the phones just are not ringing about the extermination of people. there seems to be more worried about the extinction of species, but not of the murder of people. yet today in the 21st century there seems to e a new movement that is indeed focused on the endangered peoples movements.

very compelling speaker.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samantha_Power

spoke about the challenge that we face with the dilemma of technology being sold into repressive regimes that can be used for repression. much of it is being used to track down bloggers who were enabled by the very technology which nabbed them.

are we at risk of a nuclear attack? perhaps more important, can we permanently eliminate the threat of nuclear attack? by 1985 the world had 65,000 nuclear warheads. 95% of these were in the US and Russia. after 1985 numbers of warheads were reduced. so essentially, there are two chapters of the nuclear threat. chapter one was 1949 - 1991 when there was an arms race between the US and Russia. the second chapter has been manifested ever since the break up of soviet union. the challenge is that we no longer have one enemy, but is really about terrorism. today, there is a real threat of nuclear explosion. response planing is essential. in order to survive after such a blast, you have to get away. distance and time.

this was scary.

http://www.childrenshealthfund.org/whoweare/bio_iredlener.php

why don't we ask for the things we need? in praise of praise. peace starts household by household.

http://www.drlauramd.com/

an incredible talk about the lucifer effect. wow. another one to see again. standing ovation.

http://www.zimbardo.com/
http://www.lucifereffect.org/

http://sifter.org/~aglisi/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antony_Garrett_Lisi

he spoke about quantum mechanics. it was a bit too out there for me. and the presentation was too mechanical to really get into. he did show some amazing graphics. but....

he spoke about the beginnings of the TED conferences with Chris Anderson....worth to see again if it comes up as a podcast. great story!

http://www.wurman.com/rsw/