- -: Miru Kim: Making art of New York's urban ruins
February 27, 2009 (about 15 years ago)http://www.ted.com At the 2008 EG Conference, artist Miru Kim talks about her work. Kim explores industrial ruins underneath New York and then photographs herself in them, nude -- to bring these massive, dangerous, hidden spaces into sharp focus. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best tal...
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- -: Why we have virus outbreaks & how we can prevent them
March 27, 2009 (about 15 years ago)http://www.ted.com SARS, avian flu, swine flu ... each virus outbreak raises the question: What can be done? A compelling answer from virus hunter Nathan Wolfe, who's outwitting the next pandemic by staying two steps ahead: discovering new, deadly viruses where they first emerge -- passing from a...
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- -: Bertrand Piccard's solar-powered adventure
January 1, 2010 (over 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com For the dawn of a new decade, adventurer Bertrand Piccard offers us a challenge: Find motivation in what seems impossible. He shares his own plans to do what many say can't be done -- to fly around the world, day and night, in a solar-powered aircraft. TEDTalks is a daily vide...
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- -: Joel Levine: Why we need to go back to Mars
March 25, 2010 (about 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com At TEDxNASA, planetary scientist Joel Levine shows some intriguing -- and puzzling -- new discoveries about Mars: craters full of ice, traces of ancient oceans, and some compelling hints at the presence, at some time in the past, of life. He makes the case for going back to Mar...
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- -: Mike deGruy: Hooked by an octopus
April 15, 2010 (about 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com Underwater filmmaker Mike deGruy has spent decades looking intimately at the ocean. A consummate storyteller, he takes the stage at Mission Blue to share his awe and excitement -- and his fears -- about the blue heart of our planet. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the bes...
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- -: Roz Savage: Why I'm rowing across the Pacific
April 28, 2010 (about 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com Five years ago, Roz Savage quit her high-powered London job to become an ocean rower. She's crossed the Atlantic solo, and just started the third leg of a Pacific solo row, the first for a woman. Why does she do it? Hear her reasons, both deeply personal and urgently activist. ...
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- -: Brian Cox: Why we need the explorers
June 3, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com In tough economic times, our exploratory science programs -- from space probes to the LHC -- are first to suffer budget cuts. Brian Cox explains how curiosity-driven science pays for itself, powering innovation and a profound appreciation of our existence. TEDTalks is a daily ...
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- -: Lucianne Walkowicz: Finding planets around other stars
August 11, 2011 (over 12 years ago)http://www.ted.com How do we find planets -- even habitable planets -- around other stars? By looking for tiny dimming as a planet passes in front of its sun, TED Fellow Lucianne Walkowicz and the Kepler mission have found some 1,200 potential new planetary systems. With new techniques, they may ...
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- -: Authors@Google: Andrew Chaikin
May 13, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Andrew Chaikin visits Google's Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss his book "A Passion for Mars." This event took place on May 5, 2009, as part of the Authors@Google series. This talk is based on Andrew Chaikins new book, A Passion for Mars, which tells the story of Earthbound explorers an...
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- -: Mission to "Mars"
April 16, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Google Tech Talk April 5, 2010 ABSTRACT Presented by David D. Levine. In January 2010 I spent two weeks at the Mars Desert Research Station, a simulated Mars base in the Utah desert. Although the Martian conditions were simulated, the science was real, as were the isolation, hostile environmen...
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