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Anand Agarawala: BumpTop
March 1, 2007 (about 17 years ago)In this talk, Anand Agarawala present Bumptop. A very interactive user-interface that gives you a more reality-based feel on your computer. He's inspiration for this - his actual work desk. As the demonstration goes, it's a richer and more fun way of interacting with all your information.
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Ray Kurzweil: A University for the Coming Singularity
February 1, 2009 (over 15 years ago)In this talk, Futurist Ray Kurzweil tells us about the march of technology. He shows us graphs and statistics about it's exponential growth. He also tells us about the Singularity University, a university that will bring together the brightest minds to study and develop future tech.
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Peter Hirshberg: On TV and the Web
December 1, 2007 (over 16 years ago)In this talk, Peter Hirshberg tells us about the history of media with regards to technology. He narrates how radio, TV, the computer, and the internet fit in this specific history. He provokes us to think how we are shaping this new media and at the same time, how it is shaping us.
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Nick Sears: Nick Sears Demos the Orb
March 1, 2007 (about 17 years ago)Nick Sears shows a 3D LED display currently being developed for companies to use as icons.
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Jimmy Wales: Jimmy Wales on the Birth of Wikipedia
July 1, 2005 (almost 19 years ago)Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales gives the audience an inside tour of the world's biggest encyclopedia
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Jonathan Harris: The Web's secret stories
March 1, 2007 (about 17 years ago)In this talk, Jonathan Harris shares some of his websites that try to define the world's emotional state. It is a grand marriage between the internet and man that shows feelings and thoughts on a huge scale. The way we express ourselves has dramatically evolved due to the internet.
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George Whitesides: George Whitesides: Toward a Science of Simplicity
February 1, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Legendary chemist George Whitesides explores simplicity and complexity in various objects and systems, and shares his idea of how these two concepts can be used as a guide to shaping science and technology.
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Nicholas Negroponte: One Laptop per Child, Two Years On
December 1, 2007 (over 16 years ago)In this talk, Tech visionary Nicholas Negroponte gives us an update on the One Laptop per Child project. He first gives a background on how this idea started. He then shows us how these devices are being distributed, narrates some of the difficulties they've encountered, and reports the positive ...
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Tan Le: A Headset that Reads Your Brainwaves
July 1, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Tan Le intoduces an amazing headset and its accompanying software that can map human brain waves for different functions and applications.
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Evan Williams: Evan Williams on Listening to Twitter Users
February 1, 2009 (over 15 years ago)Evan Williams tells the audience about the evolution of Twitter (which he co-founded) from a mere status update site to a valuable tool for information dispensation.
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