TED: Richard Sears – Planning for The End of Oil
Via TED: As the world’s attention focuses on the perils of oil exploration, we present Richard Sears‘ talk from early February 2010. Sears, an expert in developing new energy resources, talks about our...
View ArticleCotopaxi Volcano Time Lapse Movie
As seen on Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD): Night Time Lapse Movie of the Cotopaxi Volcano (Ecuador) by Stéphane Guisard More information, better Version and pictures here.
View ArticleTED: Brian Skerry reveals ocean’s glory – and horror
Via TED: Photographer Brian Skerry shoots life above and below the waves — as he puts it, both the horror and the magic of the ocean. Sharing amazing, intimate shots of undersea creatures, he shows how...
View ArticlePoint of Inquiry: Naomi Oreskes – Merchants of Doubt
Through extensive archival research, Oreskes and Conway have managed to connect the dots between a large number of seemingly separate anti-science campaigns that have unfolded over the years.
View ArticleMarcus du Sautoy on Symmetry
Marcus du Sautoy, the current Symonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science, gave a short Google Talk recently. He touches on symmetry in art and nature, describing how mathematics is a...
View ArticleTED: John Kasaona – How poachers became caretakers
Via TED (15m 46s): In his home of Namibia, John Kasaona is working on an innovative way to protect endangered animal species: giving nearby villagers (including former poachers) responsibility for...
View ArticleTED: Ellen Dunham-Jones – Retrofitting Suburbia
Via TED: Ellen Dunham-Jones fires the starting shot for the next 50 years’ big sustainable design project: retrofitting suburbia. To come: Dying malls rehabilitated, dead “big box” stores re-inhabited,...
View ArticleTED: Carl Safina – The oil spill’s unseen culprits, victims
Via TED: The Gulf oil spill dwarfs comprehension, but we know this much: it’s bad. Carl Safina scrapes out the facts in this blood-boiling cross-examination, arguing that the consequences will stretch...
View ArticleTED: Julian Assange – Why the world needs WikiLeaks
The controversial website WikiLeaks collects and posts highly classified documents and video. Founder Julian Assange, who’s reportedly being sought for questioning by US authorities, talks to TED‘s...
View ArticleAdam Curtis: All Watched Over By Machines Of Loving Grace
This series of films investigates how people have been colonised by the machines they have built. Although they may not realise it, the way many people see everything in the world today is through the...
View ArticleRobert Sapolsky: Human Monkey Business
Dr Sapolsky shares stories of his early years as a field biologist and his findings as a research associate with the Institute of Primate Research at the National Museum of Kenya. His Pritzer Lecture,...
View ArticleMike Hulme: Why We Disagree About Climate Change
Mike Hulme is a UK Professor of Climate Change who thinks we've mistaken the means for the end when it comes to climate change action. We should stop focusing, he says, on the goal of trying to "stop...
View ArticleMichael Oppenheimer Explains the Science of Climate Change
For many, the arguments surrounding global warming and the ways to combat it can be convoluted and confusing. Delivering the first of the Sydney Ideas lectures for 2010, world renowned climate...
View ArticleBBC: The Story of Science – Who Are We?
Michael Mosley takes an informative and ambitious journey exploring how the evolution of scientific understanding is intimately interwoven with society's historical path. We now know that the brain -...
View ArticleCarl Zimmer: A Planet of Viruses / Viral Time
The Earth's atmosphere is determined in large part by ocean bacteria; every day viruses kill half of them. Every year in the oceans, viruses transfer a trillion trillion genes between host organisms....
View ArticleWitness: To The Last Drop
Al Jazeera Witness: A small town in Canada is facing the consequences of being the first to witness the impact of the Tar Sands project, which may be the tipping point for oil development in Canada....
View ArticleJane Goodall: Do Chimps Know Happiness?
Facing the challenge of creating a happier world, she advocates learning lessons from our evolutionary past. Once we understand the emotions, communication and relationships we share with animals like...
View ArticleEarth’s Days Are Numbered
Earth will be able to host life for just another 1.75 billion years or so, according to a study published on 18 September in Astrobiology.
View ArticleRichard Ryder: Sentientism
Western human beings are no longer acquainted only with other members of the family and tribe. Increased travel and the advent of television mean that we have become ever more familiar with humans of...
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