Saturday, 27 October 2012

Interesting TED Talk Videos

Keith Barry: Brain magic: First, Keith Barry shows us how our brains can fool our bodies -- in a trick that works via podcast too. Then he involves the audience in some jaw-dropping (and even a bit dangerous) feats of brain magic. Watch this 20 min viedo

Arthur Benjamin does “Mathemagic”: Arthur Benjamin is a human computing machine. In this talk, Benjamin displays his amazing ability to calculate figures in his head, then he tells you how he does it. This is about as entertaining as math gets.Watch this 15 min video

Pattie Maes and Pranav Mistry demo SixthSense: Does your kid like gadgets, technology, or Minority Report? If so, they’ll want to see this talk that had the TED world buzzing. Pattie Maes of MIT and Pranav Mistry talk about SixthSense, a device that features the latest in wearable computing. Watch this 8 min video

Benjamin Zander on music and passion: If you want your kids to fall in love with music, Ben Zander is your best friend. In this video, the very funny and energetic speaker and conductor of the Boston Philharmonic discusses classical music and why everyone should love it as much as he does.Watch this 21 min video