 Think you're good at guessing stats? Guess again. Whether we consider ourselves math people or not, our ability to understand and work with numbers is surprisingly limited, says data visualization expert Alan Smith. In this delightful talk, he explores the mismatch between what we know and what we think we know. Watch »  Nagin Cox is a first-generation Martian. As a spacecraft engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Cox works on the team that manages the United States' rovers on Mars. But working a 9-to-5 on another planet -- whose day is 40 minutes longer than Earth's -- has particular, often comical challenges. Watch » |  Sarah Parcak uses satellites orbiting hundreds of miles above Earth to uncover hidden ancient treasures buried beneath our feet. There's a lot to discover; in the Egyptian Delta alone, she estimates we've excavated less than a thousandth of one percent of what's out there. In this talk, she invites us all to help out -- by joining a new online community called GlobalXplorer that lets ordinary people discover unknown sites by poring over satellite images. Log in and help protect our shared human inheritance. Watch »  Sue Klebold is the mother of Dylan Klebold, one of the two shooters who committed the Columbine High School massacre, murdering 12 students and a teacher. She's spent years excavating every detail of her family life, trying to understand what she could have done to prevent her son's violence. In this difficult, jarring talk, Klebold explores the intersection between mental health and violence, advocating for parents and professionals to continue to examine the link between suicidal and homicidal thinking. Watch » | |
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