URL Speaker Name Short Summary Event Duration Publish date http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1 Al Gore 15 ways to avert a climate crisis With the same humor and humanity he exuded in An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore spells out 15 ways that individuals can address climate change immediately, from buying a hybrid to inventing a new, hotter TED2006"brand name" for global warming. 0:16:17 6/27/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/92 Hans Rosling Debunking third-world myths with the best stats you've ever seen You've never seen data presented like this. With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling debunks myths about the so-called "developing world." TED2006 0:19:50 6/27/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/66 Sir Ken Robinson Do schools kill creativity? Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity. TED2006 0:19:24 6/27/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/53 Majora Carter Greening the ghetto In an emotionally charged talk, MacArthur-winning activist Majora Carter details her fight for environmental justice in the South Bronx -- and shows how minority neighborhood suffer most from flawed urban TED2006policy. 0:00:00 6/27/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/7 David Pogue When it comes to tech, simplicity sells New York Times columnist David Pogue takes aim at technology's worst interface-design offenders, and provides encouraging examples of products that get it right. To funny things up, he bursts into song. TED2006 0:21:26 6/27/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/96 Tony Robbins Why we do what we do, and how we can do it better Tony Robbins discusses the "invisible forces" that motivate everyone's actions -- and high-fives Al Gore in the front row. TED2006 0:21:45 6/27/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/86 Julia Sweeney "Letting Go of God" (an excerpt) Julia Sweeney (God Said, "Ha!") performs the first 15 minutes of her 2006 solo show "Letting Go of God." When two young Mormon missionaries knock on her door one day, it touches off a quest to completelyTED2006 rethink her own beliefs. 0:16:32 7/10/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/49 Joshua Prince-Ramus Designing the Seattle Central Library Architect Joshua Prince-Ramus takes the audience on dazzling, dizzying virtual tours of three recent projects: the Central Library in Seattle, the Museum Plaza in Louisville and the Charles Wyly Theater in Dallas.TED2006 0:19:58 7/10/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/94 Dan Dennett A secular, scientific rebuttal to Rick Warren Philosopher Dan Dennett calls for religion -- all religion -- to be taught in schools, so we can understand its nature as a natural phenomenon. Then he takes on The Purpose-Driven Life, disputing its claim that,TED2006 to be moral, one must deny evolution.0:24:45 7/18/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/71 Rick Warren Living a life of purpose Pastor Rick Warren, author of The Purpose-Driven Life, reflects on his own crisis of purpose in the wake of his book's wild success. He explains his belief that God's intention is for each of us to use our talentsTED2006 and influence to do good. 0:21:02 7/18/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/58 Larry Brilliant TED Prize wish: Help stop the next pandemic Accepting the 2006 TED Prize, Dr. Larry Brilliant talks about how smallpox was eradicated from the planet, and calls for a new global system that can identify and contain pandemics before they spread. TED2006 0:25:50 7/25/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/54 Cameron Sinclair TED Prize wish: Open-source architecture to house the world Accepting his 2006 TED Prize, Cameron Sinclair demonstrates how passionate designers and architects can respond to world housing crises. He unveils his TED Prize wish for a network to improve global livingTED2006 standards through collaborative0:23:34 design. 7/25/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/55 Jehane Noujaim TED Prize wish: Unite the world on Pangea Day, a global day of film In this hopeful talk, Jehane Noujaim unveils her 2006 TED Prize wish: to bring the world together for one day a year through the power of film. TED2006 0:25:38 7/25/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/41 Nicholas Negroponte The vision behind One Laptop Per Child Nicholas Negroponte, founder of the MIT Media Laboratory, describes how the One Laptop Per Child project will build and distribute the "$100 laptop." TED2006 0:17:37 8/1/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/65 Jeff Han Unveiling the genius of multi-touch interface design Jeff Han shows off a cheap, scalable multi-touch and pressure-sensitive computer screen interface that may spell the end of point-and-click. TED2006 0:08:47 8/1/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/45 Sirena Huang Dazzling set by 11-year-old violinist Violinist Sirena Huang gives a technically brilliant and emotionally nuanced performance. In a charming interlude, the 11-year-old praises the timeless design of her instrument. TED2006 0:24:41 8/8/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/46 Jennifer Lin Magical improv from 14-year-old pianist Pianist and composer Jennifer Lin gives a magical performance, talks about the process of creativity and improvises a moving solo piece based on a random sequence of notes. TED2004 0:24:05 8/8/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/2 Amy Smith Simple designs that could save millions of childrens' lives Fumes from indoor cooking fires kill more than 2 million children a year in the developing world. MIT engineer Amy Smith details an exciting but simple solution: a tool for turning farm waste into clean-burningTED2006 charcoal. 0:15:06 8/15/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/27 Ross Lovegrove The power and beauty of organic design Designer Ross Lovegrove expounds his philosophy of "fat-free" design and offers insight into several of his extraordinary products, including the Ty Nant water bottle and the Go chair. TED2005 0:19:30 8/15/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/25 Richard Baraniuk Goodbye, textbooks; hello, open-source learning Rice University professor Richard Baraniuk explains the vision behind Connexions, his open-source, online education system. It cuts out the textbook, allowing teachers to share and modify course materialsTED2006 freely, anywhere in the world. 0:18:34 8/21/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/37 Jimmy Wales How a ragtag band created Wikipedia Jimmy Wales recalls how he assembled "a ragtag band of volunteers," gave them tools for collaborating and created Wikipedia, the self-organizing, self-correcting, never-finished online encyclopedia. TEDGlobal 2005 0:20:01 8/21/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/21 Mena Trott How blogs are building a friendlier world The founding mother of the blog revolution, Movable Type's Mena Trott, talks about the early days of blogging, when she realized that giving regular people the power to share our lives online is the key to buildingTED2006 a friendlier, more connected world.0:16:46 8/25/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/87 Ze Frank What's so funny about the Web? Performer and web toymaker Ze Frank delivers a hilarious nerdcore standup routine, then tells us what he's seriously passionate about: helping people create and interact using simple, addictive web tools. TED2004 0:18:56 8/25/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/64 Eve Ensler Finding happiness in body and soul Eve Ensler, creator of The Vagina Monologues, shares how a discussion about menopause with her friends led to talking about all sorts of sexual acts onstage, waging a global campaign to end violence towardTED2004 women and finding her own happiness.0:20:25 9/6/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/16 Helen Fisher The science of love, and the future of women Anthropologist Helen Fisher takes on a tricky topic -- love -- and explains its evolution, its biochemical foundations and its social importance. She closes with a warning about the potential disaster inherent inTED2006 antidepressant abuse. 0:23:27 9/6/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/98 Richard Dawkins The universe is queerer than we can suppose Biologist Richard Dawkins makes a case for "thinking the improbable" by looking at how the human frame of reference limits our understanding of the universe. TEDGlobal 2005 0:21:56 9/12/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/47 David Deutsch What is our place in the cosmos? Legendary scientist David Deutsch puts theoretical physics on the back burner to discuss a more urgent matter: the survival of our species. The first step toward solving global warming, he says, is to admit thatTEDGlobal we have 2005 a problem. 0:19:00 9/12/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/20 Malcolm Gladwell What we can learn from spaghetti sauce Tipping Point author Malcolm Gladwell gets inside the food industry's pursuit of the perfect spaghetti sauce -- and makes a larger argument about the nature of choice and happiness. TED2004 0:17:30 9/19/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/29 Steven Levitt Why do crack dealers still live with their moms? Freakonomics author Steven Levitt presents new data on the finances of drug dealing. Contrary to popular myth, he says, being a street-corner crack dealer isn't lucrative: It pays below minimum wage. AndTED2004 your boss can kill you. 0:21:15 9/19/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/93 Barry Schwartz The paradox of choice Psychologist Barry Schwartz takes aim at a central tenet of western societies: freedom of choice. In Schwartz's estimation, choice has made us not freer but more paralyzed, not happier but more dissatisfied.TEDGlobal 2005 0:19:37 9/26/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/97 Dan Gilbert Why are we happy? Why aren't we happy? Dan Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness, challenges the idea that we'll be miserable if we don't get what we want. Our "psychological immune system" lets us feel truly happy even when things don't goTED2004 as planned. 0:21:16 9/26/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/12 Eva Vertes My dream about the future of medicine Eva Vertes -- only 19 when she gave this talk -- discusses her journey toward studying medicine and her drive to understand the roots of cancer and Alzheimer's. TED2005 0:18:49 10/2/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/39 Aubrey de Grey Why we age and how we can avoid it Cambridge researcher Aubrey de Grey argues that aging is merely a disease -- and a curable one at that. Humans age in seven basic ways, he says, all of which can be averted. TEDGlobal 2005 0:22:45 10/2/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/91 Jacqueline Novogratz Investing in Africa's own solutions Jacqueline Novogratz applauds the world's heightened interest in Africa and poverty, but argues persuasively for a new approach. TEDGlobal 2005 0:12:53 10/10/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/79 Iqbal Quadir The power of the mobile phone to end poverty Iqbal Quadir tells how his experiences as a kid in poor Bangladesh, and later as a banker in New York, led him to start a mobile phone operator connecting 80 million rural Bangladeshi -- and to become a championTEDGlobal of bottom-up2005 development.0:15:52 10/10/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/3 Ashraf Ghani How to fix broken states Ashraf Ghani's passionate and powerful 10-minute talk, emphasizing the necessity of both economic investment and design ingenuity to rebuild broken states, is followed by a conversation with TED curatorTEDGlobal Chris Anderson 2005 on the future of Afghanistan.0:18:45 10/18/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/75 Sasa Vucinic Why a free press is the best investment A free press -- papers, magazines, radio, TV, blogs -- is the backbone of any true democracy (and a vital watchdog on business). Sasa Vucinic, a journalist from Belgrade, talks about his new fund, which supportsTEDGlobal media 2005 by selling "free press bonds."0:18:00 10/18/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/4 Burt Rutan Entrepreneurs are the future of space flight In this passionate talk, legendary spacecraft designer Burt Rutan lambasts the US government-funded space program for stagnating and asks entrepreneurs to pick up where NASA has left off. TED2006 0:19:37 10/25/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/89 Ben Saunders Three things to know before you ski to the North Pole Arctic explorer Ben Saunders recounts his harrowing solo ski trek to the North Pole, complete with engaging anecdotes, gorgeous photos and never-before-seen video. TED2005 0:18:03 10/25/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/57 Robert Fischell TED Prize wish: Finding new cures for migraine, depression, malpracticeAccepting his 2005 TED Prize, inventor Robert Fischell makes three wishes: redesigning a portable device that treats migraines, finding new cures for clinical depression and reforming the medical malpracticeTED2005 system. 0:26:50 10/31/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/59 Bono TED Prize wish: Join my call to action on Africa Musician and activist Bono accepts the 2005 TED Prize with a riveting talk, arguing that aid to Africa isn't just another celebrity cause; it's a global emergency. TED2005 0:27:52 10/31/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/56 Edward Burtynsky TED Prize wish: Share the story of Earth's manufactured landscapes Accepting his 2005 TED Prize, photographer Edward Burtynsky makes a wish: that his images -- stunning landscapes that document humanity's impact on the world -- help persuade millions to join a global TED2005conversation on sustainability. 0:34:25 10/31/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/67 Peter Donnelly How juries are fooled by statistics Oxford mathematician Peter Donnelly reveals the common mistakes humans make in interpreting statistics -- and the devastating impact these errors can have on the outcome of criminal trials. TEDGlobal 2005 0:21:20 11/8/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/22 Michael Shermer Why people believe strange things Why do people see the Virgin Mary on a cheese sandwich or hear demonic lyrics in "Stairway to Heaven"? Using video and music, skeptic Michael Shermer shows how we convince ourselves to believe -- andTED2006 overlook the facts. 0:13:25 11/8/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/19 Kevin Kelly How does technology evolve? Like we did Tech enthusiast Kevin Kelly asks "What does technology want?" and discovers that its movement toward ubiquity and complexity is much like the evolution of life. TED2005 0:20:00 11/14/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/38 Ray Kurzweil How technology's accelerating power will transform us Inventor, entrepreneur and visionary Ray Kurzweil explains in abundant, grounded detail why, by the 2020s, we will have reverse-engineered the human brain and nanobots will be operating your consciousness.TED2005 0:22:56 11/14/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/23 Peter Gabriel Fighting injustice with a videocamera Musician and activist Peter Gabriel shares his very personal motivation for standing up for human rights with the watchdog group WITNESS -- and tells stories of citizen journalists in action. TED2006 0:14:08 12/6/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/26 Rives "If I controlled the Internet" (a poem) How many poets could cram eBay, Friendster and Monster.com into 3-minute poem worthy of a standing ovation? Enjoy Rives' unique talent. TEDSalon 2006 0:04:07 12/14/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/70 Richard St. John Secrets of success in 8 words, 3 minutes Why do people succeed? Is it because they're smart? Or are they just lucky? Neither. Analyst Richard St. John condenses years of interviews into an unmissable 3-minute slideshow on the real secrets of success.TED2005 0:03:30 12/14/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/10 Dr. Dean Ornish The world now eats (and dies) like Americans Stop wringing your hands over AIDS, cancer and the avian flu. Cardiovascular disease kills more people than everything else combined -- and it's mostly preventable. Dr. Dean Ornish explains how changingTED2006 our eating habits will save lives. 0:03:18 12/14/2006 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/62 Bjorn Lomborg Our priorities for saving the world Given $50 billion to spend, which would you solve first, AIDS or global warming? Danish political scientist Bjorn Lomborg comes up with surprising answers. TED2005 0:16:41 1/2/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/36 Robert Neuwirth The "shadow cities" of the future Robert Neuwirth, author of "Shadow Cities," finds the world's squatter sites -- where a billion people now make their homes -- to be thriving centers of ingenuity and innovation. He takes us on a tour. TEDGlobal 2005 0:14:03 1/2/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/69 Wade Davis Cultures at the far edge of the world With stunning photos and stories, National Geographic Explorer Wade Davis celebrates the extraordinary diversity of the world's indigenous cultures, which are disappearing from the planet at an alarming rate.TED2003 0:22:01 1/9/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/34 Phil Borges Documenting our endangered cultures Photographer Phil Borges shows rarely seen images of people from the mountains of Dharamsala, India, and the jungles of the Ecuadorean Amazon. In documenting these endangered cultures, he intends TED2006to help preserve them. 0:18:35 1/9/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/42 Sir Martin Rees Earth in its final century? Speaking as both an astronomer and "a concerned member of the human race," Sir Martin Rees examines our planet and its future from a cosmic perspective. He urges action to prevent dark consequencesTEDGlobal from our scientific 2005 and technological0:17:26 development. 1/17/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/68 Robert Wright How cooperation (eventually) trumps conflict Author Robert Wright explains "non-zero-sumness" -- the network of linked fortunes and cooperation that has guided our evolution to this point -- and how we can use it to help save humanity today. TED2006 0:19:11 1/17/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/61 Steven Johnson A guided tour of the Ghost Map Author Steven Johnson takes us on a 10-minute tour of "The Ghost Map," his book about a cholera outbreak in 1854 London and the impact it had on science, cities and modern society. TEDSalon 2006 0:10:03 1/31/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/63 Charles Leadbeater The rise of the amateur professional In this deceptively casual talk, Charles Leadbeater weaves a tight argument that innovation isn't just for professionals anymore. Passionate amateurs, using new tools, are creating products and paradigms TEDGlobalthat companies 2005 can't. 0:19:01 1/31/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/24 Pilobolus A performance merging dance and biology Two Pilobolus dancers perform "Symbiosis." Does it trace the birth of a relationship? Or the co-evolution of symbiotic species? Music: "God Music," George Crumb; "Fratres," Arvo Part; "Morango‚ĶAlmost TED2005a Tango," Thomas Oboe Lee. 0:13:45 2/9/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/60 Anna Deavere Smith Four American characters Writer and actor Anna Deavere Smith gives life to author Studs Terkel, convict Paulette Jenkins, a Korean shopkeeper and a bull rider, excerpts from her solo show "On the Road: A Search for American Character."TED2005 0:23:05 2/9/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/48 Saul Griffith Hardware solutions to everyday problems Inventor and MacArthur fellow Saul Griffith shares some innovative ideas from his lab -- from "smart rope" to a house-sized kite for towing large loads. TED2006 0:14:29 2/19/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/90 Neil Gershenfeld The beckoning promise of personal fabrication MIT professor Neil Gershenfeld talks about his Fab Lab -- a low-cost lab that lets people build things they need using digital and analog tools. It's a simple idea with powerful results. TED2006 0:17:18 2/19/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/73 Carl Honore Slowing down in a world built for speed Journalist Carl Honore believes the Western world's emphasis on speed erodes health, productivity and quality of life. But there's a backlash brewing, as everyday people start putting the brakes on their all-too-modernTEDGlobal 2005lives. 0:19:15 2/28/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/83 E.O. Wilson TED Prize wish: Help build the Encyclopedia of Life As E.O. Wilson accepts his 2007 TED Prize, he makes a plea on behalf of all creatures that we learn more about our biosphere -- and build a networked encyclopedia of all the world's knowledge about life. TED2007 0:22:35 4/3/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/85 Bill Clinton TED Prize wish: Let's build a health care system in Rwanda Accepting the 2007 TED Prize, Bill Clinton asks for help in bringing health care to Rwanda -- and the rest of the world. TED2007 0:24:07 4/3/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/84 James Nachtwey TED Prize wish: Share a vital story with the world Accepting his 2007 TED Prize, war photographer James Nachtwey shows his life's work and asks TED to help him continue telling the story with innovative, exciting uses of news photography in the digital era.TED2007 0:21:56 4/3/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/81 Nora York "What I Want" Nora York gives a stunning performance of her song "What I Want," with Jamie Lawrence (keyboards), Steve Tarshis (guitar) and Arthur Kell (bass). TEDSalon 2006 0:04:36 4/5/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/18 Janine Benyus 12 sustainable design ideas from nature In this inspiring talk about recent developments in biomimicry, Janine Benyus provides heartening examples of ways in which nature is already influencing the products and systems we build. TED2005 0:23:19 4/5/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/40 Frans Lanting A lyrical view of life on Earth In this stunning slideshow, celebrated nature photographer Frans Lanting presents The LIFE Project, a poetic collection of photographs that tell the story of our planet, from its eruptive beginnings to its presentTED2005 diversity. Soundtrack by Philip Glass.0:16:17 4/5/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/6 Craig Venter A voyage of DNA, genes and the sea Genomics pioneer Craig Venter takes a break from his epic round-the-world expedition to talk about the millions of genes his team has discovered so far in its quest to map the ocean's biodiversity. TED2005 0:16:51 4/5/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/76 Susan Savage-Rumbaugh Apes that write, start fires and play Pac-Man Savage-Rumbaugh's work with bonobo apes, which can understand spoken language and learn tasks by watching, forces the audience to rethink how much of what a species can do is determined by biologyTED2004 -- and how much by cultural exposure.0:17:25 4/5/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/31 Thom Mayne Architecture is a new way to connect to the world Architect Thom Mayne has never been one to take the easy option, and this whistle-stop tour of the buildings he's created makes you glad for it. These are big ideas cast in material form. TED2005 0:20:40 4/5/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/32 Vik Muniz Art with wire, thread, sugar, chocolate Vik Muniz makes art from pretty much anything, be it shredded paper, wire, clouds or diamonds. Here he describes the thinking behind his work and takes us on a tour of his incredible images. TED2003 0:14:51 4/5/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/80 Juan Enriquez Decoding the future with genomics Scientific discoveries, futurist Juan Enriquez notes, demand a shift in code, and our ability to thrive depends on our mastery of that code. Here, he applies this notion to the field of genomics. TED2003 0:22:20 4/5/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/43 Paul Bennett Design is in the details Showing a series of inspiring, unusual and playful products, British branding and design guru Paul Bennett explains that design doesn't have to be about grand gestures, but can solve small, universal and overlookedTEDGlobal problems. 2005 0:14:10 4/5/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/5 Chris Bangle Great cars are Art American designer Chris Bangle explains his philosophy that car design is an art form in its own right, with an entertaining -- and ultimately moving -- account of the BMW Group's Deep Blue project, intendedTED2002 to create the SUV of the future. 