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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

The Gift Of Play

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Yes, I've lived to attend a TED event. I'm totally sold! Can't wait for tomorrow! I am very confident in the people involved and all the effort that went into this. It will be an unique experience, I'm sure of it! I always wanted to take part in such an event and now my dream came true. It's one of those things that you can't help but tell everyone around you how cool it will be and so on. But

The Good News of the Decade?

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Great presentation from the one and only Hans Rosling from this year's TEDxChange event. Amazing! Posted via email from RATIO EX MACHINA

The Beauty of Data Visualization

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David McCandless shares his thoughts about how fascinating data collection really is. Wonderful lecture, which can also be found on TED.com. Enjoy! Posted via email from RATIO EX MACHINA

Monkeynomics

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Laurie Santos delves into the irrationality of human behaviour in economics. Great talk. Enjoy! Posted via email from RATIO EX MACHINA

The Pattern Behind Self-deception

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Michael Shermer says the human tendency to believe strange things -- from alien abductions to dowsing rods -- boils down to two of the brain's most basic, hard-wired survival skills. He explains what they are, and how they get us into trouble. Posted via web from RATIO EX MACHINA

God Exists!

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Ladies and gentlemen, I'm forced to bow down in front of the compelling evidence, evidence that I present you below. God exists! He's a human that goes by the name of Craig Venter. :)) Here's his most recent talk, on TED, where he explains how he and his team managed to create the first fully functioning, reproducing cell controlled by synthetic DNA Enjoy! Posted

The Hidden Influence of Social Networks

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We're all embedded in vast social networks of friends, family, co-workers and more. Nicholas Christakis tracks how a wide variety of traits -- from happiness to obesity -- can spread from person to person, showing how your location in the network might impact your life in ways you don't even know. Posted via web from RATIO EX MACHINA

Sex, Drugs and HIV

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Elizabeth Pisani on the topic of sex and AIDS. Very interesting. Posted via web from RATIO EX MACHINA

Michael Specter: The danger of science denial

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Vaccine-autism claims, "Frankenfood" bans, the herbal cure craze: All point to the public's growing fear (and, often, outright denial) of science and reason, says Michael Specter. He warns the trend spells disaster for human progress. Michael Specter is a staff writer for the New Yorker. His new book, Denialism, asks why we have increasingly begun to fear scientific advances instead of embracing

Science Can Answer Moral Questions

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This was Sam Harris' presentation at TED Talks 2010. Great stuff, hope you learn a few things. Posted via web from RATIO EX MACHINA

Jamie Oliver's TED Prize Wish

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And his wish was to "Teach every child about food" and its importance. Way to go Jamie! Posted via web from RATIO EX MACHINA

Sex Slavery

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This is a talk I just watched on TED. It moved me very, very much...I decided to share it with you. Hope it will bring up some feelings within you didn't think you had.Sunitha Krishnan has dedicated her life to rescuing women and children from sex slavery, a multimilion-dollar global market. In this courageous talk, she tells three powerful stories, as well as her own, and calls for a more humane

Random Acts of Kindness

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Jonathan Zittrain: The Web as random acts of kindnessFeeling like the world is becoming less friendly? Social theorist Jonathan Zittrain begs to difffer. The Internet, he suggests, is made up of millions of disinterested acts of kindness, curiosity and trust.

Homo Evolutis: The Future of Humanity

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These are two examples of extraordinary thinking by one of my favourite intelligence gurus, Juan Enriquez. The man knows how to make a presentation for one, second, he's filled to the brim with knowledge and third, he's willing to share it with us!First, the TED Talks presentation and then the article from Edge.Hope you enjoy them. JUAN ENRIQUEZ CEO, Biotechonomy; was Founding Director

Alain de Botton @ TED Talks - A Kinder, Gentler Philosophy of Success

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This is one of the best presentations I have ever seen. Alain de Botton manages to captivate the audience with his unique way of exposing things.

Enjoy!

Hans Rosling @ TED Talks "Let My Dataset Blow Your Mindset"

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This is Hans Rosling's June talk at TED.

About the talk:
Talking at the US State Department this summer, Hans Rosling uses his fascinating data-bubble software to burst myths about the developing world. Look for new analysis on China and the post-bailout world, mixed with classic data shows.

You can download (for free!) the talk from the TED website, here