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Alex Tabarrok on how ideas trump crises | Video on TED.com
There is no actual mention of the Millennium Development Goals in the talk, but Alex Tabarrok of my favorite economics blog Marginal Revolution lays out the pathway that I see taking us to a new millennium. He also cites the growth of China and India and touches on global education MDG 2. and trade MDG 8.
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The "dismal science" truly shines in this optimistic talk, as economist Alex Tabarrok argues free trade and globalization are shaping our once-divided world into a community of idea-sharing more healthy, happy and prosperous than anyone's predictions.
TED | Talks | Hans Rosling: New insights on poverty and life around the world (video)
I feature Hans Rosling's site at my blog Milestone's for a New Milennium so it makes sense to include this in with the Achieving the Millennium Goals resources.
Robert Neuwirth on our "shadow cities" | Video on TED.com
<i>Robert Neuwirth, author of Shadow Cities, finds the world’s squatter sites -- where a billion people now make their homes -- to be thriving centers of ingenuity and innovation. He takes us on a tour. Makes an interesting contrast with shrinking cities
TED | TEDBlog: John Maeda named next president of RISD
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Technology has outpaced humanity, I wouldn't say tenfold, I'd say a millionfold. ... Meanwhile, we're still trying to figure out, what is this stuff for? I think that arts have to advance the culture of knowledge around technology. It hasn't happened yet, but it has to happen.
TED | TEDBlog: Edge question 2008: What have you changed your mind about? Why?
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Edge question 2008: What have you changed your mind about? Why?
Many TEDTalks speakers have answered the 2008 Edge Foundation question: What have you changed your mind about? Why?Among the more than 160 essays from leading thinkers -- scientists, philosophers, artists -- look for Wired's Chris Anderson, Nick Bostrom, Stewart Brand, Richard Dawkins, Aubrey de Grey, Juan Enriquez, Helen Fisher, Neil Gershenfeld, Daniel Gilbert, Daniel Goleman, Kevin Kelly, Steven Pinker, Carolyn Porco, Martin Rees, Michael Shermer and Craig Venter. Block out some time to sample these -- it's an addictive read.
Intel Breaks Up with OLPC | Epicenter from Wired.com
More on the ups and downs of the one laptop per child program. Yet it keeps trudging on.
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After close to a year of trading insults, Intel finally joined Nicholas Negroponte's One Laptop Per Child Initiative last July. The move came as a surprise to many, not only because of the bad blood between the chipmaker and the nonprofit, but also because Intel was, and is, working on a similar project called The World Ahead. Yet with Intel officially joining the OLPC board and offering to supply CPUs for the next iteration of the nonprofit's low-cost laptops, it appeared the beef between the two parties over who was going to save the world with low-cost, easily deployed computers seemed to be over.
TED | Talks | William McDonough: The wisdom of designing Cradle to Cradle (video)
Architect and designer William McDonough asks what our buildings and products would look like if designers took into account "All children, all species, for all time."
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Architect and designer William McDonough asks what our buildings and products would look like if designers took into account "All children, all species, for all time." Thanks to TED member: Koen Bunders for the following- December 19 2007 For everybody who is interested, I keep a Cradle To Cradle Chronology here:
It is a very comprehensive list of sources, publications, articles, videos, podcasts, interviews, events and milestones on the Cradle To Cradle subject. All nicely ordered in a chronological manner.
Cheers.
http://www.stumbleupon.com/url/www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/104 - brianddrpm on 2008-03-29
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Architect and designer William McDonough asks what our buildings and products would look like if designers took into account "All children, all species, for all time." A tireless proponent of absolute sustainability (with a deadpan sense of humor), he explains his philosophy of "cradle to cradle" design, which bridge the needs of ecology and economics.
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