0:20:04 4/5/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/44 Nick Bostrom Humanity's biggest problems aren't what you think they are Oxford philosopher and transhumanist Nick Bostrom examines the future of humankind and asks whether we might alter the fundamental nature of humanity to solve our most intrinsic problems. TEDGlobal 2005 0:16:52 4/5/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/74 Alex Steffen Inspired ideas for a sustainable future Worldchanging.com founder Alex Steffen argues that reducing humanity's ecological footprint is incredibly vital now, as the western consumer lifestyle spreads to developing countries. TEDGlobal 2005 0:17:34 4/5/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/77 Sheila Patek Measuring the fastest animal on earth Biologist Sheila Patek talks about her work measuring the feeding strike of the mantis shrimp, one of the fastest movements in the animal world, using video cameras recording at 20,000 frames per second.TED2004 0:16:25 4/5/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/9 Dean Kamen Rolling along, helping students and the third world Inventor Dean Kamen lays out his argument for the Segway and offers a peek into his next big ideas (portable energy and water purification for developing countries). TED2002 0:20:07 4/5/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/28 Seth Godin Sliced bread and other marketing delights In a world of too many options and too little time, our obvious choice is to just ignore the ordinary stuff. Marketing guru Seth Godin spells out why, when it comes to getting our attention, bad or bizarre ideas TED2003are more successful than boring ones.0:17:01 4/5/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/35 James Watson The double helix and today's DNA mysteries Nobel laureate James Watson opens TED2005 with the frank and funny story of how he and his research partner, Francis Crick, discovered the structure of DNA. TED2005 0:20:11 4/5/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/14 Golan Levin The truly soft side of software Engineer and artist Golan Levin pushes the boundaries of what's possible with audiovisuals and technology. In an amazing TED display, he shows two programs he wrote to perform his original compositions.TED2004 0:14:53 4/5/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/11 Jane Goodall What separates us from the apes? Jane Goodall hasn't found the missing link, but she's come closer than nearly anyone else. The primatologist says the only real difference between humans and chimps is our sophisticated language. She urgesTED2002 us to start using it to change the0:27:25 world. 4/5/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/50 Stefan Sagmeister Yes, design can make you happy Graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister takes the audience on a whimsical journey through moments of his life that made him happy -- and notes how many of these moments have to do with good design. TED2004 0:15:30 4/5/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/78 Al Seckel Your brain is badly wired -- enjoy it! Al Seckel, a cognitive neuroscientist, explores the perceptual illusions that fool our brains. Loads of eye tricks help him prove that not only are we easily fooled, we kind of like it. TED2004 0:14:33 4/5/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/101 Caroline Lavelle A cello performance that casts a spell Caroline Lavelle plays the cello like a sorceress casting a spell, occasionally hiding behind her wild mane of blond hair as she sings of pastoral themes. She performs "Farther than the Sun," backed by ThomasTED2005 Dolby on keyboards. 0:07:39 4/6/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/99 Jill Sobule A happy song about global warming A happy song about global warming, from Jill Sobule. TED2006 0:02:43 4/6/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/102 Dan Dennett Can we know our own minds? Philosopher Dan Dennett makes a compelling argument that not only don't we understand our own consciousness, but that half the time our brains are actively fooling us. TED2003 0:21:48 4/6/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/103 Evelyn Glennie How to listen to music with your whole body In this soaring demonstration, deaf percussionist Evelyn Glennie illustrates how listening to music involves much more than simply letting sound waves hit your eardrums. TED2003 0:32:09 4/6/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/104 William McDonough The wisdom of designing Cradle to Cradle Green-minded architect and designer William McDonough asks what our buildings and products would look like if designers took into account "all children, all species, for all time." TED2005 0:20:05 4/6/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/108 Rives A mockingbird remix of TED2006 Rives recaps the most memorable moments of TED2006 in the free-spirited rhyming verse of a fantastical mockingbird lullaby. TED2006 0:04:11 4/9/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/105 Jeff Bezos After the gold rush, there's innovation ahead The dot-com boom and bust is often compared to the Gold Rush. But Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos says it's more like the early days of the electric industry. TED2003 0:17:11 4/9/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/110 Eddi Reader "Kiteflyer's Hill" Singer/songwriter Eddi Reader performs "Kiteflyer's Hill," a tender look back at a lost love. With Thomas Dolby on piano. TED2003 0:06:18 4/14/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/109 Eddi Reader, Thomas Dolby "What You Do With What You've Got" Singer/songwriter Eddi Reader performs "What You Do With What You've Got," a meditation on a very TED theme: how to use your gifts and talents to make a difference. With Thomas Dolby on piano. TED2003 0:05:12 4/14/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/115 Thomas Dolby, Rachelle Garniez"La Vie en Rose" Featuring the vocals and mischievous bell-playing of accordionist and singer Rachelle Garniez, the TED House Band -- led by Thomas Dolby on keyboard -- delivers this delightful rendition of the Edith Piaf TED2004standard "La Vie en Rose." 0:03:21 4/16/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/114 Tom Rielly A comic send-up of TED2006 Satirist Tom Rielly delivers a wicked parody of the 2006 TED conference, taking down the $100 laptop, the plight of the polar bear, and people who mention, one too many times, that they work at Harvard. WatchTED2006 for a special moment between0:19:55 Tom and Al Gore. 4/16/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/113 Richard Dawkins An atheist's call to arms Richard Dawkins urges all atheists to openly state their position -- and to fight the incursion of the church into politics and science. A fiery, funny, powerful talk. TED2002 0:29:10 4/16/2007 URL Speaker Name Short Summary Event Duration Publish date http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/112 Rev. Tom Honey How could God have allowed the tsunami? In the days following the tragic South Asian tsunami of 2004, the Rev. Tom Honey pondered the question, "How could a loving God have done this?" Here is his answer. TED2005 0:19:32 4/16/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/72 Chris Anderson (Wired) Technology's Long Tail Chris Anderson, the editor of Wired, explores the four key stages of any viable technology: setting the right price, gaining market share, displacing an established technology and, finally, becoming ubiquitous.TED2004 0:14:18 4/27/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/117 Natalie MacMaster, Thomas DolbyFiddling in reel time Violinist Natalie MacMaster and TED Musical Director Thomas Dolby play Dolby's original song "Blue Is a River" in this ethereal duet -- with a little dancing. TED2002 0:05:11 5/1/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/118 Sergey Brin and Larry Page Inside the Google machine Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin offer a peek inside the Google machine, sharing tidbits about international search patterns, the philanthropic Google Foundation, and the company's dedicationTED2004 to innovation and employee happiness.0:20:33 5/3/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/119 Stew "Black Men Ski" What happens when a black man visits Aspen? Singer/songwriter Stew and his band are about to let you know. TED2006 0:04:37 5/7/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/121 James Howard Kunstler The tragedy of suburbia In James Howard Kunstler's view, public spaces should be inspired centers of civic life and the physical manifestation of the common good. Instead, he argues, what we have in America is a nation of placesTED2004 not worth caring about. 0:19:44 5/12/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/122 David Kelley The future of design is human-centered IDEO's David Kelley says that product design has become much less about the hardware and more about the user experience. He shows video of this new, broader approach, including footage from the PradaTED2002 store in New York. 0:17:00 5/15/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/123 Stewart Brand Why squatter cities are a good thing Rural villages worldwide are being deserted, as billions of people flock to cities to live in teeming squatter camps and slums. Stewart Brand says this is a good thing. Why? It'll take you 3 minutes to find out. TED2006 0:00:00 5/17/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/125 Jeff Hawkins Brain science is about to fundamentally change computing Treo creator Jeff Hawkins urges us to take a new look at the brain -- to see it not as a fast processor, but as a memory system that stores and plays back experiences to help us predict, intelligently, what willTED2003 happen next. 0:20:11 5/21/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/126 Tierney Thys Swim with giant sunfish in the open ocean Marine biologist Tierney Thys asks us to step into the water to visit the world of the Mola mola, or giant ocean sunfish. Basking, eating jellyfish and getting massages, this behemoth offers clues to life in the TED2003open sea. 0:16:41 5/21/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/129 Blaise Aguera y Arcas Jaw-dropping Photosynth demo Blaise Aguera y Arcas leads a dazzling demo of Photosynth, software that could transform the way we look at digital images. Using still photos culled from the Web, Photosynth builds breathtaking dreamscapesTED2007 and lets us navigate them. 0:07:30 5/27/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/128 John Doerr Seeking salvation and profit in greentech "I don't think we're going to make it," John Doerr proclaims, in an emotional talk about climate change and investment. Spurred on by his daughter, who demanded he fix the mess the world is heading for, heTED2007 and his partners. 0:17:52 5/27/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/127 Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala How to help Africa? Do business there We know the negative images of Africa -- famine and disease, conflict and corruption. But, says Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, there's another, less-told story happening in many African nations: one of reform, economicTED2007 growth and business opportunity.0:20:13 5/30/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/131 Anand Agarawala BumpTop desktop is a beautiful mess Anand Agarawala presents BumpTop, a user interface that takes the usual desktop metaphor to a glorious, 3-D extreme, transforming file navigation into a freewheeling playground of crumpled documents andTED2007 clipping-covered "walls." 0:04:39 6/5/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/130 Bob Thurman Becoming Buddha -- on the Web In our hyperlinked world, we can know anything, anytime. And this mass enlightenment, says Buddhist scholar Bob Thurman, is our first step toward Buddha nature. TEDSalon 2006 0:12:06 6/6/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/8 David Rockwell Building the Ground Zero viewing platform In this emotionally charged conversation with journalist Kurt Andersen, designer David Rockwell discusses the process of building a viewing platform at Ground Zero shortly after 9/11. TED2002 0:24:37 6/12/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/33 Thomas Barnett The Pentagon's new map for war and peace In this bracingly honest talk, international security strategist Thomas Barnett outlines a post-Cold War solution for the foundering U.S. military that is both sensible and breathtaking in its simplicity: Break it inTED2005 two. 0:23:43 6/14/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/138 Ethel "Blue Room" The avant-garde string quartet Ethel performs the third movement from Phil Kline's four-part suite "The Blue Room and Other Stories." Searching melodic lines show off the deep, emotional musicality of theseTED2006 passionate players. 0:03:34 6/18/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/139 Stephen Lawler Look! Up in the sky! It's Virtual Earth! Microsoft's Stephen Lawler gives a whirlwind tour of Virtual Earth, moving up, down and through its hyper-real cityscapes with dazzlingly fluidity, a remarkable feat that requires staggering amounts of data toTED2007 bring into focus. 0:06:10 6/20/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/140 Hans Rosling New insights on poverty and life around the world Researcher Hans Rosling uses his cool data tools to show how countries are pulling themselves out of poverty. He demos Dollar Street, comparing households of varying income levels worldwide. Then he doesTED2007 something really amazing. 0:18:57 6/25/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/141 Bill Stone Journey to the center of the Earth ... and beyond! Bill Stone, a maverick cave explorer who has plumbed Earth's deepest abysses, discusses his efforts to mine lunar ice for space fuel and to build an autonomous robot for studying Jupiter's moon Europa. TED2007 0:17:43 6/27/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/116 Dan Dennett Ants, terrorism, and the awesome power of memes Starting with the simple tale of an ant, philosopher Dan Dennett unleashes a devastating salvo of ideas, making a powerful case for the existence of memes -- concepts that are literally alive. TED2002 0:15:26 7/2/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/142 Alan Russell Why can't we grow new body parts? Alan Russell studies regenerative medicine -- a breakthrough way of thinking about disease and injury, using a process that can signal the body to rebuild itself. TED2006 0:19:25 7/4/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/144 Jonathan Harris The Web's secret stories Jonathan Harris wants to make sense of the emotional world of the Web. With deep compassion for the human condition, his projects troll the Internet to find out what we're all feeling and looking for. TED2007 0:17:10 7/8/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/143 Emily Oster What do we really know about the spread of AIDS? Emily Oster re-examines the stats on AIDS in Africa from an economic perspective and reaches a stunning conclusion: Everything we know about the spread of HIV on the continent is wrong. TED2007 0:15:34 7/12/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/148 Rives Is 4 a.m. the new midnight? Poet Rives does 8 minutes of lyrical origami, folding history into a series of coincidences surrounding that most surreal of hours, 4 o'clock in the morning. TED2007 0:09:12 7/17/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/146 Will Wright Toys that make worlds In a friendly, high-speed presentation, Will Wright demos his newest game, Spore, which promises to dazzle users even more than his previous masterpieces. TED2007 0:16:37 7/17/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/147 David Bolinsky Fantastic voyage inside a cell Medical animator David Bolinsky presents 3 minutes of stunning animation that show the bustling life inside a cell. TED2007 0:09:45 7/22/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/149 Allison Hunt How I got my new hip When Allison Hunt found out that she needed a new hip -- and that Canada's national health care system would require her to spend nearly 2 years on a waiting list (and in pain) -- she took matters into her ownTED2007 hands. 0:04:48 7/24/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/151 George Ayittey Cheetahs vs. Hippos for Africa's future Ghanaian economist George Ayittey unleashes a torrent of controlled anger toward corrupt leaders in Africa -- and calls on the "Cheetah generation" to take back the continent. TEDGlobal 2007 0:17:50 7/30/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/154 Euvin Naidoo Africa as an investment South African investment banker Euvin Naidoo explains why investing in Africa can make great business sense. TEDGlobal 2007 0:19:01 7/31/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/153 William Kamkwamba How I built my family a windmill When he was just 14 years old, Malawian inventor William Kamkwamba built his family an electricity-generating windmill from spare parts, working from rough plans he found in a library book. TEDGlobal 2007 0:04:12 7/31/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/152 Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Let's have a deeper discussion on aid Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the former finance minister of Nigeria, sums up four days of intense discussion on aid versus trade on the closing day of TEDGlobal 2007, and shares a personal story explaining her ownTEDGlobal commitment 2007 to this cause. 0:22:10 7/31/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/156 Patrick Awuah Educating a new generation of African leaders Patrick Awuah makes the case that a liberal arts education is critical to forming true leaders. TEDGlobal 2007 0:17:31 8/3/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/155 Chris Abani Learning the stories of Africa In this deeply personal talk, Nigerian writer Chris Abani says that "what we know about how to be who we are" comes from stories. He searches for the heart of Africa through its poems and narrative, includingTEDGlobal his own. 2007 0:17:36 8/9/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/157 Jacqueline Novogratz Tackling poverty with "patient capital" Jacqueline Novogratz shares stories of how "patient capital" can bring sustainable jobs, goods, services -- and dignity -- to the world's poorest. TEDGlobal 2007 0:18:23 8/12/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/158 Vusi Mahlasela "Thula Mama" South African singer-songwriter Vusi Mahlasela dedicates his song, "Thula Mama," to all women -- and especially his grandmother. TEDGlobal 2007 0:10:06 8/15/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/169 Vusi Mahlasela "Woza" After Vusi Mahlasela's 3-song set at TEDGlobal, the audience wouldn't let him go. His encore, "Woza," showcases his brilliant guitar playing and multilingual lyrics. TEDGlobal 2007 0:04:59 8/21/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/170 Jeff Skoll Making movies that make change Film producer Jeff Skoll (An Inconvenient Truth) talks about his film company, Participant Productions, and the people who've inspired him to do good. TED2007 0:15:31 8/21/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/82 Dean Kamen New prosthetic arm for veterans Inventor Dean Kamen previews the prosthetic arm he's developing at the request of the US Department of Defense. His quiet commitment to using technology to solve problems -- while honoring the humanTED2007 spirit -- has never been more clear.0:05:10 8/28/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/161 Erin McKean Redefining the dictionary Is the beloved paper dictionary doomed to extinction? In this infectiously exuberant talk, leading lexicographer Erin McKean looks at the many ways today's print dictionary is poised for transformation. TED2007 0:15:50 8/30/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/159 Andrew Mwenda Let's take a new look at African aid In this provocative talk, journalist Andrew Mwenda asks us to reframe the "African question" -- to look beyond the media's stories of poverty, civil war and helplessness and see the opportunities for creating TEDGlobalwealth and 2007happiness throughout the0:17:07 continent. 9/4/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/162 Theo Jansen The art of creating creatures Artist Theo Jansen demonstrates the amazingly lifelike kinetic sculptures he builds from plastic tubes and lemonade bottles. His creatures are designed to move -- and even survive -- on their own. TED2007 0:08:13 9/6/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/164 Steven Pinker The stuff of thought In an exclusive preview of his book "The Stuff of Thought," Steven Pinker looks at language and how it expresses what goes on in our minds -- and how the words we choose communicate much more than TEDGlobalwe realize. 2005 0:17:27 9/9/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/163 Steven Pinker A brief history of violence Steven Pinker charts the decline of violence from Biblical times to the present, and argues that, though it may seem illogical and even obscene, given Iraq and Darfur, we are living in the most peaceful time TED2007in our species' existence. 0:19:15 9/10/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/171 Deborah Scranton Scenes from "The War Tapes" Filmmaker Deborah Scranton talks about and shows clips from her documentary "The War Tapes," which puts cameras in the hands of soldiers fighting in Iraq. TED2007 0:17:36 9/13/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/168 Zeresenay Alemseged Finding the origins of humanity Paleoanthropologist Zeresenay Alemseged looks for the roots of humanity in Ethiopia's badlands. Here he talks about finding the oldest skeleteon of a humanoid child -- and how Africa holds the clues to ourTEDGlobal humanity. 2007 0:15:51 9/18/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/172 John Maeda Simplicity patterns The MIT Media Lab's John Maeda lives at the intersection of technology and art, a place that can get very complicated. Here he talks about paring down to basics. TED2007 0:15:59 9/20/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/167 Stephen Petranek 10 ways the world could end How might the world end? Stephen Petranek lays out the challenges that face us in the drive to preserve the human race. Will we be wiped out by an asteroid? Eco-collapse? How about a particle collider goneTED2002 wild? 0:29:42 9/25/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/176 Paul MacCready Flying on solar wings Paul MacCready -- aircraft designer, environmentalist, and lifelong lover of flight -- talks about his long career. TED2003 0:21:20 9/26/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/178 Carolyn Porco Fly me to the moons of Saturn Planetary scientist Carolyn Porco shows images from the Cassini voyage to Saturn, focusing on its largest moon, Titan, and on frozen Enceladus, which seems to shoot jets of ice. TED2007 0:17:09 10/1/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/179 Kenichi Ebina Hip-hop dance and a little magic Kenichi Ebina moves his body in a manner that appears to defy the limits imposed by the human skeleton. He combines breakdancing and hip-hop with mime using movements that are simultaneously preciseTED2007 and fluid. 0:03:32 10/3/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/181 Richard Branson Life at 30,000 feet Richard Branson talks to TED's Chris Anderson about the ups and the downs of his career, from his multibillionaire success to his multiple near-death experiences -- and reveals some of his (very surprising)TED2007 motivations. 0:29:51 10/9/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/165 Hod Lipson Robots that are "self-aware" Hod Lipson demonstrates a few of his cool little robots, which have the ability to learn, understand themselves and even self-replicate. TED2007 0:06:18 10/11/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/182 Maira Kalman The illustrated woman Author and illustrator Maira Kalman talks about her life and work, from her covers for The New Yorker to her books for children and grown-ups. She is as wonderful, as wise and as deliciously off-kilter in personTED2007 as she is on paper. 