as a whole. For more information about industry standards, upcoming events, and valuable resources on book manufacturing, please visit the websites of Book Manufacturers' Institute.Tell us what is going on with your publishing projects or business on Twitter (@Klopotek_AG), LinkedIn, or email us at podcast@klopotek.com.  For more information about the Klopotek software solution, please write to info@klopotek.com, or register to receive emails from us on technology innovations & events from Klopotek.* The views, information, or opinions expressed in the program are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of Klopotek and its employees. It is the goal of Klopotek Publishing Radio to support cultural diversity, the exchange of opinions, and to create an environment where the conversation of a global publishing industry can thrive.

"The Aesthetic Imperative" Peter Sloterdijk, (2014) Polity Press, Cambridge UK Part 2: In the Light Chapter 5: Illumination in the Black Box, On the History of Opacity

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Before the Second World War, transparent government was a proud tradition in the United States. After the war, the power to decide what could be kept secret proved too tempting to give up. Since then, we have radically departed from that open tradition, allowing intelligence agencies, black sites, and secret laboratories to grow unchecked. Officials insist that only secrecy can keep us safe, but its true costs have gone unacknowledged for too long. Using the latest techniques in data science, Matthew Connelly analyzes a vast trove of state secrets to unearth not only what the government really does not want us to know, but why. Culling this research and carefully studying a series of pivotal moments in recent history from Pearl Harbor to drone warfare, Connelly sheds light on the drivers of state secrecy—especially incompetence and criminality—and how the relentless accumulation of secrets makes it impossible to protect truly vital information. Connelly elucidates the power of secrecy, the greed it enables, the negligence it protects, and the losses we sustain as citizens when our leaders cannot be held to account. His crucial examination of the self-defeating nature of secrecy and the dire state of our nation's archives is a powerful reminder of the importance of preserving the past so that we may secure our future. MLF ORGANIZER George Hammond SPEAKERS Matthew Connelly Professor of International and Global History, Columbia University; Author, The Declassification Engine: What History Reveals About America's Top Secrets In Conversation with George Hammond Author, Conversations With Socrates In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on February 9th, 2023 by the Commonwealth Club of California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In this series titled "Principles of Bitcoin" I will be doing a deep dive on my written work "An Open Letter To Ray Dalio re: Bitcoin" which explores money, economics, and Bitcoin through the lens of Ray Dalio's stated principles on life and work.GUEST:"An Open Letter to Ray Dalio Regarding Bitcoin": https://breedlove22.medium.com/an-ope...Ray Dalio's book "Principles": https://www.amazon.com/Principles-Lif...Robert's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22Robert's Website: https://vida.page/breedlove22PODCAST: Podcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8...RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYIOutline: 00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro Music 00:00:08 “What is Money?” Intro Message 00:00:54 Do More with Your Digital Assets with Ledn 00:01:39 The Principle of Radical Transparency 00:01:56 Three Main Structural Elements of Capitalism 00:03:22 The Ruleset for Free Market Capitalism and its Opposite 00:05:53 A Problem with U.S. Dollar 00:11:43 The Importance of Transparent Monetary Network 00:13:07 Why the Central Bank Hates Bitcoin 00:15:06 The Purely Transparent Alternative to the Opacity of Central Banking 00:19:33 The Biggest Scam in Human History 00:20:23 The Essence of Bitcoin's Utility 00:23:04 Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth 00:24:06 A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet 00:24:41 Invest in the Fine Art Market with Masterworks 00:25:17 Hold Bitcoin is the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa 00:26:05 Why Central Banks Lack Believability Weighted Decision-Making 00:31:51 Factual Realities vs Opinions in Money 00:35:32 The Reason Central Bankers Cannot Be Believed 00:38:53 Why "Skin in the Game" Matters to Believability 00:44:56 The Idea Meritocracy and its Free Market Equivalent 00:49:00 A Question to Ray Dalio About Bitcoin 00:50:55 "What is Money?" OutroSOCIAL: Breedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShowLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22?l...All My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22WRITTEN WORK: Medium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE: Bitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7 Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBree...Dollars via Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=178435...The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=328431...RECOMMENDED BUSINESSES: Ledn lets you do more with your digital assets: https://www.ledn.io/CrowdHealth offers an innovative health insurance model based on Bitcoin and community: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/breed...Wasabi Wallet is a Bitcoin wallet with privacy built-in by default: https://wasabiwallet.io/Masterworks let you access the fine art market at more affordable price points (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://www.masterworks.comCasa is the most secure way to custody your Bitcoin (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://keys.casa/Buy High Quality Bitcoin Apparel Here (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://thebitcoinclothingcompany.com...Try Feel Free Tonics, a Great Alternative to Alcohol and Caffeine (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://botanictonics.com

