http://www.ted.com The feeling of security and the reality of security don’t always match, says computer-security expert Bruce Schneier. At TEDxPSU, he explains why we spend billions addressing news story risks, like the “security theater” now playing at your local airport, while neglecting more probable risks — and how we can break this pattern.
The Royal Wedding is Here!
Watch the Royal Wedding with us all day Friday, April 29th, with live coverage starting at 3am ET / 12am PT, on BBC America, Home of the Royal Wedding. Go to bbcamerica.com/royalwedding for live blogging, exclusive photos and more.
Angela Belcher: Using nature to grow batteries
http://www.ted.com Inspired by an abalone shell, Angela Belcher programs viruses to make elegant nanoscale structures that humans can use. Selecting for high-performing genes through directed evolution, she’s produced viruses that can construct powerful new batteries, clean hydrogen fuels and record-breaking solar cells. At TEDxCaltech, she shows us how it’s done.
Drinking Games For Gamers: NFL BLITZKRIEG!
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This drinking games for gamers episode is for the classic NFL BLITZ series.
WARNING: Drinking too much can make ugly people appear attractive and may cause premature death. Please drink RESPONSIBLY! 🙂
INGREDIENTS
1. Favorite German Beer
2. Jaeger
3. NFL Blitz (but not Blitz the League…)
RULES
Kick-off: Jaeger Shot
First Downs: Defense must take a swig of beer.
Turnovers: Offense must take a 5 second pull of beer.
Touchdowns: Defense must take a 5 second pull of beer.
2-Point Conversion: Successful conversion = a shot of Jaeger to the defense
Missed conversion = Shot of Jaeger to the offense.
Sacks: Offense takes a Jaeger shot
Fire: First Downs = 5-second pulls. Touchdowns/Turnovers = Jaeger Shots. Everything else is the same.
Between Quarters: Lowest Score = 5 second pull of beer
End of Game: Losing Team takes a shot of Jaeger and swaps out.
*NOTE: For this game we highly suggest limiting your play to 1-3 games MAX
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Fast Five Interviews from Rio
Director Justin Lin tells Screen Junkies how he got away with wrecking over 200 cars for the fifth installment of The Fast & the Furious franchise.
PSN Hacked! What You Need To Know
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More info: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/04/26/update-on-playstation-network-and-qriocity/
Today Sony announced the reason for the recent week long outage of the PlayStation Network and Qriocity. A hacker was able to get access to PSN and get access to a wide variety of personal information including your name, address, birthdate, PSN password and more. There are things you can do to protect your data and yourself so please change your passwords and spread the word about what has happened.
John Hunter: Teaching with the World Peace Game
http://www.ted.com John Hunter puts all the problems of the world on a 4’x5′ plywood board — and lets his 4th-graders solve them. At TED2011, he explains how his World Peace Game engages schoolkids, and why the complex lessons it teaches — spontaneous, and always surprising — go further than classroom lectures can.
Anil Ananthaswamy: What it takes to do extreme astrophysics
http://www.ted.com All over the planet, giant telescopes and detectors are looking (and listening) for clues to the workings of the universe. At the INK Conference, science writer Anil Ananthaswamy tours us around these amazing installations, taking us to some of the most remote and silent places on Earth.
Harvey Fineberg: Are we ready for neo-evolution?
http://www.ted.com Medical ethicist Harvey Fineberg shows us three paths forward for the ever-evolving human species: to stop evolving completely, to evolve naturally — or to control the next steps of human evolution, using genetic modification, to make ourselves smarter, faster, better. Neo-evolution is within our grasp. What will we do with it?