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Michael Pawlyn: Using nature's genius in architecture

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http://www.ted.com/talks/michael_pawlyn_using_nature_s_genius_in_architecture.html

How can architects build a new world of sustainable beauty? By learning from nature. At TEDSalon in London, Michael Pawlyn describes three habits of nature that could transform architecture and society: radical resource efficiency, closed loops, and drawing energy from the sun.
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Why you should listen to him:
Michael Pawlyn established the architecture firm Exploration in 2007 to focus on environmentally sustainable projects that take their inspiration from nature.

Prior to setting up the company, Pawlyn worked with the firm Grimshaw for ten years and was central to the team that radically re-invented horticultural architecture for the Eden Project. He was responsible for leading the design of the Warm Temperate and Humid Tropics Biomes and the subsequent phases that included proposals for a third Biome for plants from dry tropical regions. In 1999 he was one of five winners in A Car-free London, an ideas competition for strategic solutions to the capital’s future transport needs and new possibilities for urban spaces. In September 2003 he joined an intensive course in nature-inspired design at Schumacher College, run by Amory Lovins and Janine Benyus. He has lectured widely on the subject of sustainable design in the UK and abroad.
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Cool, I'll watch it later. Me being and carpenter makes this tuff interesting to me. Also, i have watched many TED talks. I thought only ubber nerds watched TED talks. :rofl
 
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CoorsLight said:
You have got to be kidding. TED is insanely dumbed-down pseudo science and pseudo social science. It's just hard to see through all that pretentiousness.
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:rolleyes And you have a better proposal? Go away troll.. or drink some more beer...

I thought it was a facinating OVERVIEW of some very interesting science.
 
Xenophonii said:
:rolleyes And you have a better proposal? Go away troll.. or drink some more beer...
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Here's my proposal: go the the library and check out actual scholarly articles about a subject. If you live in the Bay Area, you have extremely easy access to great journals and texts. And the words probably aren't even too big for you. Additionally, much of that information can even be found on the web, so you don't have to actually move your butt from in front of your porn machine. :)

Don't turn on a video of presentation aimed at some ultra-wealthy people who think they are making a difference by listening to this agenda-driven baloney. It is irresponsible for TED to present many of their programs as science, nature, biology, social science, anthropology whatever. It is unreferenced. It is opinion. It is entertainment.

I think this is the first time I've been called troll. Funny, since science is one thing I'm pretty familiar with, having lectured undergraduate and graduate level chemistry courses in the UC system.

Xenophonii said:
I thought it was a facinating OVERVIEW of some very interesting science.
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Fair enough. TED does do a good job of simplifying centuries-old science in a TV-friendly fashion. It's their interpretation of decades-old science that could be problem. What most people don't understand is that science is neither exact nor beyond debate. TED takes advantage of this fact and gives you one side of the argument...the side that fits their agenda. It's like the FOX News of the scholarly world.

If you are, for some reason, incapable of gleaning scientific information elsewhere, then TED's probably the best program for you, outside of 3-2-1 Contact. But you could do much better. Empower yourself with information from several sources. Pay attention to what is debated. Think critically.
 
CoorsLight said:
Here's my proposal: go the the library and check out actual scholarly articles about a subject. If you live in the Bay Area, you have extremely easy access to great journals and texts. And the words probably aren't even too big for you. Additionally, much of that information can even be found on the web, so you don't have to actually move your butt from in front of your porn machine. :)

Don't turn on a video of presentation aimed at some ultra-wealthy people who think they are making a difference by listening to this agenda-driven baloney. It is irresponsible for TED to present many of their programs as science, nature, biology, social science, anthropology whatever. It is unreferenced. It is opinion. It is entertainment.

I think this is the first time I've been called troll. Funny, since science is one thing I'm pretty familiar with, having lectured undergraduate and graduate level chemistry courses in the UC system.



Fair enough. TED does do a good job of simplifying centuries-old science in a TV-friendly fashion. It's their interpretation of decades-old science that could be problem. What most people don't understand is that science is neither exact nor beyond debate. TED takes advantage of this fact and gives you one side of the argument...the side that fits their agenda. It's like the FOX News of the scholarly world.

If you are, for some reason, incapable of gleaning scientific information elsewhere, then TED's probably the best program for you, outside of 3-2-1 Contact. But you could do much better. Empower yourself with information from several sources. Pay attention to what is debated. Think critically.
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I never said it had any real scientific content, again, it's purpose is an overview. That overview has sparked my interest in the subject which, in turn, prompts me to research it further. I think that was the presentation's purpose (in context of the thread) and it succeeded. I just thought you overreacted by completly trashing it. Hence, my troll comment.
 
