Philosophy
If this entry doesn't save the world, it could at least save a whole bunch of relationships in peril... If you think your good-for-nothing boyfriend is a waste of living matter simply because he devotes so much of his time to playing video games --instead of paying more attention to you :), you may be failing to realize that his motivation and the development of his gaming skills could be precisely the solution that the world's problems require, and as Jane McGonigal explains in this presentation we guys will use to rationalize our behavior to our girlfriends for years to come, or other guys might use to rationalize their not having a girlfriend to begin with :), this energy is just waiting to be harnessed and directed toward epic projects that could really save the world.
Like I always say, if there's an alien civilization intent on destroying our species, our only option for saving the planet will first require we master Halo :)
Check out more fascinating TEDTalk presentations.
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- Frans De Waal - Moral Behavior In Animals
As you probably know, one of the most popular arguments for the existence of God is known as the moral argument. There are variations on the theme, but one of the general ideas is that the human moral sense cannot be successfully explained by mindless...
- Hans Rosling - The Magic Washing Machine
I don't know about you, but when Hans Rosling speaks, I listen. It's like this adorable man is incapable of being uninteresting :) In this TEDTalk presentation, he argues that the greatest invention of the industrial revolution is the washing...
- Barry Schwarts On Aristotle And Practical Wisdom
In his famous Nicomachean Ethics, the ancient philosopher Aristotle argued that ethics is not an exact science, and that looking for mathematical precision in such a discipline is bound both to fail and to distort ethics itself. Instead of thinking of...
- Pixelated Invasion!
What would it look like if the 8-bit creatures from your Atari childhood were unleashed in New York City? As the following animated short film demonstrates, when PacMan, Pong, Tetris, Frogger, Donkey Kong and friends combine forces, the rest of us are...
- No Government Funding For Seti!
Arecibo Observatory Puerto Rico Sorry, I have to display a thumbs down on any government financing for the SETI project and the use of the radio telescope at Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico--direct or indirect. NASA slowly pulled out of the project...
Philosophy
Jane McGonigal - Gaming Can Save the World
Like I always say, if there's an alien civilization intent on destroying our species, our only option for saving the planet will first require we master Halo :)
Check out more fascinating TEDTalk presentations.
.
- Frans De Waal - Moral Behavior In Animals
As you probably know, one of the most popular arguments for the existence of God is known as the moral argument. There are variations on the theme, but one of the general ideas is that the human moral sense cannot be successfully explained by mindless...
- Hans Rosling - The Magic Washing Machine
I don't know about you, but when Hans Rosling speaks, I listen. It's like this adorable man is incapable of being uninteresting :) In this TEDTalk presentation, he argues that the greatest invention of the industrial revolution is the washing...
- Barry Schwarts On Aristotle And Practical Wisdom
In his famous Nicomachean Ethics, the ancient philosopher Aristotle argued that ethics is not an exact science, and that looking for mathematical precision in such a discipline is bound both to fail and to distort ethics itself. Instead of thinking of...
- Pixelated Invasion!
What would it look like if the 8-bit creatures from your Atari childhood were unleashed in New York City? As the following animated short film demonstrates, when PacMan, Pong, Tetris, Frogger, Donkey Kong and friends combine forces, the rest of us are...
- No Government Funding For Seti!
Arecibo Observatory Puerto Rico Sorry, I have to display a thumbs down on any government financing for the SETI project and the use of the radio telescope at Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico--direct or indirect. NASA slowly pulled out of the project...