My Bro: Aram
Here's my Brother Aram Sohigian's profile on Google:
Neurological disorders on the rise
This very brief TED talk describes why neurological disorders are yet another potential disaster facing the world in the next 40 years:
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Ray Kurzweil Keeps On Talking About the Singularity
Although I find Kurzweil's insights when it comes to
alternative (in this case, exponential) thinking, he has been wrong
about the consequences of his predictions at almost every turn. Some
samples of his predictions for 2009 (from his 1999 book, The Age of
Spiritual Machines) :
"The majority of text is created using continuous speech recognition."
"Most routine business transactions (purchases, travel, reservation)
take place between a human and a virtual personality. Often, the
virtual personality includes an animated visual presence that looks
like a human face"
"Human musicians routinely jam with cybernetic musicians"
"[technology for handicapped individuals] result in a growing
perception that primary disabilities do not necessarily impart
handicaps"
"The neo-Luddite movement is growing"
His predictions for the performance and capabilities of technology are
good, but I would not trust his ideas about what we will do with all
that performance and technology.
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A Shift in Conciousness: Robot Wars
via ted.com
This powerful talk from TED 2009 describes some of the ethical, social and psychological issues of using robots to fight wars. Ominous and fascinating.
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Great talk on Creativity
TED continues to amaze with great talks. This one on the nature of creativity is fantastic:
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First Photos from my Beijing Trip
I arrived in Beijing today at 2PM, totally jet-lagged but still excited. In a funny coincidence there was a contingent of students from Sacramento Waldorf School also on the plane. I knew a couple of them and we chatted during the flight. They were clearly very excited about the trip and many had never been overseas.
Robert met me at the airport and we took the train to the subway to get back to his place. Also a quick dinner and then it will be off to bed! A 33 hour day can be wearing on a guy.
Not sure how these pictures will show up in the blog, this is a test...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dsohigian/sets/72157616419265046/
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Off to China on Sunday
I am headed to Beijing on Sunday (arrive on Monday 4/6). I will spend the week there with my Brother, Robert. I will be posting photos and stories to this blog as time allows.
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Never-Before-Published Photos: The Day MLK Died - LIFE
via life.com
LIFE Presents: Never-Before-Published Photos From Memphis, April 4, 1968
On April 4, 1968, LIFE photographer Henry Groskinsky and writer Mike Silva, on assignment in Alabama, learned that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., had been shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. They raced to the scene and there, incredibly, had unfettered access to the hotel grounds, Dr. King's room, and the surrounding area. For reasons that have been lost in the intervening years, the photographs taken that night and the next day were never published. Until now.
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Latest PowerPoint Feature on Slideshare.net
My latest PowerPoint presentation on Generations is currently the top featured item on Slideshare.net:
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