The Future of the Internet, Epic 2015
Robin Sloan and Matt Thompson's view on the future of the internet, and fictional internet giant "Googlezon"
Brain, Mind and Consciousness - 2 lecture sessions
Brain, Mind and Consciousness
CALTECH
The Science Network
2 h 44 min 56 s - 14-may-2005
The 2005 Skeptics Society Annual Conference was held in Pasadena, California and was themed: "Brain, Mind, and Consciousness".
2h45min
CALTECH
The Science Network
2 h 44 min 56 s - 14-may-2005
The 2005 Skeptics Society Annual Conference was held in Pasadena, California and was themed: "Brain, Mind, and Consciousness".
2h45min
Emily Oster: What do we really know about the spread of AIDS? TED | Talks |
Emily Oster, a University of Chicago economist, looks at the stats on AIDS in Africa -- and comes up with a stunning conclusion: Everything we know about AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa is wrong. We look for root causes such as poverty and poor health care -- but we also need to factor in, say, the price of coffee, and the routes of long-haul truckers. In short, there is a lot we don't know; and our assumptions about what we do know may keep us from finding the best way to stop the disease.
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Disney Tapestry of nations (New Year's eve 2000 )
The international broadcast of the Tapestry of Nations parade at Epcot in Walt Disney World in the New Year Celebration in Orlando Florida last nigth of 1999
New Year's eve 2000, Video compilation
New year celebrations and the arrive of the new millennium around the World (New Zealand,Sydney Australia, Japan, Korea, Beijing People's republic of China, Taipei Taiwan, Sri Lanka, South Africa,Athens Greece, Egypt, London UK,New York and Washington D.C. USA)
YouTube - New Year's eve 2000 (2000 today): ""
YouTube - New Year's eve 2000 (2000 today): ""
New Seven Wonders, World Contest Promotional Video
Promotional video about the new seven wonders of the World to be picked by public opinion.
YouTube - New Seven Wonders: ""
YouTube - New Seven Wonders: ""
CAPTAIN JAMES COOK. Video
Captain James Cook the English explorer, navigator and cartographer. A Captain in the Royal Navy, Cook made three voyages to the Pacific Ocean, exploring the eastern coastline of Australia, the discovery of the Hawaiian Islands, the mapping of Newfoundland and the circumnavigation of New Zealand. During his third exploratory voyage in the Pacific, Cook died in 1779 in Hawaii in a fight with native Hawaiians. Video by author, Brian Kavanagh.
James Cook - Wikipedia
James Cook FRS RN (27 October 1728 (O.S.) – 14 February 1779) was an English explorer, navigator and cartographer. Ultimately rising to the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy, Cook was the first to map Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean during which he achieved the first European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia, the European discovery of the Hawaiian Islands, and the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand.
Jonestown: Massacre News Reel
YouTube - Jonestown: Massacre News Reel: ""
Footage of the shooting at the Port Kaituma airport as Congressman Ryan and defectors are leaving Jonestown.
Footage of the shooting at the Port Kaituma airport as Congressman Ryan and defectors are leaving Jonestown.
Baldwin Hills Dam Disaster
On December 14th 1963 in the hills about Los Angeles, the Baldwin Hills Reservoir suddenly cracked and eventually failed flooding the neighborhood below. Several people died and many homes were destroyed.
YouTube - Baldwin Hills Dam Disaster and Flood: ""
YouTube - Baldwin Hills Dam Disaster and Flood: ""
Savant Mind Draws Near-Perfect Panorama of Rome
A British man with Autism flies over Rome once in a helicopter and is able to recreate a huge, near-perfect panorama of the city. It takes him three days to complete his drawing.
World millionaires' club numbers 9.5 million
The number of millionaires in the world increased by 8.3 percent in 2006, with about 9.5 million individuals now estimated to have more than a million dollars in financial assets, a report said Wednesday.
The survey by financial services group Capgemini and US investment bank Merrill Lynch said strong global economic growth and gains on the stock market explained the expansion of the exclusive club of "High Net Worth Individuals" (HNWIs).
The financial assets owned by the group totalled 37.2 trillion dollars (27.7 trillion euros), an increase of 11.4 percent from 2005, with Singapore, India, Indonesia and Russia producing the greatest number of new millionaires.
