what the education system in malaysia needs today is more empowerment.

empower....

...teachers with the ability to develop and share coursewares, ideas and materials.

...parents to review their children's progress, compare and participate in the overall development of children's education

...students to be able to select the best form of learning and share ideas across a wide community

...policy makers with the ability to engage with the education stakeholders

i previously posted something on BMW's Vision EfficientDynamics concept (yes, it is a mouthful).

it is such an amazing and beautiful concept car that i think has to make it into production. this would certainly establish a name for BMW of being green and exciting at the same time: no compromises.

now, a couple of renderings of what might be the "real" thing has cropped up on bmwblog.com: here and here.

which one do you think is better?

the first rendering?

the second rendering?

i would think many cannot wait to see this car go into production.

source site - Woody Norris invents amazing things | Video on TED.com

Woody Norris shows off two of his inventions that treat sound in new ways, and talks about his untraditional approach to inventing and education. As he puts it: "Almost nothing has been invented yet." So -- what's next?

Woody Norris is a serial inventor of electronics, tools and cutting-edge sonic equipment -- such as the LRAD acoustic cannon.

The acoustic cannon he invented seems like a real cool device. can be quite scary hearing voices in your head that nobody else does...

We all want to make the world better -- but how? Jamais Cascio looks at some specific tools and techniques that can make a difference. It's a fascinating talk that might just inspire you to act.

Jamais Cascio follows the threads of civilization's intended (and unintended) consequences into an unpredictable future, bringing back glimpses of a green world wired beyond our wildest dreams.

Jamais Cascio of worldchanging.com highlights some of the things we already have today to make the world a better place. the real challenge is whether humanity's leadership can pull this all together to realise some of these ideas?

source site - Autocar - BMW's green supercar

BMW is exploring a plan to build what a senior company official calls "a breakthrough green supercar" by the end of 2012.

The new car would rival the Audi R8 and forthcoming Mercedes SLC, and has been described by company insiders as ‘a puristic two-seater that draws on all the very latest BMW technology and lightweight build processes.’

source site - Can BMW and Mercedes-Benz Put Rivalry Aside to Take on the VW Group? | Automotive News Blog - Wide Open Throttle

source site - 10 sci-fi technologies that just might happen | Geekend | TechRepublic.com

My buddies at SFSignal pointed me towards this Top 10 list of sci-fi tropes and technologies that will never come true. Well, being a contrarian who likes a challenge, I’ve decided to postulate circumstances wherein each of these ideas could come to fruition, if only to poke the hornet’s nest. Here we go:

source site - CleanTechnica - Technology Inspired By Nature

A fresh, up-to-date perspective on the latest trends in clean tech. From renewable energy sources, to less toxic electronics and more efficient information technology, Cleantechnica introduces readers to the full scope of clean technology in language that doesn’t require an engineering degree.

"Green Tech" will be something that we should be watching very closely in the next few years. i feel an increased awareness and seriousness about pushing forward with green technologies like solar panels, efficient combustion, recycling etc. the stratospheric oil prices plus the economic bubble bursting in the US is bringing about a much harder look at ourselves and long term sustainability. technologies which focus on sustainability will soon get their calling.

now i need to look for green stock indices...

source site - Image: global cooling idea

Aside from doing this to reduce global warming, can this technique be used to also reduce temperatures in tropical countries? The heat in Malaysia can be really hot on most days... resulting in increased electricity usage for air conditioning. would this idea work to reduce malaysia temperatures by a few degrees centigrade?

source site: P2P is coming to YouTube

It looks like the idea of a P2P-powered YouTube is finally becoming reality, albeit without any contribution from Google. Singapore Shanghai-based P2P start-up PPLive, which we previously covered for its hugely successful P2P video platform, is experimenting with a P2P accelerator for Flash video streams. The application, which is dubbed PPVA, essentially distributes the stream of any popular Flash video from sites like YouTube via P2P without any involvement of the hosting server.