Thursday, May 26, 2011
300 Years of FOSSIL FUELS in 300 Seconds
Fossil fuels have powered human growth and ingenuity for centuries. Now that we're reaching the end of cheap and abundant oil and coal supplies, we're in for an exciting ride. While there's a real risk that we'll fall off a cliff, there's still time to control our transition to a post-carbon future.
Jamie Oliver's TED Prize wish: Teach every child about food
Sharing powerful stories from his anti-obesity project in Huntington, W. Va., TED Prize winner Jamie Oliver makes the case for an all-out assault on our ignorance of food
Life Is About Expressing Yourself
Singer: Tony (music teacher and composer)
Lyrics: Jane Chen (CEO of Seth Education Foundation)
Thank haven, thank earth
Thank the love from All That Is
Thank every tree and flower
Thank every butterfly and bird
Thank every living creature in the mountains
For caring the visitor that loves to linger around
Thank you for being the unsung companion of Seth
Thank the friend that offers himself/herself to this land
Starting today
By extending the spirit of All That Is
For all the travelers that seek spiritual rest
Selfless sharing the love and light
Pray to every god in the universe
Bless and guide everyone of us
Return to the temple of the inner divinity
Dan Pink on the surprising science of motivation
Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don't: Traditional rewards aren't always as effective as we think. Listen for illuminating stories -- and maybe, a way forward.
Understanding The Financial Crisis--For Kids and Grownups
Having difficulty understanding the 2008 US Financial Crisis? Here's a short animated video that explains - visually!
TEDx Brussels 2010 - David Orban - Connects Every Thing
From the TEDx description of the talk: "David Orban connects every thing. After ten thousand years of accelerating techno-social evolution, the speed of change in machines is getting decoupled from that of humans, as we realize that we must grant them autonomy. As every thing gets connected, and the Internet Of Things builds itself, we will be free to be human, again! David Orban is an entrepreneur and visionary, an analyst of the global high technology landscape. He is Advisor and member of the Faculty of the Singularity University, and former Chairman, and a Director of Humanity+. He frequently speaks at conferences about the social impact of accelerating technological change, and of the Internet of Things.
David Cameron's 2011 World Economic Forum Keynote
World Economic Forum
Forum Annual Meeting participants. On the future of Europe, he said: "We are an open, trading continent. We have a proud record of invention. We’ve got advanced democratic values. But yes, we’ve got to recognize that Europe has to earn its way. The world doesn't owe us a living. So let's make the choice to do things differently, to fight for our prosperity."
Cameron outlined his vision of a new direction for the continent: a risk-taking investment culture, a Europe-wide patent scheme, tougher stress tests, killing off sovereign debt and removing crushing regulation are a formula for growth.
"Now is the time to go for a genuine Single Market," he said, pointing to commitments from leaders across Europe to open and free market reform.
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