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 <j...@milsson.nu> wrote: > On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 5:34 AM, John Zabroski <johnzabro...@gmail.com> > 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 > fonc@vpri.org > http://vpri.org/mailman/listinfo/fonc >
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