Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Technology, Entertainment, Design
Today, I made a really interesting discovery. I discovered TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design).
Before you think I've flipped my lid, I must clarify that TED is an annual conference whose invited speakers are some really amazing people and whose talks are some of the most interesting ones I've ever heard. I happened to stumble upon their website today and I must say I was impressed with some of the talks. As an example, check out this talk by V. S. Ramachandran, who is a leading authority on brain and cognitive science research. I remember hearing about his work on "phantom limbs" a few years back. In this talk, he gives details about phantom limbs and a couple of other things. This is a must watch for all science enthusiasts/geeks.
Of course, not all talks are about science. For example, the following is a talk by Steven Pinker who argues that contrary to what most of us think, we actually live in a much less violent society than at any other time in human history. The talk is apltly titled "A Brief History of Violence".
As a finale (at least for this post), there is the talk by Steven Levitt, who presents some insightful analysis about crack cocaine dealers and the pressures they face in their day to day "business". It is one of the funniest talks I've ever heard.
These talks pretty much made my day. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did. For more please visit their website.
Before you think I've flipped my lid, I must clarify that TED is an annual conference whose invited speakers are some really amazing people and whose talks are some of the most interesting ones I've ever heard. I happened to stumble upon their website today and I must say I was impressed with some of the talks. As an example, check out this talk by V. S. Ramachandran, who is a leading authority on brain and cognitive science research. I remember hearing about his work on "phantom limbs" a few years back. In this talk, he gives details about phantom limbs and a couple of other things. This is a must watch for all science enthusiasts/geeks.
Of course, not all talks are about science. For example, the following is a talk by Steven Pinker who argues that contrary to what most of us think, we actually live in a much less violent society than at any other time in human history. The talk is apltly titled "A Brief History of Violence".
As a finale (at least for this post), there is the talk by Steven Levitt, who presents some insightful analysis about crack cocaine dealers and the pressures they face in their day to day "business". It is one of the funniest talks I've ever heard.
These talks pretty much made my day. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did. For more please visit their website.
# posted by Sundeep : 10/24/2007 07:04:00 PM
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