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Philosophy, biology, music, anthropology, theatre, and understanding.

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  A comment on Conversation: What's one thing you wish you had learned in school?

  Nov 15 2011: I would have loved to learn how to cook. It seems like something people should know how to do.

• A reply on Talk: Ron Gutman: The hidden power of smiling

  May 12 2011: Awesome test! I got 13 out of 20. Its strange though.. I sent it to my friend and we both guessed correctly for all of the female smiles. It sure says something about men..

• A comment on Conversation: Does sharing ideas change minds?

  Apr 6 2011: Innovation comes in cycles. Someone thinks up a revolutionary idea, that ideas spreads and a bigger set of ideas forms because of that breakthrough. This explosion of innovation then becomes the norm for a while, until someone else comes up with a better idea. and the whole thing begins again.
  The internet is speeding this cycle up. New ideas are being spread at incredible rates and in turn being created at incredible rates. We are quick to accept a new idea as the norm nowadays, but we are just as quick to move on to another one.
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  A reply on Conversation: Should TED allow demonstrations of military equipment and uniform on the TED stage?

  Mar 30 2011: Is the military really necessary for the protection of the country? The united states military just sucks up funds that should be used for education or healthcare. Most of the time its not even used for national defense, it's used to promote the United States colonization of other countries. There are plenty of countries that have no military and are doing just fine. Costa Rica has no military, and with the money that they save they have managed to put together a universal healthcare system, free public education (with a literacy rate higher than the US), and have managed to power their country with 97% sustainable energy.
  What do you think is more necessary?
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  A comment on Conversation: Should TED allow demonstrations of military equipment and uniform on the TED stage?

  Mar 30 2011: The military is essentially a corporation looking to expand itself. TED does not promote other big corporations in its talks, what makes the military so special? I think its a disgrace to the TED community to promote military hardware. It goes against everything that I think TED stands for.
  Now, if that same "super-suit" had been put on a fireman or rescue worker and the speaker talked about how it could be used to save lives, it would have been different. I would have actually found it really cool. But the fact that they chose to bring a soldier in uniform onto the stage makes me sad for the future of TED.
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  A comment on Conversation: New ways to listen to music, mood music, weather music, keyword searched music.

  Mar 30 2011: Cool site, I'm definitely gonna share it with my friends. One suggestion- Maybe you could start off by playing some samples of songs and let people rate the songs for how they feel at that moment. You could then use those answers to create a playlist for them.
  One question- is this site technically legal? I don't care, I'm just wondering because some people might.

• A comment on Conversation: How can we make the world even smaller, more accessible? *A TEDActive Mobility Project Question*

  Mar 30 2011: I think we could provide free internet access to everyone and start public carpooling sites. Besides that, the public transportation fare could be A LOT cheaper, especially in New York.

• A reply on Conversation: What are 10 things YOU know to be true?

  Mar 30 2011: I don't mean our physical bodies.I'm referring to our consciousness, the energy that allows us to be aware.

• A comment on Conversation: What are 10 things YOU know to be true?

  Mar 29 2011: In my 19 short revolutions around the sun I KNOW that:
  
  1. When you die, you go back to the same place you were before you were born.
  2. We are all a result of our past experiences.
  3. "Good" and "Bad" are not intrinsically real things.
  4. We seek for meaning in what could be a meaningless universe.
  5. Music is an extension of human empathy.
  6. Religion is in the eye of the believer.
  7. We exist temporally, but the universe does not.
  8. I want to live in a world with nice people.
  9. Humans constantly seek for answers.
  10. Questions are better than answers.
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  A reply on Conversation: Hemp is one of the most promising resources out there, and we are doing virtually nothing with it.

  Mar 11 2011: I dont think thats what the government is actually worried about. They use that as an excuse to control it. Hemp and marijuana look very different and if they are grown in the same area as each other the marijuana loses it's potency because it becomes pollinated. It would not be that hard to control.
  I think the government is just protecting the pulp, tobacco, and oil industry. Hemp has the potential to replace many products made by those industries.