TED talks

there is a conference every year about everything futuristic. it is mostly based around technology, entertainment and design (hence T.E.D.). but it is a great forum for anything from al gore climate speeches to buddhism to space travel, seemingly nothing is left un-addressed (save for maybe LSD).

although this conference is mostly presented and attended by tech companies and big money venture capitalists, i was pleasantly amazed and suprised at their vision for a future which stresses personality, equality and education. these people may seem mainstream and buisnessy but are way out of the box (whatever that box is anyway...) and have some real power in our present world. philanthropic endeavors such as the $100 laptop, an inconvenient truth and google.org, have their roots in this conference.

for some reason i cant embed the videos directly here but the website is definitely worth checking out and consits of seprate speakers and thier topics (the talks are limited to 19mins by the way).

here is the website video page:
http://www.ted.com/talks/browse

here are two of my favs so far:

creativity
http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/66

user created content
http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/187


"Drink deeply.
Live in serenity and joy.
The wise person delights in the truth
and follows the law of the awakened.

The farmer channels water in his land.
The fletcher whittles his arrows.
And the carpenter turns his wood.
So the wise direct their mind."
- the Dhammapada