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LETS FUCK UP YOUTUBE BY PUTTING LITTLE ADDS EVERYWHERE
Why is there a disclaimer at the beginning of all of the episodes that this is “a personal view by James Burke” – why is this considered just “his opinion” as if it undermines the validity of the arguments?
I finally noticed that the tune playing at the intro is “It’s a Small World After All”
G. Morgan did patent a version of a traffic signal. There were several people working on it in different ways in different countries. Morgan’s was more directed towards keeping pedestrain safe. Halverson owns the British patent.
I could drone on and on, but you asked a pretty cool question and have done nothing to deserve my droning.
Can someone explain who henry Arthur Bedford Halverson is? I’m almost sure an African american named Garrett Morgan invented the traffic light. Though I am almost sure I am not as smart as the host either. I just really want to watch these but legitimacy is kinda blown from the start.
I watched these on WTTW PBS when i was young, and it was the most interesting thing i ever watched and effected my outlooks. They hold up to time and pay tribute to JB’s foresight by knowing the past. Masterpieces. Thanks for making these available.
@mosescotton lol You mean aside from the aquaduct, laws, and all that rot. Yes, Reg, what have the romans ever done for us?
“But, what Have the Romans ever done for us?” M.P.
The Way We Are;
In Light Of The Above;
Point Of View;
A Matter Of Fact;
Infinitely Reasonable;
Credit Where Its Due and Fit To Rule;
What The Doctor Ordered;
Fit To Rule;
Making Waves;
Worlds Without End.
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The Way We Are;
In Light Of The Above;
Point Of View;
A Matter Of Fact;
Infinitely Reasonable;
Credit Where Its Due and Fit To Rule;
What The Doctor Ordered;
Fit To Rule;
Making Waves;
Worlds Without End.
I forget the order in which the episodes are supposed to run for this series – I know that ‘The Way We Are’ is supposed to be episode 1, but I don’t recall the rest of the order…
Wow. I used to love this show as a child. Just remembered it and thought I would check if it was available here. Just the last three comments alone are amazing. A real conversation on YouTube, Amazing. Love it.
get those f*** adverts off !!!! – what is it with therse tossers ?
I can hit the red CC button next to the volume control and they go away.
What the hell happened here. When I saw this when it was new the stop light went red and a camel train passed across his path before it went green. In the interview James Burke talked about how the light and the cammels were syncronized. That was my favorite part. Whrer did it go.
Is that some Brian Eno I hear?
Right. So, in the most friendly way possible, I would simply state that, since the term applies to all objects in the universe, it is essentially a meaningless term *in it’s own right*.
If it has a quantitative aspect (ie. more or less significant) then it can be used to measure one object against another “in that sense” (ie. relative to one or more points of reference).
In that case I suppose the term has meaning within some finite/fixed realm of concern/cognition.
- JBW
I guess you’d have to explain what “significance” means… I believe it is a relative term. Objects in the universe (if we can call them that) only have significance with regards *to* “something / someone”.
My daily income say, is of significance *TO* me, but not necessarily to you.
In that sense objects in the universe, whatever they are (real or not) *do* have significance beyond themselves. In fact they can *only* have significance beyond themselves. Otherwise the term seems meaningless.
7:31 for what Thornfox is talking about.
The yellow light is the funniest part, if you think about it.
Keep in mind that “we” (meaning the rationalist Greek-based societies) do it too though. We need symbols to represent the world or else we can’t synthesize a model of the world in our heads (or on paper) that we can decipher and comprehend.
But I think what you are referring to are those who engage in things like “numerology” where they seek understanding in the Platonic sense where the world must fit a magic pattern and disregard the universe as the ultimate arbiter. And that *is* sad.
- JBW
What’s sad is that we still have people attempting to read the world as symbols.
Ya, they don’t make-em like this anymore!
- JBW
This was a series!