TEDx Warwick 09
 Our inspiration for TEDx Warwick ’09 is simple, just like TED. Why not empower students with ideas of the future in which they will live so that they can carry on the tradition by giving birth to new ideas about the future beyond theirs. This captures the essence of our event and we hope that you can see in it what we, and a strong following around the world see - that ideas drive the human race. Virtual reality and virtual environments - Vinesh Raja10:29 Wed 24 Jun 2009 Professor Vinesh Raja talks about his work on virtual reality, virtual environments and locomotion. Engineering
Hapiness and the economic crisis10:28 Wed 24 Jun 2009 Professor Andrew Oswald talks about the economic crisis and how it might effect human happiness. Economics
The next wave of convergence - Ian Pearson17:26 Tue 17 Mar 2009 Futurologist Ian Pearson talks about the next wave of convergence between the digital and human. Computer Science
Citizen Cyberscience - Francois Grey17:25 Tue 17 Mar 2009 Senior Advisor, UNOSAT, UN Institute for Training and Research, CERN talks about citizen cyberscience - how people can contribute to real science and solve real problems using the web. Physics
Defining humanity - Steve Fuller17:24 Tue 17 Mar 2009 Professor Steve Fuller on the ambiguity of our notions of what is 'human'. Sociology
The psychology of heroism and evil - Philip Zimbardo17:23 Tue 17 Mar 2009 Professor Philip Zimbardo, Emeritus of Psychology, Stanford University talks about the psychology of heroism and evil. Psychology
Collective intelligence at a time of global crisis - Tom Atlee17:22 Tue 17 Mar 2009 Tom Atlee's research and thought innovations span from the conscious evolution of social systems to collaborative dynamics to a host of other ideas centering on group, social and political dynamics. Society
The 'Brain Box' - Steve Furber17:21 Tue 17 Mar 2009 Steve Furber is probably most famous as the principal designer of the BBC Microcomputer and the ARM 32-bit RISC microprocessor. His latest project is known as Spinnaker, also nicknamed the 'brain box', to be constructed at the University of Manchester. Computer Science
Selling Good: Three marketing strategies that can save the world - Solitaire Townsend17:20 Tue 17 Mar 2009 Solitaire Townsend is one of the liveliest voices on climate change. She is co-founder of Futerra, UK's award-winning green communications agency. Communications
Challenging the paradigm of materialism - Jay Lakhani17:19 Tue 17 Mar 2009 Jay Lakhani, a Theoretical Physicist, explores the findings at the cutting edge of modern Physics and how they relate to the broader ideas of spirituality at the heart of Hindu tradition. Physics
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