What's going on in private markets? As interest rates have gone up, public markets have been marked down much more severely than assets in the private market. Will the chickens come home to roost? And, if so, when?  Gary Stern was president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis from March 1985 to September 2009. Stern, a native of Wisconsin, joined the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis in January 1982 as senior vice president and director of research. Before joining the Minneapolis Fed, Stern was a partner in a New York-based economic consulting firm. Stern's prior experience includes seven years at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Stern serves on the board of directors of FINRA, The Dolan Company, The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation, Ambac Assurance Corporation, and the Council for Economic Education (CEE), where he served for a time as acting President and Chief Executive Officer. Stern is co-author of Too Big to Fail: The Hazards of Bank Bailouts, published by The Brookings Institution (2004). Stern holds an A.B. in economics from Washington University, St. Louis, and a Ph.D. in economics from Rice University, Houston. Robert Kowit began a career in investing in 1972, working in International Fixed Income and Foreign Exchange as a Senior Vice President at White Weld, Kidder Peabody, and as a Director of Midland Montagu. Moving to the buy-side in 1990, he was Senior Vice President and Head of International Fixed Income at John Hancock and then at Federated Investors until his retirement. He currently participates on committees of the International Chamber of Commerce and the International Trade and Forfaiting Association on ways to attract more financial investors to trade finance assets. Robert is a contributor to the IMF World Bank Handbook, “Developing Government Bond Markets" and key speaker at the IMF World Bank Annual General Meeting. He is also lead author of the peer-reviewed paper, “Trade Finance as a Financial Asset: Risks and Risk Management For Non-Bank Investors” and most recently a contributor to Trade Wars Are Class Wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

What's going on in private markets? As interest rates have gone up, public markets have been marked down much more severely than assets in the private market. Will the chickens come home to roost? And, if so, when?  Gary Stern was president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis from March 1985 to September 2009. Stern, a native of Wisconsin, joined the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis in January 1982 as senior vice president and director of research. Before joining the Minneapolis Fed, Stern was a partner in a New York-based economic consulting firm. Stern's prior experience includes seven years at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Stern serves on the board of directors of FINRA, The Dolan Company, The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation, Ambac Assurance Corporation, and the Council for Economic Education (CEE), where he served for a time as acting President and Chief Executive Officer. Stern is co-author of Too Big to Fail: The Hazards of Bank Bailouts, published by The Brookings Institution (2004). Stern holds an A.B. in economics from Washington University, St. Louis, and a Ph.D. in economics from Rice University, Houston. Robert Kowit began a career in investing in 1972, working in International Fixed Income and Foreign Exchange as a Senior Vice President at White Weld, Kidder Peabody, and as a Director of Midland Montagu. Moving to the buy-side in 1990, he was Senior Vice President and Head of International Fixed Income at John Hancock and then at Federated Investors until his retirement. He currently participates on committees of the International Chamber of Commerce and the International Trade and Forfaiting Association on ways to attract more financial investors to trade finance assets. Robert is a contributor to the IMF World Bank Handbook, “Developing Government Bond Markets" and key speaker at the IMF World Bank Annual General Meeting. He is also lead author of the peer-reviewed paper, “Trade Finance as a Financial Asset: Risks and Risk Management For Non-Bank Investors” and most recently a contributor to Trade Wars Are Class Wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/economics

A critical figure in queer Sinophone cinema—and the first director ever commissioned to create a film for the permanent collection of the Louvre—Tsai Ming-liang is a major force in Taiwan cinema and global moving image art. Cruisy, Sleepy, Melancholy: Sexual Disorientation in the Films of Tsai Ming-Liang (U Minnesota Press, 2022) offers a fascinating, systematic method for analyzing the queerness of Tsai's films. Nicholas de Villiers argues that Tsai expands and revises the notion of queerness by engaging with the sexuality of characters who are migrants, tourists, diasporic, or otherwise displaced. Through their lack of fixed identities, these characters offer a clear challenge to the binary division between heterosexuality and homosexuality, as well as the Orientalist binary division of Asia versus the West. Ultimately, de Villiers explores how Tsai's films help us understand queerness in terms of spatial, temporal, and sexual disorientation. Conceiving of Tsai's cinema as an intertextual network, Cruisy, Sleepy, Melancholy makes an important addition to scholarly work on Tsai in English. It draws on extensive interviews with the director, while also offering a complete reappraisal of Tsai's body of work. Contributing to queer film theory and the aesthetics of displacement, Cruisy, Sleepy, Melancholy reveals striking connections between sexuality, space, and cinema. Nicholas de Villiers is professor of English and film at the University of North Florida. He is author of Opacity and the Closet: Queer Tactics in Foucault, Barthes, and Warhol and Sexography: Sex Work in Documentary. Li-Ping Chen is Postdoctoral Scholar and Teaching Fellow in the East Asian Studies Center at the University of Southern California. Her research interests include literary translingualism, diaspora, and nativism in Sinophone, inter-Asian, and transpacific contexts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

