The physics binge continues. For centuries physicists have worked on understanding how our universe works, and opening a textbook to understand the concepts and mathematics can be a daunting task for a layperson. Well if, like me, you would like to understand what phycisists are working on, particularly in trying to find a unifying theory for our universe (an exciting quest into finding a theory of everything), then this animated presentation on Big Think by City University of New York Professor of Theoretical Physics Michio Kaku is a good place to begin.
Professor Michio Kaku explains the progress of discovering the workings of our universe from the very beginning. From Aristotle, Newton, to Faraday and Einstein, Big Bang, gravity, energy to string theory, every basic idea leading up to current theories are presented in the video. Kaku presents the content in a manner that is very easy to understand and the production by Jonathan Fowler, Kathleen Russell, and Elizabeth Rodd brings the history, theories and equations to life through pictures, videos and animation. The length of 42 minutes can perhaps be intimidating, but it's pretty short considering the centuries of work being summarized.
Why should you watch it? Because it is interesting. We as humans have asked repeatedly how our universe and life came to be, and science is getting closer and closer to discovering the answer to this question. Through this video, you can learn about the building blocks that have aided our progress not only towards finding this answer, but to our modern civilization as well. The technology around us; the television we watch, the smartphones we own, the world wide web you are reading this article from; all wouldn't have existed without the contributions of physics, and it may be surprising to know that all of the technologies we use today are based on works of physicists trying to understand our universe.
Enjoy the presentation!
“Sebab kita bersukacita bukan karena memotong padi; kita bersukacita karena memotong padi yang kita tanam sendiri.” - Multatuli, Max Havelaar: Or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company
Dalam beberapa tahun terakhir, berkembang tendensi dimana sebuah produk dimaknai tak hanya dari hasil akhirnya, melainkan dilihat secara menyeluruh. Mulai dari awal mula barang mentah, kandungan, proses mengolah hingga presentasi penyajiannya. Semua dinilai setara esensinya. Budaya ini mengajak konsumen untuk memiliki pengetahuan yang lebih dalam proses konsumsi, tak hanya sekedar sistem menghabsikan nilai guna sebuah barang. Produk yang dikonsumsi diapresiasi pada setiap tataran dan tahapannya.
Meja Makan #1: Saidjah & Adinda berada garis terdepan sebagai bagian dari budaya apresiasi ini. Diinisiasi oleh Kushandari Arfandewi dari Kelinci Tertidur, seri pertama Meja Makan adalah sebuah acara yang mengkombinasikan khasanah penganan nasional dengan elemen-elemen yang sebelumnya belum pernah dipertemukan sebelumnya dalam sebuah gelaran. Di dalamnya, digabungkan elemen desain dan seni yang kemudian dijalin rapi di atas tema sastrawi yang menjadi garis merah acara. Dengan bantuan dari Ruth Marbun dan Eugenio Hendro yang masing –masing mengerjakan aspek seni dan produk desain dari acara, kisah Saidjah & Adinda yang diambil dari potongan tulisan Max Havelaar dihidupkan kembali. Karya dari Ruth Marbun yang mengambil nukilan dari tulisan Max Havelaar menghiasi dinding dengan penataan tableware dan furniture oleh Eugenio Hendro.
Tiga sesi menu yang disajikan mengambil inspirasi dari potongan narasi dari kisah hidup pasangan Saidjah & Adinda. Yang menarik, setiap menu diolah sedemikian rupa dari menu tradisional dengan twist yang membuat setiap hidangan menjadi semakin menarik. Penggunaan bahan baku yang secara spesial dipilih khusus dan diperkenalkan pada setiap tamu menambah kualitas tiga sesi sajian a la Kelinci Tertidur. Suasana Coworkinc sebagai setting tempat yang akrab dan hangat menjadi elemen tersendiri yang membuat spirit acara ini hidup. Ditambah dengan seleksi musik Indonesiana dari Mar Galo dan Udasjam, Meja Makan jelas sebuah acara yang akan ditunggu kelanjutannya.
