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Professor Peter Singer speaking at the National Press Club Canberra, 11 February 2009 [picture] /
No full textTitle devised by cataloguer based on information from acquisitions documentation.; Part of the collection: Humanitarian author Professor Peter Singer at the National Press Club, Canberra, 11 February 2009.; Acquired in digital format; access copy available online.; Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.; Photographed by a staff member of the National Library of Australia, 2009
Open doors presents Beverly Singer
No full textThe Open Doors series presents Beverly Singer, author of ""Wiping the Warpaint off the Lens,"" to discuss native americans as producers of and their representation in film in video
Singer Speaks With Spira
Get PDFWhile in Melbourne, Henry Spira attended a workshop arranged by ANZFAS for animal rights/welfare workers to discuss the strategies adopted by the Coalitions. He advised on how Australian animal welfare groups could use US experiences to devise new approaches for local action.
For Animal Liberation Magazine he talked with fellow activist, PROFESSOR PETER SINGER, author of Animal Liberation, about animal rights issues and his involvement in the movement
Achieving Flow: An Exploratory Investigation of Elite College Athletes and Musicians.
Get PDFWhile studies on the characteristics of flow states and their relation to peak performance exist, little is known about the dynamics by which flow states emerge and develop over time. The current paper qualitatively explores the necessary pre-conditions to enter flow, and the development of flow over time until its termination. Using an elicitation interview, participants (10 athletes and 12 musicians) were asked to recall their flow experiences in sports or music performances. The analysis resulted in the identification of the following three phases that athletes and musicians experience during flow: (1) Preparation to enter flow; (2) Entry into the flow state and; (3) Exit from the flow state. These three phases are characterized by several sub-themes contributing to the experience of flow. The function of emotions is crucial, as they play a core role across all three phases and regulate flow over time. The findings provide insights into the phenomenological characteristics of the transition and maintenance of the three proposed phases and the temporal dynamics of flow
The Singer or the Song? Developments in Performers' Rights from the Perspective of a Cultural Economist
No full textOver the last century, performers gradually acquired statutory protection of their economic and moral
rights. These rights are not copyright in the legal sense but neighboring rights and until recently, they
were mainly remuneration rights that are collectively administered. With the WPPT (WIPO
Performers and Phonograms Treaty), performers now have individual exclusive rights for digital
performances; this leads to the question: what has motivated this change – is it a change in the
perception of the value of performer or a change brought about by the changing technology of copying or,
indeed, a change that reflects different economic costs and benefits? The paper discusses the role of
copyright law as an incentive to performers and asks if the economic role of the performer is so different
from that of the author. The conclusion is that a complex interaction of the legal regulations, economic
conditions and institutional arrangements for administering these new rights will determine the outcome
Anthropology, Genocide and Imagery
No full textWydaje się, że antropologia długo dojrzewała do podjęcia tematu ludobójstwa albo – patrząc na to z drugiej strony – długo ten temat omijała. Przemiany, jakie zaszły w tej dziedzinie w drugiej połowie XX w. i później, wraz z coraz bardziej znaczącym oddziaływaniem antropologii zaangażowanej, zmieniły tę sytuację. André Singer, antropolog i filmowiec, był w ostatnich latach w różnym charakterze zaangażowany w produkcję trzech filmów – Scena zbrodni (reż. Joshua Oppenheimer, 2012), Scena ciszy (reż. Joshua Oppenheimer, 2014) i Ciemności skryją ziemię (reż. André Singer, 2014) – które wykorzystały ruchome obrazy do sportretowania ludobójstw dokonanych w całkiem odmiennych okolicznościach w Europie i Indonezji. W niniejszym tekście, na podstawie materiału zgromadzonego do wspomnianych filmów, Singer zastanawia się, czy paradygmat antropologiczny przyczynia się bądź czy mógłby się przyczynić do lepszego zrozumienia tych fenomenów.It seems that anthropology needed time to take up the topic of genocide or from another point of view, avoided the subject altogether. Transformations that took part in the discipline during the second half of the 20th century and later on, together with the growing importance of engaged anthropology, changed this. In recent years Andre Singer, an anthropologist and filmmaker, was involved in various capacities in the production of three films: The Act of Killing (dir. Joshua Oppenheimer, 2012), The Look of Silence (dir. Joshua Oppenheimer, 2014) and Night Will Fall (dir. Andre Singer, 2014) – which used moving images to portray genocide carried out in completely different circumstances in Europe and in Indonesia. In this text Singer is looking at whether the anthropological paradigm can contribute to the better understanding of these phenomena
Voltage-gated calcium channels: Key players in sensory coding in the retina and the inner ear
No full textThermocapillary approaches to the deliberate patterning of polymers
No full textThe phenomenon of thermocapillarity, the response of fluids to thermal gradients due to thermal alteration of their surface tension, was first reported over a century ago. Since then, research has focused generally on either the fundamentals or mitigation of this effect during the processing of materials. Only in the past two decades has the deliberate use of thermocapillary forces for the patterning of polymers been actively pursued, either for the ordering of internal structure or the introduction of topographic features. This review seeks to highlight this work and further identify directions for further investigation. In particular, while thermocapillary forces are often inextricably bound to other mechanisms, there are emerging directions in the deliberate coupling of forces to improve the capabilities of each mechanism. Further, the applications of thermocapillary patterning to polymer-nanoparticle composites has recently provided another promising route to active architectures.Peer reviewed
Sentience and Beyond - A Representative Interview With Peter Singer AI
No full textPublisher Copyright: © The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press.This interview with Peter Singer AI serves a dual purpose. It is an exploration of certain - utilitarian and related - views on sentience and its ethical implications. It is also an exercise in the emerging interaction between natural and artificial intelligence, presented not as just ethics of AI but perhaps more importantly, as ethics with AI. The one asking the questions - Matti Häyry - is a person, in the contemporary sense of the word, sentient and self-aware, whereas Peter Singer AI is an artificial intelligence persona, created by Sankalpa Ghose, a person, through dialogue with Peter Singer, a person, to programmatically model and incorporate the latter's writings, presentations, recipes, and character qualities as a renowned philosopher. The interview indicates some subtle differences between natural perspectives and artificial representation, suggesting directions for further development. PSai, as the project is also known, is available to anyone to chat with, anywhere in the world, on almost any topic, in almost any language, at www.petersinger.ai.Peer reviewe
A Celebration of the Life of Herbert M. Singer
No full textThe university community mourned the loss of Herbert M. Singer, a chapter member of The Rockefeller University Council and a member of its executive committee. Mr. Singer died on October 6, 1996 at the age of 89.
A layer whose career included serving as president of the Beth Israel Medical Center and trustee of the United Hospital Fund of New York, Mr. Singer actively contributed to enhancing the quality of life for all New Yorkers. Mr. Singer was an admired philanthropist who supported many community, medical, and Jewish cause in New York. At Rockefeller, Mr. Singer fostered collaborations between the RU Hospital and Beth Israel Medical Center and was a friend and advisor to four University presidents: Frederich Seitz, Joshua Lederberg, David Baltimore, and Torsten Wiesel
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