A critical figure in queer Sinophone cinema—and the first director ever commissioned to create a film for the permanent collection of the Louvre—Tsai Ming-liang is a major force in Taiwan cinema and global moving image art. Cruisy, Sleepy, Melancholy: Sexual Disorientation in the Films of Tsai Ming-Liang (U Minnesota Press, 2022) offers a fascinating, systematic method for analyzing the queerness of Tsai's films. Nicholas de Villiers argues that Tsai expands and revises the notion of queerness by engaging with the sexuality of characters who are migrants, tourists, diasporic, or otherwise displaced. Through their lack of fixed identities, these characters offer a clear challenge to the binary division between heterosexuality and homosexuality, as well as the Orientalist binary division of Asia versus the West. Ultimately, de Villiers explores how Tsai's films help us understand queerness in terms of spatial, temporal, and sexual disorientation. Conceiving of Tsai's cinema as an intertextual network, Cruisy, Sleepy, Melancholy makes an important addition to scholarly work on Tsai in English. It draws on extensive interviews with the director, while also offering a complete reappraisal of Tsai's body of work. Contributing to queer film theory and the aesthetics of displacement, Cruisy, Sleepy, Melancholy reveals striking connections between sexuality, space, and cinema. Nicholas de Villiers is professor of English and film at the University of North Florida. He is author of Opacity and the Closet: Queer Tactics in Foucault, Barthes, and Warhol and Sexography: Sex Work in Documentary. Li-Ping Chen is Postdoctoral Scholar and Teaching Fellow in the East Asian Studies Center at the University of Southern California. Her research interests include literary translingualism, diaspora, and nativism in Sinophone, inter-Asian, and transpacific contexts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/east-asian-studies

A critical figure in queer Sinophone cinema—and the first director ever commissioned to create a film for the permanent collection of the Louvre—Tsai Ming-liang is a major force in Taiwan cinema and global moving image art. Cruisy, Sleepy, Melancholy: Sexual Disorientation in the Films of Tsai Ming-Liang (U Minnesota Press, 2022) offers a fascinating, systematic method for analyzing the queerness of Tsai's films. Nicholas de Villiers argues that Tsai expands and revises the notion of queerness by engaging with the sexuality of characters who are migrants, tourists, diasporic, or otherwise displaced. Through their lack of fixed identities, these characters offer a clear challenge to the binary division between heterosexuality and homosexuality, as well as the Orientalist binary division of Asia versus the West. Ultimately, de Villiers explores how Tsai's films help us understand queerness in terms of spatial, temporal, and sexual disorientation. Conceiving of Tsai's cinema as an intertextual network, Cruisy, Sleepy, Melancholy makes an important addition to scholarly work on Tsai in English. It draws on extensive interviews with the director, while also offering a complete reappraisal of Tsai's body of work. Contributing to queer film theory and the aesthetics of displacement, Cruisy, Sleepy, Melancholy reveals striking connections between sexuality, space, and cinema. Nicholas de Villiers is professor of English and film at the University of North Florida. He is author of Opacity and the Closet: Queer Tactics in Foucault, Barthes, and Warhol and Sexography: Sex Work in Documentary. Li-Ping Chen is Postdoctoral Scholar and Teaching Fellow in the East Asian Studies Center at the University of Southern California. Her research interests include literary translingualism, diaspora, and nativism in Sinophone, inter-Asian, and transpacific contexts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/film

