After losing to George Bush Jr, Albert Arnold Gore Jr. was not the type to have easily given up his battles. Al Gore made environmental advocacy popular, and in 2007, he won a Nobel Prize together with the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change).
Skeptics of climate change abound, and I have some personal criticisms myself to the kind of fanaticism generated by organizations like Green Peace, for example, against the judicious use of GMOs. I just think the proper term should be conservation. Environmental preservation is very different and quite ignorant, in my opinion, compared to sustainable management.
Nonetheless, we all live in the same planet, and either preservation or management will have good and bad consequences. In the end, it's probably a good thing that there are people like Al Gore who remind us occasionally that our time here on Earth is limited, and we have to decide fast.
Al Gore warns on latest climate trends
TED2009; Filmed Feb 2009; Posted May 2009
Translated into Filipino by Philip Rentillo
Reviewed by Schubert Malbas
Eighth TED translation
The XO Laptop of the One Laptop for Child program was Yves Behar's brainchild. The laptop was released not so long ago, during the time when netbooks and tablets were just wishful thinking, and the best counter-product that Asus can bring to the market was their first EEE PCs.
Forrest North is Behar's work partner, and both are two of the world's smartest engineers, I think. Together, they've designed an electric version of the gas-guzzling motorcycle, and ushers an era of futuristic vehicles that actually care for the environment.
Yves Behar and Forrest North's supercharged motorcycle design
TED2009; Filmed Feb 2009; Posted May 2009
Translated into Tagalog by Kenneth Andres
Reviewed by Schubert Malbas
Forrest North is Behar's work partner, and both are two of the world's smartest engineers, I think. Together, they've designed an electric version of the gas-guzzling motorcycle, and ushers an era of futuristic vehicles that actually care for the environment.
Yves Behar and Forrest North's supercharged motorcycle design
TED2009; Filmed Feb 2009; Posted May 2009
Translated into Tagalog by Kenneth Andres
Reviewed by Schubert Malbas
Seventh TED translation
Adora Svitak is just a kid, but she talks like a grown-up. Anyway, she has an awesome credibility to back her up, being a published author and a popular invited speaker at such a young age.
In this piece, she talks about the need for "childish" ideas, child-like dreams, and this generation's duty to teach the next.
Adora Svitak: What adults can learn from kids
TED2010; Filmed Feb 2010; Posted Apr 2010
Translated into Tagalog by Roberto Halili Jr.
Reviewed by Schubert Malbas
In this piece, she talks about the need for "childish" ideas, child-like dreams, and this generation's duty to teach the next.
Adora Svitak: What adults can learn from kids
TED2010; Filmed Feb 2010; Posted Apr 2010
Translated into Tagalog by Roberto Halili Jr.
Reviewed by Schubert Malbas
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