Weekly TED updates

[Palmer Eldritch]

yes. I know. I am a TED whore to the extreme. I just can't help myself.

Since I'm thinking I'm going to keep posting TED videos often, I might as well just make one thread that I'll update to remind the rest of you to check out the site. I guess I'll be skipping the spiritual vids though (plus anything else I'm not thrilled with such as Frank Gehry...).

Nicholas Negroponte, in 1984, makes 5 predictions


Craig Venter: On the verge of creating synthetic life

[Zylark]

Loved the Negroponte talk. Always fun to review old "predictions".

[Palmer Eldritch]

yeah, and its amazing to see exactly how long these technologies take to develop. 20 years to get our touch screen ipods. Who knows whats in the development process now...

some new stuff...

Christopher deCharms: Looking inside the brain in real time



Neil Turok: 2008 TED Prize wish: An African Einstein


I recommend looking at Karen Armstrong's talk too. It doesn't fit under science though. I've read her work and her goals I feel are worthy of pursuit, but I'm not too thrilled with the bureaucratic entity she has chosen to over see this...

and two of my favorite old talks...

Ron Eglash: African fractals, in buildings and braids



George Dyson: Let's take a nuclear-powered rocket to Saturn

[Palmer Eldritch]

I was kinda disapointed that there wasn't anything new that was good this week until I saw this

[Zylark]

Interesting. I work as an AV-Engineer, doing big-screen live work mostly. I can see some applications to the "Whiteboard" feature. Gotta test it out

Thanx. I'm a TED addict myself, but this one went under my radar

[Budder81]

Originally Posted by Palmer Eldritch

I was kinda disapointed that there wasn't anything new that was good this week until I saw this

That was most impressive! The whiteboard and mouse thing was cool. But I want to play a game with dual infared pointers on the (multi touch -> point?) screen with infared head locators.

[Palmer Eldritch]

I'm glad you appreciate this thread Zylark. I'm going to keep posting videos until the entire city becomes addicted to TED talks

That was most impressive! The whiteboard and mouse thing was cool. But I want to play a game with dual infared pointers on the (multi touch -> point?) screen with infared head locators.

not to worry Budder81, I'm sure you will be within the next decade

More good TED this week

[Digit]

Originally Posted by Palmer Eldritch

I was kinda disapointed that there wasn't anything new that was good this week until I saw this

yep, this one is so great because it's accessible to anyone with the means to buy or borrow a wii remote (and has a screen and the ability to dl the software).
we tried it out before he was invited to ted.

do check out his youtube videos too.