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Education is one of society’s most important long-term investments. Like so many other important issues, schooling can be an incredibly controversial topic. Pretty much everyone agrees that some sort of education is vital, but after that the consensus breaks down: What should we be teaching children, exactly? And how should we teach them? In the presentation [...]
I recently checked out an excellent TED talk from Alex Steffen of Worldchanging.com. In the clip below, Alex addresses the subject of a sustainable future (and what it will take to achieve one). This wide-reaching presentation touches on numerous issues, from the emergence of megacities to patterns of technology adoption and brilliant inventions built to empower [...]
Blaise Aguera y Arcas first created a stir in 2007 when he introduced Photosynth at TED: Blaise Aguera y Arcas: Photosynth demo This year he demonstrated a new way to think about maps. The demo includes live video inside a map: There comes a point where this really has nothing to do with maps. When [...]
I am a big fan of TED talks and have watched many of them. The talks present the ideas of some of the world’s most innovative thinkers. But there is no way I have watched all of the talks. Therefore, this catalog is extremely handy: All TEDTalks as of 4/16/2009 There are 447 talks listed. [...]
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