0:17:30 10/16/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/190 Jan Chipchase Our cell phones, ourselves Nokia researcher Jan Chipchase's investigation into the ways we interact with technology has led him from the villages of Uganda to the insides of our pockets. He's made some unexpected discoveries alongTED2007 the way. 0:16:03 10/18/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/184 Vilayanur Ramachandran A journey to the center of your mind Vilayanur Ramachandran tells us what brain damage can reveal about the connection between celebral tissue and the mind, using three startling delusions as examples. TED2007 0:23:34 10/21/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/185 Eleni Gabre-Madhin Building a commodities market in Ethiopia Economist Eleni Gabre-Madhin outlines her ambitious vision to found the first commodities market in Ethiopia. Her plan would create wealth, minimize risk for farmers and turn the world's largest recipient ofTEDGlobal food aid into 2007 a regional food basket.0:20:34 10/25/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/189 Sherwin Nuland My history of electroshock therapy Surgeon and author Sherwin Nuland discusses the development of electroshock therapy as a cure for severe, life-threatening depression -- including his own. It's a moving and heartfelt talk about relief, redemptionTED2003 and second chances. 0:22:18 10/30/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/191 Matthieu Ricard Habits of happiness What is happiness, and how can we all get some? Biochemist turned Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard says we can train our minds in habits of well-being, to generate a true sense of serenity and fulfillment. TED2004 0:20:54 11/1/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/187 Larry Lessig How creativity is being strangled by the law Larry Lessig, the Net's most celebrated lawyer, cites John Philip Sousa, celestial copyrights and the "ASCAP cartel" in his argument for reviving our creative culture. TED2007 0:18:56 11/6/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/183 Paul Rothemund Casting spells with DNA Paul Rothemund writes code that causes DNA to arrange itself into a star, a smiley face and more. Sure, it's a stunt, but it's also a demonstration of self-assembly at the smallest of scales -- with vast implicationsTED2007 for the future of making things.0:04:59 11/8/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/192 David Keith A surprising idea for "solving" climate change Environmental scientist David Keith proposes a cheap, effective, shocking means to address climate change: What if we injected a huge cloud of ash into the atmosphere to deflect sunlight and heat? TEDSalon 2007:Hot Science 0:15:58 11/13/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/193 Juan Enriquez Why can't we grow new energy? Juan Enriquez challenges our definition of bioenergy. Oil, coal, gas and other hydrocarbons are not chemical but biological products, based on plant matter -- and thus, growable. Our whole approach to fuel,TEDSalon he argues, 2007:Hot needs to Science change. 0:18:10 11/15/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/177 Larry Brilliant The case for informed optimism We've known about global warming for 50 years and done little about it, says Google.org director Larry Brilliant. In spite of this and other depressing trends, he's optimistic and tells us why. From Skoll WorldSkoll Forum, World Oxford, Forum UK, 2007 www.skollfoundation.org0:21:01 11/21/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/195 Robert Full Secrets of movement, from geckos and roaches Biologist Robert Full shares slo-mo video of some captivating critters. Take a closer look at the spiny legs that allow cockroaches to scuttle across mesh and the nanobristle-packed feet that let geckos to runTED2005 straight up walls. 0:19:24 11/27/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/198 Ron Eglash African fractals, in buildings and braids I am a mathematician, and I would like to stand on your roof.' That is how Ron Eglash greeted many African families he met while researching the fractal patterns he'd noticed in villages across the continent.TEDGlobal 2007 0:16:57 11/29/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/197 Philippe Starck Why design? Designer Philippe Starck -- with no pretty slides to show -- spends 18 minutes reaching for the very roots of the question "Why design?" Listen carefully for one perfect mantra for all of us, genius or not. TED2007 0:17:06 12/4/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/194 Murray Gell-Mann Beauty and truth in physics Armed with a sense of humor and laypeople's terms, Nobel winner Murray Gell-Mann drops some knowledge on TEDsters about particle physics, asking questions like, Are elegant equations more likely to beTED2007 right than inelegant ones? 0:16:02 12/6/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/51 Amory Lovins We must win the oil endgame In this energizing talk, Amory Lovins lays out his simple plan for weaning the US off oil and revitalizing the economy. TED2005 0:19:44 12/11/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/199 Arthur Benjamin Lightning calculation and other "Mathemagic" In a lively show, mathemagician Arthur Benjamin races a team of calculators to figure out 3-digit squares, solves another massive mental equation and guesses a few birthdays. How does he do it? He'll tell TED2005you. 0:15:14 12/13/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/200 Daniel Goleman Why aren't we all Good Samaritans? Daniel Goleman, author of "Emotional Intelligence," asks why we aren't more compassionate more of the time. TED2007 0:13:13 12/18/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/201 Lakshmi Pratury The lost art of letter-writing Lakshmi Pratury remembers the lost art of letter-writing and shares a series of notes her father wrote to her before he died. Her short but heartfelt talk may inspire you to set pen to paper, too. TED2007 0:04:09 12/20/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/202 Gever Tulley 5 dangerous things you should let your kids do Gever Tulley, founder of the Tinkering School, spells out 5 dangerous things you should let your kids do. From TED University 2007. TED2007 0:09:18 12/21/2007 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/204 Isabel Allende Tales of passion Author and activist Isabel Allende discusses women, creativity, the definition of feminism -- and, of course, passion -- in this talk. TED2007 0:17:56 1/3/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/203 Yossi Vardi Help fight local warming Investor and prankster Yossi Vardi delivers a careful lecture on the dangers of blogging. Specifically, for men. TED2007 0:06:15 1/4/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/145 Deborah Gordon How do ants know what to do? With a dusty backhoe, a handful of Japanese paint markers and a few students in tow, Deborah Gordon digs up ant colonies in the Arizona desert in search of keys to understanding complex systems. TED2003 0:20:31 1/8/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/205 J.J. Abrams The mystery box J.J. Abrams traces his love for the unseen mystery -- a passion that's evident in his films and TV shows, including Cloverfield, Lost and Alias -- back to its magical beginnings. TED2007 0:18:02 1/10/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/206 David Gallo Underwater astonishments David Gallo shows jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures, including a color-shifting cuttlefish, a perfectly camouflaged octopus, and a Times Square's worth of neon light displays from fish who live TED2007in the blackest depths of the ocean.0:05:27 1/11/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/207 Paola Antonelli Treating design as art Paola Antonelli, design curator at New York's Museum of Modern Art, wants to spread her appreciation of design -- in all shapes and forms -- around the world. TED2007 0:18:17 1/15/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/13 Frank Gehry Nice building. Then what? In a wildly entertaining discussion with Richard Saul Wurman, architect Frank Gehry gives TEDsters his take on the power of failure, his recent buildings, and the all-important "Then what?" factor. TED2002 0:22:00 1/17/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/188 Raul Midon "All the Answers" and "Tembererana" Singer/guitarist Raul Midon performs "All the Answers" in a world premiere at TED2007, followed by the sprightly "Tembererana." TED2007 0:10:40 1/18/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/209 Bill Strickland Rebuilding America, one slide show at a time Bill Strickland tells a quiet and astonishing tale of redemption through arts, music, and unlikely partnerships. TED2002 0:35:28 1/20/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/208 Ben Dunlap The story of a passionate life Wofford College president Ben Dunlap tells the story of Sandor Teszler, a Hungarian Holocaust survivor who taught him about passionate living and lifelong learning. TED2007 0:19:08 1/23/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/196 David Pogue A 4-minute medley on the music wars New York Times tech columnist David Pogue performs a satirical mini-medley about iTunes and the downloading wars, borrowing a few notes from Sonny and Cher and the Village People. TED2007 0:04:12 1/24/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/210 Alison Jackson A surprising look at celebrity By making photographs that seem to show our favorite celebs (Diana, Elton John) doing what we really, secretly, want to see them doing, Alison Jackson explores our desire to get personal with celebs. ContainsTEDGlobal graphic 2005 images. 0:17:36 1/28/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/211 Chris Anderson (TED) A vision for TED When Curator Chris Anderson gave this talk in 2002, TED's future was hanging in the balance. Here, he attempts to persuade TEDsters that his vision for turning his for-profit conference into a nonprofit eventTED2002 would work. It did. 0:12:55 1/30/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/212 Robin Chase Getting cars off the road and data into the skies Robin Chase founded Zipcar, the world's biggest car-sharing business. That was one of her smaller ideas. Here she travels much farther, contemplating road-pricing schemes that will shake up our driving habitsTED2007 and a mesh network vast as the0:13:39 Interstate. 1/31/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/213 Jaime Lerner Sing a song of sustainable cities Jaime Lerner reinvented urban space in his native Curitiba, Brazil. Along the way, he changed the way city planners worldwide see what's possible in the metropolitan landscape. TED2007 0:15:43 2/4/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/215 David Macaulay All roads lead to Rome Antics David Macaulay relives the winding and sometimes surreal journey toward the completion of Rome Antics, his illustrated homage to the historic city. TED2002 0:21:35 2/6/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/214 Michael Pollan The omnivore's next dilemma What if human consciousness isn't the end-all and be-all of Darwinism? What if we are all just pawns in corn's clever strategy game to rule the Earth? Author Michael Pollan asks us to see the world from a plant's-eyeTED2007 view. 0:17:25 2/7/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/216 Howard Rheingold Way-new collaboration Howard Rheingold talks about the coming world of collaboration, participatory media and collective action -- and how Wikipedia is really an outgrowth of our natural human instinct to work as a group. TED2005 0:19:31 2/11/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/218 Pamelia Kurstin Theremin, the untouchable music Virtuoso Pamelia Kurstin performs and discusses her theremin, the not-just-for-sci-fi electronic instrument that is played without being touched. Songs include "Autumn Leaves," "Lush Life" and David Mash'sTED2002 "Listen, Words Are Gone." 0:19:11 2/13/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/221 George Dyson Let's take a nuclear-powered rocket to Saturn Author George Dyson spins the story of Project Orion, a massive, nuclear-powered spacecraft that could have taken us to Saturn in five years. His insider's perspective and a secret cache of documents bringTED2002 an Atomic Age dream to life. 0:08:38 2/14/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/219 Moshe Safdie What makes a building unique? Looking back over his long career, architect Moshe Safdie delves into four of his design projects and explains how he labored to make each one truly unique for its site and its users. TED2002 0:17:46 2/18/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/222 Jill Sobule, Julia Sweeney The Jill and Julia Show Two TED favorites, Jill Sobule and Julia Sweeney, team up for a delightful set that mixes witty songwriting with a little bit of social commentary. TED2007 0:06:14 2/20/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/223 Raspyni Brothers Welcome to Vaudeville 2.0 Illustrious jugglers the Raspyni Brothers show off their uncanny balance, agility, coordination and willingness to sacrifice (others). Now, if you'll just stand completely still... TED2002 0:15:27 2/22/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/220 Joseph Lekuton A parable for Kenya Joseph Lekuton, a member of parliament in Kenya, starts with the story of his remarkable education, then offers a parable of how Africa can grow. His message of hope has never been more relevant. TEDGlobal 2007 0:05:26 2/25/2008 URL Speaker Name Short Summary Event Duration Publish date http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/225 Steve Jurvetson The joy of rockets Moneyman Steve Jurvetson takes TEDsters inside his awesome hobby -- launching model rockets -- by sharing some gorgeous photos, his infectious glee and just a whiff of danger. TED2007 0:03:22 2/27/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/224 Roy Gould, Curtis Wong WorldWide Telescope Educator Roy Gould and researcher Curtis Wong show a sneak preview of Microsoft's WorldWide Telescope, which compiles images from telescopes and satellites to build a comprehensive, interactive viewTED2008 of our universe. 0:06:48 2/27/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/228 Alan Kay A powerful idea about teaching ideas With all the intensity and brilliance for which he is known, Alan Kay envisions better techniques for teaching kids by using computers to illustrate experience in ways -- mathematically and scientifically -- that TED2007only computers can. 0:20:37 3/4/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/227 Craig Venter On the verge of creating synthetic life "Can we create new life out of our digital universe?" Craig Venter asks. His answer is "yes" -- and pretty soon. He walks through his latest research and promises that we'll soon be able to build and boot up TED2008a synthetic chromosome. 0:15:54 3/6/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/230 Nicholas Negroponte From 1984, 4 predictions about the future (3 of them correct) With surprising accuracy, Nicholas Negroponte predicts what will happen with CD-ROMs, web interfaces, service kiosks, the touchscreen interface of the iPhone and his own One Laptop per Child project. TED1(1984) 0:25:23 3/11/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/229 Jill Bolte Taylor My stroke of insight Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions -- motion, speech, self-awareness -- shut down one by one. An astonishingTED2008 story. 0:18:44 3/12/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/231 Frank Gehry From 1990, defending a vision for architecture Before he was a legend, architect Frank Gehry takes a whistlestop tour of his early work, from his house in Venice Beach to the American Center in Paris, which was under construction (and much on his mind)N/A when he gave this talk. 0:44:38 3/13/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/233 Dave Eggers 2008 TED Prize wish: Once Upon a School Accepting his 2008 TED Prize, author Dave Eggers asks the TED community to personally, creatively engage with local public schools. With spellbinding eagerness, he talks about how his 826 Valencia tutoringTED2008 center inspired others around the0:25:35 world to open 3/18/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/234 Karen Armstrong 2008 TED Prize wish: Charter for Compassion People want to be religious, says scholar Karen Armstrong; we should act to help make religion a force for harmony. She asks the TED community to help her build a Charter for Compassion -- to help restoreTED2008 the Golden Rule as the central global0:21:28 religious do 3/19/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/232 Neil Turok 2008 TED Prize wish: An African Einstein Accepting his 2008 TED Prize, physicist Neil Turok speaks out for talented young Africans starved of opportunity: by unlocking and nurturing the continent's creative potential, we can create a change in Africa'sTED2008 future. 0:24:50 3/20/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/174 Norman Foster Building on the green agenda Architect Norman Foster discusses his own work to show how computers can help architects design buildings that are green, beautiful and "basically pollution-free." From the 2007 DLD Conference, Munich;DLD www.dld-conference.com 2007 0:31:57 3/24/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/236 Christopher deCharms Looking inside the brain in real time Neuroscientist and inventor Christopher deCharms demonstrates a new way to use fMRI to show brain activity -- thoughts, emotions, pain -- while it is happening. In other words, you can actually see how youTED2008 feel. 0:04:02 3/24/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/237 Clifford Stoll 18 minutes with an agile mind Clifford Stoll captivates his audience with a wildly energetic sprinkling of anecdotes, observations, asides -- and even a science experiment. After all, by his own definition, he's a scientist: "Once I do something,TED2006 I want to do something else." 0:17:57 3/26/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/186 Rokia Traore "M'Bifo" Rokia Traore sings the moving "M'Bifo," accompanied on the n'goni, a lute-like Malian stringed instrument with a soulful timbre. A quietly mesmerizing performance. TEDGlobal 2007 0:06:59 3/27/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/235 Siegfried Woldhek The true face of Leonardo Da Vinci? Mona Lisa has one of the best-known faces on the planet. But would you recognize an image of Leonardo da Vinci? Illustrator Siegfried Woldhek uses some thoughtful image-analysis techniques to find whatTED2008 he believes is the true face of Leonardo.0:04:24 4/1/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/239 David Hoffman Catch Sputnik mania! Filmmaker David Hoffman shares footage from his feature-length documentary Sputnik Mania, which shows how the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik in 1957 led to both the space race and the arms race --TED2007 and jump-started science and math 0:03:50education around the w 4/2/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/241 Jakob Trollback Rethinking the music video What would a music video look like if it were directed by the music, purely as an expression of a great song, rather than driven by a filmmaker's concept? Designer Jakob Trollback shares the results of his experimentTED2007 in the form. 0:04:00 4/3/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/242 Stephen Hawking Asking big questions about the universe In keeping with the theme of TED2008, professor Stephen Hawking asks some Big Questions about our universe -- How did the universe begin? How did life begin? Are we alone? -- and discusses how we TED2008might go about answering them. 0:10:12 4/4/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/243 Al Gore New thinking on the climate crisis In this brand-new slideshow (premiering on TED.com), Al Gore presents evidence that the pace of climate change may be even worse than scientists recently predicted. He challenges us to act. TED2008 0:27:54 4/8/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/245 Johnny Lee Creating tech marvels out of a $40 Wii Remote Building sophisticated educational tools out of cheap parts, Johnny Lee demos his cool Wii Remote hacks, which turn the $40 video game controller into a digital whiteboard, a touchscreen and a head-mountedTED2008 3-D viewer. 0:05:40 4/11/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/246 Tod Machover, Dan Ellsey Releasing the music in your head Tod Machover of MIT's Media Lab is devoted to extending musical expression to everyone, from virtuosos to amateurs, and in the most diverse forms, from opera to video games. He and composer Dan EllseyTED2008 shed light on what's next. 0:20:41 4/15/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/247 Yochai Benkler Open-source economics Yochai Benkler explains how collaborative projects like Wikipedia and Linux represent the next stage of human organization. TEDGlobal 2005 0:17:52 4/16/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/249 Ernest Madu Bringing world-class health care to the poorest Dr. Ernest Madu runs the Heart Institute of the Caribbean in Kingston, Jamaica, where he proves that -- with careful design, smart technical choices, and a true desire to serve -- it's possible to offer world-classTEDGlobal healthcare 2005 in the developing world.0:16:43 4/17/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/251 Brian Greene The universe on a string Physicist Brian Greene explains superstring theory, the idea that minscule strands of energy vibrating in 11 dimensions create every particle and force in the universe. TED2005 0:19:06 4/22/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/250 Amy Tan Where does creativity hide? Novelist Amy Tan digs deep into the creative process, looking for hints of how hers evolved. TED2008 0:22:52 4/22/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/253 Brian Cox An inside tour of the world's biggest supercollider "Rock-star physicist" Brian Cox talks about his work on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. Discussing the biggest of big science in an engaging, accessible way, Cox brings us along on a tour of the massiveTED2008 project. 0:14:59 4/29/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/254 They Might Be Giants Wake up! It's They Might Be Giants In a very, very early-morning set, They Might Be Giants rock the final day of TED2007. TED2007 0:17:21 4/29/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/255 Hector Ruiz The power to connect the world Hector Ruiz, the executive chair of AMD, wants to give Internet access to everyone. In this talk, he shares his extraordinary life story and describes AMD's 50x15 initiative that calls for connecting 50 percentTEDGlobal of the world 2007 by 2015. 0:19:57 5/1/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/258 Paul Stamets 6 ways mushrooms can save the world Mycologist Paul Stamets lists 6 ways the mycelium fungus can help save the universe: cleaning polluted soil, making insecticides, treating smallpox and even flu ... TED2008 0:17:44 5/6/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/259 Paul Ewald Can we domesticate germs? Evolutionary biologist Paul Ewald drags us into the sewer to discuss germs. Why are some more harmful than others? How could we make the harmful ones benign? Searching for answers, he examines a disgusting,TED2007 fascinating case: diarrhea.0:17:51 5/7/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/260 Michael Moschen Juggling rhythm and motion Michael Moschen puts on a quietly mesmerizing show of juggling. Don't think juggling is an art? You might just change your mind after watching Moschen in motion. TED2002 0:37:02 5/8/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/261 Joshua Klein The amazing intelligence of crows Hacker and writer Joshua Klein is fascinated by crows. (Notice the gleam of intelligence in their little black eyes?) After a long amateur study of corvid behavior, he's come up with an elegant machine that mayTED2008 form a new bond between animal0:10:06 and human. 5/13/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/248 Alisa Miller Why we know less than ever about the world Alisa Miller, head of Public Radio International, talks about why -- though we want to know more about the world than ever -- the US media is actually showing less. Eye-opening stats and graphs. TED2008 0:04:29 5/14/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/263 Mark Bittman What's wrong with what we eat In this fiery and funny talk, New York Times food writer Mark Bittman weighs in on what's wrong with the way we eat now (too much meat, too few plants; too much fast food, too little home cooking), and whyEG07 it's putting the entire planet at risk.0:20:08 5/15/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/264 Robert Ballard Exploring the ocean's hidden worlds Ocean explorer Robert Ballard takes us on a mindbending trip to hidden worlds underwater, where he and other researchers are finding unexpected life, resources, even new mountains. He makes a case forTED2008 serious exploration and mapping. 