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Boaz Almog demonstrates “quantum locking” — which causes a small, supercooled superconductor to levitate above a magnetic track — in this amazing raw footage from TEDGlobal, shot by photographer James Duncan Davidson. Want to know when Boaz Almog’s full TEDTalk goes online? Sign up for an email notification >>
Keith Chen is a Yale economist who made a stir earlier this year with an intriguing working paper relating economics and language — a paper that is yet unpublished, Bruno is careful to note onstage. Chen is onstage at TED to hash over the question, which is sparking ongoing debate and refinement (read a key […]
Brief: Radical Openness through open source motion graphics. Welcome to be re-used and remixed. Director’s statement: “Motion graphic animations based on colors, patterns and schemes. Project these onto various surfaces which break the light coming from the projector. Think mirrors, glass, water etc. All the moving images we use to build our films are available […]
Play at http://www.thehumantype.org. Director’s statement: “An online application that allows strangers to talk to each other using a new typeset alphabet made entirely out of people. A tribute to typography, craftsmanship and relations between humans, people.” — Giuliano Garonzi Production: Peter Lundgren – T-Post – http://www.tpostmag.com Concept / Direction / Design: Giuliano Garonzi – http://www.giulianogaronzi.com […]
Brief: People are similar to any good idea. It goes through an adventure to become mature. Director’s statement: “We drew a character with a massive pile of hair containing bits of his world. We see bits and pieces of his widening and deepening life until we reach his older self.’ – Hobson-Chant Direction and Illustration: […]
Brief: An idea multiplies and becomes open when you play with it. Director’s statement: “I like to bring out the growth of inspiration. How a new idea inspires others to think differently and let their mind generate ideas.” — Kim Demane CREDITS: Direction, Illustration and Animation: Kim Demane http://www.kimdemane.se/ Music: Lili Labass Agency: WE ARE […]
In this taste of TEDGlobal, Massimo Banzi, the inventor of Arduino, offers an inspiring word on open-source creativity: “You don’t need anyone’s permission to create something great.” Watch Massimo’s TEDTalk >>
Brief: Stylistic, symbolic and metaphoric forms creating a visual poem about Radical Openness. Director’s statement: “In our shades of openness introduction, we tried to hint at some of the factors we are culturally faced with today. The ever watching eye of both corporations and government, the secrets behind closed doors, and a continual mistrust of […]
Brief: Extreme sharing by being visually extremely explosive. Director’s statement: “I set out to illustrate the growing ideas by literally showing some images growing in abstract yet organic ways. It’s a give-away materialized in a pictoral explosion.” — Sophie Gateau CREDITS: Direction, Design, Animation: Sophie Gateau http://www.sophiegateau.com/ Sound Design: Michael Kneebone / Toolbox Audio toolboxaudio.com […]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai5eSpiQHU4&w=560&h=315%5D Mission statement: Ideas are born in different shapes, colors and ways to build our shape-shifting world. Director’s statement: “The idea is to build an abstract paper world made of boxes. Out of each box an idea is born and spreads across the world. A side lifts up and voilà! Out comes the ‘idea.’” […]
Mission: Revealing new worlds and new perspectives through a multi-dimensional world. Director’s note: “Surreal imagery and questioning the reality of what we see paved the way for the concept of this animation. On the theme of Radical Openness, and for my specific theme of Tinker Make Do, I wanted this animation to feel a bit […]
TED University is our attendee-driven program, and this year’s is the most globally diverse group of attendees — people are here from 71 countries. We think of it as a snapshot and collage of who the TED audience is and what it is they do. And we begin with a meditation on what “radical openness” […]
Max Little, MIT postdoc and TED Fellow, shares this news: 6.3 million people worldwide have Parkinson’s, which means that many of us know someone suffering from this incurable disease. Although no biomarkers for the disease are currently known, Max’s research has shown that using voice recordings alone, it is possible to quantify the symptoms of […]
Ridley Scott’s summer blockbuster Prometheus opens today in the US, telling the story of a future civilization that may have … overreached. Back in 2011, writer Damon Lindelof, a fan of TED, was exploring one of the key characters in the movie’s backstory: the corporate mogul Peter Weyland. What was his vision? How would he […]
[ted id=1468] From Science Made Cool: On her blog, anatomist Diane Kelly explores her thought process as she prepares to give a serious talk about science — in 12 minutes. The key? Careful editing and a good story. From the piece: Classes and department seminars usually take about 45 minutes. The TEDMED limit? 12 minutes. […]
We love this time of year, when the graduation addresses start hitting YouTube. This year’s included some wonders — and TED-Ed is busy turning them into flipped lessons! Check out these three: Neil Gaiman at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Speaking at Philadelphia’s University of the Arts, writer Neil Gaiman tells the graduating […]