That's damned amazing. Knowing how it works on paper, and seeing it are two vastly different things. I'd like to see a video for how RNA interference works.

I don't mean to be a kill joy, but does anyone else hate this kind of format for science shows? I always feel talked-down to from this format. It's trying to be far too affable at an expense of respectability. Yeah, yeah, I know the argument... it has to be "fun" or the layman couch potato wont watch it. But, honestly, so what if he doesn't? Let him watch his prime time sitcom, eat his tv dinner, and leave the thinking to the people who don't have to be coerced into doing so.

"If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor." -- Albert Einstein

I have seen them in other presentations; you're not missing much. Mostly slides of devices made out of lots and lots of spheres. Kind of like how you have to build things in Second Life

I'm kidding of course, they were interesting, but it doesn't take a lot away from the talk not to have them, though I agree it would have been better with.

He's even got enough tickets for the 10-speed bike.

I love how he maintains his cool, but he's kind of a dick about it. Kind reminds me how Dr. Cox from Scrubs would act if he was an anchorman.

I hope, one day, to be as big of a tool as this man, my new hero. Not because of what he has, but because of how he reminds us of it. He's so smarmy, you can taste it!

THIS IS DELICIOUS CAKE YOU MUST EAT IT /b/

Sterility has absolutely nothing to do with it. None of the items were in hermetically sealed containers. The fact that aroma was escaping proves an air exchange, which means everything, including the McDonald's fries were exposed to the environment. What the demonstration was attempting to illistrate was the lack of a biodegradability quotient inherent in the McDonald's fries. To that end, the results were obvious and well illistrated. Microbes will not germinate if there is nothing for them to consume. In layman's terms, the unspoken question is: if mold wont even eat these fries, should you?

You should check out Ray Kurzweil's and Eric Dexler's keynotes as well if you liked this one, they were my favorites of the whole event.

The Singularity is an obsurvation of accelerating trends in information technology, and an understanding of their ramifications, which represent a rupture in the fabric of human history.

Alright, that was awesomesauce. I've got to see this movie now.

I almost peed myself the first time I saw this. Best movie ever.

Elections are won by such a small margin now that an organized minority can decide the future. An organized minority, like say for example, an internet meme in favor of Ron Paul. We've got two years left guys, don't give up hope.

Thanks for that, I submitted this, and then when I was in "step 2" where it is checked for duplicates, I noticed I hadn't associated it with any group, so I just hit the back button and tried again. Resubmitting failed because it found a dupe (this one), but with a Discarded tag on it. I really didn't know how to fix it

RE: should have learned his speach
I'm usually not too concerned with the wraping paper an idea comes in so much as I am with the idea itself.

This goes along really well as a companion viewing to Adam Curtis' The Power of Nightmares, as well as Noam Chomsky's Manufacturing Consent. Check it out if you haven't already, Jeff. http://joox.net/cat/44/id/1031075

I'll see about finding it some place from where I can properly post it, but my queue is all full at the moment.