http://bilconference.com Minds Set Free Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:38:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en BIL: Santa Cruz is tentatively planned for October. Check back soon for the conference website. http://bilconference.com/upcoming/bil-santa-cruz/ Over the past two years, BIL has grown rapidly. Many people have asked for BIL to be closer to them, and some have gone ahead and done it. We'd like to shift the BIL site from focusing on just one BIL to supporting and encouraging all BILs, and make the ideas ... http://bilconference.com/news/welcome-to-the-new-bil-site/ The Institute for Biomedical Gerontology in Tempe, Arizona is a volunteer operated rag-tag effort to cure human aging. In line with the methods of our parent organization, the Methuselah Foundation, we try to sustainably repair the damage that aging does to our bodies. We will introduce proof-of-concept stage research results ... http://bilconference.com/videos/garage-level-biomedical-research-john-schloendorn/ This is an exploration of the field of robotics through the lens of its failures. How and why do robots fail, and how can we address their short-term and long-term obstacles? http://bilconference.com/videos/perils-of-robotics-eric-gradman/ It has been two years since Cameron Sinclair won the TED Prize and the birth of an idea and website called the Open Architecture Network - the world's first open source (access) site for architectural solutions to humanitarian crises. This is a critical look at whether it is working. Also ... http://bilconference.com/videos/open-source-architecture-cameron-sinclair/ When my (now) editor telephoned me, suggesting this topic for a book, my first reaction was that it seemed a bit ambitious. Why not, I asked her, start with a less-sweeping topic, like "Zoroastrianism is Probably Not The One True Faith", or "A Few Minor Points the Rabbis Got Wrong", ... http://bilconference.com/videos/your-religion-is-false-joel-grus/ My name is Blake, and I am the Chief Shoe Giver here at TOMS. This is my story, our story, and the daily journey each of you are now participating in. So far we have given over 130,000 pairs of shoes to children in need around the world. TOMS Shoes http://bilconference.com/videos/toms-shoes-blake-mycoski/ Ben Huh, the Chief Cheezburger in charge of I Can Has Cheezburger, will talk about discovering new things on the Web and how people find a way to pass their time. http://bilconference.com/videos/funny-interwebs-ben-huh/ This is a practical talk that tells you how to do enjoyable things that will take you around the world, while making the world a better place. How to finance your projects and events and make a living without a formal employer is also included. Specific actions to take include: How ... http://bilconference.com/videos/do-cool-things-around-world-alex-lightman/ BESMOKE is a multi-touch aware, sound-sensitive, iPhone accelerometer controlled, brainwave (EEG) reading Navier Stokes fluid simulation demonstration created by Eric Gradman of Monkeys & Robots and Mindshare Labs. I installed it at the BIL conference this last weekend, and took some time to record the strangest demo I possibly could. Are ... http://bilconference.com/videos/demo-brainwave-controlled-iphone-app-eric-gradma/