Politicians are trying to control and regulate something they don't understand. Back to basics is not the answer. Education must create enthusiasm and help people to grow. If you think some stuff in school need to be boring, don't be a teacher!

How an open course can work. "We don't want the students to remember the formulas. We want to change the way they look at the world."

The co-founder of Coursera on digital revolution and online education. The results can be better than traditional lecture-model in the classroom. Better results means more students passing with results above average. And "It turns out, maybe not surprisingly, that students like getting the best content from the best universities for free". ;)

Nature's senior editor in astronomy talks at a SETI seminar

The story of copyright, beginning with the printing press.

Why do people share and give away their stuff to strangers? Maybe the answer is in the function of the brain. I find this lecture on the reward system very interesting.

We have heard about creative ways to circumvent Internet censorship in China. But there are also creative ways to censor the peoples discussions and information on the net.

Interesting lecture on privacy and digital identity. Do you want everybody in the plane to have your facebook account? Our personal information is the product the big companies are selling to their advertisers, so they are not so interested in helping us protect that information.

Hackers might bee seen as a threat to security and privacy, but at the same time they fight for internet freedom, open source and open information. By finding security holes before criminals do it, maybe they are good for your privacy? I think this video is a good introduction to the global hacker culture.