I've just found out about an incredible conference called TED, which apparently puts lots of its talks on Google Video (and they're surprisingly concise---about 20 minutes each). It seems to be just a collection of brilliant people with ideas that can change the world, talking about their stuff. and whether or not I agree with their premise, I find ( Read more... )

There is a fantastic tech talk about how to teach computer science to kids. Too often, they see the name and think it's about programming, and are consequently turned off to the subject. This kiwi teaches CS without using a computer, but has all sorts of fun, hands-on activities for kids to do as they learn about sorting and compression algorithms ( Read more... )