Posts Tagged for: ted2011

Why is family important? This TED Talk says it all.

A very brief talk by Ric Elias on the 3 things he learned while his plane crashed. Very powerful, particularly as a reminder of why family is so important. Watch it! It’s only 5 minutes.

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Great teacher, children and game = world peace.

An amazing example of how (super low-fi) gameplay and a great teacher can do amazing things… and show us how clever children are… and maybe we’re not? It was one of the last talks of TED2011… and a great way
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One of the scariest talks of TED2011

If you really want to know what’s going on online check this talk I saw at TED2011 on the cracking of Stuxnet. Not surprising but still truly scary. It will shatter any illusions you may have.

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Children’s Rights, Cut-Backs and Consequences

Saturday’s protests in London against the upcoming cutbacks by the UK government reminded me of Bill Gates’ talk at TED2011. What would happen if children had the right to vote? Would governments be less likely to side with civil servants
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My favorite talk of TED2011 now LIVE!

This is so worth watching. 22 years old and just draw droppingly inspirational.

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TED2011 – Short and superb talk by Mark Bezos

This was a really punchy TEDU talk. Definitely worth checking out if you have a few minutes.

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