Schlagwort-Archive: TED

The Art of Misdirection

September 19, 2013Events, Security, Video, Wahrnehmungshow pickpocket, TEDSven Türpe

(YouTube, via)

Ben Goldacre: Battling Bad Science

Oktober 26, 2012Forschung, Psycho, VideoBen Goldacre, TEDSven Türpe

(Bad Science)

Life lessons from an ad man

Dezember 23, 2011English, Geschäft, VideoTEDSven Türpe

(YouTube)

The strange tale of the Norden bombsight

November 11, 2011English, Gadget, Unterschätzte Risiken, VideoFail, Gladwell, technology, TEDSven Türpe

(YouTube)

Hire the hackers!

September 16, 2011English, Hackmeck, Vertrauen, VideoAnonymous, hackers, LulzSec, Misha Glenny, TED, trust, underground economySven Türpe

(Youtube, TED, via Nerdcore, Misha Glenny investigates global crime networks)

Following rules vs. wise practice

Februar 18, 2011English, Hackmeck, Videoimprovisation, practical wisdom, TEDSven Türpe

(ted)

Terrorism as a business

Januar 17, 2010English, Geschäft, Verschwörung, VideoTED, terrorism, VideoSven Türpe

(Loretta Napoleoni: The intricate economics of terrorism, via)

How Effective Are Child Car Seats?

Juli 16, 2009English, Forschung, Safety, Video, Wahrnehmungaccident, car crash, car seat, certification, children, Helmdiskussion, Standards, TED, VideoSven Türpe

Steven Levitt, after looking at a vast amount of accident data, is convinced that child car seats are pretty useless for children of ages >2. His TED talk teaches important lessons on how we think about safety equipment.

(direct link)

Many thanks to reader Doppelfish for digging this video out.

The Mathematics of War

Juni 2, 2009English, Risiko, VideoTED, Video, warSven Türpe

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According to Sean Gourley this is the formula of war:

P(x)=Cx^-α

In this formula, P is the probability of an event, x the number of people killed in the event, and α a value representing the structure of the conflict. Here is his talk of only seven minutes: