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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. ...

Eric Giler demos wireless electricity Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: August 25, 2009 Eric Giler wants to untangle our wired lives with cable-free electric power. Here, he covers what this sci-fi tech offers, and demos MIT’s breakth...

Emmanuel Jal: The music of a war child Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: August 07, 2009 For five years, young Emmanuel Jal fought as a child soldier in the Sudan. Rescued by an aid worker, he’s become an international hip-hop star and...

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...

Michael Pritchard’s water filter turns filthy water drinkable Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: August 04, 2009 Too much of the world lacks access to clean drinking water. Engineer Michael Pritchard did something about it — inventing the portable Li...

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...

Golan Levin makes art that looks back at you Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: July 30, 2009 Golan Levin, an artist and engineer, uses modern tools — robotics, new software, cognitive research -- to make artworks that surprise an...

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...

Olafur Eliasson: Playing with space and light Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: July 14, 2009 In the spectacular large-scale projects he’s famous for (such as "Waterfalls" in New York harbor), Olafur Eliasson creates art from a palette of s...

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...

Sophal Ear: Escaping the Khmer Rouge Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: July 08, 2009 TED Fellow Sophal Ear shares the compelling story of his family’s escape from Cambodia under the rule of the Khmer Rouge. He recounts his mother&am...

The design genius of Charles + Ray Eames Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: July 06, 2009 The legendary design team Charles and Ray Eames made films, houses and classic midcentury modern furniture. Eames Demetrios, their grandson, shows...

Daniel Libeskind’s 17 words of architectural inspiration Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: July 01, 2009 Daniel Libeskind builds on very big ideas. Here, he shares 17 words that underlie his vision for architecture — raw, risky, emotional, r...

Gever Tulley teaches life lessons through tinkering Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: June 30, 2009 Gever Tulley uses engaging photos and footage to demonstrate the valuable lessons kids learn at his Tinkering School. When given tools, materials ...

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 ...

Paul Collier’s new rules for rebuilding a broken nation Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: June 24, 2009 Long conflict can wreck a country, leaving behind poverty and chaos. But what’s the right way to help war-torn countries rebuild? At TED@State, Pa...

Chris Hughes: Augmented reality made easy Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: June 23, 2009 In this short TEDDIY talk at TED@PalmSprings, iPhone hacker Chris Hughes demos an open source software project based on FLARToolkit and Papervisio...

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