TEDTalks' own guitar heroes

Emily McManus — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:00:00 +0000

TEDTalks fan Stefan Kreitmayer was watching Tod Machover — whose lab at MIT developed the tech behind Guitar Hero — when he noticed an interesting coincidence and took a screenshot. Wondering what to watch next? How about these guitar heroes:

(Links for these talks: Craig Venter … Freeman Dyson … Kwabena Boahen … the Theme “What’s Next in Tech” … and check out Stefan Kreitmayer’s blog.)

Making a brain in silicon: Kwabena Boahen on TED.com

tedstaff — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:23:11 +0000

Stanford researcher Kwabena Boahen is looking for ways to mimic the brain’s supercomputing powers in silicon — because the messy, redundant processes inside our heads actually make for a small, light, superfast computer. (Recorded June 2007 in Arusha, Tanzania. Duration: 16:21.)

Watch Kwabena Boahen’s 2007 talk on TED.com, where you can download it, rate it, comment on it and find other talks and performances.

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TEDTalks' own guitar heroes

Making a brain in silicon: Kwabena Boahen on TED.com