TEDxOxford - Kevin Warwick - Cyborg Interfaces
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In this talk Kevin Warwick, professor of Cybernetics at Reading University presents his talk on Cyborgs at TEDxOxford on 26th September 2011. He presents ideas on bringing back sight to the blind, allowing humans to see with sonar, and communicating with thought alone by combining artificial components with humans. TEDxOxford is a conference r... Read more
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- -: TEDxOxford - Kevin Warwick - Cyborg Interfaces
January 7, 2012 (over 12 years ago)In this talk Kevin Warwick, professor of Cybernetics at Reading University presents his talk on Cyborgs at TEDxOxford on 26th September 2011. He presents ideas on bringing back sight to the blind, allowing humans to see with sonar, and communicating with thought alone by combining artificial comp...
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- -: Stephen Hawking: Asking big questions about the universe
April 4, 2008 (about 16 years ago)http://www.ted.com Professor Stephen Hawking asks some big questions about our universe -- How did the universe begin? How did life begin? Are we alone? -- and discusses how we might go about answering them. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Confer...
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- -: Laurie Santos: How monkeys mirror human irrationality
July 29, 2010 (over 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com Why do we make irrational decisions so predictably? Laurie Santos looks for the roots of human irrationality by watching the way our primate relatives make decisions. A clever series of experiments in "monkeynomics" shows that some of the silly choices we make, monkeys make too...
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- -: Svante Pääbo: DNA clues to our inner neanderthal
August 30, 2011 (over 12 years ago)http://www.ted.com Sharing the results of a massive, worldwide study, geneticist Svante Pääbo shows the DNA proof that early humans mated with Neanderthals after we moved out of Africa. (Yes, many of us have Neanderthal DNA.) He also shows how a tiny bone from a baby finger was enough to identify...
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- -: Animals Are Smarter Than Humans?
March 22, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Ellen found a couple of hilarious web videos that might finally prove that animals are smarter than humans! Watch and judge for yourself.
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- -: Animals Are Smart! Humans Aren't!
April 8, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Ellen found more videos that prove that animals are more intelligent than humans -- and shared them in her segment, "Animals Are Smart, Humans Be Stupid!"
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- -: Animals are Smarter than Humans!
April 11, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Ellen found even more proof that animals are smart, and humans aren't! Watch how humans and animals handle a water fountain and decide for yourself.
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- -: Humans vs. Animals: Who Is Smarter?
June 14, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)This hilarious batch of web videos will make you question who is smarter -- humans or animals? Watch and decide for yourself!
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- -: TEDxZurich - Peter Schmid - Australopithecus sediba
October 23, 2011 (over 12 years ago)In 2008 Peter Schmid and his team made a discovery that would have a profound impact on the way we explain the emergence of mankind. The bones and fragments of this new species they had discovered, showed both human and australopith, or pre-human, characteristics. After publishing many articles i...
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- -: John Gray - Are Men Poor Listeners?
February 28, 2008 (about 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/02/11/John_Gray_Why_Mars_and_Venus_Collide John Gray, bestselling author of "Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus," argues that differences between men's and women's brains lead to men being viewed as poor listeners. ----- John Gray talks about Why Mar...
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