Internet Moments

TED stands for “Technology Entertainment Design” and was started in 1984 as a conference that brought people from those three fields together.  Originally held annually in Long Beach, California, “TED Talks” are also held in Oxford, England (TEDGlobal) and in Mysore, India (TEDIndia) for the first time in 2009. 

At their website: TED.com “the best talks and performances from TED and partners available to the world, for free.” (AboutTED).   It’ well worth a few minutes of your day to check out he talks at TED.com sometime today.

A Random Sampling of TED Talks to consider:  Gary Lauder’s New Traffic Sign, Pattie Maes Demonstrates the Sixth Sense, Hans Rosling’s New Insights on Poverty, Jill Bolte Taylor’s Stroke of Insight, and Blaise Aguera y Arcas demos Augmented-Reality Maps.

How much do you know about the Internet?  Can you remember how you did things without it?  You might take it for granted, but it’s still a relatively new invention.  The BBCrecently completed a series on the development of the Internet called “SUPERPOWER” and it’s worth checking out. 

Things to check out:  Observe the growth of the Internet worldwide, What happens when a remote Nigerian village gets Internet access, how the internet works,  how the Internet might be changing our brains, and lots more.   It’s well worth a few minutes of your day to explore SUPERPOWER by the BBC.

We live in an era of unparalleled innovation.  New technologies are popping up every day and how often do we contemplate the origins of it all?  Well NASA would like you to take a moment to do just that.

NASA.gov/cityis a highly interactive website that gives you a chance to see exactly how the developments made in the space program effect your daily lives.  For even more information about the technological “spinoffs” that have come from the space program check out the NASA Spinoffs website.  And if you like what you find don’t forget to share it with someone else!