New perspectives – what’s wrong with TED talks? Benjamin Bratton at TEDxSanDiego 2013 – Re:Think

January 9, 2014January 9, 2014GIHAdmin

With all due respect to Lizzie Velasquez, the vast majority of TED and TEDx talks are complete bullshit, and it’s high time someone called them out on it. Benjamin Bratton, Associate Professor of Visual Arts at the University of California, San Diego, has a huge problem with TED, and he isn’t afraid to tell them so […]

Could We Survive a Mega-Tsunami BBC Two

September 17, 2013September 17, 2013GIHAdmin

Further Reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megatsunami

It runs on water – zero point energy

August 11, 2013GIHAdminLeave a Comment

Disclose.tv – It Runs On Water – Full Documentary

MIT Introduction to Algorithms

August 5, 2013GIHAdminLeave a Comment

Lec 1 | MIT 6.046J / 18.410J Introduction to Algorithms (SMA 5503), Fall 2005 Part1 Part 2 Part 3

How long is a piece of string?

July 28, 2013GIHAdmin

Alan Davies attempts to answer the proverbial question: how long is a piece of string? But what appears to be a simple task soon turns into a mind-bending voyage of discovery where nothing is as it seems. An encounter with leading mathematician Marcus du Sautoy reveals that Alan’s short length of string may in fact […]