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Mathieu Lehanneur demos science-inspired design Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: November 17, 2009 Naming science as his chief inspiration, Mathieu Lehanneur shows a selection of his ingenious designs — an interactive noise-neutralizin...

Edward Burtynsky photographs the landscape of oil Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: November 11, 2009 In stunning large-format photographs, Edward Burtynsky follows the path of oil through modern society, from wellhead to pipeline to car engine &am...

Rachel Pike: The science behind a climate headline Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: November 10, 2009 In 4 minutes, atmospheric chemist Rachel Pike provides a glimpse of the massive scientific effort behind the bold headlines on climate change, wit...

Cameron Sinclair: The refugees of boom-and-bust Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: November 09, 2009 At TEDGlobal U, Cameron Sinclair shows the unreported cost of real estate megaprojects gone bust: thousands of migrant construction laborers left ...

Stefana Broadbent: How the Internet enables intimacy Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: November 02, 2009 We worry that IM, texting, Facebook are spoiling human intimacy, but Stefana Broadbent’s research shows how communication tech is capable of culti...

Matthew White gives the euphonium a new voice Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: October 30, 2009 The euphonium, with its sweet brass sound, is rarely heard outside of traditional brass bands. Cutting loose on the euph, prodigy Matthew White pe...

Marcus du Sautoy: Symmetry, reality’s riddle Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: October 29, 2009 The world turns on symmetry — from the spin of subatomic particles to the dizzying beauty of an arabesque. But there’s more to it than me...

Rachel Armstrong: Architecture that repairs itself? Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: October 27, 2009 Venice, Italy is sinking. To save it, Rachel Armstrong says we need to outgrow architecture made of inert materials and, well, make architecture t...

David Deutsch: A new way to explain explanation Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: October 26, 2009 For tens of thousands of years our ancestors understood the world through myths, and the pace of change was glacial. The rise of scientific unders...

Marc Koska: 1.3m reasons to re-invent the syringe Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: October 22, 2009 Reuse of syringes, all too common in under-funded clinics, kills 1.3 million each year. Marc Koska clues us in to this devastating global problem ...

Itay Talgam: Lead like the great conductors Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: October 21, 2009 An orchestra conductor faces the ultimate leadership challenge: creating perfect harmony without saying a word. In this charming talk, Itay Talgam...

Paul Debevec animates a photo-real digital face Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: October 20, 2009 At TEDxUSC, computer graphics trailblazer Paul Debevec explains the scene-stealing technology behind Digital Emily, a digitally constructed human ...

John Gerzema: The post-crisis consumer Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: October 19, 2009 John Gerzema says there’s an upside to the recent financial crisis — the opportunity for positive change. Speaking at TEDxKC, he identif...

Henry Markram builds a brain in a supercomputer Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: October 15, 2009 Henry Markram says the mysteries of the mind can be solved — soon. Mental illness, memory, perception: they’re made of neurons and elect...

Rives sees the beauty of trespassing Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: October 13, 2009 Sometimes, you’ve got to hop a fence to see the prettiest sights. In 3 minutes, Rives takes his lyric outlook past chain and padlock to capture Ne...

Eric Sanderson pictures New York — before the City Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: October 12, 2009 400 years after Hudson found New York harbor, Eric Sanderson shares how he made a 3D map of Mannahatta’s fascinating pre-city ecology of hills, ri...

Sam Martin: The quirky world of "manspaces" Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: October 09, 2009 Author Sam Martin shares photos of a quirky world hobby that’s trending with the XY set: the "manspace." (They're custom-built hangouts wh...

Beau Lotto: Optical illusions show how we see Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: October 08, 2009 Beau Lotto’s color games puzzle your vision, but they also spotlight what you can't normally see: how your brain works. This fun, first-h...

Chimamanda Adichie: The danger of a single story Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: October 07, 2009 Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cult...

Carolyn Steel: How food shapes our cities Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: October 05, 2009 Every day, in a city the size of London, 30 million meals are served. But where does all the food come from? Architect Carolyn Steel discusses the...

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