The Latest from Ted

Brian Spears bio ↓  ·  March 20th, 2010  ·  filed under Other

If you have some time to burn, you can always spend them on the Ted website. Here’s some suggestions for talks to watch.

Jane McGonigal argues that we need to play more games to improve the world.

Eric Mead talks about the placebo effect through the prism of magic.

Sean Carroll discusses the arrow of time.

Ken Kamler tells the story of a man who survived 36 hours buried in the snow on Mt. Everest.

Mark Roth works on suspended animation as a way of helping trauma patients.

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Brian Spears's first collection of poetry, A Witness in Exile is now available through Louisiana Literature Press. He is the Poetry Editor for The Rumpus, and has just relocated to Iowa. More from this author →

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