i was told about this during a lunch meeting with a vendor partner.
This site is essentially a youtube for some serisouly incredible and progressive presentations on behalf of some seriously amaozing individuals.
here are a few on war, automotive industry and oil alternatives.
Oil Endgame… wicked mustache guy explains how to profitably cross over into non-oil-based energy why simultaeneously revitalising the economy, particularly automotive manufacturing.
I really like at the end his comments about the west have more leverage as nega-barrel consumers (the not purchasing of oil) and how the US already successfully did it in 77-83.
Robin Chase: founder of ZipCar, explains how effective Zipcar is by reducing miles travelled per person. No i dont like the concept of road taxes through mesh networked transponders in our cars, but it is brilliant thinking and easily possible.
Thomas Burnett: international security strategist outlines modern war tactics. Implicit is the shared focus on the adminstrative military role. I also appreciated his shots at the grunts… i like them 19, unmarried and a little pissed off. Fantastic stuff
btw… i’m really looking forward to seeing ~20-somethings with no relevant experience or achievement cut these people up with bullshit arguements pieced together from for-profit media outlets… go
I wouldn’t quite compare the TED website to youtube. All of those videos are lectures/performances taken from the annual TED Conference that brings together some seriously smart individuals who talk on a variety of subjects.
Edit: If you’ve never heard of this conference, I highly suggest watching http://ted.streamguys.net/site/taste.html It’s 7 minutes long, but gives you an idea of how amazing it is.
Attendance is invite only… I believe they moved it this year to a bigger location so they can bring more people in, but even then your Average Joe can’t just walk in.
And the point of the event is more than just watching the presentations. It’s about connecting with other people, sharing ideas, learning from the presence of so many passionate thinkers. Just watching the lectures will never give you the full sense of what TED is, in essence.
I have no idea how many of the lectures they actually broadcast… each one is 18 minutes or less, spread over 4 days… Basically talking about 100+ lectures per year. I see 217 lectures listed… and this event has been going since like the 80’s (granted, more are being broadcast now than back then).
