Avi: It is a social injustice that basic curable diseases such as tuberculosis runs rampant through third world countries and causes thousands of deaths when the cure is easily accessible to the rest of the world.
Ellen: The use of technology to more more accurately copy previous performances of piano composers and performers is a benefit to the rest of musicians and those who enjoy music.
Jamie & Dominic:
"Universe" enables the world to immerse themselves in contemporary mythology of the stars in the night sky.
Mark & Jennifer: By creating more opportunities for young, interested students to participate in scientific studies, we can not only prepare them with the facilities they need for productive careers in medicine, but we can also introduce different yet valuable perspectives into the medical world.
Katherine&McKenzi: Through the study of California Coast Redwood trees, the tallest trees in the world, a whole new world of unique organism have been discovered adding to the biodiversity of this BEAUTIFUL world!
Regi and Julianna: Because we do not know where meat comes from, we should eat real/natural food such as plants (vegetables that are not artificially grown).
Tim: Reducing emissions alone won't be enough to solve the climate problem; we must look at alternate solutions such as injecting a layer of ash or sulfur that will block sunlight and lower the planet's temperature.
Soledad: Are you tired of having to pay hundreds of dollars for gas just for your car? If you are why not try the hydrogen car? Larry Burns shares the future design by GM, a vehicle that runs on hydrogen and pumps energy back into the electrical grid when they’re idle. This brilliant idea is everything that people have been asking for in a car. The hydrogen car will eliminate stress over high gas prices, improve the environment, and will provide convenience.
Kate & Alex: Most people do cheat but only cheat a little bit and are more likely to cheat when they are seperated froms the reward or when people see there peers cheating and are less likely to do so when reminded of their morality.
Jordan Kmetz: Because our brain has a way of being happy with what it gets, we should have preferences that drive us towards one choice, but should not drive ourselves mad with what the other choice might have been.
Joe: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/david_deutsch_on_our_place_in_the_cosmos.html
David Deutsch on our place in the Cosmos
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Joe: This presentation is a very necessary reminder to all of us our current condition in the universe.
correction: replace 'universe' with 'cosmos'
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