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QUESTIONS

Part 1 (Comprehension Questions ):

1. At what year was Leonardo thought to have started the “Mona Lisa” portrait?
2. Who purchased the painting and began displaying it after Leonardo’s death?
3. Who published a popular biography of Italian Renaissance artists, including Leonardo?
4. What portrait became one of the most enviable pieces in the French Royal Collection?
5. In what museum did it eventually go on public display?
6. Who said that Mona Lisa’s smile imparted a “treacherous attraction”?
7. Who described the Mona Lisa as the embodiment of timeless feminine beauty?
8. For how many years did Peruggia keep the painting in a false-bottom suitcase?
9. Where did he smuggle the “Mona Lisa”?
10. Who was that conceptual artist who mocked it?

Part 2 (Express Yourself Questions):

1. Do you or did you ever like painting?
2. Do you think modern artists are good at painting?
3. What do you think of people who are very good at painting?
4. Do you think painting is an important school subject?
5. Do you prefer artists from your country or those from others?
6. Do you prefer oils, watercolors, sketches, or another medium?
7. Why are painting and art so important to us?
8. Have you ever been emotionally moved because of a painting?
9. What do you think artists from centuries ago would think of today’s artists?
10. Would you consider investing money in a painting? Do you think art is a good investment?

QUESTIONS

Part 1 (Comprehension Questions ):

1. What is an interstellar cargo transport called in the first part of Doug MacKay’s talk?
2. How many middle-aged individuals is it currently transporting from some of Earth’s poorest districts to the labor center on New Lindley?
3. What is the luxury space cruiser called?
4. Why is the Pareto sending them careening towards an asteroid belt?
5. How many college students headed for a vacation aboard the Pareto?
6. What is that ethical view first systematically developed by Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill?
7. What is utilitarianism?
8. Who argues that we should give priority to the worse off since benefits to those groups matter more than equivalent benefits to the well-off?
9. What is the meaning of philosopher Derek Parfit’s view?
10. Who argued that numbers don’t count and that each person is deserving of equal concern and respect, so the best way to decide which passengers to save is to flip a coin?

Part 2 (Express Yourself Questions):

1. Would you like to live in the country or the city?
2. Would you rather have beauty or brains?
3. If you could choose, would you like to be wealthy or well known?
4. Would you like to go on holiday to a beach or go camping in a forest?
5. Which is better tea or coffee?
6. Are cats better than dogs?
7. Would you rather lose your sight or lose your mobility?
8. Would you rather be a doctor or a lawyer?
9. Is it better to earn lots of money in a boring job or a little money in a job you absolutely love?
10. Have you noticed how many varieties of the same food there are in a supermarket?  Why do supermarkets have 60 types of olive oil and 30 types of cheese?

QUESTIONS

Part 1 (Comprehension Questions ):

What was the goal of the researchers at DeepMind in London, according to the speaker?

2. What was the system developed by the researchers?

3. As stated by the speaker, what were the scores of the DQN versus the professional human games?

4.  What was one notable and glaring exception of DQN?

5. How did the speaker define some systems using model-based approach?

6. Base on the speaker, how did he describe DQN system?

7. How could DQN know if it was on the right track, as described by the speaker?

8. How did DQN behave after the researchers worked out a way to plug in novelty into reinforcement learning?

9. How can novelty-based rewards sometimes create more problems than solution?

10. What are the two directions the speaker emphasized?

Part 2 (Express Yourself Questions):

1. Do you learn anything from playing video games?
2. Do you prefer playing video games alone, or against friends?
3. Do you think video games make people sometimes violent?
4. In your opinion, which company makes the best games?
5. Do you want to be a game designer? What kinds of games would you design?
6. Do you prefer watching movies or playing video games?
7. Does your personality change when you’re gaming?
8. In your point of view, are video games good for relieving stress?
9. What will video games be like in the future?
10. Are video games bad for your health?
11. Which game are you best at?
12. What are the main differences between human intelligence and AI?
13. Can you think of an example of AI from a movie or book?
14. What is the difference between robots and computers?
15. What is the practical purpose of a drone?
16. What are some examples of AI apps on mobile phones?
17. Can you think of any other examples of AI games that you used to play?
18. How are robots better than the human workforce?
19. What do you think would happen to the world’s economy if robots began replacing people in the workforce?
20.  What threat do machines present to mankind?

