The rumpled, avuncular Swedish doctor Lennart Green says, “Pick a card, any card.” But what he does with those cards is pure magic — flabbergasting, lightning-fast, how-does-he-do-it? magic. (Recorded February 2005 in Monterey, California. Duration: 31:08) Watch Lennart Green’s 2005 performance on TED.com, where you can download this TEDTalk, rate it, comment on it and […]
The photo director for National Geographic, David Griffin knows the power of photography to connect us to our world. In a talk filled with glorious images, he talks about using photos to tell our stories. (Recorded February 2008 in Monterey, California. Duration: 14:59) Watch David Griffin’s 2008 talk on TED.com, where you can download this […]
All humans share some common bits of DNA, passed down to us from our African ancestors. Geneticist Spencer Wells talks about how his Genographic Project will use this shared DNA to figure out how we are — in all our diversity — truly connected. (Recorded June 2007 in Arusha, Tanzania. Duration: 20:53) Watch Spencer Well’s […]
Via Emeka Okafor‘s blog Timbuktu Chronicles: Kenya Stories, a fascinating new movie about the 2007 business plan competition in Kenya. Soon after the competition, national events took a tragic turn: They are young, ambitious and want to win. 100 potential businesses. 100 great ideas. Imagine what these Kenyan youth could do for a nation plagued […]
Here’s the final installment in our exploration of the TEDTalks archives. Look for brand-new TEDTalks starting Monday, August 18. Thanks for sending us your own archive favorites — and please continue, by writing to contact@ted.com or joining the conversation on TED.com. Two dancers from Pilobolus perform the jaw-dropping duet “Symbiosis.” Does it trace the birth […]
For the next week, we’re presenting some of our favorite TEDTalks from among the 270+ talks and performances we’ve posted since June 2006. Look for brand-new TEDTalks starting August 18. Until then, enjoy these gems — and suggest your own by writing to contact@ted.com or joining the conversation on TED.com. Dan Gilbert, author of Stumbling […]
For the next week, we’re presenting some of our favorite TEDTalks from among the 270+ talks and performances we’ve posted since June 2006. Look for brand-new TEDTalks starting August 18. Until then, enjoy these gems — and suggest your own by writing to contact@ted.com or joining the conversation on TED.com. Psychologist Barry Schwartz studies freedom […]
For the next week, we’re presenting some of our favorite TEDTalks from among the 270+ talks and performances we’ve posted since June 2006. Look for brand-new TEDTalks starting August 18. Until then, enjoy these gems — and suggest your own by writing to contact@ted.com or joining the conversation on TED.com. At the 2007 TEDGlobal conference […]
For the next week, we’re presenting some of our favorite TEDTalks from among the 270+ talks and performances we’ve posted since June 2006. Look for brand-new TEDTalks starting August 18. Until then, enjoy these gems — and suggest your own by writing to contact@ted.com or joining the conversation on TED.com. With stunning photos and stories, […]
For the next two weeks, we’re presenting some of our favorite TEDTalks from among the 275 talks and performances we’ve posted since June 2006. Look for brand-new TEDTalks starting August 18. Until then, enjoy these gems — and suggest your own by writing to contact@ted.com Physicist David Deutsch is author of The Fabric of Reality […]
TEDTalks fan Stefan Kreitmayer was watching Tod Machover — whose lab at MIT developed the tech behind Guitar Hero — when he noticed an interesting coincidence and took a screenshot. Wondering what to watch next? How about these guitar heroes: (Links for these talks: Craig Venter … Freeman Dyson … Kwabena Boahen … the Theme […]
After Robert Lang’s talk on origami at TED2008, Bruno Bowden stepped onstage with a challenge — he would fold one of Lang’s intricate origami figures, blindfolded, in under 2 minutes. He’s accompanied by the cellist Rufus Cappadocia. (Recorded February 2008 in Monterey, California. Duration: 15:59.) Get TED delivered: Subscribe to the TEDTalks video podcast […]
Robert Lang is a pioneer of modern origami — using math and engineering principles to fold mind-blowingly intricate designs that are beautiful and, sometimes, very useful. (Recorded February 2008 in Monterey, California. Duration: 15:59.) Watch Robert Lang’s 2008 talk on TED.com, where you can download it, rate it, comment on it and find other […]
Stanford researcher Kwabena Boahen is looking for ways to mimic the brain’s supercomputing powers in silicon — because the messy, redundant processes inside our heads actually make for a small, light, superfast computer. (Recorded June 2007 in Arusha, Tanzania. Duration: 16:21.) Watch Kwabena Boahen’s 2007 talk on TED.com, where you can download it, rate […]
At the 2007 EG conference, Kevin Kelly shares a fun stat: The World Wide Web, as we know it, is only 5,000 days old. Now, he asks, how can we predict what’s coming in the next 5,000 days? (Recorded December 2007 in Los Angeles, California. Duration: 19:33.) Watch Kevin Kelly’s 2007 talk on TED.com, […]
Reed Kroloff gives us a new lens for judging new architecture: is it technocratic, or is it romantic? Look for glorious images from two leading practices — and a blistering critique of the 9/11 planning process. (Recorded February 2003 in Monterey, California. Duration: 15:21.) Watch Reed Kroloff’s 2003 talk on TED.com, where you can […]