Craig Venter on 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 ocean’s biodiversity.
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February 2007
Chris Bangle on 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.
Carl Honore on TED.com
Journalist Carl Honore believes the Western world’s emphasis on speed erodes health, productivity and quality of life. But there’s a backlash brewing, as everyday people start putting the brakes on their all-too-modern lives. Get TED delivered:Subscribe to the TEDTalks video podcast via RSS >>Subscribe to the iTunes video podcastSubscribe to the iTunes audio podcastGet updates […]
Invention
Saul Griffith on 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. Get TED delivered:Subscribe to the TEDTalks video podcast via RSS >>Subscribe to the iTunes video podcastSubscribe to the iTunes audio podcastGet updates via Twitter >>Join our Facebook fan page >> […]
Invention
Neil Gershenfeld on 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.
Pilobolus on TED.com
Dancers from Pilobolus perform the sensuous duet “Symbiosis.” Does it trace the birth of a relationship? Or the co-evolution of simple, symbiotic species? That’s for you to decide. Get TED delivered:Subscribe to the TEDTalks video podcast via RSS >>Subscribe to the iTunes video podcastSubscribe to the iTunes audio podcastGet updates via Twitter >>Join our Facebook […]
NASA: Back in orbit?
Worth a read: Fascinating Op/Ed piece in today’s Times by Carolyn Porco on the brightening future for human space travel, which has been faltering since the Nixon era. TED2006 speaker, Burt Rutan, had a lot to say about this in his TED talk, which provocatively began: “Houston, we have a problem. We’re entering a second […]
Gore's SOS — Save Our Selves
Along the social absorption route, there is always a point where complex issues and inconvenient messages percolate into the pop-culture sphere and start being considered self-evident, possibly triggering changes in behavior and other individual or collective responses. For the climate crisis that point may be nearing. It may even have a precise date: this year’s […]
A poetry reading, inspired in part by TED
This Thursday in New York City, poet Amira Thoron will read from her beautiful manuscript, “Elegy for a House.” An excerpt: Water seeks its own level; there is a leak we cannot find. All summer we watched a horizontal crack crawl along the bathroom wall, the light blue paint bubble and pock. I dream of […]
Playwright/actor Anna Deavere Smith on TEDTalks
Anna Deavere Smith brings the TED audience to their feet as she brings to life a series of quintessential Americans. The chameleon-like Deavere Smith transforms herself in and out of character, as she embodies legendary author Studs Terkel, followed by convict Paulette Jenkins, a Korean merchant in Los Angeles after the ’92 riots, and finally […]
Theme for TED2008 unveiled
We’re really excited about this. A conference devoted to "The Big Questions". The questions we have in mind are here. A mix of the profound and the quirky. But all, in our admittedly biased opinion, pretty darn interesting. To attend the conference (which is held February 27-March 1, 2008 in Monterey, California), you’ll need to […]
Business
And in walked emotion
Yes, that’s a NASCAR racer pictured above, and yes, you’re still on the TEDBlog. If you think there’s something incongruous about mentioning NASCAR and TED in the same sentence, I’d like to ask you to imagine NASCAR as an interesting place where a corporate strategy focusing on technology, entertainment, and design goes to create stories […]
Architecture
A bold design for the Arab world from architect Zaha Hadid
Architect Zaha Hadid, scheduled to speak at TED2007 in March, today unveiled plans for a stunning performing arts center in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The center encompasses five individual theaters, and will be one of five major cultural institutions on the new cultural district of Saadiyat Island. “It’s an inspiration from nature, and an […]