The Era of Entanglement: Humanity Is 'Back to the Jungle'
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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/10/24/World_Changing_Ideas Danny Hillis, co-chairman of the technology and design firm Applied Minds, characterizes the present day as a "post-Enlightenment" point in time in which people no longer understand the technology that surrounds them. Branding it "the Entanglement Era," Hillis compares humanity's... Read more
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- -: The Era of Entanglement: Humanity Is 'Back to the Jungle'
January 10, 2012 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/10/24/World_Changing_Ideas Danny Hillis, co-chairman of the technology and design firm Applied Minds, characterizes the present day as a "post-Enlightenment" point in time in which people no longer understand the technology that surrounds them. Branding it ...
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- -: Tom Murphy: The Fossil Fuel Joyride Is Over
November 10, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/compass_summit_2011 Tom Murphy, associate physics professor at the University of California San Diego, projects energy needs for future enerations to argue that current ways of living are unsustainable. Disputing the argument that technology can save ...
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- -: Stewart Brand: Progress with Nuclear Fusion?
November 10, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/10/26/Energy_Finding_the_Right_Mix Stewart Brand, president and co-founder of the Long Now Foundation, describes how the National Ignition Facility has almost created a nuclear fusion reaction with net energy output that will drastically alter the energy ga...
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- -: Scientists on the 'Massive Issue' of Space Junk
November 11, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/10/25/Why_Space_Matters A group of scientists discuss the growing international concern of space junk and debris originating from colliding satellites. ----- IDEAS THAT ACCELERATE: SCIENCE MULTIPLIERS Why Space Matters Ariane Cornell, Executive Directo...
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- -: Microbiome: The Ecosystems Living on Your Body
November 12, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/10/25/The_Dark_Matter_of_Biology As Dr. Seuss once said, "A creature's a creature, no matter how small" - and, according to UC Davis biologist Jonathan Eisin, this applies to the ecosystems of microbes that live on the human body. ----- IDEAS THAT ACCELER...
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- -: Waste Hierarchy: How an iPad Gets Recycled
November 14, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/10/26/Taking_Out_GEs_Trash Tom Szaky, CEO and founder of Terracycle, describes the recycling process for electronic devices. "Each type of waste stream has what we call a waste hierarchy," says Szaky. He explains that while many electronics are refurbished,...
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- -: Solar Fuels: Beating Nature at Its Own Game
November 15, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/10/26/Reinventing_the_Leaf_Future_Sources_of_Fuel Dr. Nate Lewis, professor of chemistry at California Institute of Technology, discusses the potential of solar fuels to meet base load demand for the entire world. Lewis explains his work at the Joint Center...
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- -: Robots for Humanity
November 15, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/10/25/The_Promise_of_Robotics Steve Cousins, president and CEO of Willow Garage, expands on how robotics can benefit the disabled. Cousins explains how robots can assist with everyday tasks such as shaving and itching, as well as autonomous tasks. "This set...
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