Biomimetism or Nature's MBA

The speaker Gunter Pauli is the stereotype of a smug self-righteous entrepreneur. But despite his self-righteousness he really has something...[more]

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The Persuaders

"Each year, legions of ad people, copywriters, market researchers, pollsters, consultants, and even linguists – most of whom work...[more]

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George Smoot on the design of the universe

Nobel Prize winning astrophysicist George Smoot delivers a fascinating speech on the structure of the universe and has us marvelling at the ...[more]

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Noam Chomsky: Philosophies of Language & Politics

Noam Chomsky, cognitive scientist, philosopher and political activist of world renown - "the intellectual's Michael Moore" - ...[more]

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The Known Universe

If you liked Powers of Ten, the iconic documentary from the 70s demonstrating the scale of the universe, you'll love this. It's li...[more]

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Freeman Dyson says: Let's look for life in the outer solar system!

Freeman Dyson, physicist and mathematician of world renown as well as inventor of the Dyson Sphere (you know, that thing where Scotty got tr...[more]

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