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Pattie Maes demos the Sixth Sense on TED.com

2009-11-18T15:28:08.680Z

from the TED site:
"This demo, from Pattie Maes' lab at MIT (and spearheaded by her student Pranav Mistry), was the buzz of TED2009. Sixth Sense is a wearable device with a projection screen that paves the way for profound, data-rich interaction with our environment. Imagine Minority Report and then some. (Recorded in February 2009 in Long Beach, California. Duration: 08:42.)"

"How the Internet enables intimacy" --TED

2009-11-12T14:15:21.004Z

--from the TED site: "We worry that IM, texting, Facebook are spoiling human intimacy, but Stefana Broadbent's research shows how communication tech is capable of cultivating deeper relationships, bringing love across barriers like distance and workplace rules."

Daniel Pink: "On the surprising science of motivation"

2009-11-02T11:56:33.499Z

from the TED site:
"Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don't: Traditional rewards aren't always as effective as we think. Listen for illuminating stories -- and maybe, a way forward."

New Hymn- James Taylor

2009-10-27T21:46:06.843Z

a favorite.......

Carolyn Steel: How food shapes our cities

2009-10-15T15:51:40.948Z

"Every day, in a city the size of London, 30 million meals are served. But where does all the food come from? Architect Carolyn Steel discusses the daily miracle of feeding a city, and shows how ancient food routes shaped the modern world."