So I heard Imgur likes science...here is some real science

Apr 22, 2016 6:42 PM

wildcardbitchz

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https://www.ted.com/talks/brian_greene_why_is_our_universe_fine_tuned_for_life

https://www.ted.com/talks/caleb_harper_this_computer_will_grow_your_food_in_the_future

https://www.ted.com/talks/stephen_petranek_your_kids_might_live_on_mars_here_s_how_they_ll_survive

https://www.ted.com/talks/jocelyne_bloch_the_brain_may_be_able_to_repair_itself_with_help#t-677859

https://www.ted.com/talks/carl_safina_what_are_animals_thinking_and_feeling?language=en#t-1087609

https://www.ted.com/talks/allan_adams_what_the_discovery_of_gravitational_waves_means

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10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

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7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

we dont like ACTUAL science.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

My favorgotten list is really starting to pile up..

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

So glad carls is up there. He is a family friend and such an amazing guy

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

1) Who can say? 2) No it won't. 3) No they Won't. 4) Seems sensible enough. Bones can knit for instance. 5) Who cares? 6) See #5

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 2

Yes I tried to press play

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

That little "#t-" followed by a bunch of numbers is a time tag for the video. You're linking to the end of these... the more you know.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

favorite and move on.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 3

If that first one is what I think it is (Multiverse stuff)....that's not science. It's raw speculation with no empirical testability at all

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

But that's what the trendy people on the internet think science is, and that's good enough for imgurians.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Well he makes it pretty clear that it is just that. He also went into conditions for future veracity. It was a good watch-- have a go, bud

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

Thanks a lot OP. I often dislike or disagree with the presenters, but that's the point-- they're engaging a conversation. This is great.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Porn is Science too. BIOLOGY Bitch!

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

Who is this TED and why won't he shut up?

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

TED talks =/= science

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 2

If you want real science, check out arXiv.org: http://arx">iv.org">arXiv.org: http://arxiv.org/list/astro-ph/new

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

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10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Imgur doesn't like science. Imgur likes celebrities and pseudoscience. Imgur will love this.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 3

My kids on mars? how the hell are they gonna pay for being born first o_O

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Call me old-fashioned, but I'll take my science content without shitty click-bait titles.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I wanted to go out and drink tonight, now I'm gonna have to stay home and drink and watch these.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

They're good at sensationalist clickbait titles that's for sure

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

Never liked Ted for some reason. Too pretentious

10 years ago | Likes 47 Dislikes 13

It's a scheme using communication tropes to fluff things that could be read in one page of actual content.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 5

There is something ironically pretentious about deriding open forums for discussion as pretension.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

Even at their best they're not great. It's entirely fluff pieces for the rich attendees to enjoy. Not furthering science or learning.

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 9

I liked some of them but a lot of these talks have become downright silly and supportive of questionable research at best. OP is legit tho.

10 years ago | Likes 19 Dislikes 2

I tried to only link talks that I found interesting and scientifically sound

10 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 1

The more popular it got, the more pretentious shit they released. I've been to TEDxAmsterdam once. People felt very popular being there.

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 2

But I did get to talk to Barry Schwartz for a bit, one of my favorite speakers, so that was cool.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

This isn't science. This is TED talks.

10 years ago | Likes 156 Dislikes 7

Which has a lot of science

10 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 7

TED TALKS: TECHNOLOGY, ENTERTAINMENT, DESIGN

10 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

The main focus has really shifted from science to activism. Also change it to TED Acts, then i'll be interested. Too much talking nowadays.

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 2

Come for the interesting information, leave because of the 15 consecutive videos why choosing what bathroom you piss in is a human right

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

You got some splaining to do.

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 3

TED Talks are fluff pieces for a bunch of rich people to enjoy (they're paid for by the audience, ~$1000+ per person).

10 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 5

Emphasis is put on entertainment and "feel good" attitudes, not on the actual science and on learning.

10 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 4

Whoa whoa whoa slow down there egghead

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 2

I'm glad this is getting attention these days. Got some heavy downvotes for it in the past.

10 years ago | Likes 24 Dislikes 2

Wut? It's been getting lots of attention for like at least 5 years on the internet.. TED's been around for decades

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 4

Tell that to my past downvotes :(

10 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 2

Curious.. you're glad they're getting attention, yet you also say they're fluff pieces for the rich.. sending some mixed signals there

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 5

You are misunderstanding the root of his comment. He agrees with the top comment, that Ted talks are not science.

10 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 1