A critical figure in queer Sinophone cinema—and the first director ever commissioned to create a film for the permanent collection of the Louvre—Tsai Ming-liang is a major force in Taiwan cinema and global moving image art. Cruisy, Sleepy, Melancholy: Sexual Disorientation in the Films of Tsai Ming-Liang (U Minnesota Press, 2022) offers a fascinating, systematic method for analyzing the queerness of Tsai's films. Nicholas de Villiers argues that Tsai expands and revises the notion of queerness by engaging with the sexuality of characters who are migrants, tourists, diasporic, or otherwise displaced. Through their lack of fixed identities, these characters offer a clear challenge to the binary division between heterosexuality and homosexuality, as well as the Orientalist binary division of Asia versus the West. Ultimately, de Villiers explores how Tsai's films help us understand queerness in terms of spatial, temporal, and sexual disorientation. Conceiving of Tsai's cinema as an intertextual network, Cruisy, Sleepy, Melancholy makes an important addition to scholarly work on Tsai in English. It draws on extensive interviews with the director, while also offering a complete reappraisal of Tsai's body of work. Contributing to queer film theory and the aesthetics of displacement, Cruisy, Sleepy, Melancholy reveals striking connections between sexuality, space, and cinema. Nicholas de Villiers is professor of English and film at the University of North Florida. He is author of Opacity and the Closet: Queer Tactics in Foucault, Barthes, and Warhol and Sexography: Sex Work in Documentary. Li-Ping Chen is Postdoctoral Scholar and Teaching Fellow in the East Asian Studies Center at the University of Southern California. Her research interests include literary translingualism, diaspora, and nativism in Sinophone, inter-Asian, and transpacific contexts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/performing-arts

A critical figure in queer Sinophone cinema—and the first director ever commissioned to create a film for the permanent collection of the Louvre—Tsai Ming-liang is a major force in Taiwan cinema and global moving image art. Cruisy, Sleepy, Melancholy: Sexual Disorientation in the Films of Tsai Ming-Liang (U Minnesota Press, 2022) offers a fascinating, systematic method for analyzing the queerness of Tsai's films. Nicholas de Villiers argues that Tsai expands and revises the notion of queerness by engaging with the sexuality of characters who are migrants, tourists, diasporic, or otherwise displaced. Through their lack of fixed identities, these characters offer a clear challenge to the binary division between heterosexuality and homosexuality, as well as the Orientalist binary division of Asia versus the West. Ultimately, de Villiers explores how Tsai's films help us understand queerness in terms of spatial, temporal, and sexual disorientation. Conceiving of Tsai's cinema as an intertextual network, Cruisy, Sleepy, Melancholy makes an important addition to scholarly work on Tsai in English. It draws on extensive interviews with the director, while also offering a complete reappraisal of Tsai's body of work. Contributing to queer film theory and the aesthetics of displacement, Cruisy, Sleepy, Melancholy reveals striking connections between sexuality, space, and cinema. Nicholas de Villiers is professor of English and film at the University of North Florida. He is author of Opacity and the Closet: Queer Tactics in Foucault, Barthes, and Warhol and Sexography: Sex Work in Documentary. Li-Ping Chen is Postdoctoral Scholar and Teaching Fellow in the East Asian Studies Center at the University of Southern California. Her research interests include literary translingualism, diaspora, and nativism in Sinophone, inter-Asian, and transpacific contexts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography

A critical figure in queer Sinophone cinema—and the first director ever commissioned to create a film for the permanent collection of the Louvre—Tsai Ming-liang is a major force in Taiwan cinema and global moving image art. Cruisy, Sleepy, Melancholy: Sexual Disorientation in the Films of Tsai Ming-Liang (U Minnesota Press, 2022) offers a fascinating, systematic method for analyzing the queerness of Tsai's films. Nicholas de Villiers argues that Tsai expands and revises the notion of queerness by engaging with the sexuality of characters who are migrants, tourists, diasporic, or otherwise displaced. Through their lack of fixed identities, these characters offer a clear challenge to the binary division between heterosexuality and homosexuality, as well as the Orientalist binary division of Asia versus the West. Ultimately, de Villiers explores how Tsai's films help us understand queerness in terms of spatial, temporal, and sexual disorientation. Conceiving of Tsai's cinema as an intertextual network, Cruisy, Sleepy, Melancholy makes an important addition to scholarly work on Tsai in English. It draws on extensive interviews with the director, while also offering a complete reappraisal of Tsai's body of work. Contributing to queer film theory and the aesthetics of displacement, Cruisy, Sleepy, Melancholy reveals striking connections between sexuality, space, and cinema. Nicholas de Villiers is professor of English and film at the University of North Florida. He is author of Opacity and the Closet: Queer Tactics in Foucault, Barthes, and Warhol and Sexography: Sex Work in Documentary. Li-Ping Chen is Postdoctoral Scholar and Teaching Fellow in the East Asian Studies Center at the University of Southern California. Her research interests include literary translingualism, diaspora, and nativism in Sinophone, inter-Asian, and transpacific contexts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/chinese-studies

