SOPA PIPA DMCA and the Battle for the Internet

Above is today's TED Talk about SOPA and PIPA and below is Khan Academy's discussion on the controversial legislation pending in Congress.

What if Science or Research Collaborated at the Speed of Twitter? By Michael Nielsen

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What if every scientist could share their data as easily as they tweet about their lunch? Michael Nielsen calls for scientists to embrace new tools for collaboration that will enable discoveries to happen at the speed of Twitter.

Flying with the Jetman | Yves Rossy

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Strapped to a jet-powered wing, Yves Rossy is the Jetman -- flying free, his body as the rudder, above the Swiss Alps and the Grand Canyon. After a powerful short film shows how it works, Rossy takes the TEDGlobal stage to share the experience and thrill of flying.

TED Talk By Julian Treasure | Listen Carefully People...5 Ways to Listen Better

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Julian Treasure

Sound expert Julian Treasure, "We are losing our listening." In this short, fascinating talk, Treasure shares five ways to re-tune your ears for conscious listening -- to other people and the world around you.

Lost Art of Democratic Debate | Ted Talk By Michael Sandel

YouTube and Copyright | Lesson on Why Letting People Use Content May Actually Be Good for Rights Holders

TED Talks | Tim Brown, IDEO CEO on Creativity, Play, Design Thinking and Thinking Big

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Tim Brown is the CEO of innovation and design firm IDEO, taking an approach to design that digs deeper than the surface. Having taken over from founder David E. Kelley, Tim Brown carries forward the firm's mission of fusing design, business and social studies to come up with deeply researched, deeply understood designs and ideas -- they call it "design thinking."

IDEO is the kind of firm that companies turn to when they want a top-down rethink of a business or product -- from fast food conglomerates to high-tech startups, hospitals to universities.

IDEO has designed and prototyped everything from a life-saving portable defibrillator to the defining details at the groundbreaking Prada shop in Manhattan to corporate processes. And check out the Global Chain Reaction for a sample of how seriously this firm takes play.

TED TALK (2009) By Tim Brown on Design Thinking and Thinking Big

TED Talks | David Cameron, Britain's Conservative Party Leader on the Next Age of Government

David Cameron, the leader of Britain's Conservative Party says we're entering a new era -- where governments themselves have less power (and less money) and people empowered by technology have more. Tapping into new ideas on behavioral economics, he explores how these trends could be turned into smarter policy.

President Barack Obama, when he was a candidate not too long ago in July 2008, chatted with David during his trip to Europe:

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David Cameron was elected leader of the Conservative Party in December 2005, and has been a Member of Parliament for the Witney constituency since 2001. Before he became an MP, he was a Special Adviser  to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and then to the Home Secretary. He took a break to work in media for seven years, then stood for election in 2001 on an agenda of tax-cutting. (During the election, he also wrote a column for the Guardian.) As a new MP, he took several controversial positions, such as coming out in favor of the "harm reduction" drug policy. He became a member of the shadow cabinet (an alternative cabinet to the party in power) in 2003, and two years later became head of the party. And last year, the Daily Mail called him the "prime minister in waiting."