Interesting talks
I spent a bit of time this weekend watching some amazing videos from the TED conference archives. There is a wide range of topics available. I particularly enjoyed:
- Steve Johnson’s presentation on the story of a cholera outbreak in 1854 London and the major breakthrough in understanding about how cholera spread and could be stopped.
- David Gallo showing some bio-luminescent deep-sea creatures and mind-blowing examples of camouflage (the best parts are towards the end).
- Alan Russell talks about regenerative medicine, showing some really cool early results.
I also read an interesting NY Times article by Steven Pinker called “The Moral Instinct” that explores how morals differ from other opinions we hold about proper behavior and some questions that help you analyze your own values.