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Untangling the brain – by Nature Video

July 22, 2012

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Our brains are a dense tangle of billions of nerve cells connected together at synapses. Knowing how everything links up is key to understanding how the brain works — but it’s a huge challenge. Figuring out the brain’s wiring diagram is the aim of connectomics. It’s done at many scales: from the “super highways” linking brain areas down to individual cells and their connections. This video shows how, for the… read more

Video Source: Nature Video

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Topics: Cognitive Science/Neuroscience

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Marc Goodman: a vision of crimes in the future

July 22, 2012

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The theme of TEDGlobal 2012 was “Radical Openness.” In his talk, Marc Goodman explores the unintended consequences of this openness, giving the audience a glimpse into the future of crime and global security.

 

 

 

Video Source: TED

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Topics: Social/Ethical/Legal | Survival/Defense | Synthetic Biology

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Hackers On Planet Earth 2012

July 20, 2012

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Highlights of the Hackers On Planet Earth (HOPE) conference, held July 13-15, 2012 in New York City.

Video Source: HOPE

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Topics: Social/Ethical/Legal | Survival/Defense

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Vernor Vinge & The Singularity: Authors at Google

July 19, 2012

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5-time Hugo Award winning author Vernor Vinge, one of the most lauded SF writers of our era, discusses his work and concepts from it, including the concept of “The Singularity” which he coined, and his latest novel, “Children of the Sky,” the sequel to “A Fire Upon the Deep.” He is interviewed by Brad Templeton of EFF/Singularity U/Google X.

Video Source: @Google Talks

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Topics: Singularity/Futures

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Infinite Reality: avatars, eternal life and new worlds

July 16, 2012

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Jeremy Bailenson, founding director of Stanford University’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab and an associate professor in the Department of Communication at Stanford, shares his research on virtual reality, avatars, transformed social interaction, related communication and psychological theories; and the implications for citizens living in the digital age.

Video Source: Stanford University

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Topics: Singularity/Futures | Social/Ethical/Legal | VR/Augmented Reality/Computer Graphics

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3D Printer – high resolution – homemade – DIY

July 12, 2012

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This is a High resolution 3D Printer I have developed at home. The printer quality is amazing.

I have been dreaming about having a 3D Printer at home for many years, but the ones with good quality are not affordable and the low costs just deliver poor quality. Sounds crazy but I decided to build a high resolution 3D Printer by myself at home (people actually said that I… read more

Video Source: 3D Printer High Resolution – DIY

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Topics: Nanotech/Materials Science | VR/Augmented Reality/Computer Graphics

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Challenges of getting to Mars: Curiosity’s seven minutes of terror

July 12, 2012

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Team members at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory share the challenges of the Curiosity Mars rover’s final minutes to landing on the surface of Mars.

Video Source: NASA

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Topics: Space

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Off The Grid — inside the movement

July 11, 2012

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Some of the characters (including author Carolyn Chute) from the book – OFF THE GRID – Inside the Movement for More Space, Less Government and True Independence in Modern America, (Penguin, August 2010).

I traveled around America meeting these extraordinary people and writing about their lives. Above all I wanted to find out WHY they live off the grid.

Video Source: Off-Grid

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Topics: Social/Ethical/Legal

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Carl Schoonover: How to look inside the brain

July 11, 2012

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There have been remarkable advances in understanding the brain, but how do you actually study the neurons inside it? Using gorgeous imagery, neuroscientist and TED Fellow Carl Schoonover shows the tools that let us see inside our brains.

Carl Schoonover is a neuroscientist and one of the founders of NeuWrite, a collaboration between writers and neuroscientist.

Video Source: TED

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Topics: Cognitive Science/Neuroscience

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Juan Enriquez: Will our kids be a different species?

July 10, 2012

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Throughout human evolution, multiple versions of humans co-existed. Could we be mid-upgrade now? At TEDxSummit, Juan Enriquez sweeps across time and space to bring us to the present moment — and shows how technology is revealing evidence that suggests rapid evolution may be under way.

Juan Enriquez thinks and writes about profound changes that genomics will bring in business, technology, and society. His TED Book, “Homo Evolutis,”… read more

Video Source: TED

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Topics: Environment/Climate | Singularity/Futures

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How to control a robot with your thoughts

July 7, 2012

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Video Source: New Scientist

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Topics: Cognitive Science/Neuroscience | Human Enhancement | Singularity/Futures

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Overview of the da Vinci Si Surgical System

July 7, 2012

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Corporate video from Intuitive Surgical, maker of the da Vinci surgical robot, describing the main features of the system.

Video Source: Intuitive Surgical

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Topics: AI/Robotics | Biomed/Longevity

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Seth Shostak: ET is (probably) out there — get ready

July 6, 2012

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Dr. Seth Shostak participates in the search for extraterrestrial life at the SETI Institute. He heads up the International Academy of Astronautics’ SETI Committee, and hosts a weekly radio show, “Big Picture Science”. Shostak has published more than 400 popular articles on science, and his most recent book is Confessions of an Alien Hunter, A Scientist’s Search for Extraterrestrial Life (National Geographic). Shostak is also an accomplished photographer. His photos… read more

Video Source: TED

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Topics: Space

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What is the Higgs boson? John Ellis, theoretical physicist

July 4, 2012

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John Ellis answer the question, What is the Higgs boson? In preparation for the press conference following the seminar on LHC 2012 results on the Higgs boson searches, on July 4 2012 at CERN.

Video Source: CERN

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Topics: Physics/Cosmology

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CERN: Are we there yet on the search for the Higgs boson?

July 4, 2012

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Video Source: CERN

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Topics: Physics/Cosmology

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