TED
TED Talk: Jeff Hawkins
How brain science will change computing
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6CVj5IQkzk] Click here for Discussion Forum…TED Talks: Wade Davis
Endangered cultures
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL7vK0pOvKI] Click here for Discussion Forum…TED Talks: Al Gore
New thinking on climate crisis
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUO8bdrXghs] Click here for Discussion Forum…TED Talks: Iqbal Quadir
Mobile phones fight poverty
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixjxvzb2-Fw] Click here for Discussion Forum…TED Talks: Ken Robinson
Schools kill creativity
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY] Click here for Discussion Forum…TED Talk: Dan Gilbert
What makes us happy
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTO_dZUvbJA] Click Here for Discussion Forum…TED Talk: Amy Smith
Simple lifesaving design
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwFkb1x7FJQ] Click here for Discussion Forum…World's Best Powerpoint Presentations
Some people would say "Best" and "Powerpoint Presentation" are oxymoronic in combination. But I disagree. Powerpoint and its digital slideshow ilk (e.g. Keynote) are a relatively new medium, and it is the job of the slideshow creator and the presenter to make the presentation kick ass. Al Gore proved this point with his slideshow that was so compelling that it was turned into an Oscar-winning movie. One could argue that his was more about the presenter than the slideshow, but there are examples of amazing stand-alone slideshows, like this one:
Shift Happens
The medium is just starting to come into its own, and what I really like is when the slideshow and the presenter work together to make a whole that is much greater than the sum of its parts. Larry Lessig delivered such a talk. And this one by Siegfried Woldhek on the true face of Leonardo da Vinci might blow you away. If so, you… View more presentations from Jeff Brenman.
TED Talk: Hans Rosling
Two for one special...
Debunking myths about the "third world"
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUwS1uAdUcI] Click here for Discussion ForumWatch the end of poverty
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpKbO6O3O3M] Click here for Discussion Forum…TED Talk: Chris Abani
For those of you who are enjoying these talks and want to check out more than one of my favorites per day, you can cut to the chase on my TED profile favorites page. You will have to register there, but it's free to do so.
Stories of Africa
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrbiIWD_CxI] Click here for Discussion Forum …TED Talk: Barry Schwartz
The Paradox of Choice
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO6XEQIsCoM] Click here for Discussion Forum…TED Talk: Ashraf Ghani
How to fix broken states
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6GLw12jywo] Click here for Discussion Forum…TED Talk: Helen Fisher
The science of love, and the future of women
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-ewvCNguug] Click here for Discussion Forum…TED Talk: Richard Dawkins
After watching about 150 of the TED talks from archive, and around 100 live ones, I've collected a few favorites. I'll try to post one of them a day. Let me know what you think!
The universe is queerer than we can suppose
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1APOxsp1VFw] Click here for Discussion Forum …Complex Links: TED
I attended the TED Conference this year for the first time. It was a transformative experience, one that I hope everyone can have in some form or another before too long. One way to simulate being there is watch as many of these incredible talks from past TED conferences as you can in a short period of time. If you are inspired, check out the TED Prize and how you can be a part of a growing global meta-movement for positive change in the world.
I will be blogging about things that piqued my interest at TED, but below are some cool links that I came away with:
- Johnny Lee's Wii Remote Projects
- 1-800-GENOCIDE
- World Wide Telescope
- World Mapper
- Hyperscore
- Once Upon a School
- Your Morals
- A Vending Machine for Crows
- CurrentTV
- LiveScribe
- Robert Lang's Origami
- Zero Footprint
- Dr. Helen Fisher on Chemistry.com
- UN Alliance of Civilization
- 19 • 20 • 21
- Interfaith Youth Core
- Campaign for Real Beauty
- CalCars
- Enitiatives
- Emersion Presents
- DIY Drones