http://www.ted.com Looking back over a long career, architect Moshe Safdie digs deep into four extraordinary projects to talk about the unique choices he made on each building — choosing where to build, pulling information from the client, and balancing the needs and the vision behind each project. Sketches, plans and models show how these grand public buildings, museums and memorials, slowly take form.
George Dyson: Let’s take a nuclear-powered rocket to Saturn
http://www.ted.com George Dyson tells the amazing story of Project Orion, a massive, nuclear-powered spacecraft that could have taken us to Saturn in five years. With a priceless insider’s perspective and a cache of documents, photos and film, Dyson brings this dusty Atomic Age dream to vivid life.
Theremin, the untouchable music | Pamelia Kurstin
http://www.ted.com Virtuoso Pamelia Kurstin plays and discusses her theremin, the not-just-for-sci-fi electronic instrument that is played without being touched. Songs include the classic “Autumn Leaves,” Billy Strayhorn’s “Lush Life” and a composition by David Mash, “Listen: the Words Are Gone.” Piano: Makoto Ozone.
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Google Analytics Interface Tutorial
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A brief overview of how to use the Google Analytics interface. If you are new to Google Analytics or you’d like to pick up a few tips on how to use some of the different features, this video is a good place to start.
Chris Harris drives the new Jaguar XF – by Autocar.co.uk
Chris drives the new Jag XF. Is this the car Jaguar should have been making for years? For more Jaguar news and reviews visit http://www.autocar.co.uk/jaguar/
Chip Cleary: Effective, Engaging Learning Experiences
Chip Cleary talks about improving on “Star Trek’s” Holodeck: leveraging technology to create effective, engaging learning experiences. Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Doodle 4 Google – Google Doodles Animation
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A fun animation of sample Google Doodles to highlight the Doodle 4 Google art competition.
LSI talks about Google Message Security
Bruce Decock of LSI talks about his company’s use of Google Message Security, powered by Postini. To hear other stories about Google Message Security, check out the following stories – http://youtube.decenturl.com/norcal-waste
http://youtube.decenturl.com/dazzl-inc
http://youtube.decenturl.com/harb-levy-weiland
To learn more about Google Message Security, visit http://www.google.com/a/security
Howard Rheingold: Way-new collaboration
http://www.ted.com Howard Rheingold talks about the coming world of collaboration, participatory media and collective action — and how Wikipedia is really an outgrowth of our natural human instinct to work as a group. As he points out, humans have been banding together to work collectively since our days of hunting mastodons.