40 Million Paper Cups

This is a shot by Chris Jordan (via his TED talk) of the 40 Million paper cups we use in day in perspective and it equals a 40 story building or as seen with Statue of Liberty and if you watch closely, on the bottom left corner, the 2 dots like things are humans. Amazing, watch the talk for some more interesting facts.

Hydrogen Atom - Laws of Physics - Next Chapter

Sometimes I miss not continuing on studying Physics (if you don't know, I did my BS in Physics), the derivation of equations, how science helps us in explaining the phenomena's going around us, doing experiments. Anyway, thats not the matter of discussion, I was watching TED again, and saw two very interesting n compelling talks on CERN Hydrogen Collider and String theory.
The first one is by "Rock Star Physicists" (thats how TED introduced) Brian Cox and how LHC at CERN will help us write the next chapter.


This one is by Brian Green (minuscule strands of energy vibrating in 11 dimensions) and has some very interesting visualization for understanding.

Eat Better

Interesting TED talk about "What's wrong with what we eat". Its not about vegetarianism, vegan, meat eaters, etc etc, but its about what we are eating & how we are putting entire planet at risk and how we can have better diet by improving our food - "The Real Food". 

Eat Better. We have to choose now!

Power to choose Who we Are: Talk of a Lifetime

One of the best talk I have even seen, I even took down notes while watching it. Excerpt from TED:
"Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke. As it happened -- as she felt her brain functions slip away one by one, speech, movement, understanding -- she studied and remembered every moment. This is a powerful story of recovery and awareness -- of how our brains define us and connect us to the world and to one another."

We are energy beings connected through the consciousness of our right hemisphere in the brain as one human family. And our left hemisphere thinks in language and connects our internal world to the external world.

WE HAVE the power to choose - WHO WE ARE



Another interesting talk about religion and its true meaning and how we have changed it for our greedy means.
Excerpt: "Karen Armstrong talks about how the Abrahamic religions -- Islam, Judaism, Christianity -- have been diverted from the moral purpose they share to foster compassion. But Armstrong has seen a yearning to change this fact. People want to be religious, she says; we should act to help make religion a force for harmony. She asks the TED community to help her build a Charter for Compassion -- to help restore the Golden Rule as the central global religious doctrine."

Information Craving

TED talks always amazes me, things I don't know of and people telling their stories. Its information which makes me think of things I'm not aware off. And TED talk always give me that information. Somehow its also related to my work and I can look to my work in a different perspective (liking for ones own work is always good), which is "Looking for information in data" and sharing that information. Thanks TED for letting me seek beauty.


Architect Moshe Safdie digs deep into four extraordinary projects to talk about the unique choices he made on each building.


the not-just-for-sci-fi electronic instrument that is played without being touched.




Illustrious jugglers the Raspyni Brothers show off their uncanny balance, agility, coordination and willingness to sacrifice (others)

TED Talk: Richard Branson

If you have some time, have a look at this interesting TED interview: Richard Branson

We Feel Fine

Once more, thru' TED talk by Jonathan Harris and an interesting sight into the human feeling through blogs and wide spread use of internet. Very cool visualizations of "human feeling" and revealing web secrets and his latest work "Universe" - which presents current events as constellations of words -- a tag cloud of our collective consciousness.
We Feel Fine

Knowledge Source - TED

Have been busy lately with work, watched yesterday some new talks at Africa 2007 and others given at TED and i am always amazed by the wealth of knowledge out there, which we don't know of.
Here are some interesting ones:
George Ayittey: Cheetahs vs. Hippos for Africa's future

William Kamkwamba: How I built my family a windmill

Allison Hunt: How I got my new hip

More on TED.com

New insights on poverty and life around the world - Hans Rosling

I just love TED talks.. so much information in single talk.. that makes you think and strive for more..

Again one of best talks of TED (all are marvelous).. listen here Prof. Rosling talking about golbal poverty and means to achieve it and the goal to achieve. Extremely informational and fully based on statistically sound data and one of best endings you will see for such talk.



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About this Talk (From TED.com)

In a follow-up to his now-legendary TED2006 presentation, Hans Rosling demonstrates how developing countries are pulling themselves out of poverty. He shows us the next generation of his Trendalyzer software -- which analyzes and displays data in amazingly accessible ways, allowing people to see patterns previously hidden behind mountains of stats. (Ten days later, he announced a deal with Google to acquire the software.) He also demos Dollar Street, a program that lets you peer in the windows of typical families worldwide living at different income levels. Be sure to watch straight through to the (literally) jaw-dropping finale.

Microsoft Photosynth & Surface Computing

The TED talks are meant to be instant fav., the time you see them. Here is one of most recent ones from March 2007. Blaise Aguera y Arcas of Microsoft shows a very interesting photo browsing, visualization, mutildimensionality technology called Photosynth and features which are mind-boggling and just leaves you wondering how technology will affect our lives in years to come. During the video, hear how the people gasp and hush's while he shows the awesome zooms he does on photos. He even got standing ovation for his talk, something which some people might probably won't relate to Microsoft in first place :). One of the best tech. demos of 2007.



A few weeks back, I posted about another cool demo by Microsoft, HERE. Also related to Jeff Han TED Talk in 2006. And, I thought it still might be few years before it comes out in market. But day before yesterday, Microsoft released the first commercial versions of it, calling it Surface Computing. (MS LINK). And wow, it def. takes computing to next level. Check out popular mechanics first preview of the Surface Computing.

TED Talk: Ze Frank

Check out Ze Frank's talk at TED 2004. Very Funny, don't miss!! Its great technology stand-up comedy;

Here's the LINK.

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PS: its not an April Fools Joke