More robots trying to be like humans…
David Hanson presents further advancements in his journey to try and build sentience and empathy into robotics:
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Entries Tagged ‘TED’
Stewart brand challenges some environmental staples at TED
Jul.16, 2009 in
Current Events, Energy Tech, Geo-engineering, Myths, News of note, Rants, Technology, The Environment |
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Stewart Brand uses his time at TED to challenge existing ideologies around weighty issues like the environment, mass poverty, geo-engineering and energy provision/consumption. While you may or may not agree with his views, they have the wonderful effect of getting people talking and discussing these critical concepts.
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This is a must watch…
Jun.09, 2009 in
Current Events, Green Innovations, Innovation, News of note, The Environment |
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I first saw this presented via TED. 6 billion others, a Yann Arthus-Bertrand video exhibition about thousands of men and women testimonies from all around the world. A GoodPlanet project. Find more on http://www.goodplanet.org
|Why tribes, not money or factories, will change the world
Seth Godin argues the Internet has ended mass marketing and revived a human social unit from the distant past: tribes. Founded on shared ideas and values, tribes give ordinary people the power to lead and make big change. He urges us to do so.
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|Keeping the human in human interaction
Renny Gleeson starts his TED Talk with a couple of witty comments about how people use different techniques to text or Twitter while in social circles, but quickly begins to make some very interesting and poignant observations on how human interactions are changing. As someone that is completely guilty of some of these behaviours, this [...]
|Juan Enriquez talks science and tech
This is just the most recent in a number of talks the Juan Enriquez has given at TED. Probably one of the most interesting and engaging speakers I have had the pleasure of watching…
|For TED lovers, this is a must watch…
Jay Walker, curator of the Library of Human Imagination, conducts a surprising show-and-tell session highlighting a few of the intriguing artifacts that backdropped the 2008 TED stage.
|The importance of user experience innovation…
One of the areas that I am constantly discussing and debating with friends and colleagues is the importance of user experience, particularly in how it relates to how we as humans interact and communicate with/through technology. There are some fantastic examples of user experience innovations that are in market today (Apple iPhone, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Surface…etc), which have [...]
|A true test of being able to see both sides…
In this engaging and controversial Talk, Samantha Power challenges us all to see the hero in an unconventional person…
|Geek Tales from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab…
This TED Talk from SeriousPlay 2008 has presenter Charles Elachi sharing some fascinating and sometimes humourous stories from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab…
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