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Blaise Aguera y Arcas: Jaw-dropping Photosynth demo

Using photos of oft-snapped subjects (like Notre Dame) scraped from around the Web, Photosynth (based on Seadragon technology) creates breathtaking multidimensional spaces you can zoom and navigate. Its architect, Blaise Aguera y Arcas, shows it off in th

A view of 21st Century Learners

Kevin Surace invents eco-friendly drywall

Kevin Surace suggests we rethink basic construction materials -- such as the familiar wallboard -- to reduce the huge carbon footprint generated by the manufacturing and construction of our buildings. He introduces EcoRock, a clean, recyclable and energy-

Karen Armstrong: 2008 TED Prize wish: Charter for Compassion

As she accepts her 2008 TED Prize, author and scholar Karen Armstrong talks about how the Abrahamic religions -- Islam, Judaism, Christianity -- have been diverted from the moral purpose they share to foster compassion. But Armstrong has seen a yearning t

Learning to Change, Changing to Learn

Jill Bolte Taylor's stroke of insight

Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions -- motion, speech, self-awareness -- shut down one by one. An astonishing story.

What You Know About Math

A group of high school math students provide a hip hop themed review of everything from basic algebra to pre-calculus.

Dan Dennett: A secular, scientific rebuttal to Rick Warren

Philosopher Dan Dennett thinks of religion as a natural phenomenon, a human feature that has evolved over millennia to meet each society's changing needs. From this, he makes a brilliant case for studying religion -- all religion -- as rigorously as we do

Dipping into Art

Unique art exhibit.

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a simple and fun stop-motion senior project from Bang-yao Liu the Savannah College of Art and Design

Notebook with Katie Couric

Katie Couric discusses the Strong American School program proposed by Bill Gates and Eli Broad. The non-partisan initiative is designed to ensure that the inception of national educational standards, higher teacher pay, and more time and personal attenti

1 of 3 John Taylor Gatto Education Kindergarten Garden Child

John Taylor Gatto (born 1937) is an American retired school teacher of 29 years and 8 months and author of several books on education. He is an activist critical of compulsory schooling and the hegemonic nature of discourse on education and the education