Dare I say.. http://www.ted.com/talks/david_deutsch_a_new_way_to_explain_explanation.html
On 20 January 2011 19:10, Chris Gahan <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 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
