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Hans Rosling: No more boring data: TEDTalks Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1235 seconds http://www.ted.com With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling uses an amazing new presentation tool, Gapminder, to debunk several myths about world development. Rosling is professor of international health at Sweden's Karolinska Institute, and founder of Gapminder, a nonprofit that brings vital global data to life. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA.) Related: data, gapminder, gapminder.org, hans, mining, powerpoint, presentation, rosling, statistics, tedtalks, third_world, world_health |
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Paul Stamets: 6 ways mushrooms can save the world Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1098 seconds http://www.ted.com Mycologist Paul Stamets studies the mycelium -- and lists 6 ways that this astonishing fungus can help save the world. Related: biology, design, food, global, issues, mushrooms, paul, pollution, science, stamets, technology, ted, tedtalks |
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Johnny Lee: Wii Remote hacks Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 374 seconds http://www.ted.com Johnny Lee demos his amazing Wii Remote hacks, which transform the $40 game piece into a digital whiteboard, a touchscreen and a head-mounted 3-D viewer. A multi-ovation demo from TED2008. Related: demo, design, education, entertainment, gaming, hack, johnny, lee, technology, ted, tedtalks, videogames, wii |
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