[Mitworld] New: Jon Kabat-Zinn on Ceaseless Society, Google's Alan Davidson

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[THE CEASELESS SOCIETY: WHAT HAPPENS TO OUR MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT WHEN
WE JUST NEVER STOP?]

Jon Kabat-Zinn shares insights about mindfulness, reflection, and
stillness in this remarkable and inspiring presentation. Highly
recommended for the busiest of busy people, especially those who feel
they don't have the time to think.

SPEAKER:
Jon Kabat-Zinn
Founding Director, Stress Reduction Clinic, University of Massachusetts
Medical Center
Author, Coming to Our Senses:Healing Ourselves and the World Through
Mindfulness;Meditation for Optimum Health; and Full Catastrophe Living



SPEAKER:
Tenzin LS Priyadarshi
Buddhist Chaplain and Visiting Scholar, MIT




PLAY NOW: <http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/370/>

[QUOTE]
"There used to be what was quaintly called a 'work day', and there used
to be what was quaintly called a 'work week'. Now.... unless you take
extremely stringent and disciplined interior measures, the 'work' can
just consume everything."

--Jon Kabat-Zinn


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[INTERNET REGULATION AND DESIGN: A VIEW FROM THE FRONT LINES]

Davidson returns to MIT from the front lines in Washington to share the
regulatory and policy challenges facing Google, covering a range of
topics including privacy, China, the "long tail" and the battles over
net neutrality.

SPEAKER:
Alan Davidson
Washington Policy Counsel and head of Google's government affairs office

PLAY NOW: <http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/369/>

[QUOTE]
"In a search index, you might think you only need the top 100 million
web pages, but the 'long tail' turns out to be valuable. Twenty percent
of searches that we see in any given month are those we've never seen
before."

--Alan Davidson


EVENT HOST: Technology and Policy Program

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