After the success of last year's RRREC Fest in the Valley, the nature weekend festival returns this year with a new lineup of musicians (curated by The Secret Agents and Pasangan Baru), workshops, and discussions. This time, the organizers are working closely with Ensemble Asia/Asian Music Network a music project that is dedicated of creating a network between musicians all across Asia. If this year's RRREC Fest in the Valley is anything like last year's, then expect a laid back 3-days in the company of musicians, artists, festival-goers, and the beautiful natural surroundings of Tanakita camping grounds. We will definitely be there, and we hope to see you at RRREC Fest in the Valley!
Learn more about RRREC Fest in the Valley through this link.
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RRREC Fest in the Valley 2015
Performers:
Tenniscoats
Orkes Moral Pengantar Minum Racun
Efek Rumah Kaca
Stars and Rabbit
Polka Wars
Silampukau
Sigmun
DJ Sniff
Bin Idris
Jimbot
Kok Siew Wai
Yui-Saowakhon Muangkruan
Jogja Noise Bombing
Pemandangan
W_Music
Oomleo Berkaraoke
Discussion Workshops:
Organizing Music Festivals/Program
South East Asia Music Festival/Program Network
Creative Process of Writing Lyrics
Artist Residency Workshop:
Lifepatch
Moch. Hasrul Indrabakti
Muhammad Fatchurofi
RRREC Fest in The Valley Package Deals:
Package A
Rp 1,700,000,- / person
Facilities:
- Exclusive tent in Tanakita campsite (max. for 4 people – sleeping bags – pillows – electrical plugs – rubber flooring mats – mattresses)
- Communal bathrooms with shower cubicles (hot water)
- Buffet breakfast – lunch – dinner
- Bottomless cup of coffee and tea
- Festival kit
Package B
Rp 1,000,000,- / person
(Tent at the festival venue not included)
Facilities:
- Camping location in Arben campsite (next to Tanakita campsite)
- Standard communal bathroom
- Buffet breakfast – lunch – dinner
- Bottomless cup of coffee and tea
- Festival kit
Package C
Rp 5,200,000,- / tent (max. 4 people)
Facilities:
- Exclusive tent in Tanakita campsite (max. for 4 people – sleeping bags – pillows – electrical plugs – rubber flooring mats – mattresses)
- Communal bathrooms with shower cubicles (hot water)
- Buffet breakfast – lunch – dinner
- Bottomless cup of coffee and tea
- Festival kit
We will provide tents and transportation Jakarta – Tanakita (return) with additional cost.
All packages do not including transportation to Tanakita (return)
Only 500 tickets available!!
Infants under 3 years of age will be free of charge if they sleep with their parents.
Registration:
http://rrrec.ruangrupa.org/2015/registration/
info.rrrecfest@gmail.com
Supporting partners: RURU Radio, RURU Shop, Asian Music Network, Japan Foundation, Ford Foundation, Sampoerna Go Ahead, Omuniuum, The Wknd, Bobobobo, C2o, Houtenhand
More information and updates:
http://rrrec.ruangrupa.org/
Facebook: RRRec Fest
Twitter: @RRREC_Fest
Instagram: @RRREC_Fest
Hotline: 0897 9820 820
If you have followed the news the past 5 years, then you are probably familiar with the term "God Particle" from back in 2012, the year which saw the Higgs Boson, an essential part of creating mass in our universe, found in the Large Hadron Collider in CERN, Switzerland. It was a time when people feared a black hole would emerge from the collider and swallow our planet... good times.
Particle Fever is a documentary that captures the moments when the Large Hadron Collider was assembled and tested, to the moment where they announced the discovery of the Higgs Boson. The film follows the views of scientists, mainly theoretical physicists and experimental physicists, and their perspectives in the moments leading up to discovery of the Higgs Boson. It is an insight into the world of physics where we can see the how much aspiration, ambition, and perseverance they have in their career, and how the discovery of the nature of our universe can change their careers. This look into the minds of the physicists is interesting due to their relationship with the truth, where one can research a theory for decades only to be debunked by data. There are emotional moments found through out the film where you can see the determination it takes to pursue a theory for so many years, how nature decides if they are right through research technology, and how they can be humbled by data.
The film also follows members of the team at CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) in the moments when the Large Hadron Collider tested its functionality, and of course, their first experiments, which searched for the Higgs Boson, a "holy grail" in completing the standard model of particle physics. Through their efforts we can see how massive of an undertaking the project was; the Large Hadron Collider is a 27 km underground ring crossing the borders of Switzerland and France with some parts that are about 5 stories tall; and how satisfying it must be to have it actually work and smash particles together near the speed of light.
Particle Fever is a thoroughly enjoyable watch, with animation that clearly explain some of the physics that is hard to grasp as a layman, although there are a few dry spots here and there when the filmmakers seem to be focusing too much on introspection. Particle Fever is a film that follows physicist in their search for the truth and shows us how amazing the works of scientists are, and how far their fields have come along. The film brings sheds light into appreciating our universe, how much we do not know about it, as well as how many amazing things we do.
Synopsys:
- IMDB
If you didn't know, the German Season just had its grand start with a screening of Fritz Lang's classic film, Metropolis, accompanied musically by Film Orchestra Babelsberg in Cikini last weekend. With the program fully under way, The German Seasons will have three programs active through the month of September which are Football Fever in Indonesia Competition, German Cinema Film Festival, and Cultural Worlds. The first is a competition where you submit a video of support for the German football team for a chance to be flown to Hanover to watch the team play (submission ends the 11th so hurry!), the second is a screening of the many great German films made in recent years (check out our Focus article, "Selection: German Cinema" for recommendations, and the third is an exhibition that features preservations and restorations of artefacts from around the world which includes our own Borobudur temple.
Check out the official descriptions below, and for more detailed information, visit The German Seasons page.
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A dream came true for fans of German football when the national team won the World Cup 2014 in Brazil. Did you also root for the German team? Are you a true fan? If you are, join our football contest! Send us a 90-second-video in which you show your support for the German national team in a creative way! The winners will travel to Hanover in November to witness the friendly match between Germany and the Netherlands live at the stadium.
Upload your video to YouTube and send the link, together with the form, to the following email address: football@jermanfest.com
The competition is open from August 17 to September 11. A jury will determine the winners.
In addition, a visit from a German football star will give Indonesian fans the chance to get up, close and personal with their idol.
The German Cinema Festival is back!
For the fourth time in a row, the festival brings the best of German film to Indonesia’s cinema screens. After its successful debut in 2012 and its sequels 2013 and 2014, the festival is one of the key events in Indonesia’s cultural calendar!
The programme contains a fine selection of 17 current, internationally acclaimed and award-winning German film productions, among them “Labyrinth of Lies“ by Giulio Ricciarelli, “The Salt of the Earth“ by Wim Wenders and Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, the German box-office film “Fack Ju Göhte“ (“Suck me Shakespeer“) or the latest film by Andreas Dresen “As We Were Dreaming“. With this cross-section of the German film landscape, the festival seeks to inspire the Indonesian audience and evoke interest in German Cinema – believing that the contemporary German movie scene is continuously changing and has to offer a lot of exciting, fresh views. All films will be made accessible to a wide audience through English subtitles. Screenings will be held across Indonesia, namely Jakarta, Bandung, Yogyakarta, Makassar, Surabaya, Denpasar and Medan.
Education / Politics
The exhibition “Cultural Worlds”, which is part of the Cultural Preservation Program of the Federal Foreign Office, presents impressive examples of 13 different projects, such as the restoration of Indonesia’s Borobudur temple, the preservation of manuscripts featuring ancient handwriting in Timbuktu, Mali, or the restoration of the old bazaar of Erbil in Iraq.
