Only Truth Matters

1. Intro

Try something new, I am not into wine, juts want to know more about this culture

Type of red wine:

• Cabernet Sauvignon: full-bodied with flavors of black cherry, black currant, baking spices
• Merlot: medium-bodied with softer tannins
• Pinot Noir: light bodied with flavor of red berries and subtle earthiness

Tools

• Wine glass: larger bowl to allow the wine to breathe
• Corkscrew
• Tasting notebook, record the impressions

Steps

• Look: observe the color and clarity
• Swirl: notice the wine forms legs and tears
• Smell: take a brief whiff, then a deeper inhale to identify specific aromas
• Taste: take a small sip and let it roll around moth
  • Attack
  • Mid-palate
  • Aftertaste

Food: often pair with heavier dishes

2. Reflection

1. Intro

Pedagogy: the method and practice of teaching. The art of teaching. How education is delivered

• Strategies
• Techniques
• Approaches

A part of education

2. Key concept:

• Learning theory: how knowledge is absorbed, processed and retained
  • Related: behaviorism, cognitivism, constructivism
• Instructional design: systematically design, develop and deliver instructional material
• Differentiation: recognize learner have varies levels of skill, learning style and interest
• Assessment: measuring learning progress and effectiveness

3. Principle

• Learner centered: focus on the needs, backgrounds, experiences, and interests
  • Since that’s important
• Active learning: discussion, problem-solving, case studies, hands on project
• Feedback: regular and constructive feedback
• Collaborating learning: work in groups, peer-to-peer education

4. What to Teach

• Critical thinking, problem solving

1. 我们真的理解彼此吗

发现Essentially Contested Concepts这个术语在中文互联网上几乎没有被讨论过，然而它对于人的日常交流极为重要，在此抛砖引玉。

这一来源于W.B. Gallie（苏格兰的社会理论家，政治理论家和哲学家）的同名论文。在中文中，我们可以翻译为“本质上有争议的概念”，意指是那些无法被大家达成统一定义的概念，比如说艺术、爱、权力、公平等。虽然这些词听起来不陌生，但在每个人心中的定义或者概念是不一样的。

例如，在论公平时，不同人持有不同的见解。有的人想到的是“每个人得到的机会应当一样多”，而有的人想到的是“每个人的最终结果相同”，也有的人会想“每个人的起点应该一致”。在讨论时，这些不同的理解往往是隐性的，也就是大家在交谈时不会首先对其达成共识，这种情况就会导致讨论产生误解、冲突。

了解这个概念可以让我们在涉及Essentially Contested Concepts的讨论时展现更开阔的思维，学会包容他人观点，而不是轻易否定他人。这种理解不仅可以用来反思自己的想法，也可以在认识到彼此不同之处的同时，帮助我们能找到更多的共同点。

1. Intro

Try to learn the human right. The definition, how it developed, current situation, and differences in different country

2. UDHR Universal Declaration of Human Rights

United Nation, 1948

Principle: everyone is born free and equal in dignity and rights

30 articles

But it is abused.

• Not easy to enforce in practice
• The UDHR is a declaration not a law

3. Stat

1. Intro

Theatre: complex and multifaceted art form combines several elements and techniques, create engaging performance

Main elements

• Acting: core of theatre, the ability to convincingly portray characters and tell stories
• Voice and speech: effective use of voice and speech is crucial for clarity and expressiveness in conveying the script
• Movement and physicality: physical expression is necessary to embody characters
• Improvisation: ability to think and react quickly
• Script Analysis
• Understanding of stage: knowledge of lighting, sound and set design affect a performance
• Collaboration
• Emotional Intelligence: ability to understand and manage one’s own emotions and those of others

1. Intro

At past, I went to museum and tried to see all the master.

Last weekend, I tried a new method

• Take pen and notebook
• Only appreciate ONE piece of work at one gallery
• Reflect why I like or dislike that work
• Try to mimic that work on paper

2. What I learned in SFMOMA

What I like:

• Harmony and Connectivity
• Patterns with Variations
• Dynamic Elements
• Aesthetic Preference: circular shape, symmetry, well-balanced but vibrant colors
• Interactivity and Clarity

3. What I learned in De Young

• Perspective matters: if you stay too close, can’t see the whole picture
• Attraction to shiny footwear
• Impact of simple geometry: from Africa arts, simple geometric design evoke a strong of wild feel
• Use of color and contrast, could make elements stand out
• Oil painting: smooth texture combined with richness of detail

1. What

Different input, different output, amazing performance

Source: 2017, google, attention is all you need

All it do: predict the next word

2. Basics

Input: a array, tensor

Layer: model, weight, the only way the data is calculated

Weight: get trained

3. Part

Embedding: vectorize the token

1. English for Fruit

Skin

• Skin: grapes and apples
• Peel: bananas and oranges
• Rind: watermelon and cantaloupes

Flesh

• Flesh, pulp

Send

• Pit, Stone: larger, single seeds in peaches and cherries
• Seed: smaller on in apples and watermelons

2. Vietnam and China

111 BCE: Han, conquered northern part of Vietnam, remained under Chinese rule for over a thousand years

938 CE: Vietnam gained independence from China after battle of Bach Dang River

1. How Trolleybus Works

System

• Power source: overhead wires with spring-loaded trolley poles
• Electric motor: the power from external source, so no need to carry heavy batteries or fuel
• Route: They are steered manually like normal buses
  • If switch wrong, the trolley would jump out of the wire

Waterproof?

• The overhead wires are well-insulated and waterproofed

Switch wire?

• Manual
• Automatic: frog and driver controlled frog
• Advanced: GPS / remote control

Frog?

• Turning would result different order in 1, which would tell the system how the bus turn so it can guide the wire

1. Intro

Dance: rich and expressive art form, blend physical movement with artistic creativity

Basic principles

• Musicality: understanding and interpreting the music, express the mood with the music (beat, rhythm, melody, dynamic)

• Expression: a form of non-verbal communication, from facial emotions, gestures, body language

• Coordination: use different parts of the body smoothly and efficiently

• Alignment: proper alignment is essential for balance, control and to prevent injuries

Different form

• Ballet: the foundation for many other dance styles
  • turnout, pointe work
• Modern dance: focuses on using gravity, momentum and the weight of the body to enhance movement
  • Contractions and release, fall and recovery, use of breath
• Jazz: incorporate sharp, dynamic movements and require a strong sense of rhythm and performance quality
  • Kicks, leaps, turns, isolations of body parts
• Hip-hop: street-style movements
  • Breaking, popping, locking
• Tap dance: creating rhythmic sound with feet

2. History

Ancient and Medieval Period

• Early Rituals and celebrations, part of religious rituals and community celebrations

Renaissance 14th to 17th century