The Strange Loop 2012 videos are starting to come online. This one is about some "operating principles" of the neocortex and how they can be simulated in a computer. The talk is given by Jeff Hawkins, who created Palm and is now creating Numenta.
I ran into this gem the other day. John Backus taking his time to introduce the concept of Function Level Programming and the beginnings of the FL language.
A quick introduction to a higher-level structure for defining functions which makes data flow more evident. I do not know what I would do with them, but interesting nonetheless.