- Stumble >
Ted Talks
-
OliviaB
OliviaB
85K Favs
-
digits
digits
6,971 Favs
-
janataylor
janataylor
12K Favs
Recently online -
pseudonym
pseudonym
23K Favs
-
gladsdotter
gladsdo...
8,125 Favs
Recently online -
libero
libero
10K Favs
-
butterflyZa
butterf...
11K Favs
Recently online -
Harriettsplace
Harriet...
3,224 Favs
-
AngelaHayden
AngelaH...
12K Favs
-
jbet777
jbet777
9,965 Favs
-
Not really sure what the point of the first guy's offering is. He seems to be suggesting that, statistically, the world is less violent now than it used to be. That may well be true, but it's a bit of a moot point isn't it? There are still lots of wars going on... more
-
Johnny Lee: Wii Remote hacks
If you've got 6 minutes, this TED talk of Johnny Lee hacking a Wii remote to create an incredibly inexpensive electronic whiteboard is definitely worth your while. In addition he creates an inexpensive headtracking device with the Wiimote that will allow video game... more
-
Steven Levitt: Why do crack dealers still live with their...
I do not cherish the capitalistic market as anything more than a means to an end. Which end? I would propose a goal for the Human species as keeping the species going as long as possible - (with as much diversity, creativity, happiness, autonomy as possible) ............ more
-
Golan Levin makes art that looks back at you | Video on...
A perfect combination of art and technology. Would love to try some of those things on my own.
-
TEDTalks: Wade Davis
In this stunning talk, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Wade Davis celebrates the extraordinary diversity of the world's indigenous cultures, many of which are disappearing, as ancestral land is lost and languages die. (50 percent of the world's 6000... more
-
Murray Gell-Mann on beauty and truth in physics | Video...
Murray Gel-Mann, at age 78, speaks succinctly about elegance and truth in physics. The simple clarity of his speaking style serves as a metaphor of his message that higher truths are characteristically recognizable by their elegance. His closing line is "you don't... more
-
Aubrey de Grey says we can avoid aging | Video on TED.com
Very interesting TED talk about aging and how to avoid it, i.e. immortality. Sounds good to me.
-
-
Jonathan Haidt on the moral roots of liberals and...
i was moved by Jonathan Haidt's suggestion that it might serve humanity if we begin to try to judge less and practice more empathy. we might do well to not view things as either 'right' or 'wrong' so much as accepting it for what it is. at least,... more
-
Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity | Video on TED.com
Schools Kill CreativityFrom my Sept 27 2007 review when this video was located elsewhere. [I think it forwards now.]most brilliant 20 minutes i could have spent all day. Ken Robinson discusses how the world is educating the creativity out of us. Funny, interesting,... more
