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3 Cost Effective Ways to Solve Metro Manila's Traffic Problem

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The Facebook page of ANC 24/7 is asking for its reader's suggestion on how to solve Metro Manila's traffic problem. This got me thinking, "what is the best way to solve Metro Manila's traffic problem?" It's easy to make suggestions, what's hard is the implementation and the cost of implementation. So what is the the best way to solve Metro Manila's traffic problem and the most cost effective solution? Punitive Fines Add caption First of all, any implementation will definitely cost money, a lot of money. The cause of the traffic mess is the people themselves so it's only right that those causing the traffic problem should be fined and the fine should hurt. That way, the fines will pay for the cost of enforcing the law. The fines should start at P500 and goes up every week if you don't pay it within 15 days. To enforce this and prevent people from ignoring the fine. It will be tied to their driver's license or car registr...

Our Return on Investment: Sabsy Ongkiko at TEDxADMU

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It's time to do our homework. Sabsy Ongkiko is a proud Ateneo alumna who is currently pursuing her personal vocation in life as a public school teacher. She's currently living out her dream of teaching by using her students' dreams as her inspiration to push for a better education system in the country. What will be the parting remarks of this DepEd spokesperson before she leaves to pursue further studies on Education in Australia? She grows the nation with her passion for education.

Real life version of Minority Report's user interface

Do you remember that user interface on the movie Minority Report? Well, it's real, and it's been invented by John Underkoffler called g-speak. Is this the future of how we interact with computers? Watch his TED Talk.

The Surprising Science of Motivation

Makes you think twice on how people are motivated. And it's not all about money.

Lab The Size Of a Postage Stamp

Interesting talk by George Whitesides on a foolproof tool for disease diagnosis at virtually zero cost.

Arthur Benjamin: Lightning calculation and other "Mathemagic"

Mathemagician Arthur Benjamin races calculators to figure out 3 digit squares. Watch his amazing show from TED.

A Bold Plan for the Mass Adoption of Electric Cars

Shai Agassi shares his global electric car vision for a radical plan to take entire countries oil-free by 2020. This is an amazing vision and this might be the future for electric cars.