Spoken Gems » Education

Luis von Ahn: Massive-scale online collaboration

Michael — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:13:34 +0000

Luis von Ahn talks about his past and future projects which make use of massive-online collaboration.

Ian Dunbar: Dog-friendly dog training

Michael — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:38:27 +0000

Ian Dunbar advocates taking a dog’s perspective into account when training it.

David Foster Wallace: This is Water

Michael — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:41:59 +0000

This speech at the 2005 Kenyon College commencement ceremony given by David Foster Wallace instantaneously made it to my Top Ten list of commencements addresses.

Thanks to Jan for pointing out this amazing speech.

Vi Hart: What is up with Noises?

Michael — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:20:03 +0000

This is another one of Vi Hart’s great explanations regarding the science and mathematics of sound, frequency, and pitch.

Alex Lundry: Chart Wars

Michael — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:32:18 +0000

Alex Lundry demonstrates the power of data visualization and its use for messaging purposes.

Dr. Michio Kaku: America Has A Secret Weapon

Michael — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:17:25 +0000

Michio Kaku talks about education as the engine for economic growth.

Julian Treasure: 5 ways to listen better

Michael — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:48:46 +0000

Julian Treasure argues that we are losing our listening and provides 5 ways to improve this capability.

TEDGlobal 2011

Terry Pratchett: The Importance of Being Amazed about Absolutely Everything

Michael — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:17:33 +0000

Sir Terry Pratchett became an adjunct professor at Trinity College Dublin in 2010. This is his introductory lecture.

Brian Dunning: Logical Fallacies

Michael — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:06:48 +0000

Brian Dunning gives a brief introduction to logical fallacies in this video from the inFact series.

If you like this series, consider donating some money for the production of new videos.

Stephen Colbert: 2011 Commencement Speech at Northwestern University

Michael — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:36:14 +0000

Stephen Colbert delivered the commencement address at his alma mater, Northwestern University, in 2011.

Found at PresentationZen.