That last post just reminded me of something.
Some things I want to tweet. Some I want to blog. I wish they, and all social media of mine, were linked. I want a bar in the center of my computer that I can just type something into it and can file it appropriately. I'm too lazy to have a separate app for Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, etc... on my phone. I want it to all be linked.
EDIT: found it
Almost exactly what I was looking for.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
TED Talks: Printing Kidneys
http://www.ted.com/talks/anthony_atala_printing_a_human_kidney.html
First TEDmed I've seen – fascinating. Humans have the capability of printing new organs.
First TEDmed I've seen – fascinating. Humans have the capability of printing new organs.
TED Talk: Architecture that Senses and Responds
LINK FOR THE VIDEO
I never realized how much Formula 1 races and racecars in general depend upon technology. Each car has a team of techies monitoring every fluctuation in the car’s performance and collecting data in order to diagnose what needs to be changed at each pit stop. I thought NASCAR had turned stale, with no innovation, but that’s just naive thinking. In the same way statistics revolutionized baseball, monitoring a car’s performance and analyzing data has transformed the sport of racing.
This TED talk explains how that, in the same way we can monitor a car’s health, we can monitor the state a city is in. By using data that is automatically collected from people’s cell phones (anonymously), we can see if there are any fluctuations in the population spread of a city, i.e. if there’s an NFL game in the city that night, then we can temporarily adapt utilities, the electricity grid etc. to improve efficiency.
Furthermore, we currently have the ability to track trash by putting miniature trackers that are powered by 9 volts onto trash items. The trackers can transmit their location as a signal to a computer database. With the data, we can visualize the path of garbage and use that data to shore up inefficiencies in the system.
Today’s technology also allows us to create floating “pixels” the size of golf balls that can be controlled wirelessly via a computer program. They’re propelled and held in the air by two rotars. Although the size of a golf ball, a collection of thousands of these “pixels” make the perfect screen when viewed from a distance. If I had the money, I'd create a GIANT screen over NY and display my thoughts on it for the whole city to see. Occasionally I'd through up the bat symbol, too.
I never realized how much Formula 1 races and racecars in general depend upon technology. Each car has a team of techies monitoring every fluctuation in the car’s performance and collecting data in order to diagnose what needs to be changed at each pit stop. I thought NASCAR had turned stale, with no innovation, but that’s just naive thinking. In the same way statistics revolutionized baseball, monitoring a car’s performance and analyzing data has transformed the sport of racing.
This TED talk explains how that, in the same way we can monitor a car’s health, we can monitor the state a city is in. By using data that is automatically collected from people’s cell phones (anonymously), we can see if there are any fluctuations in the population spread of a city, i.e. if there’s an NFL game in the city that night, then we can temporarily adapt utilities, the electricity grid etc. to improve efficiency.
Furthermore, we currently have the ability to track trash by putting miniature trackers that are powered by 9 volts onto trash items. The trackers can transmit their location as a signal to a computer database. With the data, we can visualize the path of garbage and use that data to shore up inefficiencies in the system.
Today’s technology also allows us to create floating “pixels” the size of golf balls that can be controlled wirelessly via a computer program. They’re propelled and held in the air by two rotars. Although the size of a golf ball, a collection of thousands of these “pixels” make the perfect screen when viewed from a distance. If I had the money, I'd create a GIANT screen over NY and display my thoughts on it for the whole city to see. Occasionally I'd through up the bat symbol, too.
Immortality?
“As one corollary of Juan and Steve's hypothesis, humans are speciating into hominids with hitherto unthinkable capabilities, thanks to developments in genomics and genetic engineering. In effect in foreseeable future we can renew our bodies completely from skin cells turned into pluripotent stem cells and can download our memories into the renewed body as binary codes much like computer software.”
http://www.ted.com/conversations/2361/will_you_like_to_be_immortal.html
http://www.ted.com/conversations/2361/will_you_like_to_be_immortal.html
Neo Evolution
5/1
http://www.ted.com/talks/harvey_fineberg_are_we_ready_for_neo_evolution.html
Interesting talk.
I need to work hard in order to have the resources to take advantage of all the cool things that are going to come around when I’m older.
Case and point: soon we’ll able to sequence our genome for $1,000. In the future, if you have money, you’ll probably be able to purchase very customized solutions to your health problems. Maybe even genetically–tailored solutions…
http://www.ted.com/talks/harvey_fineberg_are_we_ready_for_neo_evolution.html
Interesting talk.
I need to work hard in order to have the resources to take advantage of all the cool things that are going to come around when I’m older.
Case and point: soon we’ll able to sequence our genome for $1,000. In the future, if you have money, you’ll probably be able to purchase very customized solutions to your health problems. Maybe even genetically–tailored solutions…
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
TED TALKS: Where good ideas come from
TED TALKS
"Steven Johnson: Where good ideas come from"
People usually think of good ideas as things that emanate from a single "Eureka!" moment. In this video Steven Johnson argues that most ideas are the result of a heterogeneous collection of minds sharing their findings (and failings).
Cool ideas from the video
- In his study where Kevin Dunbar sought to find where innovations take place in a scientific lab, Dunbar found most innovations come from weekly meeting where scientists share their results (actually mostly when they showed their mistakes)
-GPS resulted from a random group of scientists talking at lunch and sharing their ideas
- A new idea is a network of neurons in your brain firing in a way they never had before
Also:
Wikipedia's list of common misconceptions. Or, how to blow your mind and spend 10 minutes reading random facts.
Guys witness the birth of an island.
"Steven Johnson: Where good ideas come from"
People usually think of good ideas as things that emanate from a single "Eureka!" moment. In this video Steven Johnson argues that most ideas are the result of a heterogeneous collection of minds sharing their findings (and failings).
Cool ideas from the video
- In his study where Kevin Dunbar sought to find where innovations take place in a scientific lab, Dunbar found most innovations come from weekly meeting where scientists share their results (actually mostly when they showed their mistakes)
-GPS resulted from a random group of scientists talking at lunch and sharing their ideas
- A new idea is a network of neurons in your brain firing in a way they never had before
Also:
Wikipedia's list of common misconceptions. Or, how to blow your mind and spend 10 minutes reading random facts.
Guys witness the birth of an island.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Medicine, etc.
Tomoaki Kato, a transplant surgeon, performed a 23-hour operation termed 'ex vivo surgery', where all of the patient's abdominal organs are removed and then reimplanted in order to excise a tumor.
This reminds me of the TED talks about the advancement of medicine and anti-aging technologies we should see soon: Watch This.
This should be made into a movie
For some quick laughs:
Starwars
Old Monty Python: Ministry of Silly Walks
This reminds me of the TED talks about the advancement of medicine and anti-aging technologies we should see soon: Watch This.
This should be made into a movie
For some quick laughs:
Starwars
Old Monty Python: Ministry of Silly Walks
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