BigThink — Get to Know

http://new.bigthink.com/
I'm not sure whether this is just open to US'ers

Also: http://www.bigthink.com/

TED: Talks| George Smoot on the design of the universe | Video on TED.com

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/george_smoot_on_the_design_of_the_universe.html




Is it me, or do some of those animations look like a bunch of synapses/neurons?

Michael Pollan gives a plant's-eye view | Video on TED.com

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/michael_pollan_gives_a_plant_s_eye_view.html
What if human consciousness isn't the end-all and be-all of Darwinism? What if we are all just pawns in corn's clever strategy game to rule the Earth? Author Michael Pollan asks us to see the world from a plant's-eye view.