http://www.ted.com In this hopeful talk, 2006 TED Prize winner Jehane Noujaim unveils her wish: a global acceptance of diversity, mediated through the power of film. The first step? Getting people to understand each other. In 2003, Noujaim gained access to both sides of the story of the Iraq war for her film Control Room, a dichotomy she illustrates with provocative clips of Al Jazeera journalist Sameer Khader and U.S. press officer Josh Rushing. Noujaim ends by outlining her plans for Pangea Day, an event in which people all over the world can watch the same films at the same time. (Contains strong language.)... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!
Jan Chipchase: The anthropology of mobile phones
http://www.ted.com Nokia researcher Jan Chipchase’s investigation into the ways we interact with technology has led him from the villages of Uganda to the insides of our pockets. Along the way, he’s made some unexpected discoveries: about the novel ways illiterate people interface with their cellphones, or the role the cellphone can sometimes play in commerce, or the deep emotional bonds we all seem to share with our phones. And watch for his surefire trick to keep you from misplacing your keys.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!
Charles Leadbeater: The era of open innovation
http://www.ted.com In this deceptively casual talk, Charles Leadbeater weaves a tight argument that innovation isn’t just for professionals anymore. Passionate amateurs, using new tools, are creating products and paradigms that companies can’t. He describes the rising role of serious amateurs (“Pro-Ams,” as he calls them) through the story of the mountain bike.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!
Alan Russell: The potential of regenerative medicine
http://www.ted.com Alan Russell studies regenerative medicine — a breakthrough way of thinking about disease and injury by helping the body to rebuild itself. He shows how engineered tissue that “speaks the body’s language” has helped a man regrow his lost fingertip, how stem cells can rebuild damaged heart muscle, and how cell therapy can regenerate the skin of burned soldiers. This new, low-impact medicine comes just in time, Russell says — our aging population, with its steeply rising medical bills, will otherwise (and soon) cause a crisis in health care systems around the world. Some graphic medical imagery.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!
Using Google Apps with Salesforce.com
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Wii remote hacks | Johnny Lee
http://www.ted.com Johnny Lee demos his amazing Wii Remote hacks, which transform the $40 game piece into a digital whiteboard, a touchscreen and a head-mounted 3-D viewer. A multi-ovation demo from TED2008.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!
New features in Google Earth 4.3
Google Earth 4.3 adds new and innovative features, including photo-realistic 3D buildings, improved navigation, and sunlight.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!
How Beowulf Should Have Ended
http://www.howitshouldhaveended.com brings you all the ways Beowulf could have ended.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!
How to Make a California Roll
Roll your own! Check my website, foodwishes.com, for the full story, recipe ingredients and more details. Please leave your comments there. Enjoy!... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!