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Patricia Ryan: Don’t insist on English!

TED Talks — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 17:41:44 +0000

I know what you’re thinking. You think I’ve lost my way, and somebody’s going to come on the stage in a minute and guide me gently back to my seat. (Applause) I get that all the time in Dubai. “Here on holiday are you, dear?” (Laughter) “Come to visit the children? How long are you [...]

Patricia Kuhl: The linguistic genius of babies

TED Talks — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:49:03 +0000

I want you to take a look at this baby. What you’re drawn to are her eyes and the skin you love to touch. But today I’m going to talk to you about something you can’t see, what’s going on up in that little brain of hers. The modern tools of neuroscience are demonstrating to [...]

Seth Priebatsch: The game layer on top of the world

TED Talks — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:37:14 +0000

My name’s Seth Priebatsch. I’m the chief ninja of SCVNGR. I am a proud Princeton dropout. Also proud to have relocated here to Boston, where I actually grew up. Yeah, Boston. Easy wins. I should just go and name the counties that we’ve got around here. So, I’m also fairly determined to try and build [...]