Sunday, September 18, 2011

Hire hackers + BrainWaves +Genomics (deadly)

First the ones that I really thought are important


Misha Glenny: Hire the hackers!, Sept 2011
For tomorrow's business leaders/politicians it's important you have good contacts with hackers. These would be ppl who would be give u the edge or save you edge.

Tan Le: A headset that reads your brainwaves
A device that could be used to read your brain waves and your expressions. Ppl are building games, utilities and tools for ppl with disorders.

New Concepts
(Genomics)Harvey Fineberg: Are we ready for neo-evolution?
What if human being could be changed by changing their genes.

Bart Weetjens: How I taught rats to sniff out land mines
Use of animals for Human Beings. Rats were trained for smelling mines and then used in Mozambique to find out mines in a cost effective manner.

Other Talks
Sasha Dichter: The Generosity Experiment, Sept 2011
VC doing generosity experiment, explaining we have to be patient for getting rewards from generosity.

Marco Tempest: The magic of truth and lies (and iPods)
Digital Magician of todays world.