Thomas describes using playdough (stuff that can easily be made in a home kitchen) to make circuits and teach about electricity (using inexpensive and child safe components).
AnnMarie Thomas: Hands-on science with squishy circuits (TED)
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Gary Kovacs: Tracking the trackers
A brief, and visual, discussion about internet trackers with some ideas on what to do about it.
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Renny Gleeson: 404, the story of a page not found
Gleeson presents a brief thought on how companies can use normally jarring moments (such as a user coming upon a “page not found error”) to build relationships with their users.
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Marco Tempest: A Collection
Marco Tempest: The magic of truth and lies (and iPods) (TED)
A fascinating blend of art, magic, technology and truth by Tempest.Marco Tempest: A magical tale (with augmented reality) (TED)
Tempest demonstrates the blending of a virtual world with the real world to help tell a story about magic.Marco Tempest: The augmented reality of techno-magic (TED)
Another jaunt into the world of technology and magic by Tempest. -
Stein Ringen: The Economic Consequences of Mr Brown
Ringen discusses in frank terms why the reign of the British New Labor party from 1997-2007 failed to enact the goals that they set out to accomplish. In the end, Ringen concludes, the government failed in spite of competence.
Stein Ringen and Polly Toynbee – The Economic Consequences of Mr Brown (RSA)
RSA Animate – The Economic Consequences of Mr Brown