Johannes Grenzfurthner-On how to subvert subversion

Johannes Grenzfurthner is an activist, artist and founder of Monochrom. In this talk he discusses his idea of context hacking and how we need to start subverting subversion.

The Machine is (Changing) Us: YouTube and the Politics of Authenticity

In a culture still ruled by trivialities, how we can use and engage with social media and other new technologies in the best way possible? is one of the many interesting questions asked by Digital Anthropologist Mike Wesch in this engaging talk.

Clay Shirky: It's not information overload. It's filter failure.

From the Web 2.0 Expo Clay Shirky discusses how information overload is an old concept and introduces the real reasons we do not get our work done.

Daniel Seddiqui: Author of 50 Jobs in 50 States

In this talk Daniel Seddiqui talks about his project he undertook after college to work 50 jobs in 50 different states. He discusses his own misperceptions before the journey and how it changed him.

Matt Ridley: When ideas have sex

In this 2010 TedGlobal talk, Matt Ridley discusses how over human history ideas have met and mated in order to create new ideas - and this is what drives the world forward.

Sam Harris: Science can answer moral questions

In this controversial talk Sam Harris explains why human values are objective and how we can and should come to them.

Amber Case: We are all cyborgs now

Self-described Cyborg Anthropologist explains how we are increasingly relying on our external brains for everything. This, she says, is actually increasing our humanness and our ability to connect.

David Foster Wallace interviews

David Foster Wallace was one of the brightest minds of recent years and his work as both a fiction and non-fiction writer changed the landscape in ways that are still being discovered. Though he disliked doing interviews, he was always genuine and thoughtful during them.

David Foster Wallace on Charlie Rose March 27, 1997:


David Foster Wallace on German TV ZDF 2003:

Emily Pilloton: Teaching design for change

Emily Pilloton now lives in rural North Carolina where she teaches a design class to high schoolers. This experiment in education has had effects on both the students and the community. In this talk she shares her experience and vision for the future.

Diana Laufenberg: How to learn? From mistakes

Diana Laufenberg shares her experience teaching in several schools throughout the US. Schools should not just be about coming to a place to get the information, she says. They need to be about experiential learning and embracing failure. How do we learn? What is the correct path for our educational system? These questions and more are answered in this short talk.

Elif Shafak: The politics of fiction

Elif Shafak explains how the power of stories can bring down boundaries and allow for humans to experience different cultures and experiences. Her talk touches on writing, multiculturalism, feminism and identity politics.

Stanford: Robert Sapolsky on the uniqueness of humans

For Stanford's Class Lecture Day 2009 the students choose Robert Sapolsky to speak. In his enlightening 40 minute lecture he discussed the many ways in which humans differ from other animals and what it means for us.