“…we basically had the whole country.”
Gotta love the nonchalance of this article describing no-bid contracts from Exxon Mobil, Shell, Total and BP coming into Iraq.
It reminded a TED talk posted not too long ago.
A quick word about TED. The Technology/Entertainment/Design conference takes place every year in California. But that name doesn’t quite do it justice. As far as I can tell, it has become a forum for the smart, the ambitious, the talented, and the philanthropic, to share their ideas with like-minded (or un-like-minded) peers. I was introduced to these earlier in the year, and have become addicted. This is exactly what our world need right now. For the people who know their areas of inquiry best (nerds) to reach out and share their knowledge with the world. Hopefully, this helps them find validation, support, funding, and maybe most importantly, an understanding of how it’s all connected.
Here is a list of their impressive past speakers
Here is their RSS Feed for new videos
and the YouTube page for the TED talks Director
but best of all, if you have an iPod/iPhone that is capable of playing video, you can use their VIDEO PODCAST for an easy dose of intelligence.
This is not one of the most entertaining TED talks, but you’ll see the connection to the article pretty early on, and hopefully these “Ideas Worth Spreading” will do just that.