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- -: TEDxEuclidAve - Pierre Garrigues - Mobile Visual Search

November 2, 2011 (over 12 years ago)

Pierre Garrigues is the director of Research & Development at IQ Engines. As a graduate student in the Redwood center for theoretical neuroscience at UC Berkeley, he developed computational models of human visual processing. His current focus is to build IQ Engines' image recognition platform tha...

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- -: The Problem with Faith - Richard Ackland

November 22, 2008 (over 15 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/08/19/Would_We_Be_Better_Off_Without_Religion Journalist Richard Ackland argues that many religious leaders encourage people to blindly follow their beliefs, which can lead to ignorant, and even dangerous decisions. ----- While the world's religions have ...

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Frank Slade: Frank Defends Charlie in Court

December 23, 1992 (over 31 years ago)

Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade defends Charlie Simms in his court hearing after the boy is insulted by the Baird headmaster. Franks Slade is played by Al Pacino in the drama film, Scent of a Woman.

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Maurice L. Pogue: Skydiving Blind

May 6, 1994 (almost 30 years ago)

Maurice L. Pogue (Dana Carvey) gives a general but heartwarming speech to his friends that he can't seem to remember due to his medical condition in the comedy film, Clean Slate.

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Helen Keller: Strike Against War

January 5, 1916 (over 108 years ago)

Helen Keller dismisses the thought that the United States will need to engage in war with Germany and Japan for valid reasons. She states that war is merely an instrument to protect investment and control over countries the US are currently overseeing.

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Dennis Hong: Making a Car For Blind Drivers

March 1, 2011 (about 13 years ago)

Dennis Hong explains how his team developed a prototype for a car that can be driven safely by blind people through the use of non-visual interfaces.

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Helen Keller: Speech to the Lions Club 1925 International Convention

June 30, 1925 (almost 99 years ago)

Helen Keller appeals to the Lions to take on the duty of becoming knights for those blind people who are in need of education, sympathy and guidance to light.

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Caroline Casey: Looking Past Limits

December 1, 2010 (over 13 years ago)

Caroline Casey

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Joseph Lekuton: A Parable for Kenya

January 2, 2007 (over 17 years ago)

Joseph Lekuton shares a story that inspired him to take the lead and go back to help his people in Kenya.

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Pawan Sinha: How Brains Learn to See

November 1, 2009 (over 14 years ago)

Pawan Sinha shows how children's vision impairment can be cured as opposed to the misconception that the human visual learning is stumped upon reaching a certain age thus treatment is usually not administered.

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