As an analytic philosopher, I greatly appreciate this talk about argumentation because it communicates how our culture's norms have shifted towards the popular and worthless view of arguments. His rich definition of argumentation goes beyond the lay stereotype of screaming to make a point. I agree with Daniel Cohen's perspective that arguing is a form of learning - it's the loser of the argument that actually gains new knowledge, so the winner doesn't really gain anything from winning an argument. Watch the talk to learn more.
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Why 30 is not the new 20 by Meg Jay
A beautiful talk by Meg Jay about the importance of not wasting your 20s.
Dan Pallotta: The way we think about charity is dead wrong
A great Ted Talk about the stigmas of non-profits that are hindering their scalable impact. Dan Pallotta is a social entrepreneur that is changing how we think about the way non-profits are perceived by the public.
Kathryn Schulz: On Being Wrong
A great talk about beliefs, the nature of being wrong, and how people feel when they discover they're wrong or have yet to learn that they're wrong.
Allen Savory: How to Green the World's Deserts and Reverse Climate Change
One of the most compelling talks I've seen all year. Allen Savory presents a natural solution to reducing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. He's tested this method on over 15,000,000 hectares of land. He's been turning desert into productive vegetative land simply by using domesticated herds to mimic natural herd behavior in a predator and prey environment.
The Anthropology of Human Robot Interaction
A few months ago I dismantled my mind controlled crane and re-used the arduino and servos to build a robotic head. The inspiration to build a robotic head that would follow people's gaze came after I finished reading Sherry Turkle's Alone Together. In the book, she describes and provides analysis for people's reactions and interactions to the robots that are being built at the MIT Media Labs. She describes how people associate emotions to external creatures that appear to pay attention to them. She goes on to argue the seductive nature of these robots taking advantage of the human need and want to connect and feel as if another entity is listening and paying attention. Scroll to the bottom to see a recent Ted Talk by her about some of the concepts in her recent book.
Check out the following videos to watch people interacting and attributing feelings and perceptions to Johnny Four.
Check out the following videos to watch people interacting and attributing feelings and perceptions to Johnny Four.
A closeup of Johnny Four:
Sherry Turkle giving a ted talk:
The Good Ol' Days of Aerospace
It's been a while since I've been up to date with aerospace technologies, but this TED talk provides a demonstration of biomimicry at its best.
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