Posts Tagged ‘TED’

Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity? @ TED

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

Do you have kids? Have you ever thought about what they’re (not) learning? Sir Ken Robinson has a few thoughts on the matter. This one is highly recommended whether you have children or not.

Hans Rosling: Global health expert; data visionary @ TED

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Hans Rosling has a fascinating presentation at the TED site. Not only does he use actual data to talk about the economic and social changes rapidly occurring in the world, but he does it with beautiful graphics. ;-) Enjoy!

J.J. Abrams @ TED

Monday, April 14th, 2008

I recognized the name, but I didn’t make any connections until I was part way through the presentation. Hey, I live in Japan and don’t have much time for watching TV or movies, okay? ;-) Anyway, he’s an interesting guy, and has left his mark on a lot of TV and movies. Check it out.

Alan Kay @ TED

Friday, March 7th, 2008

Here’s one for the teacher in you. Alan Kay talks about technology, teaching and a bit of convergence of the two with the introduction of the $100 computer. Enjoy!

Craig Venter @ TED

Friday, March 7th, 2008

Craig Venter is a biologist and one of the leading figures in unlocking of the sequence the human genome. The video above is on his latest work to change the world for the better.