BIL Conference » bil2009 http://www.bilconference.com Minds Set Free Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:25:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Attraction http://www.bilconference.com/videos/attraction-david-wygant/ http://www.bilconference.com/videos/attraction-david-wygant/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:35:34 +0000 admin http://www.bilconference.com/?p=628 About the Talk
When you become more comfortable with yourself, it will improve all aspects of your life, including your dating life.

About the Speaker
David Wygant is a dating coach and image-maker.

About the Conference
BIL2009 was held at CSULB in Long Beach, CA on Feb 13-14.

]]> http://www.bilconference.com/videos/attraction-david-wygant/feed/ 1 Evo Devo Universe http://www.bilconference.com/videos/evo-devo-universe/ http://www.bilconference.com/videos/evo-devo-universe/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:40:54 +0000 admin http://www.bilconference.com/?p=590 About the Talk
Biological systems engage in evolutionary (variational and selective) process, and they also develop (have a life cycle, and engage in a predetermined, predictable and convergent series of hierarchical emergences). This analogy can also be applied to the universe.

More information on this subject at evodevouniverse.com

About the Speaker
John Smart is a futurist and scholar of accelerating change. He is founder and president of the Acceleration Studies Foundation, an organization that does “outreach, education, research, and advocacy with respect to issues of accelerating change.”

About the Conference
BIL2009 was held at CSULB in Long Beach, CA on Feb 13-14.

]]> http://www.bilconference.com/videos/evo-devo-universe/feed/ 1 Deep Learning for Artificial Intelligence http://www.bilconference.com/videos/deep-learning-artificial-intelligence-joseph-turian/ http://www.bilconference.com/videos/deep-learning-artificial-intelligence-joseph-turian/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:05:34 +0000 admin http://www.bilconference.com/?p=580 About the Speaker
Joseph Turian has been working on artificial intelligence research since 1996. His focus is on using sophisticated machine learning techniques to approach large-scale problems in natural language. He is currently a post-doctoral research fellow at the Université de Montréal, studying deep learning methods with Professor Yoshua Bengio, Canada Research Chair in Statistical Learning Algorithms.

About the Conference
BIL2009 was held at CSULB in Long Beach, CA on Feb 13-14.

]]> http://www.bilconference.com/videos/deep-learning-artificial-intelligence-joseph-turian/feed/ 3 Rethinking the Modern GUI http://www.bilconference.com/videos/rethinking-modern-gui-jayson-elliot/ http://www.bilconference.com/videos/rethinking-modern-gui-jayson-elliot/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:06:42 +0000 admin http://www.bilconference.com/?p=555 About the Talk
Why are we stuck with the same user interface computers had 30 years ago? Jayson explores the future of the Graphical User Interface.

About the Speaker
Jayson Elliot is a User Experience designer, writer and speaker.

About the Conference
BIL2009 was held at CSULB in Long Beach, CA on Feb 13-14.

]]> http://www.bilconference.com/videos/rethinking-modern-gui-jayson-elliot/feed/ 4 University of the Future http://www.bilconference.com/videos/university-of-the-future-alexandros-pagidas/ http://www.bilconference.com/videos/university-of-the-future-alexandros-pagidas/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:20:50 +0000 admin http://www.bilconference.com/?p=543 About the Talk

We finish high-school and know more about math than we do of ourselves. Yet knowing ourselves is more important than algebra. Current education does not create free, creative and wise individuals, but workers for the requirements of the market. Most universities give you an education that will supply you with a career – not a good life. But careers, as the etymology of the word betrays, are roads for carts – not for human beings.

In this talk, Alexandros Pagidas explores what the future of education should look like, which includes:

  • Development of skills instead of the memorizing of information.
  • Renaissance style Curriculum
  • Project Based learning
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Online Tools
  • Directed at All Ages
  • Based on Alternative Business Models
  • Main Ability Cultivated

More information on this talk here.

About the Conference
BIL2009 was held at CSULB in Long Beach, CA on Feb 13-14.

]]> http://www.bilconference.com/videos/university-of-the-future-alexandros-pagidas/feed/ 2 The Story of TOMS Shoes http://www.bilconference.com/videos/toms-shoes-blake-mycoski/ http://www.bilconference.com/videos/toms-shoes-blake-mycoski/#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:02:03 +0000 admin http://www.bilconference.com.s7893.gridserver.com/?p=299 About the Talk
My name is Blake, and I am the Chief Shoe Giver here at TOMS. This is my story, our story, and the daily journey each of you are now participating in.

So far we have given over 130,000 pairs of shoes to children in need around the world.

TOMS Shoes

About the Speaker
Blake Mycoskie is the Founder and Chief Shoe Giver of TOMS Shoes, Inc. As an entrepreneur, he has started five businesses so far. He’s an avid reader and traveler. He is 32-years-old and lives on a sailboat in Los Angeles.

About the Conference
BIL2009 was held at CSULB in Long Beach, CA on Feb 13-14.

]]> http://www.bilconference.com/videos/toms-shoes-blake-mycoski/feed/ 12 Open Source Architecture: From TED Prize to reality http://www.bilconference.com/videos/open-source-architecture-cameron-sinclair/ http://www.bilconference.com/videos/open-source-architecture-cameron-sinclair/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:07:11 +0000 admin http://www.bilconference.com.s7893.gridserver.com/?p=303 About the Talk
It has been two years since Cameron Sinclair won the TED Prize and the birth of an idea and website called the Open Architecture Network – the world’s first open source (access) site for architectural solutions to humanitarian crises. This is a critical look at whether it is working. Also a brief look ahead and at the 2009 Open Architecture Challenge: Classroom which launched the week before at Davos.

About the Speaker
Cameron Sinclair is the co-founder and ‘eternal optimist’ for Architecture for Humanity, a charitable organization which seeks architectural solutions to humanitarian crisis and brings professional design services to communities in need.

Website | Twitter

About the Conference
BIL2009 was held at CSULB in Long Beach, CA on Feb 13-14.

]]> http://www.bilconference.com/videos/open-source-architecture-cameron-sinclair/feed/ 2 What’s Funny about the Interwebs http://www.bilconference.com/videos/funny-interwebs-ben-huh/ http://www.bilconference.com/videos/funny-interwebs-ben-huh/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:57:00 +0000 admin http://www.bilconference.com.s7893.gridserver.com/?p=295 About the Talk
I will talk about discovering new things on the Web and how people find a way to pass their time.

About the Speaker
Ben Huh is the Chief Cheezburger in charge of I Can Has Cheezburger.

About the Conference
BIL2009 was held at CSULB in Long Beach, CA on Feb 13-14.

]]> http://www.bilconference.com/videos/funny-interwebs-ben-huh/feed/ 0 A Garage-Level Biomedical Research Effort is Taking on Death http://www.bilconference.com/videos/garage-level-biomedical-research-john-schloendorn/ http://www.bilconference.com/videos/garage-level-biomedical-research-john-schloendorn/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:12:01 +0000 admin http://www.bilconference.com.s7893.gridserver.com/?p=312 About the Talk
The Institute for Biomedical Gerontology in Tempe, Arizona is a volunteer operated rag-tag effort to cure human aging. In line with the methods of our parent organization, the Methuselah Foundation, we try to sustainably repair the damage that aging does to our bodies. We will introduce proof-of-concept stage research results from our portfolio, in areas such as macular degeneration, atherosclerosis, diabetes and immune system aging. In all these areas, university professors in their bureaucratic wisdom had been failing for decades to develop direct damage-repair approaches. When our volunteers got to work on the same problems, their out-of-the-box thinking lead to success on a shoestring budget, using ancient technology, in no time at all. However, our journey has only just begun. Our next challenges are to rally and professionalize our portfolio, and become a streamlined translational research facility. We need carry on developing our unconventional approach to the point where we can attract interest from deep-pocketed partners to make these therapies available to the aging patients of earth.

About the Presenter
“John Schloendorn has a master’s degree in biochemistry at the University of Tuebingen, Germany. Currently he is a graduate student at Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute, USA. John is heavily involved in the LysoSENS project of the Methuselah Foundation, which aims to remove some intracellular waste products for example via microbe-derived hydrolases targeted to the lysosome. Yes, this is the aubreyesque way of thinking on and experimenting with life extension.” From an interview with John.

About the Conference
BIL2009 was held at CSULB in Long Beach, CA on Feb 13-14.

]]> http://www.bilconference.com/videos/garage-level-biomedical-research-john-schloendorn/feed/ 2 The Perils of Robotics http://www.bilconference.com/videos/perils-of-robotics-eric-gradman/ http://www.bilconference.com/videos/perils-of-robotics-eric-gradman/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:50:40 +0000 admin http://www.bilconference.com.s7893.gridserver.com/?p=307 About the Talk
This is an exploration of the field of robotics through the lens of its failures. How and why do robots fail, and how can we address their short-term and long-term obstacles?

About the Presenter
Eric Gradman has a Masters in Robotics from USC who develops intelligent robots and computer vision systems at Applied Minds Inc. In his spare time he creates interactive, technology-based art installations. He is also a professional clown and circus acrobat, transhumanist, amateur biologist, and world class whistler.

Website | Twitter

About the Conference
BIL2009 was held at CSULB in Long Beach, CA on Feb 13-14.

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