Category: Viewing

Benjamin makes a fast presentation on the coolness of number patterns.

Arthur Benjamin: The magic of Fibonacci numbers

Nyamayaro reminds us men, that we need to support women, often against other men, in order to build a better world for us all.

Elizabeth Nyamayaro: An invitation to men who want a better world for women

Pallotta proposes building charities they way we build business: with brilliant talent and strong marketing. In order to accomplish this, we have to be okay with charities paying higher wages and spending money on advertising. Pallotta believes this will allow the charity to use what little money they start with to grow rapidly and thus expand the amount of good they can accomplish. Key to the proposal is us, the donators, being okay with less of our money going to our causes now so they can do more later.

Dan Pallotta: The way we think about charity is dead wrong

Apparently, the way we do vaccines today was great for the times, 160 years ago, but we can do much better now. Kendall demonstrates some new vaccination technologies that are slowly making their way into the market that will allow for much cheaper and safer vaccines.

Mark Kendall: Demo: A needle-free vaccine patch that’s safer and way cheaper

Chang walks through why decisions are hard and how to navigate them. “What makes a choice hard is the way the alternatives relate,” she says and this causes us the most anxiety. She proposes that we call alternative “on a par.” This allows us to realize that the choices are of similar value but that each value is of a different kind. Like comparing apples and oranges.

Ruth Chang: How to make hard choices