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James Balog: Time-lapse proof of extreme ice loss Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: September 08, 2009 Photographer James Balog shares new image sequences from the Extreme Ice Survey, a network of time-lapse cameras recording glaciers receding at an...

Steve Truglia: A leap from the edge of space Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: September 04, 2009 At his day job, Steve Truglia flips cars, walks through fire and falls out of buildings — pushing technology to make stunts bigger, safe...

Cary Fowler: One seed at a time, protecting the future of food Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: August 31, 2009 The varieties of wheat, corn and rice we grow today may not thrive in a future threatened by climate change. Cary Fowler takes us inside a vast gl...

Hans Rosling: Let my dataset change your mindset Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: August 27, 2009 Talking at the US State Department this summer, Hans Rosling uses his fascinating data-bubble software to burst myths about the developing world. ...

Janine Benyus: Biomimicry in action Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: August 06, 2009 Janine Benyus has a message for inventors: When solving a design problem, look to nature first. There you’ll find inspired designs for making thin...

Elaine Morgan says we evolved from aquatic apes Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: July 31, 2009 Elaine Morgan is a tenacious proponent of the aquatic ape hypothesis: the idea that humans evolved from primate ancestors who dwelt in watery habit...

Nina Jablonski breaks the illusion of skin color Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: July 17, 2009 Nina Jablonski says that differing skin colors are simply our bodies' adaptation to varied climates and levels of UV exposure. Charles Dar...

Daniel Kraft invents a better way to harvest bone marrow Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: July 15, 2009 Daniel Kraft demos his Marrow Miner — a new device that quickly harvests life-saving bone marrow with minimal pain to the donor. He empha...

Kary Mullis' next-gen cure for killer infections Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: July 09, 2009 Drug-resistant bacteria kills, even in top hospitals. But now tough infections like staph and anthrax may be in for a surprise. Nobel-winning chem...

Arthur Benjamin’s formula for changing math education Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: June 29, 2009 Someone always asks the math teacher, "Am I going to use calculus in real life?" And for most of us, says Arthur Benjamin, the answer is no. He of...

Ray Zahab treks to the South Pole Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: June 26, 2009 Extreme runner Ray Zahab shares an enthusiastic account of his record-breaking trek on foot to the South Pole — a 33-day sprint through t...

Katherine Fulton: You are the future of philanthropy Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: June 25, 2009 In this uplifting talk, Katherine Fulton sketches the new future of philanthropy — one where collaboration and innovation allow regular ...

Jane Poynter: Life in Biosphere 2 Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: June 15, 2009 Jane Poynter tells her story of living two years and 20 minutes in Biosphere 2 — an experience that provoked her to explore how we might ...

Robert Full: Learning from the gecko’s tail Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: June 11, 2009 Biologist Robert Full studies the amazing gecko, with its supersticky feet and tenacious climbing skill. But high-speed footage reveals that the g...

Nancy Etcoff on the surprising science of happiness Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: June 10, 2009 Cognitive researcher Nancy Etcoff looks at happiness — the ways we try to achieve and increase it, the way it’s untethered to our real c...

Ray Kurzweil: A university for the coming singularity Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: June 02, 2009 Ray Kurzweil’s latest graphs show that technology's breakneck advances will only accelerate — recession or not. He unveils his n...

Jonathan Drori: Why we’re storing billions of seeds Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: May 28, 2009 In this brief talk from TED U 2009, Jonathan Drori encourages us to save biodiversity — one seed at a time. Reminding us that plants sup...

Jay Walker on the world’s English mania Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: May 26, 2009 Jay Walker explains why two billion people around the world are trying to learn English. He shares photos and spine-tingling audio of Chinese stude...

Carolyn Porco: Could a Saturn moon harbor life? Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: May 21, 2009 Carolyn Porco shares exciting new findings from the Cassini spacecraft’s recent sweep of one of Saturn's moons, Enceladus. Samples gather...

Ray Anderson on the business logic of sustainability Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: May 18, 2009 At his carpet company, Ray Anderson has increased sales and doubled profits while turning the traditional "take / make / waste" industrial system ...

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