Here's some of my recent favorites: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/jeff_hawkins_on_how_brain_science_will_change_computing.html http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/daniel_kahneman_the_riddle_of_experience_vs_memory.html http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/kary_mullis_next_gen_cure_for_killer_infections.html http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/sam_harris_science_can_show_what_s_right.html http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/ken_robinson_changing_education_paradigms.html http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action.html
On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 8:54 PM, Max OrHai <[email protected]> wrote: > Ok, Ok, me too. Thanks for the prompt, Z-Bo. > How about these classics: > > http://www.ted.com/talks/jeff_han_demos_his_breakthrough_touchscreen.html > http://www.ted.com/talks/blaise_aguera_y_arcas_demos_photosynth.html > > ...and of course > http://www.ted.com/talks/neil_gershenfeld_on_fab_labs.html > (My favorite part is at 4:30 elapsed where he says "computer science is one > of the worst things to ever happen to either computers or to science") > > Another more recent favorite, less obviously computer-related: > http://www.ted.com/talks/gero_miesenboeck.html (some great theatre there!) > ...see > http://www.kurzweilai.net/fruit-fly-nervous-system<http://www.kurzweilai.net/fruit-fly-nervous-system-provides-new-solution-to-fundamental-computer-network-problem?utm_source=KurzweilAI+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=d5f5bc2866-UA-946742-1&utm_medium=email> > for > a connection. My two cents: if we really want technology that behave at all > like living things, we'd better be prepared to put aside our convenient > contrivances for a moment and actually observe some natural systems. > > -- Max > > On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 2:16 PM, John Nilsson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 5:34 AM, John Zabroski <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > That makes me wonder if the group here on the FONC mailing list can >> suggest >> > their favorite TED videos. There are simply too many for all of us to >> watch >> > them all (my guess), but if we all contributed here and there, we might >> come >> > up with a sizeable list of educational and entertaining, >> thought-provoking >> > stuff. >> >> Ok, I'll bite =D >> >> Some of my favorites >> http://www.ted.com/talks/joshua_klein_on_the_intelligence_of_crows.html >> >> http://www.ted.com/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight.html >> >> http://www.ted.com/talks/pranav_mistry_the_thrilling_potential_of_sixthsense_technology.html >> >> BR, >> John >> >> _______________________________________________ >> fonc mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://vpri.org/mailman/listinfo/fonc >> > > > _______________________________________________ > fonc mailing list > [email protected] > http://vpri.org/mailman/listinfo/fonc > >
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