TED Talk a day - Week 9/Day 10 - #tech

Suspicious emails: unclaimed insurance bonds, diamond-encrusted safe deposit boxes, close friends marooned in a foreign country. They pop up in our inboxes, and standard procedure is to delete on sight. But what happens when you reply? Follow along as writer and comedian James Veitch narrates a hilarious, months-long exchange with a spammer who offered to cut him in on a hot deal.

Comedian James Veitch replied to a spam email. See the result.

TED Talk a day - Week 9/Day 9 - #tech

Does collecting more data lead to better decision-making? Competitive, data-savvy companies like Amazon, Google and Netflix have learned that data analysis alone doesn't always produce optimum results. In this talk, data scientist Sebastian Wernicke breaks down what goes wrong when we make decisions based purely on data - and suggests a brainier way to use it.

Who doesn't like a good TV Show? You can watch this talk to understand how companies like Netflix and Amazon are using data to find the next big hit.

TED Talk a day - Week 9/Day 8 - #tech

http://www.ted.com Massimo Banzi helped invent the Arduino, a tiny, easy-to-use open-source microcontroller that's inspired thousands of people around the world to make the coolest things they can imagine -- from toys to satellite gear. Because, as he says, "You don't need anyone's permission to make something great."

Arduino is a accessible and open-source micro-controller. Massimo Banzi, who helped invent it, explains how it's fuel for our imagination.

TED Talk a day - Week 9/Day 7 - #tech

Uber didn't start out with grand ambitions to cut congestion and pollution. But as the company took off, co-founder Travis Kalanick wondered if there was a way to get people using Uber along the same routes to share rides, reducing costs and carbon footprint along the way.

Sometimes controversial, but not at this. Using their technology Uber wants to reduce the number of cars in the cities. See how.