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09 Feb, 2010

Tales of passion

Posted by: Francesco In: Politics

I really recommend to spend a few minutes watching this incredibly inspired women talking about her life experience, as she manages to convey huge messages in a light and enjoyable way.

Just found this great video which shows MIT’s gestural interface Sixth Sense. What’s great about it is that it has been designed to be wearable, while most of similar interfaces I’ve seen so far were only indoor prototypes.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfV4R4×2SK0
If you want to learn more about this technology you can visit the project’s website and watch the [...]

When I watched this TED presentation by Sylvia Earle on a rainy Sunday morning I thought it would be interesting as most TED presentations are, but I didn’t imagine that a scientist talking about the ocean could deliver such a great speech.

From a presenter point of view it’s interesting to notice that she’s reading, something [...]

16 Oct, 2008

Do schools kill creativity?

Posted by: Francesco In: Education

I always admired Ken Robinson since I first heard him talking at the TED Conference a few years ago. I think his understanding of education and its problems are extraordinary thanks to the fact he’s and educator himself.

What Robinson says is basically what I’ve been thinking for years, as a result of my personal school [...]


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