"Real GDP and market capitalisation growth rates, two primary drivers of wealth generation, accelerated throughout 2006, which helped to increase the total number of HNWIs around the world as well as the amount of wealth they control," the report said.
The number of Ultra-HNWIs -- individuals with financial assets exceeding 30 million dollars -- increased by 11.3 percent in 2006, with the global population of this extremely affluent group now estimated at 94,970 people.
World millionaires' club numbers 9.5 million: research
The survey by financial services group Capgemini and US investment bank Merrill Lynch said strong global economic growth and gains on the stock market explained the expansion of the exclusive club of "High Net Worth Individuals" (HNWIs).
The financial assets owned by the group totalled 37.2 trillion dollars (27.7 trillion euros), an increase of 11.4 percent from 2005, with Singapore, India, Indonesia and Russia producing the greatest number of new millionaires.
"Real GDP and market capitalisation growth rates, two primary drivers of wealth generation, accelerated throughout 2006, which helped to increase the total number of HNWIs around the world as well as the amount of wealth they control," the report said.
The number of Ultra-HNWIs -- individuals with financial assets exceeding 30 million dollars -- increased by 11.3 percent in 2006, with the global population of this extremely affluent group now estimated at 94,970 people.
World millionaires' club numbers 9.5 million: research
Drugs Price over the world | Economist.com
THE street price of cocaine varies hugely across the world. No surprise that it is cheapest in Colombia, the world's biggest producer of coca: at $2, a gram costs less than a Big Mac. Geography is an obvious price factor. The farther away a country from the main producers in South and Central America, and the more isolated it is, the higher the cost to traffick there. In far-flung New Zealand, a gram costs a wallet-busting $714.30. But there are some pricing anomalies. Although the street price in Japan is several times higher than in Israel, Germany and Britain, the wholesale price in the countries is similar, around $46.40. In Canada the wholesale price is 50% more than in America, but Canadians pay 40% less on the street. It could be that policing is more zealous in some countries, or that there is less competition among suppliers.
Drugs | Pricing powder | Economist.com
Drugs | Pricing powder | Economist.com
What the World Eats - Photo Essays - TIME
From the book 'Hungry World' a pictorial of the what we eat around our planet, also a way to appreciate the disparities.
USA
Food expenditure for one week: $341.98
Favorite foods: spaghetti, potatoes, sesame chicken
Mexico
Food expenditure for one week: 1,862.78 Mexican Pesos or $189.09
Favorite foods: pizza, crab, pasta, chicken
Ecuador
Food expenditure for one week: $31.55
Family recipe: Potato soup with cabbage
UK
Food expenditure for one week: 155.54 British Pounds or $253.15
Favorite foods: avocado, mayonnaise sandwich, prawn cocktail, chocolate fudge cake with cream
Japan
Food expenditure for one week: 37,699 Yen or $317.25
Favorite foods: sashimi, fruit, cake, potato chips
Egypt
Food expenditure for one week: 387.85 Egyptian Pounds or $68.53
Family recipe: Okra and mutton
Chad
Food expenditure for one week: 685 CFA Francs or $1.23
Favorite foods: soup with fresh sheep meat
Buthan
Food expenditure for one week: 224.93 ngultrum or $5.03
Family recipe: Mushroom, cheese and pork
Kuwait
Food expenditure for one week: 63.63 dinar or $221.45
Family recipe: Chicken biryani with basmati rice
Mongolia
Food expenditure for one week: 41,985.85 togrogs or $40.02
Family recipe: Mutton dumplings
Australia
Food expenditure for one week: 481.14 Australian dollars or US$376.45
Family Recipe: Marge Brown's Quandong (an Australian peach) Pie, Yogurt
Guatemala
Food expenditure for one week: 573 Quetzales or $75.70
Family Recipe: Turkey Stew and Susana Perez Matias's Sheep Soup
Luxenbourg
India
Food expenditure for one week: 1,636.25 rupees or $39.27
