Taryn Simon: The stories behind the bloodlines
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http://www.ted.com Taryn Simon captures the essence of vast, generation-spanning stories by photographing the descendants of people at the center of the narrative. In this riveting talk she shows a stream of these stories from all over the world, investigating the nature of genealogy and the way our lives are shaped by the interplay of many diff... Read more
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- -: Taryn Simon: The stories behind the bloodlines
April 18, 2012 (about 12 years ago)http://www.ted.com Taryn Simon captures the essence of vast, generation-spanning stories by photographing the descendants of people at the center of the narrative. In this riveting talk she shows a stream of these stories from all over the world, investigating the nature of genealogy and the way ...
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- -: Defend our freedom to share (or why SOPA is a bad idea)
January 18, 2012 (over 12 years ago)http://www.ted.com What does a bill like PIPA/SOPA mean to our shareable world? At the TED offices, Clay Shirky delivers a proper manifesto -- a call to defend our freedom to create, discuss, link and share, rather than passively consume. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and p...
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- -: Stefon Harris: There are no mistakes on the bandstand
December 9, 2011 (over 12 years ago)http://www.ted.com What is a mistake? By talking through examples with his improvisational Jazz quartet, Stefon Harris walks us to a profound truth: many actions are perceived as mistakes only because we don't react to them appropriately. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and p...
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- -: Martin Jacques: Understanding the rise of China
January 24, 2011 (over 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com Speaking at a TED Salon in London, economist Martin Jacques asks: How do we in the West make sense of China and its phenomenal rise? The author of "When China Rules the World," he examines why the West often puzzles over the growing power of the Chinese economy, and offers thre...
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- -: Michael Pawlyn: Using nature's genius in architecture
February 10, 2011 (about 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com 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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- -: Martin Hanczyc: The line between life and not-life
November 7, 2011 (over 12 years ago)http://www.ted.com In his lab, Martin Hanczyc makes "protocells," experimental blobs of chemicals that behave like living cells. His work demonstrates how life might have first occurred on Earth ... and perhaps elsewhere too. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances f...
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