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28 February 2008

WorldWide Telescope TEDTalk — now on 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 builds a comprehensive view of our universe. (Yes, it’s the technology that made Robert Scoble cry.) Download this TEDTalk in high-def >> (Recorded February 2008 in Monterey, California. Duration: 06:48.)

Watch the WorldWide Telescope tech preview, where you can download it, rate it, comment on it and find other talks and performances.

Read more about speaker Roy Gould on TED.com.

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  • Tony McCombs

    Feb 28 2008

    Thank you for connecting me with the amazing ideas from TED. I think the tag line should be ideas worth connecting because this is more than spreading. I love the passion!

    http://www.tonysideaspage.blogspot.com


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