Showing posts with label Tedtalks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tedtalks. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Strange answers to the psychopath test

Jon Ronson author of The Psychopath Test, speaks on what really divides crazy and sane in this Tedtalk.


Sunday, July 12, 2015

Tedtalk - Ron Eglash Fractals at the heart of African design



Ron Eglash talks about how in Africa they have used Fractal design for their villages, art, clothing, and even divination for centuries.




Monday, January 5, 2015

TED TALKS What the People of the Amazon Know that We Don't



Mark Plotkin talks about Amaznian tribes and their knowledge of medicinal botany and how they are becoming endangered from attacks.


TED TALKS What Veterinarians Know that Physicians Don't



Barbara Natterson-Horowitz talks about how doctors can look to veterinarians for consultations on the Human animal.


TED TALKS Hidden Cameras that Film Injustice in the World's Most Dangerous Places



Oren Yakobovich talks about how hidden cameras are used to fight injustice of human rights violations around the world.


TED TALKS The World's Most Boring Television and Why It's Hilariously Addictive



Thomas Hellum is a Norwegian television producer who puts on Slow TV broadcast. These are shows that have no plot, no climax, just people, nature and a train or boat. Large number of Norwegians watch these broadcast. These shows are about people watching, creating their own stories or finding something to smile about. The shows are about culture and giving people the sense that they are there.


TED TALKS Social maps that reveal a city's intersections and separations



Dave Troy uses data to see how cities separate themselves and how they can use these relations to come together more.



TED TALKS Why you should care about Whale Poo



Asha De Vos talks about how Whale conservation is about how whales keep the ocean ecosystems strong.


Tuesday, December 23, 2014

TED TALKS The Power of Believing You Can Improve



Carol Dweck talks about how children can be changed into better students by taking them away from "the tyranny of now" thinking. When they think like this they believe they are judged when they don't preform well. Instead they can change their thinking to "not yet" where they can see the moment as a chance to challenge themselves and become smarter and better.


Saturday, July 6, 2013

Tedtalks - Giant Squid Found

Tedtalks - Giant Squid Found Edith Widder: How we found the giant squid

I think the title says it all.

Tedtalks - Militant atheism

Tedtalks - Militant atheism Richard Dawkins talks about atheist "coming out" and creating a lobby in America.


Tedtalks - Underwater Astonishments

Tedtalks - Underwater Astonishments David Gallo: Underwater astonishments

The things octopuses can do are amazing.

Tedtalks - Athletic Quadcopters

Tedtalks - Athletic Quadcopters Raffaello D'Andrea The astounding athletic power of quadcopters

This video is impressive. The abilities of these quadcopters looks like fun and games but the algorithms to create these actions must be huge.
When ever I see anything depicting the future, these machines are there as instruments of war. But they can be used for emergencies, disaster relief, deliveries, or a number of services. I'm sure there are things that no one has thought of yet. Maybe a new sport will be created using them some day.


Saturday, January 26, 2013

Tedtalks - Body Language shapes you

Tedtalks - Body Language shapes you. Amy Cuddy - Your body language shapes who you are. This is a video about how your body language doesn't affect how others see you but how your body language affects how you see yourself.
"Fake it to you make it." My mother use to give me that advise.


Tedtalks - Schools kill creativity

Tedtalks - Schools kill creativity. Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity. Ken Robinson talks about creating schools that nurture all forms of intelligence, to foster more creative children. I really liked the story about the dancer. I think all artistic types would enjoy that story. Not to mention the man is funny when given his presentation.


Tedtalks - Mathemagic

Tedtalks - Mathemagic. Arthur Benjamin does Mathemagic. To me doing math quickly in your mind is cool. Beating calculators is awesome.


Wednesday, June 20, 2012

TEDtalks- Understanding Magic with Augmented Reality

Marco Tempest's tale on how magic entertains us and tells a story.

TEDtalks - Lost Archimedes Codex

William Noel speaks on the finding the Lost Archimedes Codex.

Tedtalks - Quixotic Fusion: Dancing with light

Quixotic Fusion put on a show using Light, ballet, violins, and dubstep. For you that don't know Ted talks doesn't only talk about science. They do art as well.

Tedtalks - When we talk to ET

Seth Shostak speaks on the SETI program and what could transpire when ETs are finally communicated with.