0:18:19Google Ocean, anyone?5/20/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/266 Yves Behar Creating objects that tell stories Designer Yves Behar digs up his creative roots to discuss some of the iconic objects he's created (the Leaf lamp, the Jawbone headset). Then he turns to the witty, surprising, elegant objects he's working onTED2008 now -- including the "$100 laptop."0:17:43 5/21/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/268 Seyi Oyesola Rich hospital, poor hospital Dr. Seyi Oyesola takes a searing look at health care in underdeveloped countries. His photo tour of a Nigerian teaching hospital -- all low-tech hacks and donated supplies -- drives home the challenge of doingTEDGlobal basic health 2007 care there. 0:14:23 5/27/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/267 Arthur Ganson Sculpture that's truly moving Sculptor and engineer Arthur Ganson talks about his work -- kinetic art that explores deep philosophical ideas and is gee-whiz fun to look at. TED2002 0:15:44 5/27/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/270 Paul Collier 4 ways to improve the lives of the "bottom billion" Around the world right now, one billion people are trapped in poor or failing countries. How can we help them? Economist Paul Collier lays out a bold, compassionate plan for closing the gap between rich andTED2008 poor. 0:16:51 5/28/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/269 Susan Blackmore Memes and "temes" Susan Blackmore studies memes: ideas that replicate themselves from brain to brain like a virus. She makes a bold new argument: Humanity has spawned a new kind of meme, the teme, which spreads itselfTED2008 via technology -- and invents ways0:19:28 to keep itself alive 6/3/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/271 Nathan Myhrvold A life of fascinations Nathan Myhrvold talks about a few of his latest fascinations -- animal photography, archeology, BBQ and generally being an eccentric genius multimillionaire. Listen for wild stories from the (somewhat raunchy)TED2007 edge of the animal world. 0:17:14 6/4/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/265 Rokia Traore "Kounandi" Singer-songwriter Rokia Traore performs "Kounandi," a breathtaking song that blends Malian instruments with a modern, heartfelt vocal. Note: This song is not available for download. TEDGlobal 2007 0:06:26 6/5/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/273 Wade Davis The worldwide web of belief and ritual Anthropologist Wade Davis muses on the worldwide web of belief and ritual that makes us human. He shares breathtaking photos and stories of the Elder Brothers, a group of Sierra Nevada indians whose TED2008spiritual practice holds the world in balance.0:19:12 6/10/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/276 Murray Gell-Mann Do all languages have a common ancestor? After speaking at TED2007 on elegance in physics, the amazing Murray Gell-Mann gives a quick overview of another passionate interest: finding the common ancestry of our modern languages. TED2007 0:02:15 6/11/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/279 Chris Jordan Picturing excess Artist Chris Jordan shows us an arresting view of what Western culture looks like. His supersized images picture some almost unimaginable statistics -- like the astonishing number of paper cups we use everyTED2008 single day. 0:11:14 6/15/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/278 George Dyson The birth of the computer Historian George Dyson tells stories from the birth of the modern computer -- from its 16th-century origins to the hilarious notebooks of some early computer engineers. TED2003 0:17:18 6/15/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/252 Dr. Dean Ornish Your genes are not your fate Dean Ornish shares new research that shows how adopting healthy lifestyle habits can affect a person at a genetic level. For instance, he says, when you live healthier, eat better, exercise, and love more, yourTED2008 brain cells actually increase. 0:03:12 6/16/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/280 Robert Full How engineers learn from evolution Insects and animals have evolved some amazing skills -- but, as Robert Full notes, many animals are actually over-engineered. The trick is to copy only what's necessary. He shows how human engineers canTED2002 learn from animals' tricks. 0:20:22 6/19/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/285 Adam Grosser A new vision for refrigeration Adam Grosser talks about a project to build a refrigerator that works without electricity -- to bring the vital tool to villages and clinics worldwide. Tweaking some old technology, he's come up with a system thatTED2007 works. 0:03:31 6/23/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/30 Steven Levitt Are children's carseats necessary? Steven Levitt shares data that shows car seats are no more effective than seatbelts in protecting kids from dying in cars. However, during the Q&A, he makes one crucial caveat. TEDGlobal 2005 0:18:58 6/24/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/286 Benjamin Zander Classical music with shining eyes Benjamin Zander has two infectious passions: classical music, and helping us all realize our untapped love for it -- and by extension, our untapped love for all new possibilities, new experiences, new connections.TED2008 0:20:43 6/25/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/288 Nicholas Negroponte One Laptop per Child, two years on Nicholas Negroponte talks about how One Laptop per Child is doing, two years in. Speaking at the EG conference while the first XO laptops roll off the production line, he recaps the controversies and recommitsTED2008 to the goals of this far-reaching0:16:40 project. 6/26/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/287 Nellie McKay "Clonie" Singer-songwriter Nellie McKay performs the semi-serious song "Clonie" -- about creating the ultimate companion. TED2008 0:02:20 6/27/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/290 Sxip Shirey, Rachelle Garniez Breath, music, passion Composer Sxip Shirey makes music from the simple, dramatic act of breathing -- alone and together. Open your ears to a passionate 3 minutes. TED2008 0:03:06 6/30/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/292 Peter Diamandis Stephen Hawking hits zero g X Prize founder Peter Diamandis talks about how he helped Stephen Hawking fulfill his dream of going to space -- by flying together into the upper atmosphere and experiencing weightlessness at zero g. TED2008 0:04:01 6/30/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/297 Rick Smolan A girl, a photograph, a homecoming Photographer Rick Smolan tells the unforgettable story of a young Amerasian girl, a fateful photograph, and an adoption saga with a twist. EG07 0:25:07 7/2/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/298 Raul Midon "Everybody" and "Peace on Earth" Guitarist and singer Raul Midon plays "Everybody" and "Peace on Earth" during his 2007 set at TED. TED2007 0:09:19 7/3/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/299 Corneille Ewango A hero of the Congo Basin forest Botanist Corneille Ewango talks about his work at the Okapi Faunal Reserve in the Congo Basin -- and his heroic work protecting it from poachers, miners and raging civil wars. TEDGlobal 2007 0:18:18 7/7/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/300 Torsten Reil Using biology to make better animation Torsten Reil talks about how the study of biology can help make natural-looking animated people -- by building a human from the inside out, with bones, muscles and a nervous system. He spoke at TED in TED20032003; see his work now in GTA4. 0:18:20 7/8/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/282 David Hoffman How would you feel if you lost everything? Nine days before TED2008, filmmaker David Hoffman lost almost everything he owned in a fire that destroyed his home, office and 30 years of passionate collecting. He looks back at a life that's been wipedTED2008 clean in an instant -- and looks forward.0:04:00 7/9/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/274 Clay Shirky Institutions vs. collaboration In this prescient 2005 talk, Clay Shirky shows how closed groups and companies will give way to looser networks where small contributors have big roles and fluid cooperation replaces rigid planning. TEDGlobal 2005 0:20:46 7/10/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/296 Nellie McKay "Mother of Pearl" and "If I Had You" The wonderful Nellie McKay sings "Mother of Pearl" (with the immortal first line "Feminists don't have a sense of humor") and "If I Had You" from her sparkling set at TED2008. TED2008 0:05:34 7/11/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/306 Freeman Dyson Let's look for life in the outer solar system Physicist Freeman Dyson suggests that we start looking for life on the moons of Jupiter and out past Neptune, in the Kuiper belt and the Oort cloud. He talks about what such life would be like -- and how weTED2003 might find it. 0:19:11 7/14/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/307 Helen Fisher The brain in love Why do we crave love so much, even to the point that we would die for it? To learn more about our very real, very physical need for romantic love, Helen Fisher and her research team took MRIs of people inTED2008 love -- and people who had just been0:15:56 dumped. 7/15/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/308 Billy Graham Technology, faith and human shortcomings Speaking at TED in 1998, Rev. Billy Graham marvels at technology's power to improve lives and change the world -- but says the end of evil, suffering and death will come only after the world accepts Christ.TED1998 A legendary talk from TED's archives.0:26:20 7/16/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/301 A.J. Jacobs My year of living biblically Speaking at the most recent EG conference, author, philosopher, prankster and journalist A.J. Jacobs talks about the year he spent living biblically -- following the rules in the Bible as literally as possible. EG07 0:17:40 7/17/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/310 Keith Barry Brain magic First, Keith Barry shows us how our brains can fool our bodies -- in a trick that works via podcast too. Then he involves the audience in some jaw-dropping (and even a bit dangerous) feats of brain magic. TED2004 0:19:49 7/18/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/313 Marisa Fick-Jordan The wonders of Zulu wire art In this short, image-packed talk, Marisa Fick-Jordan talks about how a village of traditional Zulu wire weavers built a worldwide market for their dazzling work. TEDGlobal 2007 0:02:33 7/21/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/312 Martin Seligman What positive psychology can help you become Martin Seligman talks about psychology -- as a field of study and as it works one-on-one with each patient and each practitioner. As it moves beyond a focus on disease, what can modern psychology help usTED2004 to become? 0:23:42 7/21/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/294 Chris Abani Telling stories of our shared humanity Chris Abani tells stories of people: People standing up to soldiers. People being compassionate. People being human and reclaiming their humanity. It's "ubuntu," he says: the only way for me to be human isTED2008 for you to reflect my humanity back0:16:14 at me. 7/22/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/315 Louise Leakey Digging for humanity's origins Louise Leakey asks, "Who are we?" The question takes her to the Rift Valley in Eastern Africa, where she digs for the evolutionary origins of humankind -- and suggests a stunning new vision of our competingTED2008 ancestors. 0:15:36 7/23/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/316 Jonathan Harris The art of collecting stories At the EG conference in December 2007, artist Jonathan Harris discusses his latest projects, which involve collecting stories: his own, strangers', and stories collected from the Internet, including his amazingTED2007 "We Feel Fine." 0:20:29 7/24/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/318 Reed Kroloff Architecture, modern and romantic Reed Kroloff gives us a new lens for judging new architecture: is it modern, or is it romantic? Look for glorious images from two leading practices -- and a blistering critique of the 9/11 planning process. TED2003 0:15:21 7/28/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/319 Kevin Kelly Predicting the next 5,000 days of the web 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, Kelly asks, how can we predict what's coming in the next 5,000 days? EG07 0:19:34 7/28/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/321 Robert Lang Idea + square = origami Robert Lang is a pioneer of the newest kind of origami -- using math and engineering principles to fold mind-blowingly intricate designs that are beautiful and, sometimes, very useful. TED2008 0:15:53 7/30/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/320 Kwabena Boahen Making a computer that works like the brain 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, superfastTEDGlobal computer. 2007 0:16:22 7/30/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/322 Bruno Bowden, Rufus CappadociaOrigami, blindfolded and to music After Robert Lang's talk on origami at TED2008, Bruno Bowden stepped onstage with a challenge -- he would fold one of Lang's astonishingly complicated origami figures, blindfolded, in under 2 minutes. He'sTED2008 accompanied by the cellist Rufus0:02:58 Cappadocia. 8/1/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/326 Patricia Burchat The search for dark energy and dark matter Physicist Patricia Burchat sheds light on two basic ingredients of our universe: dark matter and dark energy. Comprising 96% of the universe between them, they can't be directly measured, but their influenceTED2008 is immense. 0:16:09 8/17/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/323 Spencer Wells Building a family tree for all humanity 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 weTEDGlobal are -- in all 2007 our diversity -- truly connected.0:20:53 8/18/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/324 David Griffin Photography connects us with the world 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 how we all use photos to tell our stories.TED2008 0:14:53 8/19/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/327 Lennart Green Close-up card magic Like your uncle at a family party, the rumpled 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?TED2005 magic. 0:31:08 8/20/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/328 Ian Dunbar Dog-friendly dog training Speaking at the 2007 EG conference, trainer Ian Dunbar asks us to see the world through the eyes of our beloved dogs. By knowing our pets' perspective, we can build their love and trust. It's a message thatEG07 resonates well beyond the animal0:14:46 world. 8/21/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/325 Nellie McKay "The Dog Song" Animal fan Nellie McKay sings a sparkling tribute to her dear dog. She suggests we all do the same: "Just go right to the pound/ And find yourself a hound/ And make that doggie proud/ 'cause that's what it'sTED2008 all about." 0:03:33 8/22/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/329 John Q. Walker Re-creating great performances Imagine hearing great, departed pianists play again today, just as they would in person. John Q. Walker demonstrates how recordings can be analyzed for precise keystrokes and pedal motions, then playedEG07 back on computer-controlled grand0:13:41 pianos. 8/26/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/175 Sugata Mitra Can kids teach themselves? Speaking at LIFT 2007, Sugata Mitra talks about his Hole in the Wall project. Young kids in this project figured out how to use a PC on their own -- and then taught other kids. He asks, what else can childrenLIFT teach 2007 themselves? 0:20:59 8/27/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/330 Ory Okolloh The making of an African activist Ory Okolloh tells the story of her life and her family -- and how she came to do her heroic work reporting on the doings of Kenya's parliament. TEDGlobal 2007 0:16:38 8/28/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/334 Einstein the Parrot Talking and squawking TED2006 This whimsical wrap-up of TED2006 -- presented by Einstein, the African grey parrot, and her trainer, Stephanie White -- simply tickles. Watch for the moment when Einstein has a moment with Al Gore. TED2006 0:05:48 8/29/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/331 Paul Rothemund The astonishing promise of DNA folding In 2007, Paul Rothemund gave TED a short summary of his specialty, DNA folding. Now he lays out in clear, adundant detail the immense promise of this field -- to create tiny machines that assemble themselves.TED2008 0:16:24 9/2/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/335 Peter Diamandis Taking the next giant leap in space Peter Diamandis says it's our moral imperative to keep exploring space -- and he talks about how, with the X Prize and other incentives, we're going to do just that. TEDGlobal 2005 0:15:31 9/3/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/339 Peter Hirshberg The Web and TV, a sibling rivalry In this absorbing look at emerging media and tech history, Peter Hirshberg shares some crucial lessons from Silicon Valley and explains why the web is so much more than "better TV." EG07 0:31:39 9/4/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/333 Jonathan Drori Why we don't understand as much as we think we do Starting with four basic questions (that you may be surprised to find you can't answer), Jonathan Drori looks at the gaps in our knowledge -- and specifically, what we don't about science that we might think TED2007we do. 0:12:28 9/5/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/340 Jane Goodall Helping humans and animals live together in Africa The legendary chimpanzee researcher Jane Goodall talks about TACARE and her other community projects, which help people in booming African towns live side-by-side with threatened animals. TEDGlobal 2007 0:23:46 9/8/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/344 Irwin Redlener How to survive a nuclear attack The face of nuclear terror has changed since the Cold War, but disaster-medicine expert Irwin Redlener reminds us the threat is still real. He looks at some of history's farcical countermeasures and offers practicalTED2008 advice on how to survive an attack.0:25:18 9/9/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/346 Brewster Kahle A digital library, free to the world Brewster Kahle is building a truly huge digital library -- every book ever published, every movie ever released, all the strata of web history ... It's all free to the public -- unless someone else gets to it first. TED2007 0:20:06 9/10/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/343 David Gallo The deep oceans: a ribbon of life With vibrant video clips captured by submarines, David Gallo takes us to some of Earth's darkest, most violent, toxic and beautiful habitats, the valleys and volcanic ridges of the oceans' depths, where life isTED1998 bizarre, resilient and shockingly abundant.0:13:20 9/11/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/347 Carmen Agra Deedy Spinning a story of Mama Storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy spins a funny, wise and luminous tale of parents and kids, starring her Cuban mother. Settle in and enjoy the ride -- Mama's driving! TED2005 0:23:34 9/12/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/345 Keith Bellows Celebrating the camel Keith Bellows gleefully outlines the engineering marvels of the camel, a vital creature he calls "the SUV of the desert." Though he couldn't bring a live camel to TED, he gets his camera crew as close as humanlyTED2002 possible to a one-ton beast in full0:16:06 rut. 9/15/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/348 Ann Cooper Reinventing the school lunch Speaking at the 2007 EG conference, "renegade lunch lady" Ann Cooper talks about the coming revolution in the way kids eat at school -- local, sustainable, seasonal and even educational food. EG07 0:19:42 9/16/2008 URL Speaker Name Short Summary Event Duration Publish date http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/341 Jonathan Haidt The real difference between liberals and conservatives Psychologist Jonathan Haidt studies the five moral values that form the basis of our political choices, whether we're left, right or center. In this eye-opening talk, he pinpoints the moral values that liberals andTED2008 conservatives tend to honor most. 0:18:42 9/17/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/217 Eve Ensler Security and insecurity Playwright Eve Ensler explores our modern craving for security -- and why it makes us less secure. Listen for inspiring, heartbreaking stories of women making change. TEDGlobal 2005 0:13:45 9/18/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/353 David S. Rose 10 things to know before you pitch a VC for money Thinking startup? David S. Rose's rapid-fire TED U talk on pitching to a venture capitalist tells you the 10 things you need to know about yourself -- and prove to a VC -- before you fire up your slideshow. TED2007 0:14:39 9/19/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/351 Marvin Minsky Health, population and the human mind Listen closely -- Marvin Minsky's arch, eclectic, charmingly offhand talk on health, overpopulation and the human mind is packed with subtlety: wit, wisdom and just an ounce of wily, is-he-joking? advice. TED2003 0:13:33 9/22/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/272 Philip Zimbardo How ordinary people become monsters ... or heroes Philip Zimbardo knows how easy it is for nice people to turn bad. In this talk, he shares insights and graphic unseen photos from the Abu Ghraib trials. Then he talks about the flip side: how easy it is to be a TED2008hero, and how we can rise to the challenge.0:23:16 9/23/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/349 Laura Trice The power of saying thank you In this deceptively simple 3-minute talk, Dr. Laura Trice muses on the power of the magic words "thank you" -- to deepen a friendship, to repair a bond, to make sure another person knows what they mean toTED2008 you. Try it. 0:03:29 9/24/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/350 Caleb Chung Come play with Pleo the dinosaur Pleo the robot dinosaur acts like a living pet -- exploring, cuddling, playing, reacting and learning. Inventor Caleb Chung talks about Pleo and his wild toy career at EG07, on the week that Pleo shipped to storesTED2007 for the first time. 0:18:27 9/25/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/354 Steven Pinker Chalking it up to the blank slate Steven Pinker's book The Blank Slate argues that all humans are born with some innate traits. Here, Pinker talks about his thesis, and why some people found it incredibly upsetting. TED2003 0:22:42 9/26/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/355 Rodney Brooks How robots will invade our lives In this prophetic talk from 2003, roboticist Rodney Brooks talks about how robots are going to work their way into our lives -- starting with toys and moving into household chores ... and beyond. TED2003 0:18:47 9/29/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/356 Stefan Sagmeister Things I have learned in my life so far Rockstar designer Stefan Sagmeister delivers a short, witty talk on life lessons, expressed through surprising modes of design (including ... inflatable monkeys?). TED2008 0:04:45 9/30/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/358 Noah Feldman Politics and religion are technologies Noah Feldman makes a searing case that both politics and religion -- whatever their differences -- are similar technologies, designed to efficiently connect and manage any group of people. TED2003 0:15:07 10/1/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/359 Liz Diller Architecture is a special effects machine In this engrossing EG talk, architect Liz Diller shares her firm DS+R's more unusual work, including the Blur Building, whose walls are made of fog, and the revamped Alice Tully Hall, which is wrapped in glowingEG07 wooden skin. 0:19:24 10/2/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/360 James Nachtwey Use my photographs to stop the worldwide XDR-TB epidemic Photojournalist James Nachtwey sees his TED Prize wish come true, as we share his powerful photographs of XDR-TB, a drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis that's touching off a global medical crisis. LearnTED how Prize to help Wish at http://www.xdrtb.org0:05:52 10/3/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/361 David Perry Will videogames become better than life? Game designer David Perry says tomorrow's videogames will be more than mere fun to the next generation of gamers. They'll be lush, complex, emotional experiences -- more involving and meaningful to someTED2006 than real life. 0:21:06 10/6/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/363 Doris Kearns Goodwin Learning from past presidents in moments of crisis Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin talks about what we can learn from American presidents, including Abraham Lincoln and Lyndon Johnson. Then she shares a moving memory of her own father, and of theirTED2008 shared love of baseball. 