Svante Pääbo: DNA clues to our inner neanderthal

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http://www.ted.com Sharing the results of a massive, worldwide study, geneticist Svante Pääbo shows the DNA proof that early humans mated with Neanderthals after we moved out of Africa. (Yes, many of us have Neanderthal DNA.) He also shows how a tiny bone from a baby finger was enough to identify a whole new humanoid species.

TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the “Sixth Sense” wearable tech, and “Lost” producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate.

Beware conflicts of interest | Dan Ariely

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http://www.ted.com In this short talk, psychologist Dan Ariely tells two personal stories that explore scientific conflict of interest: How the pursuit of knowledge and insight can be affected, consciously or not, by shortsighted personal goals. When we’re thinking about the big questions, he reminds us, let’s be aware of our all-too-human brains.

TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the “Sixth Sense” wearable tech, and “Lost” producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate.

How To Use a Microphone Properly

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In this video I give a tutorial on how to get the best audio quality out of a typical microphone like the Blue Yeti. There are several tips on how to get the most out of a USB condenser microphone including how to use a side address microphone, pop filter, using recording modes such as Stereo, Cardioid, Omnidirectional and Bidirectional.

D3Live: Galaxy Nexus

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In this episode of D3Live I go over the Samsung Galaxy Nexus aka the Google Nexus Prime, the third iteration of the popular Nexus Android phone line. Some of the information we have on the Galaxy Nexus includes what will likely be a 720p HD display, quad core processor and of course Android Ice Cream Sandwich.

Back to School: Best Laptops, eReaders and Tablets

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Today Quinn from ThatSnazzyiPhoneGuy and I take a look at the best tech gadgets for back to school including laptops, eReaders and tablets.

For the best laptops for school our choices are the Apple MacBook Air and the Sony VAIO SB Series laptop. The MacBook Air is a stellar ultraportable machine with Intel Core i5 and i7 processors, a standard SSD and the option of a 11″ or 13″ display. The Sony VAIO SB Series features Windows 7, Intel Core i3 and i5 CPUs, a standard DVD drive along with a 13″ display.

Our choices for the best eReaders for school are the Barnes and Noble Nook Simple Touch and the Amazon Kindle 3. The latest eReader from B&N is an outstanding update to the Nook line with a new, smaller design, touchscreen E-Ink display and access to the Barnes and Noble eBook store. The Amazon Kindle features a full QWERTY keyboard, a 6 inch E-Ink display and support for the huge Amazon Kindle library of eBooks and textbooks.

On the tablet front we chose the Asus Eee Pad Transformer and the Apple iPad 2. The Asus Transformer is among the best Android tablets you can buy with a dual core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor, excellent IPS display, optional keyboard and a very reasonable price. The iPad 2 is tremendous successful and it’s not hard to guess why. With it you will find an extremely thin design, a 1GHz Apple A5 dual core CPU, front and rear facing cameras and access to the enormous library of apps in the App Store.