QUESTIONS

Part 1 (Comprehension Questions ):

1. In 1899, what were the three major options to choose from when buying a car?

2. What were the features of the option number three, as mentioned by the speaker?

3. By the end of the 19th century, nearly how many percent of American cars were electric?

4. What was the major problem the electric vehicles had during those years?

5. As stated by the speaker, what did many inventors, including Thomas Edison try to build?

6. Why did the swapping out of dead batteries for charged ones consider not enough measure to make long trips?

7. In 1908, what did Ford release and its characteristics?

8. For the next 55 years, which engine ruled the roads as mentioned by the speaker?

9.  How is Hybrid cars defined by the speaker?

10. As the government around the world is focusing nowadays on slowing climate change, what is being expected of the electric vehicles?

Part 2 (Express Yourself Questions):

1. What is your personal insight on the evolution of cars?
2. Are you fond of cars?
3. Do you think cars are essential and worth our money?
4. Do you think the world would be a better place without cars?
5. Have you ever been in a car accident?
6. Should governments restrict engine sizes to protect the environment?
7. In your own opinion, which country produces the best cars?
8. Do you like sitting in a car, either as a driver or a passenger?
9. Why do so many people care so much about their cars?
10. What’s your favorite car?
11. Does having a car symbolizes our social status?
12. Do people need cars that go way above national speed limits?
13. What features and functions of a car do you need most?
14. In your point of view, where do cars rank in the list of most important inventions?
15. What are the advantages of driving a very big car?
16. What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of such a small car?
17. Would you like to own a hybrid or electric car?
18. Should people be required to wear seat belts in the back seat? Do you ever wear a seat belt in the back seat? In a taxi?
19. Which do you think is safer: travelling by plane or by car?
20. Do you always obey the speed limits? Why/why not?

QUESTIONS

Part 1 (Comprehension Questions ):

1. Who are those people commonly referred as refugees?
2. What is the modern definition of “refugee” drafted in the UN’s 1951 Convention?
3. What is the difference between the term “migrant” and “refugee”?
4. How do refugees usually travel to help them cross borders?
5. Where is the usual first stop of a refugee who is fleeing from a conflict?
6. What is the purpose of the Refugee Camps?
7. How long do refugees usually remain in the camps?
8. What is the first legal step of refugees once they are in a new country?
9. What is the most basic obligation of host countries towards people they recognize as refugees?

10. What are the examples of inconsistent and discriminatory treatment frequently being experienced by refugees?

Part 2 (Express Yourself Questions):

1. Are refugees welcome in your country?
2. Where are most of these refugees coming from?
3. What rights do refugees have that you know?
4. What are the advantages and disadvantages of welcoming refugees into a country?
5. What other forms of support do you think can governments provide besides welcoming refugees to stay in the country where they are seeking asylum?
6. Would you be willing to support (financially or otherwise) charities that help refugees in your country? Why / why not?
7. Why do you think some refugees suffer from discriminatory treatment?
8. What do you think you’d do if you suddenly lost your home, your job, your family and your country became extremely dangerous to live in?
9. Would you be willing to share your home to a refugee so that the country can accept more?

QUESTIONS

Part 1 (Comprehension Questions ):

1. 1. How did the speaker define ” River Delta”?
2. What impeded the farming and fishing of the residents of Mohammadpur lately?
3.  Since 2000, what forced many villagers near Meghna River to move inland?
4.  What other countries are impacted by the erratic weather, causing its people’s mobility?
5. What did scientists agree according to the speaker?
6. How did the speaker describe Bangladesh’s geographic feature?
7. How have the citizens and government of Kiribati and Tuvalu resolved this problem since they couldn’t move inland even if they wanted to?
8. What have these island’s governments repeatedly done to prevent this dilemma?

Part 2 (Express Yourself Questions):

1. Are there any long-term climate changes apparent in your country?
2. Has climate change affected the country in which you currently live?
3. In your opinion, what do you think the world’s climate will be like 30 years from now?
4. Are “eco-friendly” electrical and cars appliances really eco-friendly?
5. Which firms and industries need to become cleaner and greener?
6. In you view, is climate change the worst thing ever to happen to humankind?
7. What kinds of pollution contribute to global warming?
8. What human action do you think most adds to global warming?
9. How does human consumption contribute to global warming?
10. Do you think all countries are taking global warming earnestly?

QUESTIONS

Part 1 (Comprehension Questions ):

1. What examples of small interruptions during our days-off did the speaker provide?
2. What was the result of the researchers’ study of the recruited parents who were asked to visit a science museum with their kids?
3. What was the result of another study of the tourists who were asked to have their phones out while visiting an iconic church?
4. What are the usual causes of some companies losing 32 days of productivity each year?
5. According to the speaker, what is the first step to remake and create a new culture that respects time?
6. What are the worries the speaker immediately had in her mind when she heard the word “rest”?
7. What one strategy did the speaker mention in spending our weekend?
8. Instead of saying “I’m out of the office. Feel free to Slack me whenever,”, what alternative statement should we say to create clear boundaries as quoted by the speaker?
9. To uphold the workers’ personal goals of maintaining a work-life balance, how should everyone work together as a team?
10. Why shouldn’t an employee worry too much about reputation based on the speaker’s point of view?

