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- -: Ray Kurzweil "How to Create a Mind", Authors at Google
November 19, 2012 (over 11 years ago)How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed About the book: In How to Create a Mind, The Secret of Human Thought Revealed, the bold futurist and author of The New York Times bestseller The Singularity Is Near explores the limitless potential of reverse engineering the human brain...
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- -: Dean Kamen: Rolling along, helping students and the third world
May 14, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Inventor Dean Kamen lays out his argument for the Segway and offers a peek into his next big ideas (portable energy and water purification for developing countries). TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world'...
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- -: Dean Kamen: New prosthetic arm for veterans
August 28, 2007 (over 16 years ago)http://www.ted.com Inventor Dean Kamen previews the prosthetic arm hes developing at the request of the US Department of Defense. His quiet commitment to using technology to solve problems -- while honoring the human spirit -- has never been more clear. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the b...
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- -: Dean Kamen: The emotion behind invention
April 6, 2010 (about 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com Soldiers who've lost limbs in service face a daily struggle unimaginable to most of us. At TEDMED, Dean Kamen talks about the profound people and stories that motivated his work to give parts of their lives back with his design for a remarkable prosthetic arm. TEDTalks is a da...
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- -: Dean Kamen on Prosthetic Arms for War Veterans
November 12, 2008 (over 15 years ago)The Aspen Institute on FORA.tv: http://fora.tv/partner/aspen_institute Inventor Dean Kamen discusses the prosthetic arm his company invented for recent war veterans who had lost limbs. ----- Dean Kamen is an inventor, an entrepreneur and a tireless advocate for science and technology. As an ...
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Daniel Kraft: Medicine's Future? There's an App For That
April 1, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Physician Daniel Kraft shows amazing technology thatw hen merged with medicine could change the future of patients, doctors and human race.
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Dean Kamen: Preview: a New Prosthetic Arm
March 1, 2007 (about 17 years ago)In this preview, inventor Dean Kamen shows us a prosthetic arm that they've been developing. It was requested by the US Depertment of Defense to help those who have lost their limbs during their service for the country.
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Dean Kamen: The Emotion Behind Invention
October 1, 2009 (over 14 years ago)In this emotional talk, inventor Dean Kamen tells us about the people and the stories behind his incredible prosthetic arm. He narrates the experiences he had while developing this prosthetic arm and what motivated him and his team to achieve this level of technology.
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Deborah Scranton: Deborah Scranton on Her "War Tapes"
March 1, 2007 (about 17 years ago)Deborah Scranton talks about her film about soldiers and wars from an insider's point of view.
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Dean Kamen: On Inventing and Giving
February 1, 2002 (about 22 years ago)In this talk, inventor Dean Kamen presents the Segway. He argues it's use in cities and the advantages it has over other transpostation devices. He also gives a short introduction on the Stirling Cycle engine that they've been developing.
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Scott McCloud: Comics
February 1, 2005 (about 19 years ago)Scott McCloud talks about his childhood and his career as a cartoonist, as well as the power of the medium.
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Iqbal Quadir: Mobiles Fight Poverty
July 1, 2005 (almost 19 years ago)Iqbal Quadir shows how governments should make changes and how his telephone business improved thy economy of Bangladesh.
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Clay Shirky: How Cognitive Surplus Will Change the World
June 1, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Clay Shirky talks about how people like to create and share and how these two human abilities can help change the world.
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Eames Demetrios: The Design Genius of Charles + Ray Eames
February 1, 2007 (about 17 years ago)Eames Demetrios lovingly and passionately shows his grandparents' designs and ideas on chairs and filmmaking to the audience.
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