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I'm passionate about

Supporting the cultivation and evolution of other TED members (and others) while pushing the limits of what is deemed possible.

An idea worth spreading

Complexity science may be one of the most important scientific trends of our era. I strongly believe that the science of complex systems will be a primary tool for human understanding of the natural world.

I am looking forward to a TED talk by someone from The Santa Fe Institute (http://www.santafe.edu/).

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Joint projects
New paradigms
Friendship
Lifestyle design

People don't know that I'm good at

Rapidly blending concepts to create unique solutions to problems

My TED Story

I found out about TED by accident one day when I was researching memetics for a term paper as an undergraduate. I have learned a great deal about the state of many things through participation on ted.com.

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• TEDCred score: +1.20 TEDCred reflects your contribution to the TED community.

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  A reply on Talk: Jean-Baptiste Michel: The mathematics of history

  May 16 2012: And by "theory" you surely man "hypothesis". I agree with Tom.
  
  Frederik, I'm sure you have noticed that many TED talks flex the boundaries of rigorous thought but isn't that why they are valuable? Isn't TED about pushing the boundaries beyond our comfort zone of hard facts to touch on the domain of intuition and art?
  
  For instance, many speakers conflate the notions of "evolution" with "natural selection" (which is actually just one of several evolutionary mechanisms).

• A comment on Talk: James Hansen: Why I must speak out about climate change

  Mar 8 2012: It should be clear to everyone that this forum has been infected by hired industry spinsters. How could you live with your self?

• A comment on Talk: Mick Mountz: The hidden world of box-packing

  Feb 1 2012: goo...

• A comment on Talk: Antonio Damasio: The quest to understand consciousness

  Dec 20 2011: This talk represents a huge step and a major contribution.
  
  This episode of Radiolab complements and reinforces the idea that the mind is mapped to the body in some fundamental way: http://www.radiolab.org/2006/may/05/
  
  The key point is that you aren't your SELF without your body! This conclusion is reached through qualitative interviews along with other leading scientists.
  
  Enjoy!
• +1

  A reply on Talk: Antonio Damasio: The quest to understand consciousness

  Dec 20 2011: bah humbug

• A reply on Talk: Antonio Damasio: The quest to understand consciousness

  Dec 20 2011: Is there a difference between "awake" and "sleeping"? If there is a material difference then you should reconsider.

• A reply on Talk: Homaro Cantu + Ben Roche: Cooking as alchemy

  Dec 16 2011: Let's get to work!

• A comment on Talk: Homaro Cantu + Ben Roche: Cooking as alchemy

  Dec 16 2011: Most promising talk of 2011!
  
  These technologies are disruptive and revolutionary because they address problems at a level deeper than "natural healthy foods" by questioning the very nature of food. This work embodies the type of bold innovation that made the US great.
  
  My question for Homaro & Ben, "what kinds of companies, organizations and individuals do you want to partner with to scale and who are the top 3 we can help you land NOW (please provide their contact info so we can convince them)?"
  
  Cheers,
  
  Zebediah

• A comment on Conversation: Get universities to conduct more research related to lowering the cost of MRi devices.

  Dec 12 2011: 180 for an MRI is what they pay in Japan for lower-quality imaging services using older equipment. I don't really see your point.
  
  MRI technology still costs way too much to be a routine practice.

• A reply on Talk: Lee Cronin: Making matter come alive

  Sep 14 2011: I know. Ugh.
  
  Where are my great TED talks?