I love this kind of geeky stuff where you try to figure out where the tech world is going. This Ted Talk examines just that topic. This talk states that much of what is being developed today will be available 5 years from now. I have a feeling, in about 20 years or so, the feel of a keyboard will be nostalgic much like a rotary phone. (What’s that?) Stock Tip – Oblong, the company that the presenter, John Underkoffler...

Now here is a video that is incredibly impressive! Not only is this 10 yr old girl a child prodigy but an excellent public speaker with some interesting points of view. Don’t watch this or you just might learn something. “Learning between grownups and kids should be reciprocal“. Remember the days when kids should be seen and not heard? That was my generation. I only hope that my generation will understand what this brave...

If you follow me and my blog you know I’m a big technology buff. I enjoyed this TED Talk thoroughly: At TEDIndia, Pranav Mistry demos several tools that help the physical world interact with the world of data — including a deep look at his SixthSense device and a new, paradigm-shifting paper “laptop.” In an onstage Q&A, Mistry says he’ll open-source the software behind SixthSense, to open its...

This is an incredibly interesting presentation. The carrot and stick method of motivating people does more harm than good.  Rewards narrow our focus and restrict our possibilities whereas working completely autonomously increases creativity. If your a manager of people in any field,  watch and learn! Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don’t:...

Eric Giler wants to untangle our wired lives with cable-free electric power. Here, he covers what this sci-fi tech offers, and demos MIT’s breakthrough version, WiTricity — a near-to-market invention that may soon recharge your cell phone, car, pacemaker. Wireless electricity could be a reality within a year and five years from now it will probably be completely normal. Companies like Witricity and Powercast are currently...

It’s been a while since I have posted a talk from one of my favorite websites. Here the talk is about twitter and how twitter allows us to communicate directly with our government and each other. Social Media technology is removing barriers to communicating and is preventing countries from developing propaganda campaigns. It’s also keeping our news outlets honest and even competing with them directly. Very interesting...