An interesting look at how an engineer designed a better way to repair his own heart!
Archive for the 'TED Talks' Category
17
Apr
12
TED Talk Tuesday: Part 2
17
Apr
12
TED Talk Tuesday
An interesting take on what it will take to fix American health care. He suggests that we need less of the independent spirit of the proverbial “cowboy” and more of the teamwork of a pit crew. Take a look/listen.
After the Easter break, let’s get today’s TED Talks started with an interesting look at secrets that people have chosen to share anonymously.
03
Apr
12
TED Talk Tuesday: Part 2
How statistics impacts jury trials and can lead to incorrect convictions.
03
Apr
12
TED Talk Tuesday
Now this is just cool …
27
Mar
12
TED Talk Tuesday: Part 3
This TED Talk is a little mindblowing. Embrace your inner nerd (even if you don’t think you have one) and marvel at where technology could be headed. Then consider that this technology is being developed by the government, and wonder what we don’t know about the real cutting edge, and worry about the unintended consequences that could come.
27
Mar
12
TED Talk Tuesday: Part 2
I don’t usually stray into poetry and literature here at No Longer Normal, but this was an interesting exploration of visual and poetry. Also, Billy Collins has an amazingly entertaining delivery, and the poem about an adolescent girl at the end is hilarious. It is worth the whole thing just for that!
27
Mar
12
TED Talk Tuesday
This idea might change the world …
20
Mar
12
TED Talk Tuesday: Part 3
I’ve commented before on the science behind fracking, and the lack of media acknowledgement of the improvement in techniques over the 50+ years of the technology. In this TED talk, T. Boone Pickens discusses the possibility that natural gas could be one way to cut America’s dependence on foreign oil. Not sure I agree with everything in the talk, but it is worth considering whether he is making valid claims that would lead us out of our constant need to police the waters of the Persian Gulf to keep the oil coming.
20
Mar
12
TED Talk Tuesday: Part 2
In light of all of the debate over the SOPA/PIPA controversy, I was delighted to see this lighthearted talk that takes a look at the math behind the claims that the music/movie industry makes about their losses due to copyright infringement.
TED Talk Tuesday part 3 coming around 6:00 today.
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