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Archive for the ‘Talks’ Category

Plan for Widespread Adoption of Electric Cars

Saturday, April 25th, 2009

Shai Agassi says we need electric cars if we want to impact emission. Ethanol and hydrogen isn’t a good idea due to various challenges and may actually do more harm than good.

Debunking third-world myths with the best stats you’ve ever seen

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

You’ve never seen data presented like this. With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling debunks myths about the so-called “developing world.”

Unveiling the genius of multi-touch interface design

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

Jeff Han shows off a cheap, scalable multi-touch and pressure-sensitive computer screen interface that may spell the end of point-and-click.

Johnny Lee: Creating tech marvels out of a $40 Wii Remote

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

Building sophisticated educational tools out of cheap parts, Johnny Lee demos his cool Wii Remote hacks, which turn the $40 video game controller into a digital whiteboard, a touchscreen and a head-mounted 3-D viewer.

A 3-minute story of mixed emoticons

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

Rives — star of the Bravo special “Ironic Iconic America” — tells a typographical fairy tale that’s short and bittersweet.