Biology
Biological Scaling Laws – The Math
Scaling laws that apply to biological systems. Very interesting study of biology from a statistical point of view.
Physics
Physics of Relativity
Professor Richard A. Muller does a good job of brushing through Einstein’s theory of relativity.
Technology
Craig Venter-Creating Synthetic Life
"Can we create new life out of our digital universe?" Craig Venter asks. His answer is "yes" — and pretty soon. He walks through his latest research and promises that we’ll soon be able to build and boot up a synthetic chromosome. In 2001, Craig Venter made headlines for sequencing Read more…
Technology
Winning the Oil Endgame without Government Coercion
In this energizing talk, Amory Lovins lays out his simple plan for weaning the US off oil and revitalizing the economy. Amory Lovins is cofounder of the Rocky Mountain Institute and the instigator of ingenious ideas to transform the energy and automobile industries. Full bio and more links We are Read more…
Economics
Juan Enriquez: Beyond the crisis, mindboggling science and the arrival of Homo evolutis
Even as mega-banks topple, Juan Enriquez says the big reboot is yet to come. But don’t look for it on your ballot — or in the stock exchange. It will come from science labs, and it promises keener bodies and minds. Our kids are going to be … different.
Science
Body Modification Video
What happens when we leave behind cosmetics and start to modify our bodies and minds to enhance who we are and what we can do? In this talk, journalist Quinn Norton explores how technology and flesh are coming together. Want a third ear growing on your face? Someone is already Read more…
Science
Richard Feynman – Last journey of a genius video
If you like Richard Feyman you will love this video.
Physics
Kip Thorne on Gravity Probe B and the warping of space
Notes: Interesting that if the universe is rotating as a whole that the inertial frame of an object is dragged with it so if you aim your gyroscope at a distant star it will not move out of the cross hairs of the gyroscope I think I feintly saw South America, Central Read more…