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TEDx 2014 covers Bitcoin, Jezebel, drug policy

Mathematician Hannah Fry, actor Ruben Santiago-Hudson, drug policy advocate gabriel sayegh (who chooses not to capitalize his first or last name), entrepreneur Sebastian Walker, engineer Jeff Garzik, editor Anna Holmes and doctoral ...


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TEDx: "Alternative Futures of Science Funding"

Eisenkop discussed websites like Experiment.com, which take the same approach as the website Kickstarter to fund science research projects. The sites enable donors to contribute to the projects that they think have ...


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TEDx: "The Mathematics of Love"

Hannah Fry, a mathematician and complexity scientist at the University College London’s Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, discussed ‘the mathematics of love’ during her TEDx talk at Binghamton University. ...


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TEDx: "Bitcoin: the organism"

For Jeff Garzik, core developer for Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency may be the biggest game changer since the Internet. ...


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TEDx: "The Greatest Spectacle You've Never Seen"

Highlighting that it’s more than just a sport from “Downton Abbey,” Sebastian Walker presented cricket as having the power to unite cultures during his TEDx talk on Sunday. ...


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Binghamton University professor talks weed and wellness

One professor at Binghamton University says that it’s time to figure out the goals, not the tactics, of marijuana legalization. ...


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Palestinian professor recounts time as a refugee

A Palestinian refugee spoke on campus Monday, recounting the hardships he and his family faced and discussing what it will take to achieve a peaceful solution on the ground. ...


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Jonathan Moreno examines the military application of neuroscience

As a part of the theme of ethics for Research Days, Jonathan Moreno explored the military application of neuroscience and modern technology while examining their morality and legality. ...


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Binghamton University professor discusses link between aliens, Asians and science fiction

In a lecture given on Wednesday called “Asians, Aliens and Science Fiction,” assistant professor in the Asian American studies department John Cheng detailed how early science fiction borrowed from racist representations of ...


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Sarah Radtke examines evolutionary precedent for sexual fluidity in women

Sarah Radtke, a graduate student studying psychology at Ryerson University, shared the findings of her research on “sexual fluidity” in a talk Monday. ...