TEDxEnola - Nathan Verrill - Face to Face, Same Time, Same Place
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TEDxEnola: February 1st, 2012 Nathan Verrill "Face to Face, Same Time, Same Place" Enola, Pennsylvania In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connec... Read more
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- -: TEDxEnola - Nathan Verrill - Face to Face, Same Time, Same Place
April 19, 2012 (about 12 years ago)TEDxEnola: February 1st, 2012 Nathan Verrill "Face to Face, Same Time, Same Place" Enola, Pennsylvania In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live sp...
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March 23, 2012 (about 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/12/07/Bob_Costas__Bob_Lipsyte_A_Conversation_About_Sports Sportscaster Bob Costas criticizes professional football for both its celebration of violence and the likelihood that many players will sustain a serious injury at some point during their careers. -...
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- -: TEDxIrie - Mark A. Jones and Jacqueline Sutherland - Vision for ICT opportunities in Jamaica.
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- -: Stefana Broadbent: How the Internet enables intimacy
November 2, 2009 (over 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com We worry that IM, texting, Facebook are spoiling human intimacy, but Stefana Broadbent's research shows how communication tech is capable of cultivating deeper relationships, bringing love across barriers like distance and workplace rules. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of ...
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- -: Sending Google Into Space to Search for Alien Life
April 29, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/03/31/Seth_Shostak_Confessions_of_an_Alien_Hunter Seth Shostak, Senior Astronomer at the SETI Institute, recalls his idea to broadcast Google's servers into outer space as a means of making contact with extraterrestrials. "If you have a lot of material, it ...
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- -: SETI@home: Discover ET Using Your Home Computer
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- -: In Search of ET: Should We Broadcast?
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- -: Can the Internet Save Civilization? Seriously
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- -: Was Stephen Hawking Right About Aliens?
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