MIT 9.11: The Human Brain (Spring 2018) • Hacker News Board

Re: MIT 9.11: The Human Brain (Spring 2018)

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Post by nancykanwisher » Sun, Jun 03, 2018, 3:49 AM UTC

Hi all- I am so psyched to see that some are finding the videos interesting! Do send comments if you have them. cheers, Nancy

Re: MIT 9.11: The Human Brain (Spring 2018)

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Post by fermienrico » Sun, Jun 03, 2018, 4:14 AM UTC

nancykanwisher wrote: post #21

Hi all- I am so psyched to see that some are finding the videos interesting! Do send comments if you have them. cheers, Nancy

Nancy, one thing I love about your style is that once in a while you'll stop amidst the lecture and teach about the scientific method, critical thinking, being humble and open-minded in your findings - the whole enterprise of science. It is very inspiring.

Of course, the content is insanely interesting. I am hooked like the first episode of Breaking Bad.

Re: MIT 9.11: The Human Brain (Spring 2018)

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Post by adyavanapalli » Sun, Jun 03, 2018, 4:33 AM UTC

nancykanwisher wrote: post #21

Hi all- I am so psyched to see that some are finding the videos interesting! Do send comments if you have them. cheers, Nancy

> I am so psyched... Heh, I see what you did there XD

Re: MIT 9.11: The Human Brain (Spring 2018)

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Post by home_boi » Sun, Jun 03, 2018, 5:02 AM UTC

Have you guys applied these more technical/scientific details of the brain to your life?

Re: MIT 9.11: The Human Brain (Spring 2018)

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Post by ultrasounder » Sun, Jun 03, 2018, 6:01 AM UTC

Bookmarked! A real gem.Has become a rarity on HN these days. Will pace it and watch it over a month.

Re: MIT 9.11: The Human Brain (Spring 2018)

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Post by fhe » Sun, Jun 03, 2018, 6:50 AM UTC

nancykanwisher wrote: post #21

Hi all- I am so psyched to see that some are finding the videos interesting! Do send comments if you have them. cheers, Nancy

I love the way you opened the course with a personal story.

Re: MIT 9.11: The Human Brain (Spring 2018)

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Post by drakonka » Sun, Jun 03, 2018, 11:23 AM UTC

nancykanwisher wrote: post #21

Hi all- I am so psyched to see that some are finding the videos interesting! Do send comments if you have them. cheers, Nancy

Oh man I'm watching the first video and am already hooked, thank you so much for this.

Re: MIT 9.11: The Human Brain (Spring 2018)

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Post by icc97 » Sun, Jun 03, 2018, 11:31 AM UTC

nancykanwisher wrote: post #21

Hi all- I am so psyched to see that some are finding the videos interesting! Do send comments if you have them. cheers, Nancy

Personally I love the way you describe the brain in the simplest terms possible. You're describing what has the potential to be a very scary hard to learn topic in the simplest terms possible. I'd liken this to how Andrew Ng manages to explain ML/DL in a very calm simple manner.

So often lecturers hide behind terminology to make a topic seem more impressive / complex. So thank you. Plus great to see that you're on here too!

Re: MIT 9.11: The Human Brain (Spring 2018)

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Post by sillysaurus3 » Sun, Jun 03, 2018, 12:13 PM UTC

nancykanwisher wrote: post #21

Hi all- I am so psyched to see that some are finding the videos interesting! Do send comments if you have them. cheers, Nancy

Hey, I just wanted to say that the first video was one of the best introductions to a new topic that I've ever seen. Thanks so much for these.

Re: MIT 9.11: The Human Brain (Spring 2018)

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Post by ghaff » Sun, Jun 03, 2018, 12:19 PM UTC

mhneu wrote: post #20

ghaff wrote: post #3

There's a long history of really great MIT intro (or relatively so) psychology/brain science courses. Back in the 1970s, the intro course was a hugely popular lecture taught by the head of the department.

In the 1990s, that class was taught by Jeremy Wolfe. Then for several years by Steven Pinker. Both excellent lecturers.

At least one of Wolfe's courses are available on audio with OCW.

https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/brain-and-cognitive-sciences/9-0...