Cornelius Castoriadis interviewed by Chris Marker, 1989

On democracy and the lessons to be drawn from the Athenians.  Public life concerns us all, is our affair, and can not be fully delegated. Also on philosophy, polis, hubris, tragedy, slavery, barbarian, the individual, freedom, the collective, and a cosmology of order, disorder, and chance.

The full version of an interview with Cornelius Castoriadis, conducted by Chris Marker for his documentary TV series, “L’héritage de la chouette” (“The owl’s legacy”), broadcast in 16 episodes from June 12th-28th 1989 on La Sept (future Arte).

A great primer on digital media

It’s a technical and necessary listening for all who works with audio and video.

Xiph.Org Video Presentations: A Digital Media Primer for Geeks.

The program offers a brief history of digital media, a quick summary of the sampling theorem, and myriad details of low level audio and video characterization and formatting. It’s intended for budding geeks looking to get into video coding, as well as the technically curious who want to know more about the media they wrangle for work or play.