BBC News: Historic music find 'redefines' swing era jazz

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When it comes to great jazz music you can hardly beat the live recordings from the height of the 1930s swing era.

There has always been chatter about a mysterious treasure trove of unreleased material known as the Savory collection. Recorded by the audio engineer Bill Savory - these live performances filled nearly 1,000 discs.

Now the entire collection has been acquired by the National Jazz Museum in Harlem. The museum's curator, Loren Schoenberg, takes us on a spin through this unique part of jazz histor

TED: Sebastian Seung - I am my connectome

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Sebastian Seung is mapping a massively ambitious new model of the brain that focuses on the connections between each neuron. He calls it our "connectome," and it's as individual as our genome -- and understanding it could open a new way to understand our brains and our minds.

TEDx Del Mar June 2 2010 V.S. Ramachandran (20 mins)

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TEDx Del Mar June 2 2010 Talk 5 - V.S. Ramachandran talking about The Big Picture - Our Place in the Cosmos and What Makes Us Unique

TEDx Del Mar June 2 2010 V.S. Ramachandran

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TEDx Del Mar June 2 2010 Talk 5 - V.S. Ramachandran talking about The Big Picture - Our Place in the Cosmos and What Makes Us Unique

Githead - Landing

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New video , filmed and directed by Renate Zeigermann for the title track from Githead's new album "Landing"

Edge Master Class 2010: CANCERING: Listening In On The Body's Proteomic Conversation- W. DANIEL HILLIS

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http://bit.ly/bDGyI1 W. Daniel Hillis: We make a mistake when we think of cancer as a noun. It is not something you have, it is something you do. Your body is probably cancering all the time. What keeps it under control is a conversation that is happening between your cells, and the language of that conversation is proteins. Proteomics will allow us to listen in on that conversation, and that will lead to much better way to treat cancer.

Point of Inquiry: Jennifer Ouellette - Calculus, Las Vegas, and the Zombie Apocalypse

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http://bit.ly/9pnzme Ever wonder about the mathematical basis for battling a zombie infestation? Jennifer Ouellette has. In her new book The Calculus Diaries, the English major turned science journalist goes on an odyssey to relearn the branch of math that so intimidated her in high school.

Along the way, she finds calculus in activities ranging from surfing, to catching fly balls, to playing craps in Vegas.

Naturally, calculus can also tell us how to stop the marauding zombies before they take over the h

Next Generation Sequencing

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What does the future hold for genome sequencing?

The Human Genome Project was more or less completed in 2003. Current projects are underway to use that initial exploration to create more useful post-genomic tools for discovery. What tools will be used, and how do they compare to the previous generations of technology?

The maternal 'Death Clock'

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To mark the end of the UN Millennium Development Goals Conference in New York City (20-22 September 2010), Salil Shetty and Larry Cox speak here about what needs to be done to meet the MDGs in 2015.

They also explain the 'Death Clock' which was erected in Time Square during the summit and counted how many women died in child birth during the UN summit.

TED: Julian Treasure - Shh! Sound health in 8 steps

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Julian Treasure says our increasingly noisy world is gnawing away at our mental health -- even costing lives. He lays out an 8-step plan to soften this sonic assault (starting with those cheap earbuds) and restore our relationship with sound.