Xenophonii said:
I never said it had any real scientific content, again, it's purpose is an overview. That overview has sparked my interest in the subject which, in turn, prompts me to research it further. I think that was the presentation's purpose (in context of the thread) and it succeeded. I just thought you overreacted by completly trashing it. Hence, my troll comment.
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K...so trashing another poster is OK, but trashing a TED presentation is trolling? Noted.

It's interesting that people would seek an "overview" from an organization that charges $6k+ for a seat at their conference, not including membership. Yet praise is heaped on an "overview" created by the ultra rich, and targeted at an ultra rich audience. It's a curious phenomenon how people gobble that shit up. I get it...why read peer-reviewed journals when you can watch a youtube video of Bill Gates, Al Gore, or Bono explaining it all? :rolleyes

I hope you are truthful when you say you are prompted to do research of your own. I'd be very interested to see where it leads you.
 
Xenophonii said:
I never said it had any real scientific content, again, it's purpose is an overview. That overview has sparked my interest in the subject which, in turn, prompts me to research it further. I think that was the presentation's purpose (in context of the thread) and it succeeded. I just thought you overreacted by completly trashing it. Hence, my troll comment.
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K...so trashing another poster is OK, but trashing a TED presentation is trolling? Noted.

It's interesting that people would seek an "overview" from an organization that charges $6k+ for a seat at their conference, not including membership. Yet praise is heaped on an "overview" created by the ultra rich, and targeted at an ultra rich audience. It's a curious phenomenon how people gobble that shit up. I get it...why read peer-reviewed journals when you can watch a youtube video of Bill Gates, Al Gore, or Bono explaining it all? :rolleyes

That said, people watching this stuff are more curious and awake than most, so I have to give the audience credit for that.

I hope you are truthful when you say you are prompted to do research of your own. I'd be very interested to see where it leads you.
 
CoorsLight said:
Don't turn on a video of presentation aimed at some ultra-wealthy people who think they are making a difference by listening to this agenda-driven baloney. It is irresponsible for TED to present many of their programs as science, nature, biology, social science, anthropology whatever. It is unreferenced. It is opinion. It is entertainment.

I think this is the first time I've been called troll. Funny, since science is one thing I'm pretty familiar with, having lectured undergraduate and graduate level chemistry courses in the UC system.

If you are, for some reason, incapable of gleaning scientific information elsewhere, then TED's probably the best program for you, outside of 3-2-1 Contact. But you could do much better. Empower yourself with information from several sources. Pay attention to what is debated. Think critically.
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:laughing
I see what you're doing here, it's great. You're giving your opinion, with no proof of any of it, because you lecture basic chemistry, which we have no proof of either, all to push an agenda that you want. Which is you're a super smart guy who sees through the tricks of those evil "ultra-wealthy". Gotcha. Great stuff.:thumbup

Just curious, what breakthroughs have you made in the chemistry world, any links to your peer reviewed papers?
 
CoorsLight said:
K...so trashing another poster is OK, but trashing a TED presentation is trolling? Noted.

It's interesting that people would seek an "overview" from an organization that charges $6k+ for a seat at their conference, not including membership. Yet praise is heaped on an "overview" created by the ultra rich, and targeted at an ultra rich audience. It's a curious phenomenon how people gobble that shit up. I get it...why read peer-reviewed journals when you can watch a youtube video of Bill Gates, Al Gore, or Bono explaining it all? :rolleyes

That said, people watching this stuff are more curious and awake than most, so I have to give the audience credit for that.

I hope you are truthful when you say you are prompted to do research of your own. I'd be very interested to see where it leads you.
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You obviously have an understanding of the TED that I don't, however, take it in context of what it is. I, again understand that it is more ad than science. How else is he going to raise capital? UNICEF? Your donations? He has to sell the idea, now let's get past the presentation and grab onto the idea of coexisting, cosupporting systems that are efficient... You academics kill me... all protest and no results.. :laughing

jacksprat said:
:laughing
I see what you're doing here, it's great. You're giving your opinion, with no proof of any of it, because you lecture basic chemistry, which we have no proof of either, all to push an agenda that you want. Which is you're a super smart guy who sees through the tricks of those evil "ultra-wealthy". Gotcha. Great stuff.:thumbup

Just curious, what breakthroughs have you made in the chemistry world, any links to your peer reviewed papers?
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:rofl:rofl Thanks for sparing me the arguement..
 
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