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jonny says...

It definitely belongs in the brain channel. Videos don't necessarily have to describe specific neural mechanisms. It does kind of fall in the grey area, but there's plenty enough implication on the nature of minds and brains there to justify its inclusion.

In reply to this comment by guessandcheck:
I'm afraid, it merely illustrates the ability and doesn't explain the biological nature of the learning, but I'll let you be the judge. As a warning the audio can be kind of loud for the voice-overs so you may want to keep an eye on the volume.

In reply to this comment by jonny:
Given the brief description, it sounds like a good candidate. I've bookmarked it and I'll try to watch it this weekend.

There is basically only one criterion for inclusion in the channel. Does the video explain the mental behavior demonstrated in the clip, as opposed to simply describing it. In other words, the video has to provide some insight into the underlying mechanisms, which can range anywhere from molecular biology to cognitive psychology and even into philosophy. There's a few in the channel that are in a bit of a grey area - either implying the mechanism, or being more philosophical in nature.

In reply to this comment by guessandcheck:
hey, just added a clip of a chimp learning English and Hebrew to your Brain channel. hope it fits your criteria, if not no worries. sounds like it'll be a great channel.

jonny says...

Given the brief description, it sounds like a good candidate. I've bookmarked it and I'll try to watch it this weekend.

There is basically only one criterion for inclusion in the channel. Does the video explain the mental behavior demonstrated in the clip, as opposed to simply describing it. In other words, the video has to provide some insight into the underlying mechanisms, which can range anywhere from molecular biology to cognitive psychology and even into philosophy. There's a few in the channel that are in a bit of a grey area - either implying the mechanism, or being more philosophical in nature.

In reply to this comment by guessandcheck:
hey, just added a clip of a chimp learning English and Hebrew to your Brain channel. hope it fits your criteria, if not no worries. sounds like it'll be a great channel.

bamdrew says...

thanks for sharing.

I just sent an e-mail to a friend with links to Andrew Bird performances on youtube that I like, in case you hadn't seen some of them:

"
Here's a song that's much better live than on the record, performed at the Fillmore with a fun audience... fun lyrics, and lyrical presentation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Buxc-CNfLM

Here he is again on the violin, and also playing guitar and glockenspiel, with a band backing him up:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmKGPyYcf8g

Here's a slower song from a CD coming out Jan. 20th called Noble Beast (that album title is a David Attenborough reference):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYwUVSUd3Ko

Here's a strange one of him walking around Paris singing and playing for a popular French music blog:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsR0uyPxqxI

Here's a song I really like,... he supposedly got the lyrics from a letter he found on the ground (he said the letter started 'Dear Dirty,' and then when on to describe in a simple caveman dialect what it was like being a caveman):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKnjsRvsyGQ

Finally, here he is first playing a song he wrote for a children's show he appeared on, then rolling into an intense performance of a pretty wild song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ0-HVPl4xg
"

In reply to this comment by guessandcheck:
thought you might like this http://www.videosift.com/video/Andrew-Bird-Yawny-at-the-Apocalypse

bamdrew says...

maybe we should all form some kind of coalition. a coalition of cool sifters.

In reply to this comment by guessandcheck:
eklek is another that comes to mind. great sifters all around.

In reply to this comment by bamdrew:
you'll probably like a lot of what Farhad sifts, too (in case you havn't dug around in his archives yet)... I messenged him about that Grizzly Bear video right when I promoted it and he replied how he was actually listening to them a bunch these past couple of days as well.

http://www.videosift.com/video/Doves-Sea-Song

bamdrew says...

you'll probably like a lot of what Farhad sifts, too (in case you havn't dug around in his archives yet)... I messenged him about that Grizzly Bear video right when I promoted it and he replied how he was actually listening to them a bunch these past couple of days as well.

http://www.videosift.com/video/Doves-Sea-Song

In reply to this comment by guessandcheck:
as a side note, i went through your queue and upvoted tons of stuff. i was even able to get one of your Will Oldham vids sifted after sending it off to some friends of mine who sift. you've got a great collection. too bad muxtape was shut down, you had some cool songs on there as well.

In reply to this comment by bamdrew:
yeah, no problem. I have an mp3 from somewhere of 'while you wait...'; it is good times.

In reply to this comment by guessandcheck:
thanks for the promote. if you haven't seen it already you might also like this new one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxinSS5KJNg
both are great songs.

In reply to this comment by bamdrew:
*promote

bamdrew says...

well, guess i should 'promote more often



In reply to this comment by guessandcheck:
as a side note, i went through your queue and upvoted tons of stuff. i was even able to get one of your Will Oldham vids sifted after sending it off to some friends of mine who sift. you've got a great collection. too bad muxtape was shut down, you had some cool songs on there as well.

In reply to this comment by bamdrew:
yeah, no problem. I have an mp3 from somewhere of 'while you wait...'; it is good times.

In reply to this comment by guessandcheck:
thanks for the promote. if you haven't seen it already you might also like this new one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxinSS5KJNg
both are great songs.

In reply to this comment by bamdrew:
*promote

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