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Videos Here you will find a selection of videos on science, technology and the future.
Zeitgeist: Moving Forward is the third installment in Peter Joseph's Zeitgeist film series. The movie was independently released simultaneously in over 60 countries on 15 January 2011, with over 340 screenings worldwide, making it one of the largest independent events in film history. It was launched for free on the Internet. It is currently listed as the top-rated documentary of all time on IMDB. Arranged into four parts, it aims to show how the current world system is unsustainable - socially, economically and environmentally - and presents the case for a transition towards a new, sustainable social paradigm, called a "Resource-Based Economy".
TED Talks: Daniel Kraft looks at future innovations in medicine - powered by new tools, tests and apps that bring diagnostic information right to the patient's bedside.
Futurist PJ Dixon talks about anti-aging therapies, medical research and how to stop your biological clock.
Watson - named after IBM's founder, Thomas J Watson - is an artificial intelligence program developed by IBM, designed to answer questions posed in natural language. It is being developed as part of the DeepQA research project. The program is in the final stages of completion and is scheduled to compete on the television quiz show, Jeopardy! as a test of its abilities; the competition will be aired in three episodes running from 14-15 February 2011. Watson will compete against Brad Rutter, the current biggest all-time money winner, and Ken Jennings, record holder for the longest championship streak. To view the practice session, click here.
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