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  A comment on Talk: Bruno Maisonnier: Dance, tiny robots!

  Mar 2 2013: To me, the dance is nothing but a display of the robots' capability to interact with the environment. If you guys watch robot competitions, you would know that it is extremely difficult to get the right body mass index and efficient walking gait. That's why I kept observing the legs of the robots throughout the show to see their efficiency. A successful case study for actuator technology would be Asimov (created by Honda), but I think it is expensive?
  
  We didn't get to see how these robots walk and interact with staircases, etc, but it is pretty impressive that they can actually lift one leg in the air while balancing the body!
  
  Another interesting thing to note is; he launched a team of robots for the performance and I guess he was trying to show that his range of robots are cheap to manufacture. I highly doubt if the Japanese teams can launch that many Asimovs or HRP-2s at a single point of time for a demonstration!
  
  Impressive!

• A comment on Talk: Vijay Kumar: Robots that fly ... and cooperate

  Mar 1 2012: The music piece performed by the robots is just fantastic.
  
  Anyway, he show the demonstration of how construction can take place by leveraging these robots; I hope that these robots can be scaled up so that they can really carry steel I-Beams that might weight more than 1 tonne per piece. It will be amazing if construction of buildings are carried out entirely by robots!
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  A comment on Talk: Hans Rosling: The magic washing machine

  Apr 11 2011: I am always interested to learn about Hans's latest data analysis. It is really revealing to understand how events have unfolded and how it may work out in the future.
  
  His data analysis reveals that the human population's energy needs are really growing at an astounding rate and may not be sustainable. Alternative energy options have to be studied, developed and be easily accessible to us at an affordable price.
  
  We can no longer just depend on the fossil fuels (i.e. finite) for our energy consumption. When we run out of fossil fuel (it is possible), our industries may stop functioning and that will truly be a crisis at the global level. Comprehensive studies have also shown that its usage has led to the present climate changes and of course, global warming.
  
  Based on Hans Rosling's recommendation at the end of his presentation, I believe that it is possible to reach the green energy level by leveraging renewable energy technology, especially on the solar photovoltaic technology.

• A comment on Talk: David Christian: The history of our world in 18 minutes

  Apr 11 2011: I wonder what software he uses to construct this presentation? His presentation slides are really impressive! I like to use this software for my presentation as well!

• A comment on Talk: Beverly + Dereck Joubert: Life lessons from big cats

  Jan 4 2011: I was really amazed (video length: 10:25) at the female leopard's attitude towards the baby baboon. It is rare to see a female leopard extending love and care to a baby baboon that is seriously in need of motherly care. Very touching, especially when the baby baboon leaned towards the leopard for warmth during the nightfall.
  
  A pity that the baby baboon died, otherwise it would be extremely interesting to document the blossoming of the relationship between the leopard and baboon.
  
  A very touching scene...

• A comment on Talk: Richard Sears: Planning for the end of oil

  May 20 2010: Whoa Richard Sears is a very clever guy! We can generate more fuels from different materials by re arranging their molecules! Once oil runs out, we can re arrange the molecules of abalone shells and voila! Once that runs out, we can re arrange the molecules of chalk. After that it is granite, then rock, then glass, then soil, then metals. We can consume anything on Earth as fuel by re arranging their molecular structure.
  
  Ops.... that sounds kind of dangerous... doesn't it? Or maybe I am thinking too much?

• A reply on Talk: Nathan Myhrvold: Could this laser zap malaria?

  May 16 2010: Yeah they said eBay but things can be expensive in eBay too. LOL
  
  To me it is a household mini defense system. Imagine tweeking the system to track human heat signature. Continuous multiple rapid hits on the human body can be pretty painful too!
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  A reply on Talk: Woody Norris: Hypersonic sound and other inventions

  May 13 2010: Thats really a GREAT idea! Upz!
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  A comment on Talk: Dan Meyer: Math class needs a makeover

  May 13 2010: Great, he should come over to Singapore to teach.
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  A comment on Talk: Nathan Myhrvold: Could this laser zap malaria?

  May 12 2010: Its really a great piece of device, but I still don't want to be anywhere near such devices when it is turned out. Pattern recognition system can fail, sometimes. LOL