Theme 8: Tomorrow's World - Zeitgeist Europe 2010

When it comes to technology, 'look and feel' matters - advanced functionality is worthless if too complex to master; sleek design is pointless if it isn't also enjoyable to use. As our devices get more complex, the way we use them needs to become more intuitive. In this session we will hear from those at the forefront of ushering in the next generation of technologies which promise to transform the way we interact with the world.

Professor Andreas Dengel (Scientific Director, German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence)
JP Rangaswami (Chief Scientist, BT Group)
Maarten Lens-FitzGerald (Co-Founder, Layar)
Kai Huang (Co-Founder, Guitar Hero)

Moderated by Evan Davis (Presenter, BBC Radio 4 Today Programme)

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[carolinagsings77]

THESE VIDEOS HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE TRUE ZEITGEIST MOVEMENT!!!!

MORE SELFISH MONEY GRUBBERS HERE!!!

[dold1tflkin]

technocrat bullshit - making people miserable 

[viennachan1]

Nothing is solved in japan, sorry. Disinformation at its worst. The nuclear lobby hast destroyed the planet and there is nothing we can do anymore. And it's all done by men. Men are responsible for the shit we're in. Let the women take over. Men are too stupid.

[AceObrin]

@NakedCreep Advertisement is probably the least useful application of the technology. Informational awareness, including current data and past history, is a much more exciting and potentially useful one. I.e., info awareness is an application that can contribute to the quality of everyday life, which as far as I've been able to tell, is something that advertisements have never done.

[Silentsam7532]

@hydzior Japan is a bad situation, but we can learn from it. Of course the only place having problems is an old plant that was going to be decommisioned in a year or so.

Much of what the news has been saying is hyperbole to get ratings. Wait until its fixed, which it almost is, and you will see that even these huge events end up not doing as much damage as other forms of energy have.

Nuclear energy is still clean and safe. Modern plants cooling systems don't require power.

[hydzior]

@Silentsam7532 looking on japan now ... hmmmm ... ;]

[Silentsam7532]

@baccaratbargaineq There is no such thing as free energy. Cheap energ exists, and nuclear is the best source of energy. it is the cleanest and the most abundent energy source we have.