TEDxSanJoseCA - Jonathan Trent, PhD - Can We Cultivate Energy?
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NASA Nanotechnology Scientist To provide practical answers to critical questions regarding sustainable energy, Jonathan Trent initiated a project called "Global Research into Energy and the Environment at NASA (GREEN)." This project, supported by Google, led him to investigate biofuels that do not compete with agriculture. With a Ph.D. in Biol... Read more
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- -: TEDxSanJoseCA - Jonathan Trent, PhD - Can We Cultivate Energy?
April 18, 2011 (about 13 years ago)NASA Nanotechnology Scientist To provide practical answers to critical questions regarding sustainable energy, Jonathan Trent initiated a project called "Global Research into Energy and the Environment at NASA (GREEN)." This project, supported by Google, led him to investigate biofuels that do n...
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- -: Kevin Slavin: How algorithms shape our world
July 21, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com Kevin Slavin argues that we're living in a world designed for -- and increasingly controlled by -- algorithms. In this riveting talk from TEDGlobal, he shows how these complex computer programs determine: espionage tactics, stock prices, movie scripts, and architecture. And he ...
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- -: John F. Kennedy - Acceptance of the Democratic Nomination
September 29, 2008 (over 15 years ago)You can view the full speech here: http://millercenter.org/scripps/archive/speeches/detail/3362 At Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California, Kennedy calls for the "New Frontier," his successor to the "New Deal" and the "Fair Deal." July 15th, 1960
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- -: Deepwater Oil Disaster? 'We'll Find Out When It Happens'
July 7, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/06/02/David_Helvarg_Saved_by_the_Sea David Helvarg, founder and president of the Blue Frontier Campaign, discusses offshore drilling practices over the last decade. Aboard one deepwater BP rig, Helvarg recalls asking a drill boss what would happen in the ev...
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George Washington: Proclamation Against Crimes Against the Cherokee Nations
December 12, 1792 (over 231 years ago)President George Washington calls on the American people to track down and bring to justice at a bounty of $500 a piece, 'certain lawless and wicked persons' who attacked a peaceful Cherokee nation town.
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