0:18:48 10/7/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/362 Steven Johnson The Web and the city Outside.in's Steven Johnson says the Web is like a city: built by many people, completely controlled by no one, intricately interconnected and yet functioning as many independent parts. While disaster strikesTED2003 in one place, elsewhere, life goes 0:16:30on. 10/8/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/364 James Burchfield Sound stylings by a human beatbox Human beatbox James "AudioPoet" Burchfield performs an intricate three-minute breakdown -- sexy, propulsive hip-hop rhythms and turntable textures -- all using only his voice. TED2003 0:04:44 10/10/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/371 Garrett Lisi A beautiful new theory of everything Physicist and surfer Garrett Lisi presents a controversial new model of the universe that -- just maybe -- answers all the big questions. If nothing else, it's the most beautiful 8-dimensional model of elementaryTED2008 particles and forces you've ever seen.0:21:26 10/14/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/372 Paola Antonelli Design and the elastic mind MOMA design curator Paola Antonelli previews the groundbreaking show "Design and the Elastic Mind" -- full of products and designs that reflect the way we think now. EG07 0:17:40 10/15/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/375 Virginia Postrel The power of glamour In a timely talk, cultural critic Virginia Postrel muses on the true meaning, and the powerful uses, of glamour -- which she defines as any calculated, carefully polished image designed to impress and persuade.TED2004 0:16:15 10/16/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/377 Dr. Dean Ornish Healing and other natural wonders Dean Ornish talks about simple, low-tech and low-cost ways to take advantage of the body's natural desire to heal itself. TED2004 0:16:49 10/17/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/374 John Hodgman A brief digression on matters of lost time Humorist John Hodgman rambles through a new story about aliens, physics, time, space and the way all of these somehow contribute to a sweet, perfect memory of falling in love. TED2008 0:16:40 10/21/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/379 Paul MacCready Nature vs. humans, and what we can do about it In 1998, aircraft designer Paul MacCready looks at a planet on which humans have utterly dominated nature, and talks about what we all can do to preserve nature's balance. His contribution: solar planes, superefficientTED1998 gliders and the electric0:22:48 car. 10/22/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/366 Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Creativity, fulfillment and flow Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi asks, "What makes a life worth living?" Noting that money cannot make us happy, he looks to those who find pleasure and lasting satisfaction in activities that bring about a state of "flow."TED2004 0:18:55 10/23/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/381 Kristen Ashburn Heartrending pictures of AIDS In this moving talk, documentary photographer Kristen Ashburn shares unforgettable images of the human impact of AIDS in Africa. TED2003 0:04:37 10/24/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/365 Jared Diamond Why societies collapse Why do societies fail? With lessons from the Norse of Iron Age Greenland, deforested Easter Island and present-day Montana, Jared Diamond talks about the signs that collapse is near, and how -- if we seeTED2003 it in time -- we can prevent it. 0:18:21 10/27/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/383 Rives A 3-minute story of mixed emoticons Rives tells a typographical fairy tale that's short and bittersweet ;) TED2008 0:03:17 10/28/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/385 Keith Schacht, Zach Kaplan Products (and toys) from the future The Inventables guys, Zach Kaplan and Keith Schacht, demo some amazing new materials and how we might use them. Look for squishy magnets, odor-detecting ink, "dry" liquid and a very surprising 10-footTED2005 pole. 0:15:46 10/30/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/386 Newton Aduaka The story of Ezra, a child soldier Filmmaker Newton Aduaka shows clips from his powerful, lyrical feature film "Ezra," about a child soldier in Sierra Leone. TEDGlobal 2007 0:18:44 10/31/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/388 Graham Hawkes Fly the seas on a submarine with wings Graham Hawkes takes us aboard his graceful, winged submarines to the depths of planet Ocean (a.k.a. "Earth"). It's a deep blue world we landlubbers rarely see in 3D. TED2005 0:12:11 11/3/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/390 James Surowiecki The moment when social media became the news James Surowiecki pinpoints the moment when social media became an equal player in the world of news-gathering: the 2005 tsunami, when YouTube video, blogs, IMs and txts carried the news -- and preservedTED2005 moving personal stories from 0:16:59the tragedy. 11/4/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/391 John Francis I walk the Earth For almost three decades, John Francis has been a planetwalker, traveling the globe by foot and sail with a message of environmental respect and responsibility (for 17 of those years without speaking). A funny,TED2008 thoughtful talk with occasional 0:19:24banjo. 11/5/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/392 Tim Brown The powerful link between creativity and play At the 2008 Serious Play conference, designer Tim Brown talks about the powerful relationship between creative thinking and play -- with many examples you can try at home (and one that maybe you shouldn't).Art Center Design Conference 2008:0:27:58 Serious Play 11/6/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/393 Luca Turin The science of scent What's the science behind a sublime perfume? With charm and precision, biophysicist Luca Turin explains the molecular makeup -- and the art -- of a scent. TED2005 0:15:53 11/7/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/394 Lee Smolin How science is like democracy Physicist Lee Smolin talks about how the scientific community works: as he puts it, "we fight and argue as hard as we can," but everyone accepts that the next generation of scientists will decide who's right.TED2003 And, he says, that's how democracy0:12:25 works, too. 11/10/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/395 Samantha Power Shaking hands with the devil Samantha Power tells a story of a complicated hero, Sergio Vieira de Mello. This UN diplomat walked a thin moral line, negotiating with the world's worst dictators to help their people survive crisis. It's a compellingTED2008 story told with a fiery passion.0:23:09 11/11/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/399 Charles Elachi The story of the Mars Rovers At Serious Play 2008, Charles Elachi shares stories from NASA's legendary Jet Propulsion Lab -- including tales and video from the Mars Rover project. Art Center Design Conference 2008:0:28:17 Serious Play 11/12/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/400 Ursus Wehrli Tidying up art Ursus Wehrli shares his vision for a cleaner, more organized, tidier form of art -- by deconstructing the paintings of modern masters into their component pieces, sorted by color and size. TED2006 0:15:57 11/13/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/402 Stewart Brand Building a home for the Clock of the Long Now Stewart Brand works on the Clock of the Long Now, a timepiece that counts down the next 10,000 years. It's a beautiful project that asks us to think about the far, far future. Here, he discusses a tricky side problemTED2004 with the Clock: Where can we0:23:23 put it? 11/17/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/396 Isaac Mizrahi Fashion, passion, and about a million other things Fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi spins through a dizzying array of inspirations -- from '50s pinups to a fleeting glimpse of a hole in a shirt that makes him shout "Stop the cab!" Inside this rambling talk are realTED2008 clues to living a happy, creative life.0:14:16 11/18/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/403 Franco Sacchi Welcome to Nollywood Zambia-born filmmaker Franco Sacchi tours us through Nollywood, Nigeria's booming film industry (the world's 3rd largest). Guerrilla filmmaking and brilliance under pressure from crews that can shoot a full-lengthTEDGlobal feature 2007 in a week. 0:17:34 11/19/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/404 George Smoot The design of the universe At Serious Play 2008, astrophysicist George Smoot shows stunning new images from deep-space surveys, and prods us to ponder how the cosmos -- with its giant webs of dark matter and mysterious gapingArt voids Center -- gotDesign built Conference this way. 2008:0:19:00 Serious Play 11/20/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/406 Dan Barber A surprising parable of foie gras At the Taste3 conference, chef Dan Barber tells the story of a small farm in Spain that has found a humane way to produce foie gras. Raising his geese in a natural environment, farmer Eduardo Sousa embodiesTaste3 the 2008 kind of food production Barber0:20:24 believes in. 11/24/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/405 Bill Joy What I'm worried about, what I'm excited about Technologist and futurist Bill Joy talks about several big worries for humanity -- and several big hopes in the fields of health, education and future tech. TED2006 0:19:02 11/24/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/407 Andy Hobsbawm Do the green thing Andy Hobsbawm shares a fresh ad campaign about going green -- and some of the fringe benefits. TED2008 0:03:22 11/26/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/408 Gregory Petsko The coming neurological epidemic Biochemist Gregory Petsko makes a convincing argument that, in the next 50 years, we'll see an epidemic of neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer's, as the world population ages. His solution: more researchTED2008 into the brain and its functions.0:03:47 11/30/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/409 Richard Preston Climbing the world's biggest trees Science writer Richard Preston talks about some of the most enormous living beings on the planet, the giant trees of the US Pacific Northwest. Growing from a tiny seed, they support vast ecosystems -- andTED2008 are still, largely, a mystery. 0:19:31 12/2/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/410 Philip Rosedale Second Life, where anything is possible Why build a virtual world? Philip Rosedale talks about the virtual society he founded, Second Life, and its underpinnings in human creativity. It's a place so different that anything could happen. Art Center Design Conference 2008:0:28:31 Serious Play 12/3/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/411 Larry Burns Reinventing the car General Motors veep Larry Burns previews cool next-gen car design: sleek, customizable (and computer-enhanced) vehicles that run clean on hydrogen -- and pump energy back into the electrical grid whenTED2005 they're idle. 0:09:12 12/4/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/412 Nick Sears Presenting the Orb Inventor Nick Sears demos the first generation of the Orb, a rotating persistence-of-vision display that creates glowing 3D images. A short, cool tale of invention. TED2007 0:03:58 12/5/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/413 David Holt The stories and song of Appalachia Folk musician and storyteller David Holt plays the banjo and shares photographs and old wisdom from the Appalachian Mountains. He also demonstrates some unusual instruments like the mouth bow -- andTED2004 a surprising electric drum kit he calls0:25:17 "thunderwear." 12/7/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/414 Eva Zeisel The playful search for beauty The ceramics designer Eva Zeisel looks back on a 75-year career. What keeps her work as fresh today (her latest line debuted in 2008) as in 1926? Her sense of play and beauty, and her drive for adventure.TED2001 Listen for stories from a rich, colorful0:18:09 life. 12/9/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/416 Dennis vanEngelsdorp Where have the bees gone? Bees are dying in droves. Why? Leading apiarist Dennis vanEngelsdorp looks at the gentle, misunderstood creature's important place in nature and the mystery behind its alarming disappearance. Taste3 2008 0:16:28 12/10/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/418 Jay Walker A library of human imagination Jay Walker, curator of the Library of Human Imagination, conducts a surprising show-and-tell session highlighting a few of the intriguing artifacts that backdropped the 2008 TED stage. TED2008 0:07:09 12/14/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/420 Dan Gilbert Exploring the frontiers of happiness Dan Gilbert presents research and data from his exploration of happiness -- sharing some surprising tests and experiments that you can also try on yourself. Watch through to the end for a sparkling Q&A withTEDGlobal some familiar 2005 TED faces. 0:33:38 12/16/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/419 Benjamin Wallace Does happiness have a price tag? Can happiness be bought? To find out, author Benjamin Wallace sampled the world's most expensive products, including a bottle of 1947 Chateau Cheval Blanc, 8 ounces of Kobe beef and the fabled (notorious)Taste3 Kopi 2008 Luwak coffee. His critique0:14:40 may surprise you. 12/17/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/421 Penelope Boston Life on Mars? Let's look in the caves So the Mars Rovers didn't scoop up any alien lifeforms. Scientist Penelope Boston thinks there's a good chance -- a 25 to 50 percent chance, in fact -- that life might exist on Mars, deep inside the planet's caves.TED2006 She details how we should look0:18:29 and why. 12/17/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/423 Nicholas Negroponte Bringing One Laptop per Child to Colombia: TED in the Field TED follows Nicholas Negroponte to Colombia as he delivers laptops inside territory once controlled by guerrillas. His partner? Colombia's Defense Department, who see One Laptop per Child as an investmentTED inin thethe region.Field (And you too can 0:06:48get involved.) 12/22/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/422 Steven Strogatz How things in nature tend to sync up Mathematician Steven Strogatz shows how flocks of creatures (like birds, fireflies and fish) manage to synchronize and act as a unit -- when no one's giving orders. The powerful tendency extends into the realmTED2004 of objects, too. 0:21:58 12/22/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/424 Jennifer 8. Lee Who was General Tso? and other mysteries of American Chinese food Reporter Jennifer 8. Lee talks about her hunt for the origins of familiar Chinese-American dishes -- exploring the hidden spots where these two cultures have (so tastily) combined to form a new cuisine. Taste3 2008 0:16:38 12/24/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/426 Kary Mullis Celebrating the scientific experiment Biochemist Kary Mullis talks about the basis of modern science: the experiment. Sharing tales from the 17th century and from his own backyard-rocketry days, Mullis celebrates the curiosity, inspiration and TED2002rigor of good science in all its forms.0:29:32 1/5/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/427 John Maeda My journey in design, from tofu to RISD Designer John Maeda talks about his path from a Seattle tofu factory to the Rhode Island School of Design, where he became president in 2008. Maeda, a tireless experimenter and a witty observer, exploresArt the Center crucial Design moment Conference when design 2008: met0:17:06 Serious computers. Play 1/6/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/428 Paul Sereno What can fossils teach us? Strange landscapes, scorching heat and (sometimes) mad crocodiles await scientists seeking clues to evolution's genius. Paleontologist Paul Sereno talks about his surprising encounters with prehistory -- andTED2005 a new way to help students join the0:21:46 adventure. 1/7/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/429 Paul Moller Take a ride in the Skycar Paul Moller talks about the future of personal air travel -- the marriage of autos and flight that will give us true freedom to travel off-road. He shows two things he's working on: the Moller Skycar (a jet + car) andTED2004 a passenger-friendly hovering disc.0:15:39 1/8/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/430 Greg Lynn How calculus is changing architecture Greg Lynn talks about the mathematical roots of architecture -- and how calculus and digital tools allow modern designers to move beyond the traditional building forms. A glorious church in Queens (and a titaniumTED2005 tea set) illustrate his theory.0:18:54 1/9/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/431 Rob Forbes Ways of seeing Rob Forbes, the founder of Design Within Reach, shows a gallery of snapshots that inform his way of seeing the world. Charming juxtapositions, found art, urban patterns -- this slideshow will open your eyesTED2006 to the world around you. 0:15:37 1/12/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/432 Scott McCloud Understanding comics In this unmissable look at the magic of comics, Scott McCloud bends the presentation format into a cartoon-like experience, where colorful diversions whiz through childhood fascinations and imagined futuresTED2005 that our eyes can hear and touch.0:17:08 1/13/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/433 Peter Reinhart The art of baking bread Batch to batch, crust to crust ... In tribute to the beloved staple food, baking master Peter Reinhart reflects on the cordial couplings (wheat and yeast, starch and heat) that give us our daily bread. Try not to eatTaste3 a slice. 2008 0:15:34 1/14/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/434 Joseph Pine What do consumers really want? Customers want to feel what they buy is authentic, but "Mass Customization" author Joseph Pine says selling authenticity is tough because, well, there's no such thing. He talks about a few experiences thatTED2004 may be artificial but make millions anyway.0:14:19 1/15/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/435 Paula Scher Great design is serious (not solemn) Paula Scher looks back at a life in design (she's done album covers, books, the Citibank logo ...) and pinpoints the moment when she started really having fun. Look for gorgeous designs and images from herArt legendary Center Design career. Conference 2008:0:21:56 Serious Play 1/16/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/436 David Carson Design, discovery and humor Great design is a never-ending journey of discovery -- for which it helps to pack a healthy sense of humor. Sociologist and surfer-turned-designer David Carson walks through a gorgeous (and often quite funny)TED2003 slide deck of his work and found0:22:39 images. 1/19/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/439 Jamais Cascio Tools for building a better world We all want to make the world better -- but how? Jamais Cascio looks at some specific tools and techniques that can make a difference. It's a fascinating talk that might just inspire you to act. TED2006 0:16:15 1/21/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/437 Barry Schuler An introduction to genomics What is genomics? How will it affect our lives? In this intriguing primer on the genomics revolution, entrepreneur Barry Schuler says we can at least expect healthier, tastier food. He suggests we start with theTaste3 pinot 2008noir grape, to build better wines.0:21:26 1/22/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/441 Sherwin Nuland A meditation on hope Surgeon and writer Sherwin Nuland meditates on the idea of hope -- the desire to become our better selves and make a better world. It's a thoughtful 12 minutes that will help you focus on the road ahead. TED2003 0:12:36 1/23/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/442 Woody Norris Inventing the next amazing thing Woody Norris shows off two of his inventions that treat sound in new ways, and talks about his untraditional approach to inventing and education. As he puts it: "Almost nothing has been invented yet." So -- TED2004what's next? 0:13:49 1/26/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/440 Peter Ward Earth's mass extinctions Asteroid strikes get all the coverage, but "Medea Hypothesis" author Peter Ward argues that most of Earth's mass extinctions were caused by lowly bacteria. The culprit, a poison called hydrogen sulfide, mayTED2008 have an interesting application in 0:19:41medicine. 1/27/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/443 Aimee Mullins Running on high-tech legs In this TED archive video from 1998, paralympic sprinter Aimee Mullins talks about her record-setting career as a runner, and about the amazing carbon-fiber prosthetic legs (then a prototype) that helped herTED1998 cross the finish line. 0:20:43 1/28/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/445 Joe DeRisi Hunting the next killer virus Biochemist Joe DeRisi talks about amazing new ways to diagnose viruses (and treat the illnesses they cause) using DNA. His work may help us understand malaria, SARS, avian flu -- and the 60 percent ofTED2006 everyday viral infections that go undiagnosed.0:16:05 1/29/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/447 Natalie MacMaster Playing the Cape Breton fiddle Natalie MacMaster and her musical partner Donnell Leahy play several tunes from the Cape Breton tradition -- a sprightly, soulful style of folk fiddling. It's an inspired collaboration that will have you clappingTED2003 (and maybe dancing) along. 0:18:47 1/30/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/450 Bill Gross Great ideas for finding new energy Bill Gross, the founder of Idealab, talks about his life as an inventor, starting with his high-school company selling solar energy plans and kits. Learn here about a groundbreaking system for solar cells -- andTED2003 some questions we haven't yet solved.0:19:55 2/2/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/451 Bill Gates How I'm trying to change the world now Bill Gates hopes to solve some of the world's biggest problems using a new kind of philanthropy. In a passionate and, yes, funny 18 minutes, he asks us to consider two big questions and how we might answerTED2009 them. (And see the Q&A on the 0:20:16TED Blog.) 2/5/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/453 Elizabeth Gilbert A different way to think about creative genius Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses -- and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person "being" a genius, all of us "have" a genius. It's a funny, personalTED2009 and surprisingly moving talk. 0:19:28 2/9/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/455 Milton Glaser How great design makes ideas new From the TED archives: The legendary graphic designer Milton Glaser dives deep into a new painting inspired by Piero della Francesca. From here, he muses on what makes a convincing poster, by breakingTED1998 down an idea and making it new. 0:15:14 2/11/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/457 David Merrill Siftables, the toy blocks that think MIT grad student David Merrill demos Siftables -- cookie-sized, computerized tiles you can stack and shuffle in your hands. These future-toys can do math, play music, and talk to their friends, too. Is this theTED2009 next thing in hands-on learning? 0:07:09 2/12/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/462 Barry Schwartz The real crisis? We stopped being wise Barry Schwartz makes a passionate call for "practical wisdom" as an antidote to a society gone mad with bureaucracy. He argues powerfully that rules often fail us, incentives often backfire, and practical, everydayTED2009 wisdom will help rebuild our 0:20:45world. 2/16/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/463 Juan Enriquez Beyond the crisis, mindboggling science and the arrival of Homo evolutisEven as mega-banks topple, Juan Enriquez says the big reboot is yet to come. But don't look for it on your ballot -- or in the stock exchange. It'll come from science labs, and it promises keener bodies and minds.TED2009 Our kids are going to be ... different.0:18:50 2/17/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/464 Jose Antonio Abreu Help me bring music to kids worldwide (TED Prize winner!) Jose Antonio Abreu is the charismatic founder of a youth orchestra system that has transformed thousands of kids' lives in Venezuela. Here he shares his amazing story and unveils a TED Prize wish that couldTED2009 have a big impact in the US and0:16:58 beyond. 