- -: TEDx Del Mar June 2 2010 Talk 16 - Irving Ruan
May 25, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)TEDxDelMar - Irving Ruan talking about The Big Picture. TEDx Del Mar was held on June 2nd, 2010 in Del Mar, California. Our topic for the event was The Big Picture Future. About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self or...
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- -: Roy Gould: WorldWide Telescope
February 29, 2008 (about 16 years ago)http://www.ted.com Science educator Roy Gould and Microsoft's Curtis Wong give an astonishing sneak preview of Microsoft's new WorldWide Telescope -- a technology that combines feeds from satellites and telescopes all over the world and the heavens, and weaves them together holistically to buil...
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- -: Patricia Burchat: The search for dark energy and dark matter
August 25, 2008 (over 15 years ago)http://www.ted.com Physicist Patricia Burchat sheds light on two basic ingredients of our universe: dark matter and dark energy. Comprising 96% of the universe between them, they can't be directly measured, but their influence is immense.
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- -: Brian Cox: What went wrong at the Large Hadron Collider
May 1, 2009 (about 15 years ago)http://www.ted.com In this short talk from TED U 2009, Brian Cox shares what's new with the CERN supercollider. He covers the repairs now underway and what the future holds for the largest science experiment ever attempted. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances fro...
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- -: Michael Specter: The danger of science denial
April 12, 2010 (about 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com Vaccine-autism claims, "Frankenfood" bans, the herbal cure craze: All point to the public's growing fear (and, often, outright denial) of science and reason, says Michael Specter. He warns the trend spells disaster for human progress. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the b...
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- -: Jason Clay: How big brands can help save biodiversity
August 16, 2010 (over 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com Convince just 100 key companies to go sustainable, and WWF's Jason Clay says global markets will shift to protect the planet our consumption has already outgrown. Hear how his extraordinary roundtables are getting big brand rivals to agree on green practices first -- before the...
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- -: Authors@Google: Alex Counts
December 1, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Alex Counts visits Google's Cambridge, MA office to discuss his book "Small Loans, Big Dreams: How Nobel Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus and Microfinance are Changing the World." This event took place on September 30, 2008, as part of the Authors@Google series.
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- -: Authors@Google: Carol Lay
April 28, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Author Carol Lay visits Google's Santa Monica, CA office to discuss her book The Big Skinny: How I Changed My Fattitude. This event took place on January 16, 2009, as a part of the Authors@Google Series.
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- -: Authors@Google: Jackie Newgent
June 2, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)The Authors@Google program welcomed Jackie Newgent to Google's New York office to discuss her book, "Big Green Cookbook". "Jackie Newgent, an award-winning cookbook author, is a well-respected registered dietitian and culinary expert. Her much-anticipated cookbook, "Big Green Cookbook: Hundreds ...
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- -: Olympians@Google: Kristi Yamaguchi
August 29, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Olympic figure skating champion Kristi Yamaguchi visits Google's Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss her journey leading up to the Olympics, her charitable work, as well as her new book "Dream Big, Little Pig." This event took place on August 23, 2011, as part of the @Google Talks series. ...
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