Story index
Temple Grandin: The world needs all kinds of minds
Colorado State University animal science expert Temple Grandin discusses alternative cognitive processes, public education and its applications to science, technology and agriculture.
TED talks: The next age of government
David Cameron, the leader of the United Kingdom's Conservative Party, talks about government ceding its power to the people through technology. It's a bit of a Pollyanna viewpoint delivered by a skilled politician to an eager tech-oriented audience. But the TED2010 conference in Long Beach, Calif., is designed to provoke conversation about innovative ideas in technology, science, business, the arts and global issues. And that it did. The comments about direct democracy generated by Cameron's remarks are pretty remarkable. Here's a sample:
MEDIA PARTNERS
