- -: Yochai Benkler: Open-source economics
April 21, 2008 (about 16 years ago)http://www.ted.com Law professor Yochai Benkler explains how collaborative projects like Wikipedia and Linux represent the next stage of human organization. By disrupting traditional economic production, copyright law and established competition, they're paving the way for a new set of economic ...
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- -: P.W. Singer: Military robots and the future of war
April 3, 2009 (about 15 years ago)http://www.ted.com In this powerful talk, P.W. Singer shows how the widespread use of robots in war is changing the realities of combat. He shows us scenarios straight out of science fiction -- that now may not be so fictitious. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performance...
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- -: Philip Howard: Four ways to fix a broken legal system
February 22, 2010 (about 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com The land of the free has become a legal minefield, says Philip K. Howard -- especially for teachers and doctors, whose work has been paralyzed by fear of suits. What's the answer? A lawyer himself, Howard has four propositions for simplifying US law. TEDTalks is a daily video ...
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- -: Johanna Blakely: Lessons from fashion's free culture
May 25, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com Copyright law's grip on film, music and software barely touches the fashion industry ... and fashion benefits in both innovation and sales, says Johanna Blakley. At TEDxUSC 2010, she talks about what all creative industries can learn from fashion's free culture. TEDTalks is a ...
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- -: Margaret Stewart: How YouTube thinks about copyright
June 15, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com Margaret Stewart, YouTube's head of user experience, talks about how the ubiquitous video site works with copyright holders and creators to foster (at the best of times) a creative ecosystem where everybody wins. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performa...
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- -: Lisa Margonelli: The political chemistry of oil
August 26, 2010 (over 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com In the Gulf oil spill's aftermath, Lisa Margonelli says drilling moratoriums and executive ousters make for good theater, but distract from the issue at its heart: our unrestrained oil consumption. She shares her bold plan to wean America off of oil -- by confronting consumers ...
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- -: Dan Cobley: What physics taught me about marketing
August 27, 2010 (over 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com Physics and marketing don't seem to have much in common, but Dan Cobley is passionate about both. He brings these unlikely bedfellows together using Newton's second law, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, the scientific method and the second law of thermodynamics to explain th...
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- -: Kristina Gjerde: Making law on the high seas
November 22, 2010 (over 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com Kristina Gjerde studies the law of the high seas -- the 64 percent of our ocean that isn't protected by any national law at all. Gorgeous photos show the hidden worlds that Gjerde and other lawyers are working to protect from trawling and trash-dumping, through smart policymaki...
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- -: Kiran Bedi: How I remade one of India's toughest prisons
December 13, 2010 (over 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com Kiran Bedi managed one of India's toughest prisons -- and used a new focus on prevention and education to turn it into a center of learning and meditation. She shares her thoughts on crime and punishment from the stage at TEDWomen. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best...
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- -: Barry Schwartz: Using our practical wisdom
January 3, 2011 (over 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com In an intimate talk, Barry Schwartz dives into the question "How do we do the right thing?" With help from collaborator Kenneth Sharpe, he shares stories that illustrate the difference between following the rules and truly choosing wisely. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of ...
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