A critical figure in queer Sinophone cinema—and the first director ever commissioned to create a film for the permanent collection of the Louvre—Tsai Ming-liang is a major force in Taiwan cinema and global moving image art. Cruisy, Sleepy, Melancholy: Sexual Disorientation in the Films of Tsai Ming-Liang (U Minnesota Press, 2022) offers a fascinating, systematic method for analyzing the queerness of Tsai's films. Nicholas de Villiers argues that Tsai expands and revises the notion of queerness by engaging with the sexuality of characters who are migrants, tourists, diasporic, or otherwise displaced. Through their lack of fixed identities, these characters offer a clear challenge to the binary division between heterosexuality and homosexuality, as well as the Orientalist binary division of Asia versus the West. Ultimately, de Villiers explores how Tsai's films help us understand queerness in terms of spatial, temporal, and sexual disorientation. Conceiving of Tsai's cinema as an intertextual network, Cruisy, Sleepy, Melancholy makes an important addition to scholarly work on Tsai in English. It draws on extensive interviews with the director, while also offering a complete reappraisal of Tsai's body of work. Contributing to queer film theory and the aesthetics of displacement, Cruisy, Sleepy, Melancholy reveals striking connections between sexuality, space, and cinema. Nicholas de Villiers is professor of English and film at the University of North Florida. He is author of Opacity and the Closet: Queer Tactics in Foucault, Barthes, and Warhol and Sexography: Sex Work in Documentary. Li-Ping Chen is Postdoctoral Scholar and Teaching Fellow in the East Asian Studies Center at the University of Southern California. Her research interests include literary translingualism, diaspora, and nativism in Sinophone, inter-Asian, and transpacific contexts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/art

A critical figure in queer Sinophone cinema—and the first director ever commissioned to create a film for the permanent collection of the Louvre—Tsai Ming-liang is a major force in Taiwan cinema and global moving image art. Cruisy, Sleepy, Melancholy: Sexual Disorientation in the Films of Tsai Ming-Liang (U Minnesota Press, 2022) offers a fascinating, systematic method for analyzing the queerness of Tsai's films. Nicholas de Villiers argues that Tsai expands and revises the notion of queerness by engaging with the sexuality of characters who are migrants, tourists, diasporic, or otherwise displaced. Through their lack of fixed identities, these characters offer a clear challenge to the binary division between heterosexuality and homosexuality, as well as the Orientalist binary division of Asia versus the West. Ultimately, de Villiers explores how Tsai's films help us understand queerness in terms of spatial, temporal, and sexual disorientation. Conceiving of Tsai's cinema as an intertextual network, Cruisy, Sleepy, Melancholy makes an important addition to scholarly work on Tsai in English. It draws on extensive interviews with the director, while also offering a complete reappraisal of Tsai's body of work. Contributing to queer film theory and the aesthetics of displacement, Cruisy, Sleepy, Melancholy reveals striking connections between sexuality, space, and cinema. Nicholas de Villiers is professor of English and film at the University of North Florida. He is author of Opacity and the Closet: Queer Tactics in Foucault, Barthes, and Warhol and Sexography: Sex Work in Documentary. Li-Ping Chen is Postdoctoral Scholar and Teaching Fellow in the East Asian Studies Center at the University of Southern California. Her research interests include literary translingualism, diaspora, and nativism in Sinophone, inter-Asian, and transpacific contexts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/lgbtq-studies

On Checklist No. 303: Security researchers Mysk have raised concerns about App Store data given the rise of ads across the store. We'll look at their concerns and weigh how concerned we should be. Plus - little updates from Apple with some interesting changes.    Check out our show notes: SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: Checklist@Securemac.com

In this new episode about the Cefi Apocalypse, we find out how key players in the industry managed to forget any notions of risk. And how so many investors follow them. To do so, we look at the technological, cultural and macro trends that preceded it. And on the technological side, the starting point has to be Bitcoin and its origin block in January 2009. In conversation with Hirander Misra, CEO and co-founder of GMEX Group, FinTech Entrepreneur and Blockchain influencer.

