Stephen Hawking, Meet Yahoo! Answers

Yahoo! Answers is a research and community-driven site that tries to help people answer questions - either for free or for a fee. It looks like they got the real Stephen Hawking to ask a question that the community has begun to reply to. His question:

"How can the human race survive the next hundred years? In a world that is in chaos politically, socially and environmentally, how can the human race sustain another 100 years?"

The answers range from super cheesy, to religious, to questions for "The Professor". One I liked:

"I suspect the same way we've survived the last 100 years. Wars will be fought. After enough has died, some peace treaty would be signed. Only to fight in other wars later on. Different civilizations will rise and fall, replacing others and be replaced. The old will die. The young will grow. There will be actions taken and consequences levied. Still the species will go on."

YouTube Talent?

As I was browsing through the YouTube universe, I came across this video of a girl named Brooke "Brookers" Brodack saying a goodbye of sorts to her army of fans on YouTube. After poking around, it turns out that Carson Daly (yeah, I know...) recently signed her to a talent / development deal that would produce content for the web, tv, etc.. As I watch more of her stuff her talent becomes more apparent - a real smartass kid with a knack for timing and writing. Here are a few (be patient with them - they're pretty simplistic and often juvenile, but there's definitely talent running around):

Not convinced? Here are some more:

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... and

... and of course this


That last one has nearly 2 million views - pretty incredible. So, is this how's it's gonna be? It's pretty cool if you think about it - a level talent playing field. If you've got it, you can share it. It'll be very interesting to see others rise out of the digital mist as the years roll on.

Here are a few links if you're still interested

Brookers' YouTube page

Her MySpace Page

Brooker Fanatics?

45,000 Bottle Rockets

Amazing.


Now that was pretty crazy, but check this out:

His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej

I think you just need to check this out. I'm not really sure who created it, or why it would be on CNN, but ... well, here it is: