Dan Pink Puts His Finger on the Problem of Incentives

The good folks at TED manage to have some incredibly thoughtful speakers. With the argument for the free market solving everything, what he has to say speaks volumes about what is wrong with the way we do business. Spoiler alert: even the free market can be freed up.

Cool: Refrigeration Without Electricty

So imagine you have a vaccine that needs to be refrigerated and you are in a place without electricity like sub-Saharan Africa. Check this out from Adam Grosser at TED.

The Mathematics of War

If you don't know about TED, a global network of highly connected individuals whose work covers a wide gamut in the Technology, Entertainment, Design, and other fields. This particular TED talk by physicist Sean Gourley is interesting as it shows the pattern of war and how wars can be elongated or ended.