For thousands of years people have wondered, “Are we Alone?” With over 300 planets discovered to orbit nearby stars, the existence of exoplanets is firmly established. Astronomers…
Talks and Lectures Released In 2009 »
Jerry Porrass research interests are the characteristics of visionary companies in both the United States and Europe; the dynamics of planned organizational change process; organizational vision and…
Aubrey de Grey, Chief Science Officer, SENS Foundation, speaks about the future of regenerative medicine and human longevity. He speaks about the future of regenerative medicine, life…
The Fongoli Chimpanzees, in Senegal, are the first community of savanna chimps to be habituated to human presence. They exhibit unique behaviors related to the extremely hot,…
Pranav Mistry demos several tools that help the physical world interact with the world of data – including a deep look at his SixthSense device and a…
The talk will answer questions like: Which nutrients promote optimal brain function? What nutrients are commonly deficient enough to impair mental performance? How can you get a…
Stanford Professor Robert Sapolsky, posits that depression is the most damaging disease that you can experience. Right now it is the number four cause of disability in…
Does the internet actually inhibit, not encourage democracy? Evgeny Morozov presents an alternative take on ‘cyber-utopianism’ – the seductive idea that the internet plays a largely emancipatory…
In this discussion, Kurzweil shares his vision of how technology will re-shape the human body (and culture generally) into one that incorporates advanced technologies into a new…
Ralph Merkle, a leading expert in nanotechnology, gives a non-technical introduction to nanotechnology and the future of manufacturing at the atomic level. Today’s manufacturing methods are very…
Dan Brown? The Lost Symbol? Masonic cipher? Albrecht Durers magic square? If you know about these things don’t bother watching because you know as much as the…