Back on the high seas, we discuss: Due Diligence, Path Management

This week, Luke takes us on an epic journey parsing the tall tale of the "Cropsey Maniac," the true crime stories of missing children and murders on Staten Island that echoed the Cropsey myth, and the haunting landscape of abandoned institutions that inspire urban legends and urban exploration today. Sources:  https://www.proquest.com/docview/1290828780 (The Cropsey Maniac) by Lee Haring and Mark Breslerman Artifacts Journal Blog https://artifactsjournal.missouri.edu/2015/01/the-cropsey-maniac/ (The Cropsey Maniac) http://www.newingtoncropsey.com/documents/JFC%20Biography%20web.pdf (Jasper Cropsey Biography for the Catalogue Raisonne) https://www.hysteria-lives.co.uk/the_burning/pre-production.htm ('The Burning' Pre-Production via Hysteria Lives) https://sometimes-interesting.com/nyc-farm-colony-seaview-hospital/ (NYC Farm Colony and Seaview Hospital History) at Sometimes Interesting https://the-line-up.com/cropsey-monster-of-staten-island (Cropsey: The Terrifying Urban Legend of Cropsey Brought to Life) at The Lineup https://classicnewyorkhistory.com/history-of-willowbrook-and-the-terrifying-legend-of-cropsey/ (History of Willowbrook at the Terrifying Legend of Cropsey) Classic New York History.com https://apnews.com/article/4ff1a02114f1e0471e660c0f538546e2 (Jennifer Schweiger's Body Found AP Aug 1987) https://charleyproject.org/case/alice-pereira (The Charley Project: Missing Children Case information) https://www.csi.cuny.edu/about-csi/president-leadership/administration/office-vp-economic-development-continuing-studies-and-government-relations/reporting-units-and-initiatives/willowbrook-mile/about (Willowbrook Mile) https://library.csi.cuny.edu/archives/willowbrook (Willowbrook State School Documentation Project) at College of Staten Island https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/21/nyregion/willowbrook-state-school-staten-island.html (Beatings, Burns, & Betrayal: The Willowbrook Scandal's Legacy) New York Times https://untappedcities.com/2021/06/22/willowbrook-state-school/ (What's Left of Abandoned Willowbrook State School Now on Staten Island via Untapped New York) https://forgotten-ny.com/2000/03/hospital-of-the-damned/ (Forgotten New York: Hospital of the Damned) https://opacity.us/site118_new_york_city_farm_colony.htm (New York City Farm Colony) via Opacity.us Videos: The Burning (1981) (https://tubitv.com/movies/486577/the-burning?start=true&utm_source=google-feed&tracking=google-feed (Tubi), Roku Amazon) Cropsey Documentary (2009) (https://tubitv.com/movies/15614/cropsey (Tubi)) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPvQpWEdxoY (Willowbrook, The Last Great Disgrace) (1972) Geraldo Rivera, W-ABC (ABC7NY) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNLyKW8fCNg&ab_channel=FilmRiseDocumentaries (Unforgotten: 25 Years After Willowbrook) WIllowbrook Memorial Lecture, symposia preserved on https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Gpw7YBD2w_-g56lrOX2Tw (Willowbrook YouTube Channel) https://www.tiktok.com/@kendragaylord/video/7076915579503889710 (TikTok Alice Austen biography (Kendragaylord) ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTSdUOC8Kac&ab_channel=ArcadeSpookyTree (Jason Alexander 1980s McDonald's McDLT Commercial) Places to Visit: https://www.csi.cuny.edu/ (College of Staten Island) https://www.nycgovparks.org/facilities/recreationcenters/R129 (Greenbelt Recreation Center at NYC Farm Colony) Jasper Cropsey Home, http://www.newingtoncropsey.com/EverRest.html (Ever Rest) Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to get new episodes every Monday! Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/themorbidmuseum/?hl=en (@themordbidmuseum) Email us: themorbidmuseum@gmail.com Artwork: https://www.instagram.com/brittanyschall/?hl=en (Brittany Schall) Music: “Danse Macabre” by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod 2022 All Rights Reserved

The unethical business practices by PBMs when it comes to our nation's seniors run the gamut from unreasonable fees and metrics to underhanded pricing models and what could easily be considered larceny against taxpayers. Join PUTTcast co-hosts Monique Whitney and Lauren Young, with special guests Tim Hamrick and Greg Reybold of APCI to discuss the results of their explosive 3Axis study, possible outcomes of the proposed CMS rule change, and why moving prescription drug plans to a NADAC pricing model is so important for lowering costs and increasing transparency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices