- -: Cheryl Hayashi: The magnificence of spider silk
December 7, 2011 (over 12 years ago)http://www.ted.com Cheryl Hayashi studies spider silk, one of nature's most high-performance materials. Each species of spider can make up to 7 very different kinds of silk. How do they do it? Hayashi explains at the DNA level -- then shows us how this super-strong, super-flexible material can in...
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- -: Luis von Ahn: Massive-scale online collaboration
December 6, 2011 (over 12 years ago)http://www.ted.com After re-purposing CAPTCHA so each human-typed response helps digitize books, Luis von Ahn wondered how else to use small contributions by many on the Internet for greater good. At TEDxCMU, he shares how his ambitious new project, Duolingo, will help millions learn a new langua...
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- -: Rives: "If I controlled the Internet" (a poem)
December 25, 2006 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com How many poets could cram eBay, Friendster and Monster.com into 3-minute poem worthy of a standing ovation? Enjoy Rives' unique talent. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers a...
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- -: Dr. Dean Ornish: The world now eats (and dies) like Americans
January 6, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Stop wringing your hands over AIDS, cancer and the avian flu. Cardiovascular disease kills more people than everything else combined -- and it's mostly preventable. Dr. Dean Ornish explains how changing our eating habits will save lives. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of t...
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- -: Majora Carter: Greening the ghetto
January 7, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com In an emotionally charged talk, MacArthur-winning activist Majora Carter details her fight for environmental justice in the South Bronx -- and shows how minority neighborhood suffer most from flawed urban policy. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and perform...
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- -: Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?
January 7, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinke...
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- -: Wade Davis: Cultures at the far edge of the world
January 12, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com With stunning photos and stories, National Geographic Explorer Wade Davis celebrates the extraordinary diversity of the world's indigenous cultures, which are disappearing from the planet at an alarming rate. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances...
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- -: Phil Borges: Documenting our endangered cultures
January 12, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Photographer Phil Borges shows rarely seen images of people from the mountains of Dharamsala, India, and the jungles of the Ecuadorean Amazon. In documenting these endangered cultures, he intends to help preserve them. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and p...
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- -: Robert Neuwirth: The "shadow cities" of the future
January 12, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Robert Neuwirth, author of Shadow Cities, finds the worlds squatter sites -- where a billion people now make their homes -- to be thriving centers of ingenuity and innovation. He takes us on a tour. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the...
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- -: Peter Gabriel: Fighting injustice with a videocamera
January 12, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Musician and activist Peter Gabriel shares his very personal motivation for standing up for human rights with the watchdog group WITNESS -- and tells stories of citizen journalists in action. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Co...
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- -: Kevin Kelly: How does technology evolve? Like we did
January 12, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Tech enthusiast Kevin Kelly asks "What does technology want?" and discovers that its movement toward ubiquity and complexity is much like the evolution of life. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's lead...
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- -: Ray Kurzweil: How technology's accelerating power will transform us
January 12, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Inventor, entrepreneur and visionary Ray Kurzweil explains in abundant, grounded detail why, by the 2020s, we will have reverse-engineered the human brain and nanobots will be operating your consciousness. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances fr...
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- -: Peter Donnelly: How juries are fooled by statistics
January 12, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Oxford mathematician Peter Donnelly reveals the common mistakes humans make in interpreting statistics -- and the devastating impact these errors can have on the outcome of criminal trials. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Confe...
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- -: Robert Fischell: TED Prize wish: Finding new cures for migraine, depression, malpractice
January 12, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Accepting his 2005 TED Prize, inventor Robert Fischell makes three wishes: redesigning a portable device that treats migraines, finding new cures for clinical depression and reforming the medical malpractice system. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and perfo...
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- -: Bono: TED Prize wish: Join my call to action on Africa
January 12, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Musician and activist Bono accepts the 2005 TED Prize with a riveting talk, arguing that aid to Africa isn't just another celebrity cause; it's a global emergency. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's l...
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- -: Burt Rutan: Entrepreneurs are the future of space flight
January 12, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com In this passionate talk, legendary spacecraft designer Burt Rutan lambasts the US government-funded space program for stagnating and asks entrepreneurs to pick up where NASA has left off. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Confer...
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- -: Ben Saunders: Three things to know before you ski to the North Pole
January 12, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Arctic explorer Ben Saunders recounts his harrowing solo ski trek to the North Pole, complete with engaging anecdotes, gorgeous photos and never-before-seen video. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's l...
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- -: Ashraf Ghani: How to fix broken states
January 12, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Ashraf Ghani's passionate and powerful 10-minute talk, emphasizing the necessity of both economic investment and design ingenuity to rebuild broken states, is followed by a conversation with TED curator Chris Anderson on the future of Afghanistan. TEDTalks is a daily video pod...
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- -: Joshua Prince-Ramus: Designing the Seattle Central Library
January 14, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Architect Joshua Prince-Ramus takes the audience on dazzling, dizzying virtual tours of three recent projects: the Central Library in Seattle, the Museum Plaza in Louisville and the Charles Wyly Theater in Dallas. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and perform...
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- -: Hans Rosling: Debunking third-world myths with the best stats you've ever seen
January 14, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com You've never seen data presented like this. With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling debunks myths about the so-called "developing world." TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the ...
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- -: Sasa Vucinic: Why a free press is the best investment
January 16, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com A free press -- papers, magazines, radio, TV, blogs -- is the backbone of any true democracy (and a vital watchdog on business). Sasa Vucinic, a journalist from Belgrade, talks about his new fund, which supports media by selling "free press bonds." TEDTalks is a daily video po...
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- -: Jacqueline Novogratz: Investing in Africa's own solutions
January 16, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Jacqueline Novogratz applauds the world's heightened interest in Africa and poverty, but argues persuasively for a new approach. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers are invit...
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- -: Iqbal Quadir: The power of the mobile phone to end poverty
January 16, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Iqbal Quadir tells how his experiences as a kid in poor Bangladesh, and later as a banker in New York, led him to start a mobile phone operator connecting 80 million rural Bangladeshi -- and to become a champion of bottom-up development. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of th...
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- -: Eva Vertes: My dream about the future of medicine
January 16, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Eva Vertes -- only 19 when she gave this talk -- discusses her journey toward studying medicine and her drive to understand the roots of cancer and Alzheimers. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leadi...
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- -: Dan Gilbert: Why are we happy? Why aren't we happy?
January 16, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Dan Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness, challenges the idea that well be miserable if we dont get what we want. Our "psychological immune system" lets us feel truly happy even when things dont go as planned. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and perfo...
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- -: Barry Schwartz: The paradox of choice
January 16, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Psychologist Barry Schwartz takes aim at a central tenet of western societies: freedom of choice. In Schwartz's estimation, choice has made us not freer but more paralyzed, not happier but more dissatisfied. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances ...
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- -: Malcolm Gladwell: What we can learn from spaghetti sauce
January 16, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Tipping Point author Malcolm Gladwell gets inside the food industry's pursuit of the perfect spaghetti sauce -- and makes a larger argument about the nature of choice and happiness. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, w...
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- -: Steven Levitt: Why do crack dealers still live with their moms?
January 16, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Freakonomics author Steven Levitt presents new data on the finances of drug dealing. Contrary to popular myth, he says, being a street-corner crack dealer isnt lucrative: It pays below minimum wage. And your boss can kill you. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talk...
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- -: David Deutsch: What is our place in the cosmos?
January 16, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Legendary scientist David Deutsch puts theoretical physics on the back burner to discuss a more urgent matter: the survival of our species. The first step toward solving global warming, he says, is to admit that we have a problem. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best ...
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- -: Eve Ensler: Finding happiness in body and soul
January 16, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Eve Ensler, creator of The Vagina Monologues, shares how a discussion about menopause with her friends led to talking about all sorts of sexual acts onstage, waging a global campaign to end violence toward women and finding her own happiness. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast ...
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- -: Helen Fisher: The science of love, and the future of women
January 16, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Anthropologist Helen Fisher takes on a tricky topic -- love - and explains its evolution, its biochemical foundations and its social importance. She closes with a warning about the potential disaster inherent in antidepressant abuse. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the be...
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- -: Mena Trott: How blogs are building a friendlier world
January 16, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com The founding mother of the blog revolution, Movable Type's Mena Trott, talks about the early days of blogging, when she realized that giving regular people the power to share our lives online is the key to building a friendlier, more connected world. TEDTalks is a daily video ...
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- -: Ze Frank: What's so funny about the Web?
January 16, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Performer and web toymaker Ze Frank delivers a hilarious nerdcore standup routine, then tells us what hes seriously passionate about: helping people create and interact using simple, addictive web tools. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from...
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- -: Jimmy Wales: How a ragtag band created Wikipedia
January 16, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Jimmy Wales recalls how he assembled "a ragtag band of volunteers," gave them tools for collaborating and created Wikipedia, the self-organizing, self-correcting, never-finished online encyclopedia. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the ...
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- -: Amy Smith: Simple designs that could save millions of childrens' lives
January 16, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Fumes from indoor cooking fires kill more than 2 million children a year in the developing world. MIT engineer Amy Smith details an exciting but simple solution: a tool for turning farm waste into clean-burning charcoal. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and...
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- -: Ross Lovegrove: The power and beauty of organic design
January 16, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Designer Ross Lovegrove expounds his philosophy of fat-free design and offers insight into several of his extraordinary products, including the Ty Nant water bottle and the Go chair. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference,...
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- -: Sirena Huang: Dazzling set by 11-year-old violinist
January 16, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Violinist Sirena Huang gives a technically brilliant and emotionally nuanced performance. In a charming interlude, the 11-year-old praises the timeless design of her instrument. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where...
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- -: Jennifer Lin: Magical improv from 14-year-old pianist
January 16, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Pianist and composer Jennifer Lin gives a magical performance, talks about the process of creativity and improvises a moving solo piece based on a random sequence of notes. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the ...
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- -: Nicholas Negroponte: The vision behind One Laptop Per Child
January 16, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Nicholas Negroponte, founder of the MIT Media Laboratory, describes how the One Laptop Per Child project will build and distribute the "$100 laptop." TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinke...
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- -: Larry Brilliant: TED Prize wish: Help stop the next pandemic
January 16, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Accepting the 2006 TED Prize, Dr. Larry Brilliant talks about how smallpox was eradicated from the planet, and calls for a new global system that can identify and contain pandemics before they spread. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from ...
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- -: Cameron Sinclair: TED Prize wish: Open-source architecture to house the world
January 16, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Accepting his 2006 TED Prize, Cameron Sinclair demonstrates how passionate designers and architects can respond to world housing crises. He unveils his TED Prize wish for a network to improve global living standards through collaborative design. TEDTalks is a daily video podca...
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- -: Dan Dennett: A secular, scientific rebuttal to Rick Warren
January 16, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Philosopher Dan Dennett calls for religion -- all religion -- to be taught in schools, so we can understand its nature as a natural phenomenon. Then he takes on The Purpose-Driven Life, disputing its claim that, to be moral, one must deny evolution. TEDTalks is a daily video po...
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- -: Julia Sweeney: "Letting Go of God" (an excerpt)
January 16, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Julia Sweeney (God Said, "Ha!") performs the first 15 minutes of her 2006 solo show Letting Go of God. When two young Mormon missionaries knock on her door one day, it touches off a quest to completely rethink her own beliefs. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talk...
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- -: Al Gore: 15 ways to avert a climate crisis
January 16, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com With the same humor and humanity he exuded in An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore spells out 15 ways that individuals can address climate change immediately, from buying a hybrid to inventing a new, hotter "brand name" for global warming. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the be...
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- -: David Pogue: When it comes to tech, simplicity sells
January 16, 2007 (over 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com New York Times columnist David Pogue takes aim at technologys worst interface-design offenders, and provides encouraging examples of products that get it right. To funny things up, he bursts into song. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from ...
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- -: Tony Robbins: Why we do what we do, and how we can do it better
January 16, 2007 (over 17 years ago)Tony Robbins discusses the "invisible forces" that make us do what we do -- and high-fives Al Gore in the front row. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minut...
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- -: Saul Griffith: Hardware solutions to everyday problems
March 23, 2007 (about 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Inventor and MacArthur fellow Saul Griffith shares some innovative ideas from his lab -- from "smart rope" to a house-sized kite for towing large loads. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thin...
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- -: Anna Deavere Smith: Four American characters
March 23, 2007 (about 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Writer and actor Anna Deavere Smith gives life to author Studs Terkel, convict Paulette Jenkins, a Korean shopkeeper and a bull rider, excerpts from her solo show "On the Road: A Search for American Character." TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performanc...
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- -: Neil Gershenfeld: The beckoning promise of personal fabrication
March 23, 2007 (about 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com MIT professor Neil Gershenfeld talks about his Fab Lab -- a low-cost lab that lets people build things they need using digital and analog tools. It's a simple idea with powerful results. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conferen...
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- -: Carl Honore: Slowing down in a world built for speed
March 23, 2007 (about 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com MIT professor Neil Gershenfeld talks about his Fab Lab -- a low-cost lab that lets people build things they need using digital and analog tools. It's a simple idea with powerful results. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conferen...
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- -: James Nachtwey: TED Prize wish: Share a vital story with the world
April 5, 2007 (about 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Accepting his 2007 TED Prize, war photographer James Nachtwey shows his lifes work and asks TED to help him continue telling the story with innovative, exciting uses of news photography in the digital era. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances f...
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- -: Bill Clinton: TED Prize wish: Let's build a health care system in Rwanda
April 5, 2007 (about 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Accepting the 2007 TED Prize, Bill Clinton asks for help in bringing health care to Rwanda -- and the rest of the world. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers are invited to gi...
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- -: E.O. Wilson: TED Prize wish: Help build the Encyclopedia of Life
April 5, 2007 (about 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com As E.O. Wilson accepts his 2007 TED Prize, he makes a plea on behalf of all creatures that we learn more about our biosphere -- and build a networked encyclopedia of all the world's knowledge about life. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from...
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- -: Chris Anderson (Wired): Technology's Long Tail
April 30, 2007 (about 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Chris Anderson, the editor of WIRED, explores the four key stages of any viable technology: setting the right price, gaining market share, displacing an established technology and, finally, becoming ubiquitous. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performanc...
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- -: Al Seckel: Your brain is badly wired — enjoy it!
April 30, 2007 (about 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Al Seckel, a cognitive neuroscientist, explores the perceptual illusions that fool our brains. Loads of eye tricks help him prove that not only are we easily fooled, we kind of like it. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conferenc...
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- -: Alex Steffen: Inspired ideas for a sustainable future
May 1, 2007 (about 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Worldchanging.com founder Alex Steffen argues that reducing humanitys ecological footprint is incredibly vital now, as the western consumer lifestyle spreads to developing countries. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, ...
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- -: Caroline Lavelle: A cello performance that casts a spell
May 1, 2007 (about 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Caroline Lavelle plays the cello like a sorceress casting a spell, occasionally hiding behind her wild mane of blond hair as she sings of pastoral themes. She performs "Farther than the Sun," backed by Thomas Dolby on keyboards. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best ta...
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- -: Natalie MacMaster & Thomas Dolby: Fiddling in reel time
May 2, 2007 (about 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Violinist Natalie MacMaster and TED Musical Director Thomas Dolby play Dolbys original song Blue Is a River in this ethereal duet -- with a little dancing. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading ...
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- -: Chris Bangle: Great cars are Art
May 2, 2007 (about 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com American designer Chris Bangle explains his philosophy that car design is an art form in its own right, with an entertaining -- and ultimately moving -- account of the BMW Group's Deep Blue project, intended to create the SUV of the future. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of...
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- -: Craig Venter: A voyage of DNA, genes and the sea
May 2, 2007 (about 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Genomics pioneer Craig Venter takes a break from his epic round-the-world expedition to talk about the millions of genes his team has discovered so far in its quest to map the oceans biodiversity. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TE...
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- -: Dean Kamen: Rolling along, helping students and the third world
May 14, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Inventor Dean Kamen lays out his argument for the Segway and offers a peek into his next big ideas (portable energy and water purification for developing countries). TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world'...
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- -: Eddi Reader & Thomas Dolby: "What You Do With What You've Got"
May 14, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Singer/songwriter Eddi Reader performs "What You Do With What You've Got," a meditation on a very TED theme: how to use your gifts and talents to make a difference. With Thomas Dolby on piano. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Co...
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- -: Frans Lanting: A lyrical view of life on Earth
May 14, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com In this stunning slideshow, celebrated nature photographer Frans Lanting presents The LIFE Project, a poetic collection of photographs that tell the story of our planet, from its eruptive beginnings to its present diversity. Soundtrack by Philip Glass. TEDTalks is a daily vide...
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- -: Sergey Brin and Larry Page: Inside the Google machine
May 15, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin offer a peek inside the Google machine, sharing tidbits about international search patterns, the philanthropic Google Foundation, and the company's dedication to innovation and employee happiness. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast ...
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- -: Golan Levin: The truly soft side of software
May 15, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Engineer and artist Golan Levin pushes the boundaries of whats possible with audiovisuals and technology. In an amazing TED display, he shows two programs he wrote to perform his original compositions. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from ...
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- -: James Watson: The double helix and today's DNA mysteries
May 16, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Nobel laureate James Watson opens TED2005 with the frank and funny story of how he and his research partner, Francis Crick, discovered the structure of DNA. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading...
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- -: Jeff Bezos: After the gold rush, there's innovation ahead
May 16, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com The dot-com boom and bust is often compared to the Gold Rush. But Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos says its more like the early days of the electric industry. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading t...
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- -: Jill Sobule: A happy song about global warming
May 16, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com A happy song about global warming, from Jill Sobule. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers are invited to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes -- including speakers such...
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- -: Juan Enriquez: Decoding the future with genomics
May 16, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Scientific discoveries, futurist Juan Enriquez notes, demand a shift in code, and our ability to thrive depends on our mastery of that code. Here, he applies this notion to the field of genomics. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TE...
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- -: Nick Bostrom: Humanity's biggest problems aren't what you think they are
May 16, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Oxford philosopher and transhumanist Nick Bostrom examines the future of humankind and asks whether we might alter the fundamental nature of humanity to solve our most intrinsic problems. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Confer...
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- -: Nora York: "What I Want"
May 16, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Nora York gives a stunning performance of her song "What I Want," with Jamie Lawrence (keyboards), Steve Tarshis (guitar) and Arthur Kell (bass). TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers...
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- -: Paul Bennett: Design is in the details
May 16, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Showing a series of inspiring, unusual and playful products, British branding and design guru Paul Bennett explains that design doesn't have to be about grand gestures, but can solve small, universal and overlooked problems. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks ...
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- -: Rives: A mockingbird remix of TED2006
May 17, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Rives recaps the most memorable moments of TED2006 in the free-spirited rhyming verse of a fantastical mockingbird lullaby. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers are invited t...
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- -: Seth Godin: Sliced bread and other marketing delights
May 17, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com In a world of too many options and too little time, our obvious choice is to just ignore the ordinary stuff. Marketing guru Seth Godin spells out why, when it comes to getting our attention, bad or bizarre ideas are more successful than boring ones. TEDTalks is a daily video ...
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- -: Sheila Patek: Measuring the fastest animal on earth
May 17, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Biologist Sheila Patek talks about her work measuring the feeding strike of the mantis shrimp, one of the fastest movements in the animal world, using video cameras recording at 20,000 frames per second. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances fro...
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- -: Thom Mayne: Architecture is a new way to connect to the world
May 17, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Architect Thom Mayne has never been one to take the easy option, and this whistle-stop tour of the buildings he's created makes you glad for it. These are big ideas cast in material form. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Confere...
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- -: Thomas Dolby & Rachelle Garniez: "La Vie en Rose"
May 17, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Featuring the vocals and mischievous bell-playing of accordionist and singer Rachelle Garniez, the TED House Band -- led by Thomas Dolby on keyboard -- delivers this delightful rendition of the Edith Piaf standard "La Vie en Rose." TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the bes...
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- -: Rev. Tom Honey: How could God have allowed the tsunami?
May 17, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com In the days following the tragic South Asian tsunami of 2004, the Rev. Tom Honey pondered the question, How could a loving God have done this? Here is his answer. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's l...
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- -: Vik Muniz: Art with wire, thread, sugar, chocolate
May 17, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Vik Muniz makes art from pretty much anything, be it shredded paper, wire, clouds or diamonds. Here he describes the thinking behind his work and takes us on a tour of his incredible images. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Con...
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- -: William McDonough: The wisdom of designing Cradle to Cradle
May 17, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Green-minded architect and designer William McDonough asks what our buildings and products would look like if designers took into account "all children, all species, for all time." TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, ...
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- -: Stew: "Black Men Ski"
May 18, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com What happens when a black man visits Aspen? Singer/songwriter Stew and his band are about to let you know. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers are invited to give the talk o...
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- -: Steven Johnson: A guided tour of the Ghost Map
May 18, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Author Steven Johnson takes us on a 10-minute tour of The Ghost Map, his book about a cholera outbreak in 1854 London and the impact it had on science, cities and modern society. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, whe...
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- -: Tierney Thys: Swim with giant sunfish in the open ocean
May 24, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Marine biologist Tierney Thys asks us to step into the water to visit the world of the Mola mola, or giant ocean sunfish. Basking, eating jellyfish and getting massages, this behemoth offers clues to life in the open sea. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks an...
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- -: John Doerr: Seeking salvation and profit in greentech
May 30, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com "I don't think we're going to make it," John Doerr proclaims, in an emotional talk about climate change and investment. Spurred on by his daughter, who demanded he fix the mess the world is heading for, he and his partners. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks ...
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- -: Ethel: "Blue Room"
June 20, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com The avant-garde string quartet Ethel performs the third movement from Phil Kline's four-part suite "The Blue Room and Other Stories." Searching melodic lines show off the deep, emotional musicality of these passionate players. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best tal...
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- -: Anand Agarawala: BumpTop desktop is a beautiful mess
June 20, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Anand Agarawala presents BumpTop, a user interface that takes the usual desktop metaphor to a glorious, 3-D extreme, transforming file navigation into a freewheeling playground of crumpled documents and clipping-covered "walls." TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best t...
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- -: Bob Thurman: Becoming Buddha -- on the Web
June 20, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com In our hyperlinked world, we can know anything, anytime. And this mass enlightenment, says Buddhist scholar Bob Thurman, is our first step toward Buddha nature. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's lea...
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- -: Stefan Sagmeister: Yes, design can make you happy
June 20, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister takes the audience on a whimsical journey through moments of his life that made him happy -- and notes how many of these moments have to do with good design. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED C...
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- -: David Kelley: The future of design is human-centered
June 20, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com IDEOs David Kelley says that product design has become much less about the hardware and more about the user experience. He shows video of this new, broader approach, including footage from the Prada store in New York. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and pe...
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- -: David Rockwell: Building the Ground Zero viewing platform
June 20, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com In this emotionally charged conversation with journalist Kurt Andersen, designer David Rockwell discusses the process of building a viewing platform at Ground Zero shortly after 9/11. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference...
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- -: Pilobolus: A performance merging dance and biology
June 20, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Two Pilobolus dancers perform "Symbiosis." Does it trace the birth of a relationship? Or the co-evolution of symbiotic species? Music: "God Music," George Crumb; "Fratres," Arvo Part; "MorangoAlmost a Tango," Thomas Oboe Lee. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talk...
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- -: Stephen Lawler: Look! Up in the sky! It's Virtual Earth!
June 21, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Microsoft's Stephen Lawler gives a whirlwind tour of Virtual Earth, moving up, down and through its hyper-real cityscapes with dazzlingly fluidity, a remarkable feat that requires staggering amounts of data to bring into focus. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best ta...
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- -: Blaise Aguera y Arcas: Jaw-dropping Photosynth demo
June 26, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Blaise Aguera y Arcas leads a dazzling demo of Photosynth, software that could transform the way we look at digital images. Using still photos culled from the Web, Photosynth builds breathtaking dreamscapes and lets us navigate them. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the ...
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- -: Hans Rosling: New insights on poverty and life around the world
June 26, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Researcher Hans Rosling uses his cool data tools to show how countries are pulling themselves out of poverty. He demos Dollar Street, comparing households of varying income levels worldwide. Then he does something really amazing. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best ...
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- -: Bill Stone: Journey to the center of the Earth ... and beyond!
June 28, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Bill Stone, a maverick cave explorer who has plumbed Earths deepest abysses, discusses his efforts to mine lunar ice for space fuel and to build an autonomous robot for studying Jupiters moon Europa. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from th...
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- -: Dan Dennett: Ants, terrorism, and the awesome power of memes
July 3, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Starting with the simple tale of an ant, philosopher Dan Dennett unleashes a devastating salvo of ideas, making a powerful case for the existence of memes -- concepts that are literally alive. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED C...
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- -: Jonathan Harris: The Web's secret stories
July 10, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Jonathan Harris wants to make sense of the emotional world of the Web. With deep compassion for the human condition, his projects troll the Internet to find out what we're all feeling and looking for. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from th...
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- -: Emily Oster: What do we really know about the spread of AIDS?
July 16, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Emily Oster re-examines the stats on AIDS in Africa from an economic perspective and reaches a stunning conclusion: Everything we know about the spread of HIV on the continent is wrong. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conferenc...
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- -: Will Wright: Toys that make worlds
July 17, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com In a friendly, high-speed presentation, Will Wright demos his newest game, Spore, which promises to dazzle users even more than his previous masterpieces. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading th...
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- -: Rives: Is 4 a.m. the new midnight?
July 19, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)http://www.ted.com Poet Rives does 8 minutes of lyrical origami, folding history into a series of coincidences surrounding that most surreal of hours, 4 o'clock in the morning. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading...
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