- -: TEDxWarwick - Kerry Kirwan - Lean, Mean and Green
March 22, 2012 (about 12 years ago)Dr Kerry Kirwan is an Associate Professor at WMG, University of Warwick. He specialises in sustainable materials and was recently involved in building Eco One, an environmentally friendly racing car made from recycled materials and fuelled by biodiesel derived from waste food products, including ...
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- -: TEDxUTK - David Grueser - Earthbags
March 22, 2012 (about 12 years ago)David Grueser is a Junior at The University of Tennessee majoring in Civil and Environmental Engineering. In his talk, entitled "Earthbags", he discusses the possibilities for cheap and sustainable housing around the globe.
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- -: TEDxUTK - Savan Kharel - Emergent Space
March 22, 2012 (about 12 years ago)Savan Kharel is a fourth year Ph.D. student in the Physics Department at The University of Tennessee. In his talk, entitled "Emergent Space", he discusses emerging space-time and the possibilities and opportunities that it offers.
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- -: TEDxUTK - Stephen Levy - Electrical Energy
March 22, 2012 (about 12 years ago)Stephen Levy is the Director of the Tennessee Solar Energy Association. In his talk, entitled "Electrical Energy", he offers insight on the past, present, and the future of solar energy.
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- -: TEDxUTK - Tyler Rowe - Nuclear Reactors
March 22, 2012 (about 12 years ago)Tyler Rowe is an Engineering student at The University of Tennessee. In his talk, entitled "Nuclear Reactors", he discusses his work within the Nuclear Engineering Department and the future of nuclear technology.
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- -: How Big Tobacco Corrupts Science
March 13, 2012 (about 12 years ago)Complete video at http://fora.tv/2012/03/02/Does_Corporate_Funding_Corrupt_Science Robert Proctor, Professor of the History of Science at Stanford University, explains ways in which the tobacco industry has manipulated science. Proctor argues that tobacco-friendly scientific research was "mounti...
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- -: John Engler: Trading Tax Breaks for Lower Rates
March 22, 2012 (about 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2012/03/22/Monitor_Breakfast_Business_Roundtable_Head_John_Engler Business Roundtable head John Engler discusses his group's proposal to eliminate tax breaks in order to lower the corporate tax rate to a flat 25%. "I think there is a willingness to be very crea...
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- -: Paul Snelgrove: A census of the ocean
February 28, 2012 (about 12 years ago)http://www.ted.com Oceanographer Paul Snelgrove shares the results of a ten-year project with one goal: to take a census of all the life in the oceans. He shares amazing photos of some of the surprising finds of the Census of Marine Life. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and p...
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- -: Paul Gilding: The Earth is full
February 29, 2012 (about 12 years ago)http://www.ted.com Have we used up all our resources? Have we filled up all the livable space on Earth? Paul Gilding suggests we have, and the possibility of devastating consequences, in a talk that's equal parts terrifying and, oddly, hopeful. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks...
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- -: The Curious Case of Richard Muller, Former Climate Change Critic
February 24, 2012 (about 12 years ago)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://bigthink.com/ideas/4177 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Author James Lawrence Powell explains the case of the physicist Richard Muller, who used to be critical about the science behind global warming. Muller conducted a study funded by the Koch brothers that reported, lo and behold, the ea...
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