Part 2 (Express Yourself Questions):

1. Do you usually have the enthusiasm to do something fun before/after work?
2. Do you ever work from home on your days off?
3. Do you always use all of your vacation days each year?
4. Which has a bigger priority for you, your personal life or your work?
5. How do you feel about working overtime?
6. Are you satisfied and happy with your job?
7. Do you think many people are happy at work?
8. Do you agree that salary is the most important factor in work satisfaction? Please explain your answer.
9. What do you like most about your work, besides your income?
10. Which of the following things would have a big or minimal impact on your work performance? (Praise, Commission, Good colleagues, A hard-working boss, Working for a company with a good reputation, Promotion opportunities)

QUESTIONS

Part 1 (Comprehension Questions ):

1. What was the speaker’s recurring dream?
2. What is the speaker’s job, and what is one thing he really enjoys doing?
3. What were the characters he got to do voice-over?
4. What was the feedback which for him was constructive?
5. What were the two things he emphasized about his accent?
6. How did he compare audio editing with?
7. What were the illustrations the speaker gave about normal?
8. How many percent of books had character of color found in 2014, as stated by the speaker?
9. What were the two big issues the speaker cited?
10. What for him is the preexisting notion of normal?

Part 2 (Express Yourself Questions):

1. What is your personal definition of “normal”?
2. What do you think is the reason behind discrimination
3. Did you experience being discriminated because of your traits?
4. Have you been physically hurt by a racist?
5. Did you ever have racist thoughts?
6. Do you think racism will ever vanish from this world?
7. What punishments should be given for those guilty of racism?
8. Why do you think favoritism is inevitable?
9. What’s the worst example of racism you’ve witnessed or experienced?
10. What would you do at work when racism or discrimination happens between colleagues?

QUESTIONS

Part 1 (Comprehension Questions ):

1. What was his reason upon saying this “But I think you can.”?
2. What were the two things the audience need to do to be able to achieve the ability to draw, as stated by the speaker?
3. What is the name of the first cartoon character they were going to draw?
4. According to the speaker, what did they actually learn more than learning how to draw one cartoon?
5. What’s the name of the fourth cartoon character they drew which had a couple of triangle shapes to make a little bow?
6. Who are the three examples of people he had worked with, who’ve learned to draw, that actually surprised them, too?
7. What could be the metaphor of the speaker’s illustration of “couple of wavy lines, little boat (and people inside)”?
8. What was the speaker’s definition of Aphasia?
9. What did the speaker not realize until even after his session with the stroke patients?
10. What did Doctor Mike Jordan say that the speaker quoted?

Part 2 (Express Yourself Questions):

1. What is the essence of art for you?
2. In your view, what is the difference between “modern art” and “conventional art”?
3. Should art need to be “explained”?
4. We often consider art in terms of drawing, and painting. What other things come under the term “art”?
5. It is sometimes claimed that “Art is something which generates an emotional reaction.” What is your opinion?
6. Should the message of art always be “beautiful”?
7. Is it possible to use art to communicate our emotions?
8. Do you own any interesting pieces of art or would you like to own one? What kind of art would you buy/collect?
9. How great is your interest in art?
10. What’s the best art gallery you’ve been to?

QUESTIONS

Part 1 (Comprehension Questions):

1. What kind of doctor is the speaker?
2. What is inside the pancreas, according to the speaker?
3. Based on her speech, what is the responsibility of beta cells and insulin?
4. What is scary about eating cake, ice cream, even highly-refined carbohydrate foods, like yogurt and granola, cereal, bread, pasta, alcohol- even in moderation?
5. What was she diagnosed with when she was just seven years old?
6. According to her speech, how many companies own the entire world’s food brands?
7. If we keep consuming sugar and keep doing this over a lifetime, what kind of diseases can we possibly acquire as stated by the speaker?
8. What did the speaker recommend her patient Pam to eat for breakfast before running all those expensive tests?
9. According to the World Health Organization, how many people today have type 2 diabetes as claimed by the speaker?
10. When working with her patients, what does she teach them?

Part 2 (Express Yourself Questions):

1.Are you afraid of diabetes?

2. Do you know someone suffering from diabetes?

3. What is your opinion to the lifestyle of people who are obese?

4. Do you think you can take eating only protein for breakfast?

5. Do you think it is really wrong to eat “sugar” as a treat?

6. Do you regularly check your blood sugar level?

7. Do you have a sweet tooth?

8. Do you love drinking soda or fruity drinks?

9. How often do you use sugar in a day?

10. What would the world be like without sugar?