This interview with Dr Milton P. Siegel, who for 24 years was the assistant director general of the World Health Organization, was recorded in 1993 by Dr Stephen D. Mumford, President of the Center for Research on Population and Security. This is the first time that it has been made available to the public. [...]
From selective breeding to genetic modification, our understanding of biology is now merging with the principles of engineering to bring us synthetic biology. Written, animated and directed by James Hutson, Bridge8, for the Australian Government.
Source: TED. Backed by stunning illustrations, David Christian narrates a complete history of the universe, from the Big Bang to the Internet, in a riveting 18 minutes. This is “Big History”: an enlightening, wide-angle look at complexity, life and humanity, set against our slim share of the cosmic timeline.
Source: Floating University. In What’s Up Doc: Is Biomedical Research Really Close to Curing Anything?, Professor Douglas Melton introduces the astounding advances being made today to unlock the powerful potential hidden within our own cells. Cloning, regeneration, “man-made” stem cells, [...]
Source: The Raw Story. University of Nottingham professor Richard Wilkinson showed during a recent TEDTalk that economic inequality was associated with the health and basic values of a society. There is no correlation between a country’s economic prosperity and the average lifespan of its citizens, he explained.
Jeff Hawkins pioneered the development of PDAs such as the Palm and Treo. 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.
Source: Institute for New Economic Thinking. Watch what George Akerlof, Anatole Kaletsky, Brad DeLong, James Galbraith, and other economists are saying about corruption in academia.
Al Gore pushed the rhetorical envelope on 26 Auguest when he compared skeptics of climate change to racists during the Civil Rights Movement. Gore was sitting down for an interview with Alex Bogusky of the Climate Reality Project, and suggested that young people today whose [...]
Lauded primatologist and United Nations “Messenger of Peace” Jane Goodall gives her views on the issue of global overpopulation.
Source: MoveOn.Org. Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich said he could explain the problems with the economy in less than 2 minutes, 15 seconds—and he did it (with illustrations to boot). It’s great! Check it out. [...]
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