Carl Zimmer presents at the Singularity Summit, giving an excellent overview of the ubiquitous life forms that have shaped the evolution of life on earth.
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Bill Gates Gives a TED Talk
Bill Gates gave a TED talk in 2009 titled “Mosquitoes, malaria and education“. It’s a broad-sweeping talk, but here are a few points that stuck out for me.
Earth-Like Planet Composed of Diamonds?
One exoplanet’s chemistry has proven to be unique from anything we’ve seen before, its rocky layers composed largely of pure diamond.
Lenski’s E. Coli Grow “New Legs”
Lenski’s high-profile E. coli program represents an iconic case of experimental evolution.
Review: Rage
With its penchant for monosyllabic game titles and quick-twitch gunplay, Id has now dropped Rage into the first person fracas.
Hysteria and 7th Century Literature
The recently uploaded anti-Muslim video is a squalid piece of amateurish videowork to be sure, but the reactionary measures proliferated throughout the Muslim states have shown just how dangerous certain beliefs can be.
Review: The Order of Things
Michel Foucault’s 1966 work on the history and meaning of Western thought is an intellectual tour de force that’s not for the faint of heart.
Math Class Needs a Makeover
In this brief TED talk, Dan Meyer discusses the backwardness of math education in America and how to improve the situation.
Harvey Fineberg on Neo-Evolution
Harvey Fineberg discusses the future of human evolution. What’s coming next for our species?
Review: Wordsmithy
Laconic, punchy, pitch perfect, and one hell of a joy to read, Wilson has manufactured the formula for what it takes to be a great writer and shipped it to us on a silver plate.
Schwartz’s Paradox of Choice
Barry Schwartz’s “The Paradox of Choice” remains one of the greatest talks in the TED catalog. Incisive and comprehensively applicable, the way he connects choice psychology to marketing, human welfare, and social policy is masterful.
Scientists Create Artificial Jellyfish Using Rat Cells
A team of Harvard scientists has reverse-engineered a jellyfish by using cells from a rat’s heart muscle, resulting in the world’s first synthetic jelly.
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