Paul Nurse’s fascinating family history
This video, recorded at the World Science festival, shows Nobel Prize winner Paul Nurse telling his fascinating family history. How is it that a brilliant scientist grew up in a family where no one...
View ArticleSingularity U kicks off & smart comments from Kurzweil
Anyone who seriously follows new technologies and cutting edge science knows that Singularity University officially launched this week. Here is an uplifting welcome message from Vice-Chancellor and...
View ArticleAlex Lightman appointed exec director of H+
Congratulations to Alex! As a board member, I am certain that he is going to make an excellent exec director and really take H+ to the next level.
View ArticleYouTube meets econ 101 — Keynes & Hayek rap it out
Spike TV’s John Papola and GMU economics professor Russell Roberts teamed up to create an exceptional and entertaining “rap video” pitting John Maynard Keynes against F. A. Hayek. If you ever wondered...
View Article94 years old and ready to graduate from college
What a great story in today’s SF Chronicle. Hazel Soares now 94, has been married twice, raised six kids, seen two economic depressions, 15 U.S. presidents and two world wars. She’s been a working...
View ArticleBiologist’s Mother’s Day Song
I’m just catching up on the DIY bio mailing list and saw this video. A great little tune that the scientifically-minded should like.
View ArticleH+ Summit June 12-13 @ Harvard
If you are looking for an interesting technology event to shake up your summer, I recommend the H+ Summit. It’s a two day event that explores how humanity will be radically changed by technology....
View ArticleWomen @ the Frontier — tomorrow night at SU
I’m moderating a panel of cool women entrepreneurs and scientists at SU tomorrow night. If you’re around and interested in attending, here’s the link: http://singularityu.org/women2010/
View Article80-Year-Old Climbs Everest, Breaks Record
Another beautiful case of the ‘old’ not really being quite so old. 80-year-old Yuichiro Miura reached the top of Everest and called his daughter, saying that “This is the best feeling in the world.”...
View Article
