Spoken Gems » Science & Technology http://spoken-gems.com Remarkable speeches, rhetorical masterpieces, impressive monologues Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:26:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Carl Sagan: 4th Dimension http://spoken-gems.com/2009/12/17/carl-sagan-4th-dimension/ http://spoken-gems.com/2009/12/17/carl-sagan-4th-dimension/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:57:52 +0000 Michael http://spoken-gems.com/?p=2528 Carl Sagan explains the 4th dimension.

]]> http://spoken-gems.com/2009/12/17/carl-sagan-4th-dimension/feed/ 0 Elizabeth Warren: The Coming Collapse of the Middle Class – Higher Risks, Lower Rewards, and a Shrinking Safety Net http://spoken-gems.com/2009/12/09/elizabeth-warren-the-coming-collapse-of-the-middle-class-higher-risks-lower-rewards-and-a-shrinking-safety-net/ http://spoken-gems.com/2009/12/09/elizabeth-warren-the-coming-collapse-of-the-middle-class-higher-risks-lower-rewards-and-a-shrinking-safety-net/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:14:36 +0000 Michael http://spoken-gems.com/?p=2504 Elizabeth Warren, Harvard law professor, manages to show the connection between all the important issues that affect the American middle class.

Found at The Big Picture (via Reddit).

]]> http://spoken-gems.com/2009/12/09/elizabeth-warren-the-coming-collapse-of-the-middle-class-higher-risks-lower-rewards-and-a-shrinking-safety-net/feed/ 0 Pranav Mistry: The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology http://spoken-gems.com/2009/12/07/pranav-mistry-the-thrilling-potential-of-sixthsense-technology/ http://spoken-gems.com/2009/12/07/pranav-mistry-the-thrilling-potential-of-sixthsense-technology/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:57:37 +0000 Michael http://spoken-gems.com/?p=2449 At TEDIndia, Pranav Mistry shows how he brought the virtual world into the real world.

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]]> http://spoken-gems.com/2009/11/27/brian-malow-science-laughs/feed/ 0 Hans Rosling: Asia’s rise — how and when http://spoken-gems.com/2009/11/25/hans-rosling-asias-rise-how-and-when/ http://spoken-gems.com/2009/11/25/hans-rosling-asias-rise-how-and-when/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:23:34 +0000 Michael http://spoken-gems.com/?p=2442 Hans Rosling, the "statistics broadcaster", gave another great talk at TEDIndia. In it, he predicts that Asian countries soon will catch up with Western countries.

]]> http://spoken-gems.com/2009/11/25/hans-rosling-asias-rise-how-and-when/feed/ 0 Stefana Broadbent: How the Internet enables intimacy http://spoken-gems.com/2009/11/17/stefana-broadbent-how-the-internet-enables-intimacy/ http://spoken-gems.com/2009/11/17/stefana-broadbent-how-the-internet-enables-intimacy/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:50:15 +0000 Michael http://spoken-gems.com/?p=2359 Most people expect the communication between people to be threatened by new technologies. In this TED talk, Stefana Broadbent says data shows that quite the opposite is the case.

]]> http://spoken-gems.com/2009/11/17/stefana-broadbent-how-the-internet-enables-intimacy/feed/ 0 Andy Thomson: From the Heavens or From Nature – The Origins of Morality http://spoken-gems.com/2009/11/16/andy-thomson-from-the-heavens-or-from-nature-the-origins-of-morality/ http://spoken-gems.com/2009/11/16/andy-thomson-from-the-heavens-or-from-nature-the-origins-of-morality/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:16:35 +0000 Michael http://spoken-gems.com/?p=2305 Andy Thompson presents evidence for the evolution of morality at the AAI 2009.

]]> http://spoken-gems.com/2009/11/16/andy-thomson-from-the-heavens-or-from-nature-the-origins-of-morality/feed/ 0 Richard Boyatzis: Inspiring Them With Curiosity http://spoken-gems.com/2009/11/05/richard-boyatzis-inspiring-them-with-curiosity/ http://spoken-gems.com/2009/11/05/richard-boyatzis-inspiring-them-with-curiosity/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:25:49 +0000 Michael http://spoken-gems.com/?p=2285 Richard Boyatzis tells a story how his physics teacher inspired him to spend his senior year in High School in a basement.

]]> http://spoken-gems.com/2009/11/05/richard-boyatzis-inspiring-them-with-curiosity/feed/ 0 Richard Dawkins: The Greatest Show on Earth http://spoken-gems.com/2009/11/02/richard-dawkins-the-greatest-show-on-earth/ http://spoken-gems.com/2009/11/02/richard-dawkins-the-greatest-show-on-earth/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:15:19 +0000 Michael http://spoken-gems.com/?p=2280 Richard Dawkins came to Berkeley to promote his new book “The Greatest Show on Earth”.

]]> http://spoken-gems.com/2009/11/02/richard-dawkins-the-greatest-show-on-earth/feed/ 0 James Randi: Search for the Chimera http://spoken-gems.com/2009/10/28/james-randi-search-for-the-chimera/ http://spoken-gems.com/2009/10/28/james-randi-search-for-the-chimera/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:22:16 +0000 Michael http://spoken-gems.com/?p=2171 On September 12, 2008, James Randi gave a very entertaining lecture at The Center for Inquiry / Transitional in Amherst, NY.

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