Posted By:  onairedhews Posted On:  May 30, 2008	Farewell…Go with the right side.
As you seniors embark off into the great unknown, I thought that I would share with you some insight that was shared with me a few months ago. TED is indeed an awesome project and they have provided us (you) with a perfect stepping off point: Thanks for a good year. And thanks for...... [view]

Posted By:  mydemand Posted On:  May 1, 2008	Once Upon A School: Get Inspired
As part of his TED Prize (the award given by major ideas conference TED to 3 prominent people to have one wish come true), author Dave Eggers talks about his project 826 Valencia , a writing and tutoring center for young people staffed by professional writers and educators, housed behind...... [view]

Posted By:  ubershibs Posted On:  Mar 24, 2008	Jane McGonigal is pervasive
At a bit late: sxsw was awesome. Jane McGonigal gave a great keynote about the future of happiness and her work in alternate reality games (see the graphic representation .) She mentioned four characteristics of happy-making experiences: Having satisfying work to do The experience of being...... [view]

Posted By:  Woldhek Posted On:  Mar 5, 2008	Leonardo's face: the story
it will take some time before the TED talks are online, so I made a quick recording myself. Here it is.... [view]

Posted By:  Woldhek Posted On:  Feb 28, 2008	Leonardo da Vinci
Today I presented my theory about Leonardo da Vinci's face at the TED conference. It met with great enthusiasm. The theory was also broad casted on Dutch TV (see from minute 25 onwards Leonardo in Nova ). I am glad that the story is now 'published' and look forward to see what will happen...... [view]

Posted By:  Woldhek Posted On:  Feb 26, 2008	TED
I am off to the TED conference in Monterey, California to talk to the participants about NABUUR. It should be possible to find some valuable support there. I will also stand on the TED stage for three minutes (!) to tell about a discovery that I made about the face of Leonardo da Vinci. More...... [view]

Posted By:  christopherbaan Posted On:  Dec 7, 2007	The Seemingly Impossible is Possible
Hans Rosling s presentation at the TED-conference in 2006 has been seen by around 500.000 people over the internet, at TED ’s web-page , at Google Video or Youtube . This year, 2007, Hans Roslings TED-speach focused on making the seemingly impossible, possible. Prof. Hans Rosling...... [view]

Posted By:  kevinpaulmorris Posted On:  Sep 17, 2007	Photosynth Technology Preview
New from Microsoft, a unique architecture allowing images to be put together in order to recreate a real space. Use the space bar to scan from image to image, use your scroll button to zoom; its incredible. Combined with Microsoft Surface Technology, or what has until now been labeled as "Project...... [view]

Posted By:  kevinpaulmorris Posted On:  Nov 4, 2007	William Kamkwamba: How I built my family a windmill
This from TED: "To power his family's home, young William Kamkwamba (19 yrs old) built an electricity-producing windmill from spare parts and scrap. 19-year-old William Kamkwamba, from Malawi, is a born inventor. When he was 14, he built an electricity-producing windmill from spare parts and...... [view]

Posted By:  qnp Posted On:  Apr 16, 2007	new academics
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