2/18/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/466 Gustavo Dudamel and the TeresaA Carre√±o musical sensation Youth Orchestra from Venezuela The Teresa Carreño Youth Orchestra contains the best high school musicians from Venezuela's life-changing music program, El Sistema. Led here by Gustavo Dudamel, they play Shostakovich's SymphonyTED2009 No. 10, 2nd movement, and Arturo0:17:06 Márquez' Danzón No. 2.2/18/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/467 Sylvia Earle Here's how to protect the blue heart of the planet (TED Prize winner!) Legendary ocean researcher Sylvia Earle shares astonishing images of the ocean -- and shocking stats about its rapid decline -- as she makes her TED Prize wish: that we will join her in protecting the vital TED2009blue heart of the planet. 0:18:16 2/19/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/468 Jill Tarter Why the search for alien intelligence matters (TED Prize winner!) The SETI Institute's Jill Tarter makes her TED Prize wish: to accelerate our search for cosmic company. Using a growing array of radio telescopes, she and her team listen for patterns that may be a sign of TED2009intelligence elsewhere in the universe.0:21:23 2/20/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/469 Ed Ulbrich How Benjamin Button got his face Ed Ulbrich, the digital-effects guru from Digital Domain, explains the Oscar-winning technology that allowed his team to digitally create the older versions of Brad Pitt's face for "The Curious Case of BenjaminTED2009 Button." 0:18:07 2/23/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/470 Charles Moore Sailing the Great Pacific Garbage Patch Capt. Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation first discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch -- an endless floating waste of plastic trash. Now he's drawing attention to the growing, chokingTED2009 problem of plastic debris in our0:07:20 seas. 2/24/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/471 Richard Pyle Exploring the reef's Twilight Zone In this illuminating talk, Richard Pyle shows us thriving life on the cliffs of coral reefs and groundbreaking diving technologies he has pioneered to explore it. He and his team risk everything to reveal the secretsTED2004 of undiscovered species. 0:16:48 2/25/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/472 Miru Kim Making art of New York's urban ruins At the 2008 EG Conference, artist Miru Kim talks about her work. Kim explores industrial ruins underneath New York and then photographs herself in them, nude -- to bring these massive, dangerous, hiddenEG08 spaces into sharp focus. 0:14:30 2/26/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/473 Evan Williams How Twitter's spectacular growth is being driven by unexpected uses In the year leading up to this talk, the web tool Twitter exploded in size (up 10x during 2008 alone). Co-founder Evan Williams reveals that many of the ideas driving that growth came from unexpected uses TED2009invented by the users themselves. 0:08:00 2/27/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/474 Brenda Laurel Why didn't girls play videogames? A TED archive gem. At TED in 1998, Brenda Laurel asks: Why are all the top-selling videogames aimed at little boys? She spent two years researching the world of girls (and shares amazing interviews andTED1998 photos) to create a game that girls would0:13:08 love. 3/2/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/475 Willie Smits A 20-year tale of hope: How we re-grew a rainforest By piecing together a complex ecological puzzle, biologist Willie Smits has found a way to re-grow clearcut rainforest in Borneo, saving local orangutans -- and creating a thrilling blueprint for restoring fragileTED2009 ecosystems. 0:20:42 3/3/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/476 Nalini Nadkarni Unveiling the beautiful, fragile world of rainforest treetop ecosystems A unique ecosystem of plants, birds and monkeys thrives in the treetops of the rainforest. Nalini Nadkarni explores these canopy worlds -- and shares her findings with the world below, through dance, art andTED2009 bold partnerships. 0:16:30 3/4/2009 URL Speaker Name Short Summary Event Duration Publish date http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/477 Mike Rowe Celebrating work -- all kinds of work Mike Rowe, the host of "Dirty Jobs," tells some compelling (and horrifying) real-life job stories. Listen for his insights and observations about the nature of hard work, and how it's been unjustifiably degraded EG08in society today. 0:20:02 3/5/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/478 Eric Lewis Striking chords to rock the jazz world Eric Lewis, an astonishingly talented crossover jazz pianist -- seen by many for the first time at TED2009 -- sets fire to the keys with his shattering rendition of Evanescence's chart-topper, "Going Under." TED2009 0:10:36 3/6/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/480 Don Norman The three ways that good design makes you happy In this talk from 2003, design critic Don Norman turns his incisive eye toward beauty, fun, pleasure and emotion, as he looks at design that makes people happy. He names the three emotional cues that a well-designedTED2003 product must hit to succeed.0:12:41 3/9/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/481 Pattie Maes, Pranav Mistry Unveiling the "Sixth Sense," game-changing wearable tech This demo -- from Pattie Maes' lab at MIT, spearheaded by Pranav Mistry -- was the buzz of TED. It's a wearable device with a projector that paves the way for profound interaction with our environment. ImagineTED2009 "Minority Report" and then some.0:08:42 3/10/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/482 Aimee Mullins How my legs give me super-powers Athlete, actor and activist Aimee Mullins talks about her prosthetic legs -- she's got a dozen amazing pairs -- and the superpowers they grant her: speed, beauty, an extra 6 inches of height ... Quite simply, sheTED2009 redefines what the body can be.0:09:58 3/11/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/483 Stuart Brown Why play is vital -- no matter your age A pioneer in research on play, Dr. Stuart Brown says humor, games, roughhousing, flirtation and fantasy are more than just fun. Plenty of play in childhood makes for happy, smart adults -- and keeping it upArt can Center make Designus smarter Conference at any age. 2008:0:26:42 Serious Play 3/12/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/484 Tim Berners-Lee The next Web of open, linked data 20 years ago, Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web. For his next project, he's building a web for open, linked data that could do for numbers what the Web did for words, pictures, video: unlock ourTED2009 data and reframe the way we use it0:16:23 together. 3/13/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/485 Dan Dennett Cute, sexy, sweet and funny -- an evolutionary riddle Why are babies cute? Why is cake sweet? Philosopher Dan Dennett has answers you wouldn't expect, as he shares evolution's counterintuitive reasoning on cute, sweet and sexy things (plus a new theory TED2009from Matthew Hurley on why jokes are0:07:45 funny). 3/16/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/487 Dan Ariely Why we think it's OK to cheat and steal (sometimes) Behavioral economist Dan Ariely studies the bugs in our moral code: the hidden reasons we think it's OK to cheat or steal (sometimes). Clever studies help make his point that we're predictably irrational -- andTED2009 can be influenced in ways we can't0:16:23 grasp. 3/17/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/488 Adam Savage My quest for the dodo bird, and other obsessions At EG'08, Adam Savage talks about his fascination with the dodo bird, and how it led him on a strange and surprising double quest. It's an entertaining adventure through the mind of a creative obsessive. EG08 0:15:38 3/18/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/489 Bruce McCall Nostalgia for a future that never happened Bruce McCall paints a future that never happened -- full of flying cars, polo-playing tanks and the RMS Tyrannic, "The Biggest Thing in All the World." At Serious Play '08, he narrates a brisk and funny slideshowArt Center of his Design faux-nostalgic Conference art. 2008:0:13:01 Serious Play 3/19/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/490 Kamal Meattle How to grow your own fresh air Researcher Kamal Meattle shows how an arrangement of three common houseplants, used in specific spots in a home or office building, can result in measurably cleaner indoor air. TED2009 0:04:04 3/20/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/492 Saul Griffith Inventing a super-kite to tap the energy of high-altitude wind In this brief talk, Saul Griffith unveils the invention his new company Makani Power has been working on: giant kite turbines that create surprising amounts of clean, renewable energy. TED2009 0:05:25 3/23/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/494 Jacqueline Novogratz From a Nairobi slum, a tale of hope Jacqueline Novogratz tells a moving story of an encounter in a Nairobi slum with Jane, a former prostitute, whose dreams of escaping poverty, of becoming a doctor and of getting married were fulfilled in anTED2009 unexpected way. 0:07:30 3/24/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/495 David Pogue Cool new things you can do with your mobile phone In this engaging talk from the EG'08 conference, New York Times tech columnist David Pogue rounds up some handy cell phone tools and services that can boost your productivity and lower your bills (and EG08your blood pressure). 0:27:03 3/25/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/498 John Wooden Coaching for people, not points With profound simplicity, Coach John Wooden redefines success and urges us all to pursue the best in ourselves. In this inspiring talk he shares the advice he gave his players at UCLA, quotes poetry and remembersTED2001 his father's wisdom. 0:17:36 3/26/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/499 Nathan Wolfe Hunting the next killer virus Virus hunter Nathan Wolfe is outwitting the next pandemic by staying two steps ahead: discovering deadly new viruses where they first emerge -- passing from animals to humans among poor subsistence huntersTED2009 in Africa -- before they claim 0:12:20millions of lives. 3/26/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/500 C.K. Williams Poetry for all seasons of life Poet C.K. Williams reads his work at TED2001. As he colors scenes of childhood resentments, college loves, odd neighbors and the literal death of youth, he reminds us of the unique challenges of living. TED2001 0:23:17 3/30/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/501 Jacek Utko Can design save the newspaper? Jacek Utko is an extraordinary Polish newspaper designer whose redesigns for papers in Eastern Europe not only win awards, but increase circulation by up to 100%. Can good design save the newspaper?TED2009 It just might. 0:06:05 3/31/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/502 Ueli Gegenschatz Fulfilling the dream of flight in a high-tech wingsuit Wingsuit jumping is the leading edge of extreme sports -- an exhilarating feat of almost unbelievable daring, where skydivers soar through canyons at over 100MPH. Ueli Gegenschatz talks about how (and TED2009why) he does it, and shows jawdropping0:12:13 film. 4/1/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/503 Christopher C. Deam Restyling the classic Airstream trailer In this low-key, image-packed talk from 2002, designer Christopher C. Deam talks about his makeover of an American classic: the Airstream travel trailer. TED2002 0:06:21 4/2/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/504 P.W. Singer Military robots and the future of war In this powerful talk, P.W. Singer shows how the widespread use of robots in war is changing the realities of combat. He shows us scenarios straight out of science fiction -- that now may not be so fictitious.TED2009 0:16:05 4/3/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/506 Nathaniel Kahn My father, my architect Nathaniel Kahn shares clips from his documentary "My Architect," about his quest to understand his father, the legendary architect Louis Kahn. It's a film with meaning to anyone who seeks to understand theTED2002 relationship between art and love.0:10:27 4/6/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/507 Bruce Bueno de Mesquita Three predictions on the future of Iran, and the math to back it up Bruce Bueno de Mesquita uses mathematical analysis to predict (very often correctly) such messy human events as war, political power shifts, Intifada ... After a crisp explanation of how he does it, he offersTED2009 three predictions on the future of Iran.0:19:05 4/7/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/509 Bonnie Bassler Discovering bacteria's amazing communication system Bonnie Bassler discovered that bacteria "talk" to each other, using a chemical language that lets them coordinate defense and mount attacks. The find has stunning implications for medicine, industry -- and TED2009our understanding of ourselves. 0:18:14 4/8/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/510 Emily Levine A trickster's theory of everything Philosopher-comedian Emily Levine talks (hilariously) about science, math, society and the way everything connects. She's a brilliant trickster, poking holes in our fixed ideas and bringing hidden truths to light.TED2002 Settle in and let her ping your brain.0:22:52 4/9/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/511 Renny Gleeson Busted! The sneaky moves of anti-social smartphone users In this funny (and actually poignant) 3-minute talk, social strategist Renny Gleeson breaks down our always-on social world -- where the experience we're having right now is less interesting than what we'll tweetTED2009 about it later. 0:03:46 4/10/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/512 Shai Agassi A bold plan for mass adoption of electric cars Forget about the hybrid auto -- Shai Agassi says it's electric cars or bust if we want to impact emissions. His company, Better Place, has a radical plan to take entire countries oil-free by 2020. TED2009 0:18:06 4/13/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/515 Gregory Stock How biotech will drive our evolution In this prophetic 2003 talk -- just days before Dolly the sheep was stuffed -- biotech ethicist Gregory Stock looked forward to new, more meaningful (and controversial) technologies, like customizable babies,TED2003 whose adoption might drive human0:17:51 evolution. 4/14/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/516 JoAnn Kuchera-Morin Tour the AlloSphere, a stunning new way to see scientific data JoAnn Kuchera-Morin demos the AlloSphere, an entirely new way to see and interpret scientific data, in full color and surround sound inside a massive metal sphere. Dive into the brain, feel electron spin, hearTED2009 the music of the elements ... 0:06:27 4/15/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/517 Tim Ferriss How to feel like the Incredible Hulk Productivity guru Tim Ferriss' fun, encouraging anecdotes show how one simple question -- "What's the worst that could happen?" -- is all you need to learn to do anything. EG 2008 0:16:25 4/15/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/518 Matthew Childs Matthew Childs' 9 life lessons from rock climbing In this talk from TED University 2009, veteran rock climber Matthew Childs shares nine pointers for rock climbing. These handy tips bear on an effective life at sea level, too. TED2009 0:04:48 4/17/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/519 Margaret Wertheim Margaret Wertheim on the beautiful math of coral Margaret Wertheim leads a project to re-create the creatures of the coral reefs using a crochet technique invented by a mathematician -- celebrating the amazements of the reef, and deep-diving into the hyperbolicTED2009 geometry underlying coral creation.0:15:33 4/20/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/520 Niels Diffrient Niels Diffrient rethinks the way we sit down Design legend Niels Diffrient talks about his life in industrial design (and the reason he became a designer instead of a jet pilot). He details his quest to completely rethink the office chair starting from one fundamentalTED2002 data set: the human body.0:17:20 4/21/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/523 Erik Hersman Erik Hersman on reporting crisis via texting At TEDU 2009, Erik Hersman presents the remarkable story of Ushahidi, a GoogleMap mashup that allowed Kenyans to report and track violence via cell phone texts following the 2008 elections, and has evolvedTED2009 to continue saving lives in other0:03:56 countries. 4/22/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/524 Ben Katchor Ben Katchor's comics of bygone New York In this captivating talk from the TED archive, cartoonist Ben Katchor reads from his comic strips. These perceptive, surreal stories find the profound hopes and foibles of history (and modern New York) preservedTED2002 in objects like light switches and0:11:11 signs. 4/22/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/521 Nate Silver Nate Silver: Does race affect votes? Nate Silver has answers to controversial questions about race in politics: Did Obama's race hurt his votes in some places? Stats and myths collide in this fascinating talk that ends with a remarkable insight onTED2009 how town planning can promote tolerance.0:09:16 4/22/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/525 Alex Tabarrok Alex Tabarrok on how ideas trump crises The "dismal science" truly shines in this optimistic talk, as economist Alex Tabarrok argues free trade and globalization are shaping our once-divided world into a community of idea-sharing more healthy, happyTED2009 and prosperous than anyone's predictions.0:14:33 4/27/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/526 Michael Merzenich Michael Merzenich on re-wiring the brain Neuroscientist Michael Merzenich looks at one of the secrets of the brain's incredible power: its ability to actively re-wire itself. He's researching ways to harness the brain's plasticity to enhance our skills andTED2004 recover lost function. 0:23:07 4/28/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/527 Sarah Jones Sarah Jones as a one-woman global village In this hilariously lively performance, actress Sarah Jones channels an opinionated elderly Jewish woman, a fast-talking Dominican college student and more, giving TED2009 just a sample of her spectacularTED2009 character range. 0:21:00 4/29/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/529 Laurie Garrett Laurie Garrett on lessons from the 1918 flu In 2007, as the world worried about a possible avian flu epidemic, Laurie Garrett, author of "The Coming Plague," gave this powerful talk to a small TED University audience. Her insights from past pandemicsTED2007 are suddenly more relevant than ever.0:21:05 4/30/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/531 Brian Cox Brian Cox: What went wrong at the LHC In this short talk from TED U 2009, Brian Cox shares what's new with the CERN supercollider. He covers the repairs now underway and what the future holds for the largest science experiment ever attempted.TED2009 0:03:29 5/1/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/532 Sean Gourley Sean Gourley on the mathematics of war By pulling raw data from the news and plotting it onto a graph, Sean Gourley and his team have come up with a stunning conclusion about the nature of modern war -- and perhaps a model for resolving conflicts.TED2009 0:07:19 5/4/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/533 Mae Jemison Mae Jemison on teaching arts and sciences together Mae Jemison is an astronaut, a doctor, an art collector, a dancer ... Telling stories from her own education and from her time in space, she calls on educators to teach both the arts and sciences, both intuitionTED2002 and logic, as one -- to create bold0:14:48 thinker 5/5/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/534 Tom Shannon Tom Shannon's anti-gravity sculpture Tom Shannon shows off his gravity-defying, otherworldly sculpture -- made of simple, earthly materials -- that floats and spins like planets on magnets and suspension wire. It's science-inspired art at its mostTED2003 heavenly. 0:11:55 5/5/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/535 Al Gore Al Gore warns on latest climate trends At TED2009, Al Gore presents updated slides from around the globe to make the case that worrying climate trends are even worse than scientists predicted, and to make clear his stance on "clean coal." TED2009 0:07:44 5/7/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/537 Louise Fresco Louise Fresco on feeding the whole world Louise Fresco argues that a smart approach to large-scale, industrial farming and food production will feed our planet's incoming population of nine billion. Only foods like (the scorned) supermarket white bread,TED2009 she says, will nourish on a global0:18:00 scale. 5/7/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/538 Seth Godin Seth Godin on the tribes we lead Seth Godin argues the Internet has ended mass marketing and revived a human social unit from the distant past: tribes. Founded on shared ideas and values, tribes give ordinary people the power to lead andTED2009 make big change. He urges us to0:17:23 do so. 5/10/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/541 Eric Lewis Eric Lewis plays chaos and harmony Eric Lewis explores the piano's expressive power as he pounds and caresses the keys (and the strings) in a performance during the 2009 TED Prize session. He plays an original song, a tribute to ocean andTED2009 sky and the vision of the TED Prize0:04:54 winners. 5/12/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/540 Hans Rosling Hans Rosling on HIV: New facts and stunning data visuals Hans Rosling unveils new data visuals that untangle the complex risk factors of one of the world's deadliest (and most misunderstood) diseases: HIV. He argues that preventing transmissions -- not drug treatmentsTED2009 -- is the key to ending the epidemic.0:09:56 5/13/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/545 Nandan Nilekani Nandan Nilekani's ideas for India's future Nandan Nilekani, visionary CEO of outsourcing pioneer Infosys, explains four brands of ideas that will determine whether India can continue its recent breakneck progress. TED2009 0:15:12 5/14/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/544 Naturally 7 Naturally 7 beatboxes a whole band One-of-a-kind R&B group Naturally 7 beatboxes an orchestra's worth of instruments to groove through their smooth single, "Fly Baby." TED2009 0:03:56 5/15/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/547 Ray Anderson Ray Anderson on the business logic of sustainability At his carpet company, Ray Anderson has increased sales and doubled profits while turning the traditional "take / make / waste" industrial system on its head. In a gentle, understated way, he shares a powerfulTED2009 vision for sustainable commerce.0:15:54 5/18/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/548 Dan Ariely Dan Ariely asks, Are we in control of our own decisions? Behavioral economist Dan Ariely, the author of Predictably Irrational, uses classic visual illusions and his own counterintuitive (and sometimes shocking) research findings to show how we're not as rational asEG we 2008 think when we make decisions.0:17:26 5/19/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/549 Mary Roach Mary Roach: 10 things you didn't know about orgasm "Bonk" author Mary Roach delves into obscure scientific research, some of it centuries old, to make 10 surprising claims about sexual climax, ranging from the bizarre to the hilarious. (This talk is aimed at adults.TED2009 Viewer discretion advised.) 0:16:43 5/20/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/551 Carolyn Porco Carolyn Porco: Could a Saturn moon harbor life? Carolyn Porco shares exciting new findings from the Cassini spacecraft's recent sweep of one of Saturn's moons, Enceladus. Samples gathered from the moon's icy geysers hint that an ocean under its surfaceTED2009 could harbor life. 0:03:29 5/21/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/552 Yves Behar Yves Behar's supercharged motorcycle design Yves Behar and Forrest North unveil Mission One, a sleek, powerful electric motorcycle. They share slides from distant (yet similar) childhoods that show how collaboration kick-started their friendship -- andTED2009 shared dreams. 