Family Recipe: Sangeeta Patkar's Poha (Rice Flakes)
Mali
Food expenditure for one week: 17,670 francs or $26.39
Family Recipe: Natomo Family Rice Dish
France
Food expenditure for one week: 315.17 euros or $419.95
Favorite Foods: Delphine Le Moine's Apricot Tarts, pasta carbonara, Thai food
Greenland
Food expenditure for one week: 1,928.80 Danish krone or $277.12
Favorite Foods: polar bear, narwhal skin, seal stew
Turkey
Food expenditure for one week: 198.48 New Turkish liras or $145.88
Favorite Foods: Melahat's Puffed Pastries
What the World Eats - Photo Essays - TIME
USA
Food expenditure for one week: $341.98
Favorite foods: spaghetti, potatoes, sesame chicken
Mexico
Food expenditure for one week: 1,862.78 Mexican Pesos or $189.09
Favorite foods: pizza, crab, pasta, chicken
Ecuador
Food expenditure for one week: $31.55
Family recipe: Potato soup with cabbage
UK
Food expenditure for one week: 155.54 British Pounds or $253.15
Favorite foods: avocado, mayonnaise sandwich, prawn cocktail, chocolate fudge cake with cream
Japan
Food expenditure for one week: 37,699 Yen or $317.25
Favorite foods: sashimi, fruit, cake, potato chips
Egypt
Food expenditure for one week: 387.85 Egyptian Pounds or $68.53
Family recipe: Okra and mutton
Chad
Food expenditure for one week: 685 CFA Francs or $1.23
Favorite foods: soup with fresh sheep meat
Buthan
Food expenditure for one week: 224.93 ngultrum or $5.03
Family recipe: Mushroom, cheese and pork
Kuwait
Food expenditure for one week: 63.63 dinar or $221.45
Family recipe: Chicken biryani with basmati rice
Mongolia
Food expenditure for one week: 41,985.85 togrogs or $40.02
Family recipe: Mutton dumplings
Australia
Food expenditure for one week: 481.14 Australian dollars or US$376.45
Family Recipe: Marge Brown's Quandong (an Australian peach) Pie, Yogurt
Guatemala
Food expenditure for one week: 573 Quetzales or $75.70
Family Recipe: Turkey Stew and Susana Perez Matias's Sheep Soup
Luxenbourg
India
Food expenditure for one week: 1,636.25 rupees or $39.27
Family Recipe: Sangeeta Patkar's Poha (Rice Flakes)
Mali
Food expenditure for one week: 17,670 francs or $26.39
Family Recipe: Natomo Family Rice Dish
France
Food expenditure for one week: 315.17 euros or $419.95
Favorite Foods: Delphine Le Moine's Apricot Tarts, pasta carbonara, Thai food
Greenland
Food expenditure for one week: 1,928.80 Danish krone or $277.12
Favorite Foods: polar bear, narwhal skin, seal stew
Turkey
Food expenditure for one week: 198.48 New Turkish liras or $145.88
Favorite Foods: Melahat's Puffed Pastries
What the World Eats - Photo Essays - TIME
JOURNEY OF MANKIND - The Peopling of the World
A visual illustration about the people’s migrations through the entire human history, back to 160,000 years ago.
JOURNEY OF MANKIND - The Peopling of the World
Mr. Woo, robot maker... Ingenuity
The English actor Paul Merton meets Mr. Woo, a Chinese farmer without any formal education building robots in China.
WikiMindMap
WikiMindMap
WikiMindMap is a tool to browse easily and efficiently in Wiki content, inspired by the mindmap technique. Wiki pages in large public wiki's, such as wikipedia, have become rich and complex documents. Thus, it is not allways straight forward to find the information you are really looking for. This tool aims to support users to get a good structured and easy understandable overview of the topic you are looking for.
Strange places in Google Earth
Dubbed The Badlands Guardian by locals, this geological marvel (Google Earth coordinates 50.010083,-110.113006) in Alberta, Canada, bears an uncanny resemblance to a human head wearing a full Native American headdress.
World War II bomber (Google Earth coordinates 52.336392,-0.1953462) flying over Huntingdon, England.
Ship (Google Earth coordinates 30.541634,47.825445) floating on its side after a maritime accident in the waters of Basrah, Iraq.
A truck that crashed (Google Earth coordinates 46.765669,-100.79274) outside of Bismarck, North Dakota.
Our evolution in maps
Maps are a good way to learn about a civilization. Early maps were full of mythical beasts, representative of our awe of the unknown world.