X Prize founder Peter Diamandis talks about how he helped Stephen Hawking fulfill his dream of going to space — by flying together into the upper atmosphere and experiencing weightlessness at zero g. Touching. Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments [...]

“Rock-star physicist” Brian Cox talks about his work on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. Discussing the biggest of big science in an engaging, accessible way, Cox brings us along on a tour of the massive project. Stunning. Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it [...]

Jeff Hawkins pioneered the development of PDAs. Now he’s trying to understand how the human brain really works, and adapt its method — which he describes as a deep system for storing memory — to create new kinds of computers and tools. Great. Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers [...]

His Holiness the Karmapa tells us his story and urges us to work on not just technology and design, but the technology and design of the heart. Overwhelming. Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend

Pranav Mistry is the inventor of SixthSense, a wearable device that enables new interactions between the real world and the world of data. In his spectacular talk he gives us a glimpse to the future. Spectacular. Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Subscribe to [...]

Evgeny Morozov wants to know how the Internet has changed the conduct of global affairs, because it certainly has … but perhaps not in all the ways we think. Powerful. Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell [...]

The subject of today’s video affects us all: The Climate crisis. The speaker is no one else than Al Gore himself, who encourages us to take action. A memorable speech. Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell [...]

Is torture ever justified? Would you steal a drug that your child needs to survive? Is it sometimes wrong to tell the truth? How much is one human life worth? In the “Justice” program that bears his name, Harvard professor Michael Sandel probes these questions — and asks what you think, and why. Challenging.   [...]