this is a great clip, that i was reminded of after reading a recent reply from bareboards.
posted by my15minutes 1 decade 6 years 4 months ago • 1,161 views • 7:27global progress
Updated: 9 years 3 months 1 week ago
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proof that you don't have to be Pollyanna, just to believe some things are going the right way.
"Bucky had it right. “You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” That’s why we’re awarding a $100,000... continue reading
posted by laura 1 decade 6 years 5 months ago • 1,975 viewsSteven Pinker is Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University.
posted by bluecliff 1 decade 7 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 4,561 viewsFalcon 1 is set to take off as early as July 29, 2008. One of the "piggyback" payloads will be a 4 kg (less than 10 lbs) NASA satellite about the size of a bread box that can unfurl into a 10 meter square... continue reading
posted by joemawlma 1 decade 6 years 4 months 1 week ago • 1,575 viewsA how to video for "Super Power Bloke" to help reduce his carbon emmissions.
posted by notarobot 1 decade 6 years 7 months 1 week ago • 1,465 viewsAn interesting way of going about making environmentally friendly change. Will it work? It did in this example.
posted by twiddles 1 decade 6 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 1,488 viewsarvana's sift of the project's launch: http://www.videosift.com/video/One-Laptop-Per-Child-introduced-at-TED-Talks which deserves more than 14, imho.
posted by my15minutes 1 decade 6 years 5 months ago • 2,010 viewsMycologist Paul Stamets studies the mycelium -- and lists 6 ways that this astonishing fungus can help save the world (and no, none involve human ingestion).
posted by Trancecoach 1 decade 6 years 6 months 1 week ago • 9,198 views • 18:18"Rock star physicist" Brian Cox talks about his work on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. Discussing the biggest of big science in an engaging, accessible way, Cox brings us along on a tour of the massive... continue reading
posted by BicycleRepairMan 1 decade 6 years 6 months 4 weeks ago • 6,698 views • 14:56Obama in NH on primary night with some clips from the campaign. Talk about a Kenedy-quality speaker... God help me, I'm a republican supporting a liberal democrat. :🤦: ...even if I don't... continue reading
posted by Doc_M 1 decade 6 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 2,711 viewsi swear this has got to be the most inspiring slideshow i've ever seen. From TED: "With subtle accompaniment by longtime friend Herbie Hancock, and a slide show that has opened the minds (and pocketbooks)... continue reading
posted by youmakekittymad 1 decade 6 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 3,120 viewsBarack Obama speaks about lowering gas prices in Beckley, WV on March 20, 2008. The last 45 seconds of this is great.
posted by Tofumar 1 decade 6 years 8 months ago • 5,149 viewsFrom CBS News: Imagine re-growing a severed fingertip, or creating an organ in the lab that can be transplanted into a patient without risk of rejection. It sounds like science fiction, but it's not.... continue reading
posted by lucky760 1 decade 6 years 8 months ago • 6,939 viewsTaken from Dailymotion desc: "On February 10th, a group that calls themselves Anonymous took to the streets in protest against Scientology. In 15 minutes, this video attempts to tell the story of... continue reading
posted by Raigen 1 decade 6 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 2,161 views • 14:19Geoff Lawton talks about how his agriculture designs recovered deserts in the Mideast, converting the dead, salty soil to food producing land in a matter of months.
posted by notarobot 1 decade 6 years 8 months 1 week ago • 1,342 views • 5:20Transcript here: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/18/us/politics/18text-obama.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
posted by dystopianfuturetoday 1 decade 6 years 8 months 1 week ago • 5,404 viewsWired Editor-at-large Kevin Kelly traces the remarkable similarities between the evolution of biology and technology, ultimately declaring technology the "7th kingdom of life." View larger size on TEDTalks. ... continue reading
posted by fissionchips 1 decade 6 years 9 months 1 week ago • 2,288 views • 20:31The return to the Moon. This time to stay.
posted by schmawy 1 decade 6 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 3,349 viewsread more about the company Quantum Sphere and their technology here. http://www.automotivedesignline.com/news/206801713;jsessionid=P2KWSODZIOKKWQSNDLOSKH0CJUNN2JVN?pgno=1 http://www.qsinano.com/
posted by qruel 1 decade 6 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 1,018 views