Want a degree from MIT without the expense or notoriously selective application process? Well, you’re still out of luck, we’re afraid, but the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s new MITx online learning system will at least give you a chance to access a variety of course materials for free.
Want a degree from MIT without the expense or notoriously selective application process? Well, you’re still out of luck, we’re afraid, but the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s new MITx online learning system will at least give you a chance to access a variety of course materials for free.
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MIT to launch MITx learning platform, offer free teaching materials in 2012
Every morning we wake up and regain consciousness — that is a marvelous fact — but what exactly is it that we regain? Neuroscientist Antonio Damasio uses this simple question to give us a glimpse into how our brains create our sense of self.
Every morning we wake up and regain consciousness — that is a marvelous fact — but what exactly is it that we regain? Neuroscientist Antonio Damasio uses this simple question to give us a glimpse into how our brains create our sense of self.
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TED: Antonio Damasio: The quest to understand consciousness – Antonio Damasio (2011)
Homaro Cantu and Ben Roche come from Moto, a Chicago restaurant that plays with new ways to cook and eat food. But beyond the fun and flavor-tripping, there’s a serious intent: Can we use new food technology for good?
Homaro Cantu and Ben Roche come from Moto, a Chicago restaurant that plays with new ways to cook and eat food. But beyond the fun and flavor-tripping, there’s a serious intent: Can we use new food technology for good?
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TED: Homaro Cantu + Ben Roche: Cooking as alchemy – Homaro Cantu / Ben Roche (2011)
Every day, we use materials from the earth without thinking, for free. But what if we had to pay for their true value: would it make us more careful about what we use and what we waste? Think of Pavan Sukhdev as nature’s banker — assessing the value of the Earth’s assets
Every day, we use materials from the earth without thinking, for free. But what if we had to pay for their true value: would it make us more careful about what we use and what we waste? Think of Pavan Sukhdev as nature’s banker — assessing the value of the Earth’s assets
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TED: Pavan Sukhdev: Put a value on nature! – Pavan Sukhdev (2011)
Surgeons are taught from textbooks which conveniently color-code the types of tissues, but that’s not what it looks like in real life — until now.
Surgeons are taught from textbooks which conveniently color-code the types of tissues, but that’s not what it looks like in real life — until now.
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TED: Quyen Nguyen: Color-coded surgery – Quyen Nguyen (2011)
What is a mistake? By talking through examples with his improvisational Jazz quartet, Stefon Harris walks us to a profound truth: many actions are perceived as mistakes only because we don’t react to them appropriately.
What is a mistake? By talking through examples with his improvisational Jazz quartet, Stefon Harris walks us to a profound truth: many actions are perceived as mistakes only because we don’t react to them appropriately.
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TED: Stefon Harris: There are no mistakes on the bandstand – Stefon Harris (2011)
Imagine having a surgery with no knives involved. At TEDMED, Yoav Medan shares a technique that uses MRI to find trouble spots and focused ultrasound to treat such issues as brain lesions, uterine fibroids and several kinds of cancerous growths.
Imagine having a surgery with no knives involved. At TEDMED, Yoav Medan shares a technique that uses MRI to find trouble spots and focused ultrasound to treat such issues as brain lesions, uterine fibroids and several kinds of cancerous growths.
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TED: Yoav Medan: Ultrasound surgery — healing without cuts – Yoav Medan (2011)
Cheryl Hayashi studies spider silk, one of nature’s most high-performance materials. Each species of spider can make up to 7 very different kinds of silk
Cheryl Hayashi studies spider silk, one of nature’s most high-performance materials. Each species of spider can make up to 7 very different kinds of silk
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TED: Cheryl Hayashi: The magnificence of spider silk – Cheryl Hayashi (2010)
After re-purposing CAPTCHA so each human-typed response helps digitize books, Luis von Ahn wondered how else to use small contributions by many on the Internet for greater good. At TEDxCMU, he shares how his ambitious new project, Duolingo, will help millions learn a new language while translating the Web quickly and accurately — all for free.
After re-purposing CAPTCHA so each human-typed response helps digitize books, Luis von Ahn wondered how else to use small contributions by many on the Internet for greater good. At TEDxCMU, he shares how his ambitious new project, Duolingo, will help millions learn a new language while translating the Web quickly and accurately — all for free.
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TED: Luis von Ahn: Massive-scale online collaboration – Luis von Ahn (2011)
We’re taught to try to live life without regret. But why
We’re taught to try to live life without regret. But why
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TED: Kathryn Schulz: Don’t regret regret – Kathryn Schulz (2011)
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