These projects give an idea of the immense cultural heritage worldwide that we all share and should strive to protect and preserve. The exhibition mainly shows projects to preserve historical cultural assets worldwide, but also highlights the preservation of German cultural heritage abroad.
The Cultural Preservation Program was established in 1981, with the aim to preserve cultural heritage worldwide and therefore make it accessible to the following generations. Its main goal is to strengthen a sense of national identity in the partner country and to foster cultural dialogue among partners. In conflict areas, these measures are an element of crisis prevention and support for reconstruction.
Nowherelandian Launches Visions of Mundane Madness: Drawings and Poems by Andri Nirmala and Dwiputri Pertiwi
Nowherelandian is a self-publisher based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Following the 2014 release of Hiatus, the independent unit will release its second publication, Visions of Mundane Madness, a collection of 50 drawings by illustrator Andri Nirmala and 50 poems by Dwiputri Pertiwi.
The idea behind Visions is summarized by the excerpt of the introduction below.
We begin with seeing, but we will eventually pick up our pens so that we can arrive at the end with more than two pairs of tired eyes. The hand-drawn pictures contained in this book are visual playgrounds. They were made to show you what we have seen, what we do not wish to see, as well as what we hope to see. But we also invite you to see through and around them: we would like you to show us what you see in them. The poems you will find here are our own attempt to reshape those things and non-things we have encountered in our waking hours and our dreams. Each line and the verses they amount to are just another way of seeing, of opening our eyes to the world through the enigmatic mechanism of language.
The essence of this book is interpretation. The first step requires converting both real and hypothetical experiences into pictures. These pictures will then become various combinations of symbols—chains of words, rows of sentences—that dictate the second stage of conversion. Layers and layers of meaning are added in the process.
To introduce the book, Nowherelandian would like to invite all appreciators of visual art and poetry to the following launching event:
Nowherelandian Presents: Visions of Mundane Madness by Andri Nirmala and Dwiputri Pertiwi
Date and Time: Sunday, September 13, 2015 at 16:30
Venue: Opah Mami
The Promenade, Lot 10
(Behind Ace Hardware Pejaten)
Jl. Warung Buncit Raya No. 98
Jakarta Selatan
www.nowherelandian.com
nowherelandian@gmail.com
Details
• A brief presentation of the book by the authors
• Performances by Mallaka and Pandu Priyanto
• Copies of Visions of Mundane Madness will be available for purchase Rp. 150.000
• Free entry
• Food and beverages will be provided
Backstage Life Bareng Grrrl Gang di Episode Kelima Vindy Ngapain?
Tahun ini Grrrl Gang mendapatkan kesempatan untuk menjadi salah satu line up di We The Fest 2019, dan Vindy diperbolehkan untuk mengikuti aktivitas mereka.
Tahun ini Grrrl Gang mendapatkan kesempatan untuk menjadi salah satu line up di We The Fest 2019, dan Vindy diperbolehkan untuk mengikuti aktivitas mereka.
Son of another Indonesian great, multi-instrumentalist-Jack Lesmana, Indra Lesmana is a child prodigy who learned how to master the keys at a young age, with his first performances done at the age of ten to an audience of hundreds and thousands, and his first album released when he was 12 years old. From child to adulthood, Indra Lesmana has dedicated his life to music.
With currently over 50 albums released, his musical endeavors are not restricted to jazz, Indra Lesmana has also released a multitude of critically acclaimed pop records, winning a BASF Award for his meaningful pop numbers. Currently busy promoting the first LLW record, LLW being his modern jazz trio with bassist-Barry Likumahuwa and drummer-Sandy Winarta, Indra Lesmana spared some time our of his busy schedule to talk to W_Music about some highlights from his three decade-long career, LLW, and leaves the viewers and aspiring musicians some words of wisdom. Enjoy!
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Invent Your Future
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