0:02:23 5/22/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/553 Joachim de Posada Joachim de Posada says, Don't eat the marshmallow yet In this short talk from TED U, Joachim de Posada shares a landmark experiment on delayed gratification -- and how it can predict future success. With priceless video of kids trying their hardest not to eat theTED2009 marshmallow. 0:05:58 5/25/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/554 Jay Walker Jay Walker on the world's English mania Jay Walker explains why two billion people around the world are trying to learn English. He shares photos and spine-tingling audio of Chinese students rehearsing English -- "the world's second language" --TED2009 by the thousands. 0:04:34 5/27/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/555 Michelle Obama Michelle Obama's plea for education Speaking at a London girls' school, Michelle Obama makes a passionate, personal case for each student to take education seriously. It is this new, brilliant generation, she says, that will close the gap betweenBest the of worldthe Web as it is and the world as0:12:29 it should be. 5/27/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/556 Jonathan Drori Jonathan Drori: Why we're storing billions of seeds In this brief talk from TED U 2009, Jonathan Drori encourages us to save biodiversity -- one seed at a time. Reminding us that plants support human life, he shares the vision of the Millennium Seed Bank, whichTED2009 has stored over 3 billion seeds 0:06:34to date from dwindling yet5/28/2009 essential plant species. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/557 Kaki King Kaki King rocks out to "Pink Noise" Kaki King, the first female on Rolling Stone's "guitar god" list, rocks out to a full live set at TED2008, including her breakout single, "Playing with Pink Noise." Jaw-dropping virtuosity meets a guitar techniqueTED2008 that truly stands out. 0:14:49 5/29/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/558 Liz Coleman Liz Coleman's call to reinvent liberal arts education Bennington president Liz Coleman delivers a call-to-arms for radical reform in higher education. Bucking the trend to push students toward increasingly narrow areas of study, she proposes a truly cross-disciplinaryTED2009 education -- one that dynamically0:18:38 combines all areas 6/1/2009of study to address the great problems of our day. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/560 Ray Kurzweil Ray Kurzweil: A university for the coming singularity Ray Kurzweil's latest graphs show that technology's breakneck advances will only accelerate -- recession or not. He unveils his new project, Singularity University, to study oncoming tech and guide it to benefitTED2009 humanity. 0:08:41 6/2/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/561 Yann Arthus-Bertrand Yann Arthus-Bertrand captures fragile Earth in wide-angle In this image-filled talk, Yann Arthus-Bertrand displays his three most recent projects on humanity and our habitat -- stunning aerial photographs in his series "The Earth From Above," personal interviews fromTED2009 around the globe featured in his web0:14:54 project "6 billion Others,"6/3/2009 and his soon-to-be-released movie, "Home," which documents human impact on the environment through breathtaking video. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/562 Felix Dennis Publisher Felix Dennis' odes to vice and consequences Media big shot Felix Dennis roars his fiery, funny, sometimes racy original poetry, revisiting haunting memories and hard-won battle scars from a madcap -- yet not too repentant -- life. Best enjoyed with a glassTED2004 of wine. 0:17:24 6/5/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/563 Pete Alcorn Pete Alcorn on the world in 2200 In this short, optimistic talk from TED2009, Pete Alcorn shares a vision of the world of two centuries from now -- when declining populations and growing opportunity prove Malthus was wrong. TED2009 0:03:50 6/8/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/565 Kevin Surace Kevin Surace invents eco-friendly drywall Kevin Surace suggests we rethink basic construction materials -- such as the familiar wallboard -- to reduce the huge carbon footprint generated by the manufacturing and construction of our buildings. He introducesTED2009 EcoRock, a clean, recyclable0:03:19 and energy-efficient drywall6/9/2009 created by his team at Serious Materials. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/566 John La Grou John La Grou plugs smart power outlets John La Grou unveils an ingenious new technology that will smarten up the electrical outlets in our homes, using microprocessors and RFID tags. The invention, Safeplug, promises to prevent deadly accidentsTED2009 like house fires -- and to conserve0:04:12 energy. 6/9/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/570 Nancy Etcoff Nancy Etcoff on the surprising science of happiness Cognitive researcher Nancy Etcoff looks at happiness -- the ways we try to achieve and increase it, the way it's untethered to our real circumstances, and its surprising effect on our bodies. TED2004 0:19:45 6/10/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/571 Robert Full Robert Full: Learning from the gecko's tail Biologist Robert Full studies the amazing gecko, with its supersticky feet and tenacious climbing skill. But high-speed footage reveals that the gecko's tail harbors perhaps the most surprising talents of all. TED2009 0:11:54 6/11/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/572 Richard St. John Richard St. John: "Success is a continuous journey" In his typically candid style, Richard St. John reminds us that success is not a one-way street, but a constant journey. He uses the story of his business' rise and fall to illustrate a valuable lesson -- when we TED2009stop trying, we fail. 0:03:57 6/12/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/573 Jane Poynter Jane Poynter: Life in Biosphere 2 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 sustain life in the harshest of environments. This is the first TED talkTEDxUSC drawn from an independently organized0:15:53 TEDx event, held 6/15/2009at the University of Southern California. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/575 Clay Shirky Clay Shirky: How social media can make history While news from Iran streams to the world, Clay Shirky shows how Facebook, Twitter and TXTs help citizens in repressive regimes to report on real news, bypassing censors (however briefly). The end of top-downTED@State control of news is changing 0:15:48the nature of politics. 6/16/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/578 Diane Benscoter Diane Benscoter on how cults rewire the brain Diane Benscoter spent five years as a "Moonie." She shares an insider's perspective on the mind of a cult member, and proposes a new way to think about today's most troubling conflicts and extremist movements.TED2009 0:06:24 6/17/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/580 Catherine Mohr Catherine Mohr: Surgery's past, present and robotic future Surgeon and inventor Catherine Mohr tours the history of surgery (and its pre-painkiller, pre-antiseptic past), then demos some of the newest tools for surgery through tiny incisions, performed using nimble robotTED2009 hands. Fascinating -- but not for0:18:55 the squeamish. 6/18/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/581 Qi Zhang Qi Zhang's electrifying organ performance Organ virtuoso Qi Zhang plays her electric rendering of "Ridiculous Fellows" from Prokofiev's "The Love for Three Oranges" orchestral suite. This exhilarating performance from TEDx USC features the YamahaTEDxUSC Electone Stagea, a rare, imported0:03:05 instrument specially programmed6/19/2009 by Qi herself. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/582 Philip Zimbardo Philip Zimbardo prescribes a healthy take on time Psychologist Philip Zimbardo says happiness and success are rooted in a trait most of us disregard: the way we orient toward the past, present and future. He suggests we calibrate our outlook on time as aTED2009 first step to improving our lives. 0:06:34 6/22/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/584 Paul Collier Paul Collier's new rules for rebuilding a broken nation 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, Paul Collier explains the problems with current post-conflict aidTED@State plans, and suggests 3 ideas for a0:16:34 better approach. 6/24/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/585 Katherine Fulton Katherine Fulton: You are the future of philanthropy In this uplifting talk, Katherine Fulton sketches the new future of philanthropy -- one where collaboration and innovation allow regular people to do big things, even when money is scarce. Giving five practicalTED2007 examples of crowd-driven philanthropy,0:12:34 she calls for a new 6/25/2009generation of citizen leaders. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/586 Ray Zahab Ray Zahab treks to the South Pole Extreme runner Ray Zahab shares an enthusiastic account of his record-breaking trek on foot to the South Pole -- a 33-day sprint through the snow. TED2009 0:05:53 6/26/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/587 Arthur Benjamin Arthur Benjamin's formula for changing math education 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 offers a bold proposal on how to make math education relevantTED2009 in the digital age. 0:02:58 6/29/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/588 Gever Tulley Gever Tulley teaches life lessons through tinkering Gever Tulley usesengaging photos and footage to demonstrate the valuable lessons kids learn at his Tinkering School. When given tools, materials and guidance, these young imaginations run wild and creativeTED2009 problem-solving takes over to build0:04:05 unique boats, bridges6/30/2009 and even a rollercoaster! http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/589 Daniel Libeskind Daniel Libeskind's 17 words of architectural inspiration Daniel Libeskind builds on very big ideas. Here, he shares 17 words that underlie his vision for architecture -- raw, risky, emotional, radical -- and that offer inspiration for any bold creative pursuit. TED2009 0:18:36 7/1/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/590 Eames Demetrios The design genius of Charles + Ray Eames The legendary design team Charles and Ray Eames made films, houses and classic midcentury modern furniture. Eames Demetrios, their grandson, shows rarely seen films and archival footage in a lively, TED2007loving tribute to their creative process.0:15:08 7/6/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/591 Tom Wujec Tom Wujec on 3 ways the brain creates meaning Information designer Tom Wujec talks through three areas of the brain that help us understand words, images, feelings, connections. In this short talk from TEDU, he asks: How can we best engage our brainsTED2009 to help us better understand big ideas?0:06:26 7/7/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/592 Sophal Ear Sophal Ear: Escaping the Khmer Rouge 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's cunning and determination to save her children. TED2009 0:05:57 7/8/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/594 Kary Mullis Kary Mullis' next-gen cure for killer infections Drug-resistant bacteria kills, even in top hospitals. But now tough infections like staph and anthrax may be in for a surprise. Nobel-winning chemist Kary Mullis, who watched a friend die when powerful antibioticsTED2009 failed, unveils a radical new cure0:04:35 that shows extraordinary7/9/2009 promise. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/598 Stewart Brand Stewart Brand proclaims 4 environmental 'heresies' The man who helped usher in the environmental movement in the 1960s and '70s has been rethinking his positions on cities, nuclear power, genetic modification and geo-engineering. This talk at the US StateTED@State Department is a foretaste of his major0:16:42 new book, sure to 7/13/2009provoke widespread debate. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/599 Olafur Eliasson Olafur Eliasson: Playing with space and light 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 space, distance, color and light. This idea-packed talk begins withTED2009 an experiment in the nature of perception.0:09:36 7/14/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/601 Daniel Kraft Daniel Kraft invents a better way to harvest bone marrow Daniel Kraft demos his Marrow Miner -- a new device that quickly harvests life-saving bone marrow with minimal pain to the donor. He emphasizes that the adult stem cells found in bone marrow can be usedTED2009 to treat many terminal conditions, from0:04:14 Parkinson's to heart7/15/2009 disease. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/602 Jim Fallon Jim Fallon: Exploring the mind of a killer Psychopathic killers are the basis for some must-watch TV, but what really makes them tick? Neuroscientist Jim Fallon talks about brain scans and genetic analysis that may uncover the rotten wiring in the natureTED2009 (and nurture) of murderers. In0:06:32 a too-strange-for-fiction7/16/2009 twist, he shares a fascinating family history that makes his work chillingly personal. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/603 Nina Jablonski Nina Jablonski breaks the illusion of skin color Nina Jablonski says that differing skin colors are simply our bodies' adaptation to varied climates and levels of UV exposure. Charles Darwin disagreed with this theory, but she explains, that's because he didTED2009 not have access to NASA. 0:14:48 7/17/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/604 Gordon Brown Gordon Brown: Wiring a web for global good We're at a unique moment in history, says UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown: we can use today's interconnectedness to develop our shared global ethic -- and work together to confront the challenges of poverty,TEDGlobal security, 2009 climate change and the0:16:43 economy. 7/21/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/605 Alain de Botton Alain de Botton: A kinder, gentler philosophy of success Alain de Botton examines our ideas of success and failure -- and questions the assumptions underlying these two judgments. Is success always earned? Is failure? He makes an eloquent, witty case to moveTEDGlobal beyond snobbery 2009 to find true pleasure0:16:51 in our work. 7/28/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/606 Golan Levin Golan Levin makes art that looks back at you Golan Levin, an artist and engineer, uses modern tools -- robotics, new software, cognitive research -- to make artworks that surprise and delight. Watch as sounds become shapes, bodies create paintings,TED2009 and a curious eye looks back at the0:15:33 curious viewer. 7/30/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/607 Elaine Morgan Elaine Morgan says we evolved from aquatic apes Elaine Morgan is a tenacious proponent of the aquatic ape hypothesis: the idea that humans evolved from primate ancestors who dwelt in watery habitats. Hear her spirited defense of the idea -- and her theoryTEDGlobal on why 2009mainstream science doesn't0:17:13 take it seriously. 7/31/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/610 Willard Wigan Willard Wigan: Hold your breath for micro-sculpture Willard Wigan tells the story of how a difficult and lonely childhood drove him to discover his unique ability -- to create art so tiny that it can't be seen with the naked eye. His slideshow of figures, as seen throughTEDGlobal a microscope, 2009 can only be described0:19:43 as mind-boggling. 8/3/2009 URL Speaker Name Short Summary Event Duration Publish date http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/613 Michael Pritchard Michael Pritchard's water filter turns filthy water drinkable Too much of the world lacks access to clean drinking water. Engineer Michael Pritchard did something about it -- inventing the portable Lifesaver filter, which can make the most revolting water drinkable in seconds.TEDGlobal An 2009 amazing demo from TEDGlobal0:09:31 2009. 8/4/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/608 Paul Romer Paul Romer's radical idea: Charter cities How can a struggling country break out of poverty if it's trapped in a system of bad rules? Economist Paul Romer unveils a bold idea: "charter cities," city-scale administrative zones governed by a coalition ofTEDGlobal nations. (Could 2009 Guant√°namo Bay0:18:29 become the next Hong Kong?)8/5/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/614 Janine Benyus Janine Benyus: Biomimicry in action Janine Benyus has a message for inventors: When solving a design problem, look to nature first. There you'll find inspired designs for making things waterproof, aerodynamic, solar-powered and more. HereTEDGlobal she reveals 2009 dozens of new products0:17:42 that take their cue from 8/6/2009nature with spectacular results. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/615 Emmanuel Jal Emmanuel Jal: The music of a war child 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 an activist for kids in war zones. In words and lyrics, he tellsTEDGlobal the story 2009 of his amazing life. 0:18:03 8/7/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/618 Dan Pink Dan Pink on the surprising science of motivation Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don't: Traditional rewards aren't always as effective as we think. Listen for illuminatingTEDGlobal stories 2009 -- and maybe, a way forward.0:18:36 8/24/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/619 Eric Giler Eric Giler demos wireless electricity 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 breakthrough version, WiTricity -- a near-to-market invention that may TEDGlobalsoon recharge 2009 your cell phone, car, 0:10:09pacemaker. 8/25/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/620 Hans Rosling Hans Rosling: Let my dataset change your mindset Talking at the US State Department this summer, Hans Rosling uses his fascinating data-bubble software to burst myths about the developing world. Look for new analysis on China and the post-bailout world,TED@State mixed with classic data shows. 0:19:57 8/26/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/621 Natasha Tsakos Natasha Tsakos' multimedia theatrical adventure Natasha Tsakos presents part of her one-woman, multimedia show, "Upwake." As the character Zero, she blends dream and reality with an inventive virtual world projected around her in 3D animation and electricTED2009 sound. 0:14:39 8/28/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/622 Cary Fowler Cary Fowler: One seed at a time, protecting the future of food 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 global seed bank, buried within a frozen mountain in Norway,TEDGlobal that stores 2009a diverse group of food-crop0:17:08 for whatever tomorrow8/31/2009 may bring. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/623 Joshua Silver Josh Silver demos adjustable liquid-filled eyeglasses Josh Silver delivers his brilliantly simple solution for correcting vision at the lowest cost possible -- adjustable, liquid-filled lenses. At TEDGlobal 2009, he demos his affordable eyeglasses and reveals his globalTEDGlobal plan to distribute2009 them to a billion0:05:34 people in need by 2020.9/1/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/625 Geoff Mulgan Geoff Mulgan: Post-crash, investing in a better world As we reboot the world's economy, Geoff Mulgan poses a question: Instead of sending bailout money to doomed old industries, why not use stimulus funds to bootstrap some new, socially responsible companiesTEDGlobal -- and 2009 make the world a little bit0:18:00 better? 9/2/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/626 Evan Grant Evan Grant: Making sound visible through cymatics Evan Grant demonstrates the science and art of cymatics, a process for making soundwaves visible. Useful for analyzing complex sounds (like dolphin calls), it also makes complex and beautiful designs. TEDGlobal 2009 0:04:39 9/3/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/627 Steve Truglia Steve Truglia: A leap from the edge of space At his day job, Steve Truglia flips cars, walks through fire and falls out of buildings -- pushing technology to make stunts bigger, safer, more awesome. He talks us through his next stunt: the highest jump everTEDGlobal attempted, 2009 from the very edge of space.0:14:30 9/4/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/628 James Balog James Balog: Time-lapse proof of extreme ice loss Photographer James Balog shares new image sequences from the Extreme Ice Survey, a network of time-lapse cameras recording glaciers receding at an alarming rate, some of the most vivid evidence yetTEDGlobal of climate change.2009 0:19:22 9/8/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/629 Lewis Pugh Lewis Pugh swims the North Pole Lewis Pugh talks about his record-breaking swim across the North Pole. He braved the icy waters (in a Speedo) to highlight the melting icecap. Watch for astonishing footage -- and some blunt commentary TEDGlobalon the realities 2009 of supercold-water swims.0:18:53 9/9/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/630 Rebecca Saxe Rebecca Saxe: How we read each other's minds Sensing the motives and feelings of others is a natural talent for humans. But how do we do it? Here, Rebecca Saxe shares fascinating lab work that uncovers how the brain thinks about other peoples' thoughtsTEDGlobal -- and judges2009 their actions. 0:16:51 9/10/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/631 Vishal Vaid Vishal Vaid's hypnotic song Vishal Vaid and his band explore a traditional South Asian musical form in this mesmerizing improv performance. Sit back and let his music transport you. TED2006 0:13:34 9/11/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/633 Misha Glenny Misha Glenny investigates global crime networks Journalist Misha Glenny spent several years in a courageous investigation of organized crime networks worldwide, which have grown to an estimated 15% of the global economy. From the Russian mafia, toTEDGlobal giant drug 2009 cartels, his sources include0:19:30 not just intelligence 9/14/2009and law enforcement officials but criminal insiders. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/634 Bjarke Ingels Bjarke Ingels: 3 warp-speed architecture tales Danish architect Bjarke Ingels rockets through photo/video-mingled stories of his eco-flashy designs. His buildings not only look like nature -- they act like nature: blocking the wind, collecting solar energy -- TEDGlobaland creating 2009 stunning views. 0:18:14 9/15/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/635 John Lloyd John Lloyd inventories the invisible Nature's mysteries meet tack-sharp wit in this hilarious, 10-minute mix of quips and fun lessons, as comedian, writer and TV man John Lloyd plucks at the substance of several things not seen. TEDGlobal 2009 0:10:24 9/16/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/637 Oliver Sacks Oliver Sacks: What hallucination reveals about our minds Neurologist and author Oliver Sacks brings our attention to Charles Bonnett syndrome -- when visually impaired people experience lucid hallucinations. He describes the experiences of his patients in heartwarmingTED2009 detail and walks us through 0:18:48the biology of this under-reported9/17/2009 phenomenon. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/639 Imogen Heap Imogen Heap plays "Wait It Out" Imogen Heap plays a powerful stripped-down version of "Wait It Out," from her new record, Ellipse. TEDGlobal 2009 0:03:57 9/18/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/640 Jonathan Zittrain Jonathan Zittrain: The Web as random acts of kindness Feeling like the world is becoming less friendly? Social theorist Jonathan Zittrain begs to difffer. The Internet, he suggests, is made up of millions of disinterested acts of kindness, curiosity and trust. TEDGlobal 2009 0:19:51 9/21/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/641 Evgeny Morozov Evgeny Morozov: How the Net aids dictatorships TED Fellow and journalist Evgeny Morozov punctures what he calls "iPod liberalism" -- the assumption that tech innovation always promotes freedom, democracy -- with chilling examples of ways the InternetTEDGlobal helps oppressive 2009 regimes stifle dissent.0:11:53 9/22/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/642 William Kamkwamba William Kamkwamba: How I harnessed the wind At age 14, in poverty and famine, a Malawian boy built a windmill to power his family's home. Now at 22, William Kamkwamba, who speaks at TED, here, for the second time, shares in his own words the movingTEDGlobal tale of 2009 invention that changed his0:05:59 life. 9/23/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/643 Taryn Simon Taryn Simon photographs secret sites Taryn Simon exhibits her startling take on photography -- to reveal worlds and people we would never see otherwise. She shares two projects: one documents otherworldly locations typically kept secret fromTEDGlobal the public, 2009 the other involves haunting0:17:32 portraits of men convicted9/24/2009 for crimes they did not commit. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/644 Jacqueline Novogratz Jacqueline Novogratz: A third way to think about aid The debate over foreign aid often pits those who mistrust "charity" against those who mistrust reliance on the markets. Jacqueline Novogratz proposes a middle way she calls patient capital, with promising examplesTED@State of entrepreneurial innovation0:17:04 driving social change.9/25/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/645 Parag Khanna Parag Khanna maps the future of countries Many people think the lines on the map no longer matter, but Parag Khanna says they do. Using maps of the past and present, he explains the root causes of border conflicts worldwide and proposes simpleTEDGlobal yet cunning 2009 solutions for each. 0:18:53 9/28/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/646 Tim Brown Tim Brown urges designers to think big Tim Brown says the design profession is preoccupied with creating nifty, fashionable objects -- even as pressing questions like clean water access show it has a bigger role to play. He calls for a shift to local,TEDGlobal collaborative, 2009 participatory "design0:16:50 thinking." 9/29/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/647 Karen Armstrong Karen Armstrong: Let's revive the Golden Rule Weeks from the Charter for Compassion launch, Karen Armstrong looks at religion's role in the 21st century: Will its dogmas divide us? Or will it unite us for common good? She reviews the catalysts that canTEDGlobal drive the world's2009 faiths to rediscover0:09:54 the Golden Rule. 9/29/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/648 Garik Israelian Garik Israelian: How spectroscopy could reveal alien life Garik Israelian is a spectroscopist, studying the spectrum emitted by a star to figure out what it's made of and how it might behave. It's a rare and accessible look at this discipline, which may be coming closeTEDGlobal to finding 2009a planet friendly to life. 0:15:52 10/1/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/649 Stefan Sagmeister Stefan Sagmeister: The power of time off Every seven years, designer Stefan Sagmeister closes his New York studio for a yearlong sabbatical to rejuvenate and refresh their creative outlook. He explains the often overlooked value of time off and showsTEDGlobal the innovative 2009 projects inspired0:17:40 by his time in Bali. 10/2/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/650 Carolyn Steel Carolyn Steel: How food shapes our cities 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 daily miracle of feeding a city, and shows how ancient foodTEDGlobal routes shaped 2009 the modern world. 0:15:40 10/5/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/651 David Logan David Logan on tribal leadership At TEDxUSC, David Logan talks about the five kinds of tribes that humans naturally form -- in schools, workplaces, even the driver's license bureau. By understanding our shared tribal tendencies, we can helpTEDxUSC lead each other to become better0:16:39 individuals. 10/6/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/652 Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Chimamanda Adichie: The danger of a single story Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story aboutTEDGlobal another 2009 person or country, we 0:18:49risk a critical misunderstanding.10/7/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/653 Beau Lotto Beau Lotto: Optical illusions show how we see 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-hand look at your own versatile sense of sight reveals how evolution tintsTEDGlobal your perception 2009 of what's really out0:16:31 there. 10/8/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/654 Sam Martin Sam Martin: The quirky world of "manspaces" Author Sam Martin shares photos of a quirky world hobby that's trending with the XY set: the "manspace." (They're custom-built hangouts where a man can claim a bit of his own territory to work, relax, be himself.)TEDGlobal Grab 2009 a cold one and enjoy. 0:04:27 10/9/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/655 Eric Sanderson Eric Sanderson pictures New York -- before the City 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, rivers, wildlife -- accurate down to the block -- when TimesTEDGlobal Square was 2009 a wetland and you couldn't0:16:09 get delivery. 10/12/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/657 David Hanson David Hanson: Robots that "show emotion" David Hanson's robot faces look and act like yours: They recognize and respond to emotion, and make expressions of their own. Here, an "emotional" live demo of the Einstein robot offers a peek at a futureTED2009 where robots truly mimic humans. 0:04:58 10/13/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/658 Rory Sutherland Rory Sutherland: Life lessons from an ad man Advertising adds value to a product by changing our perception, rather than the product itself. Rory Sutherland makes the daring assertion that a change in perceived value can be just as satisfying as what TEDGlobalwe consider 2009 “real” value -- and his conclusion0:16:39 has interesting10/14/2009 consequences for how we look at life. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/659 Henry Markram Henry Markram builds a brain in a supercomputer Henry Markram says the mysteries of the mind can be solved -- soon. Mental illness, memory, perception: they're made of neurons and electric signals, and he plans to find them with a supercomputer that modelsTEDGlobal all the 2009 brain's 100,000,000,000,0000:14:51 synapses. 10/15/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/660 Julian Treasure Julian Treasure: The 4 ways sound affects us Playing sound effects both pleasant and awful, Julian Treasure shows how sound affects us in four significant ways. Listen carefully for a shocking fact about noisy open-plan offices. TEDGlobal 2009 0:05:47 10/16/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/661 John Gerzema John Gerzema: The post-crisis consumer John Gerzema says there's an upside to the recent financial crisis -- the opportunity for positive change. Speaking at TEDxKC, he identifies four major cultural shifts driving new consumer behavior and showsTEDxKC how businesses are evolving to connect0:16:35 with thoughtful spending.10/19/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/662 Paul Debevec Paul Debevec animates a photo-real digital face At TEDxUSC, computer graphics trailblazer Paul Debevec explains the scene-stealing technology behind Digital Emily, a digitally constructed human face so realistic it stands up to multiple takes. TEDxUSC 0:06:07 10/20/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/663 Itay Talgam Itay Talgam: Lead like the great conductors An orchestra conductor faces the ultimate leadership challenge: creating perfect harmony without saying a word. In this charming talk, Itay Talgam demonstrates the unique styles of six great 20th-century conductors,TEDGlobal illustrating2009 crucial lessons0:20:52 for all leaders. 10/21/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/664 Marc Koska Marc Koska: 1.3m reasons to re-invent the syringe 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 with facts, photos and hidden-camera footage. He shares his TEDGlobalsolution: a low-cost2009 syringe that can't0:04:46 be used twice. 10/22/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/665 Ian Goldin Ian Goldin: Navigating our global future As globalization and technological advances bring us hurtling towards a new integrated future, Ian Goldin warns that not all people may benefit equally. But, he says, if we can recognize this danger, we mightTEDGlobal yet realize 2009 the possibility of improved0:07:07 life for everyone. 10/23/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/666 David Deutsch David Deutsch: A new way to explain explanation For tens of thousands of years our ancestors understood the world through myths, and the pace of change was glacial. The rise of scientific understanding transformed the world within a few centuries. Why?TEDGlobal Physicist David2009 Deutsch proposes0:16:39 a subtle answer. 10/26/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/667 Rachel Armstrong Rachel Armstrong: Architecture that repairs itself? Venice is sinking. To save it, Rachel Armstrong says we need to outgrow architecture made of inert materials and, well, make architecture that grows itself. She proposes a not-quite-alive material that does TEDGlobalits own repairs 2009 and sequesters carbon,0:07:32 too. 10/27/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/669 Becky Blanton Becky Blanton: The year I was homeless Becky Blanton planned to live in her van for a year and see the country, but when depression set in and her freelance job ended, her camping trip turned into homelessness. In this intimate talk, she describesTEDGlobal her experience 2009 of becoming one of0:07:09 America's working homeless.10/28/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/670 Marcus du Sautoy Marcus du Sautoy: Symmetry, reality's riddle 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 meets the eye. Here, Oxford mathematician Marcus du Sautoy offers aTEDGlobal glimpse of 2009the invisible numbers that0:18:19 marry all symmetrical10/29/2009 objects. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/701 Andrea Ghez Andrea Ghez: The hunt for a supermassive black hole With new data from the Keck telescopes, Andrea Ghez shows how state-of-the-art adaptive optics are helping astronomers understand our universe's most mysterious objects: black holes. She shares evidenceTEDGlobal that a supermassive2009 black hole0:16:26 may be lurking at the center12/2/2009 of the Milky Way. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/672 Matthew White Matthew White gives the euphonium a new voice The euphonium, with its sweet brass sound, is rarely heard outside of traditional brass bands. Cutting loose on the euph, prodigy Matthew White performs Nat McIntosh's hip-hop-inflected "The Warrior ComesTEDGlobal Out to Play." 2009 0:02:21 10/30/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/673 Jackie Tabick Rabbi Jackie Tabick: The balancing act of compassion While we all agree that compassion is a great idea, Rabbi Tabick acknowledges there are challenges to its execution. She explains how a careful balance of compassion and justice allows us to do good deeds,TEDSalon and keep 2009 our Compassion sanity. 0:15:46 10/31/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/674 Dayananda Saraswati Swami Dayananda Saraswati: The profound journey of compassion Swami Dayananda Saraswati unravels the parallel paths of personal development and attaining true compassion. He walks us through each step of self-realization, from helpless infancy to the fearless act ofChautauqua caring for others. Institution 0:16:54 10/31/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/675 James Forbes Rev. James Forbes: Compassion at the dinner table Join Rev. James Forbes at the dinner table of his Southern childhood, where his mother and father taught him what compassion really means day to day -- sharing with those who need love. Chautauqua Institution 0:18:38 10/31/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/676 Feisal Abdul Rauf Imam Faisal Abdul Rauf: Lose your ego, find your compassion Imam Faisal Abdul Rauf combines the teachings of the Qur‚Äôan, the stories of Rumi, and the examples of Muhammad and Jesus, to demonstrate that only one obstacle stands between each of us and absoluteTEDSalon compassion 2009 Compassion -- ourselves. 0:16:47 10/31/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/677 Robert Thurman Robert Thurman: Expanding your circle of compassion It‚Äôs hard to always show compassion -- even to the people we love, but Robert Thurman asks that we develop compassion for our enemies. He prescribes a seven-step meditation exercise to extend compassionChautauqua beyond Institution our inner circle. 0:18:07 10/31/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/679 Robert Wright Robert Wright: The evolution of compassion Robert Wright uses evolutionary biology and game theory to explain why we appreciate the Golden Rule ("Do unto others..."), why we sometimes ignore it and why there‚Äôs hope that, in the near future, weTEDSalon might all have 2009 the Compassion compassion to follow0:16:56 it. 10/31/2008 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/680 Stefana Broadbent Stefana Broadbent: How the Internet enables intimacy We worry that IM, texting, Facebook are spoiling human intimacy, but Stefana Broadbent's research shows how communication tech is capable of cultivating deeper relationships, bringing love across barriersTEDGlobal like distance 2009 and workplace rules.0:08:51 11/2/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/681 Cameron Sinclair Cameron Sinclair: The refugees of boom-and-bust At TEDGlobal U, Cameron Sinclair shows the unreported cost of real estate megaprojects gone bust: thousands of migrant construction laborers left stranded and penniless. To his fellow architects, he saysTED2009 there is only one ethical response. 0:03:05 11/9/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/682 Rachel Pike Rachel Pike: The science behind a climate headline In 4 minutes, atmospheric chemist Rachel Pike provides a glimpse of the massive scientific effort behind the bold headlines on climate change, with her team -- one of thousands who contributed -- taking a TEDGlobalrisky flight over 2009 the rainforest in pursuit0:04:13 of data on a key molecule.11/10/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/683 Edward Burtynsky Edward Burtynsky photographs the landscape of oil In stunning large-format photographs, Edward Burtynsky follows the path of oil through modern society, from wellhead to pipeline to car engine -- and then beyond to the projected peak-oil endgame. TEDGlobal 2009 0:03:40 11/11/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/684 Cynthia Schneider Cynthia Schneider: The surprising spread of "Idol" TV Cynthia Schneider looks at two international "American Idol"-style shows -- one in Afghanistan, and one in the United Arab Emirates -- and shows the surprising effect that these reality-TV competitions are TEDGlobalcreating in their2009 societies. 0:05:37 11/13/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/685 Pranav Mistry Pranav Mistry: The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology At TEDIndia, Pranav Mistry demos several tools that help the physical world interact with the world of data -- including a deep look at his SixthSense device and a new, paradigm-shifting paper "laptop." In anTEDIndia onstage 2009Q&A, Mistry says he'll open-source0:13:50 the software 11/16/2009behind SixthSense, to open its possibilities to all. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/686 Devdutt Pattanaik Devdutt Pattanaik: East vs. West -- the myths that mystify Devdutt Pattanaik takes an eye-opening look at the myths of India and of the West -- and shows how these two fundamentally different sets of beliefs about God, death and heaven help us consistently misunderstandTEDIndia 2009 one another. 0:18:26 11/19/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/688 Mallika Sarabhai Mallika Sarabhai: Dance to change the world At TEDIndia, Mallika Sarabhai, a dancer/actor/politician, tells a transformative story in dance -- and argues that the arts may be the most powerful way to effect change, whether political, social or personal.TEDIndia 2009 0:16:52 11/26/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/689 Shashi Tharoor Shashi Tharoor: Why nations should pursue "soft" power India is fast becoming a superpower, says Shashi Tharoor -- not just through trade and politics, but through "soft" power, its ability to share its culture with the world through food, music, technology, Bollywood.TEDIndia He argues 2009 that in the long run it's0:17:53 not the size of the army11/30/2009 that matters as much as a country's ability to influence the world's hearts and minds. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/700 Gordon Brown Gordon Brown on global ethic vs. national interest Can the interests of an individual nation be reconciled with humanity's greater good? Can a patriotic, nationally elected politician really give people in other countries equal consideration? Following his TEDTalkTEDGlobal calling for2009 a global ethic, UK Prime0:17:10 Minister Gordon Brown12/1/2009 fields questions from TED Curator Chris Anderson. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/691 Mathieu Lehanneur Mathieu Lehanneur demos science-inspired design Naming science as his chief inspiration, Mathieu Lehanneur shows a selection of his ingenious designs -- an interactive noise-neutralizing ball, an antibiotic course in one layered pill, asthma treatment that remindsTEDGlobal kids 2009 to take it, a living air filter,0:18:04 a living-room fish farm11/17/2009 and more. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/692 Fields Wicker-Miurin Fields Wicker-Miurin: Learning from leadership's "missing manual" Leadership doesn't have a user's manual, but Fields Wicker-Miurin says stories of remarkable, local leaders are the next best thing. At a TED salon in London, she shares three. TEDSalon London 2009 0:16:35 11/18/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/694 Tom Wujec Tom Wujec demos the 13th-century astrolabe Rather than demo another new technology, Tom Wujec reaches back to one of our earliest but most ingenious devices -- the astrolabe. With thousands of uses, from telling time to mapping the night sky, thisTEDGlobal old tech reminds 2009 us that the ancient0:09:25 can be as brilliant as11/20/2009 the brand-new. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/695 Hans Rosling Hans Rosling: Asia's rise -- how and when Hans Rosling was a young guest student in India when he first realized that Asia had all the capacities to reclaim its place as the world's dominant economic force. At TEDIndia, he graphs global economic growthTEDIndia since 2009 1858 and predicts the exact0:15:50 date that India and11/23/2009 China will outstrip the US. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/696 Rob Hopkins Rob Hopkins: Transition to a world without oil Rob Hopkins reminds us that the oil our world depends on is steadily running out. He proposes a unique solution to this problem -- the Transition response, where we prepare ourselves for life without oil andTEDGlobal sacrifice our 2009 luxuries to build systems0:16:40 and communities that11/24/2009 are completely independent of fossil fuels. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/698 Magnus Larsson Magnus Larsson: Turning dunes into architecture Architecture student Magnus Larsson details his bold plan to transform the harsh Sahara desert using bacteria and a surprising construction material: the sand itself. TEDGlobal 2009 0:11:43 11/25/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/702 Anupam Mishra Anupam Mishra: The ancient ingenuity of water harvesting With wisdom and wit, Anupam Mishra talks about the amazing feats of engineering built centuries ago by the people of India's Golden Desert to harvest water. These structures are still used today -- and areTEDIndia often superior 2009 to modern water megaprojects.0:17:14 12/3/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/708 Marc Pachter Marc Pachter: The art of the interview Marc Pachter has conducted live interviews with some of the most intriguing characters in recent American history as part of a remarkable series created for the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. He revealsEG 2008 the secret to a great interview0:20:54 and shares extraordinary12/9/2009 stories of talking with Steve Martin, Clare Booth Luce and more. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/704 Sunitha Krishnan Sunitha Krishnan fights sex slavery Sunitha Krishnan has dedicated her life to rescuing women and children from sex slavery, a multimilion-dollar global market. In this courageous talk, she tells three powerful stories, as well as her own, and callsTEDIndia for a more2009 humane approach to0:12:42 helping these young victims12/7/2009 rebuild their lives. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/705 Scott Kim Scott Kim takes apart the art of puzzles At the 2008 EG conference, famed puzzle designer Scott Kim takes us inside the puzzle-maker's frame of mind. Sampling his career's work, he introduces a few of the most popular types, and shares the fascinationsEG 2008 that inspired some of his best.0:11:49 12/4/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/706 Rory Bremner Rory Bremner's one-man world summit Scottish funnyman Rory Bremner convenes a historic council on the TEDGlobal stage -- as he lampoons Gordon Brown, Barack Obama, George W. Bush and a cast of other world leaders with his hilarious TEDGlobalimpressions 2009 and biting commentary.0:14:41 See if you can catch a 12/7/2009few sharp TED in-jokes. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/709 Thulasiraj Ravilla Thulasiraj Ravilla: How low-cost eye care can be world-class India's revolutionary Aravind Eye Care System has given sight to millions. Thulasiraj Ravilla looks at the ingenious approach that drives its treatment costs down and quality up, and why its methods should triggerTEDIndia a re-think 2009 of all human services.0:17:27 12/9/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/710 Shereen El Feki Shereen El Feki: Pop culture in the Arab world At TEDGlobal University, Shereen El Feki shows how some Arab cultures are borrowing trademarks of Western pop culture -- music videos, comics, even Barbie -- and adding a culturally appropriate twist. TheTEDGlobal hybridized 2009 media shows how two0:05:05 civilizations, rather than12/11/2009 dividing, can dovetail. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/712 Loretta Napoleoni Loretta Napoleoni: The intricate economics of terrorism Loretta Napoleoni details her rare opportunity to talk to the secretive Italian Red Brigades -- an experience that sparked a lifelong interest in terrorism. She gives a behind-the-scenes look at its complex economics,TEDGlobal revealing 2009 a surprising connection0:15:44 between money laundering12/14/2009 and the US Patriot Act. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/713 Ryan Lobo Ryan Lobo: Photographing the hidden story Ryan Lobo has traveled the world, taking photographs that tell stories of unusual human lives. In this haunting talk, he reframes controversial subjects with empathy, so that we see the pain of a Liberian warTEDIndia criminal, 2009the quiet strength of UN women0:11:20 peacekeepers and12/15/2009 the perseverance of Delhi's underappreciated firefighters. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/714 Alexis Ohanian Alexis Ohanian: How to make a splash in social media In a funny, rapid-fire 4 minutes, Alexis Ohanian of Reddit tells the real-life fable of one humpback whale's rise to Web stardom. The lesson of Mister Splashy Pants is a shoo-in classic for meme-makers and TEDIndiamarketers 2009 in the Facebook age. 0:04:26 12/15/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/715 Charles Anderson Charles Anderson discovers dragonflies that cross oceans While living and working as a marine biologist in Maldives, Charles Anderson noticed sudden explosions of dragonflies at certain times of year. He explains how he carefully tracked the path of a plain, little dragonflyTEDIndia called2009 the globe skimmer, only0:16:38 to discover that it had12/17/2009 the longest migratory journey of any insect in the world. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/716 James Geary James Geary, metaphorically speaking Aphorism enthusiast and author James Geary waxes on a fascinating fixture of human language: the metaphor. Friend of scribes from Aristotle to Elvis, metaphor can subtly influence the decisions we make,TEDGlobal Geary says. 2009 0:09:30 12/17/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/717 Shaffi Mather Shaffi Mather: A new way to fight corruption Shaffi Mather explains why he left his first career to become a social entrepreneur, providing life-saving transportation with his company 1298 for Ambulance. Now, he has a new idea and plans to begin a companyTEDIndia to 2009 fight the booming business0:10:41 of corruption in public12/21/2009 service, eliminating it one bribe at a time. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/718 Steven Cowley Steven Cowley: Fusion is energy's future Physicist Steven Cowley is certain that nuclear fusion is the only truly sustainable solution to the fuel crisis. He explains why fusion will work -- and details the projects that he and many others have devoted TEDGlobaltheir lives to, 2009 working against the clock0:09:54 to create a new source12/22/2009 of energy. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/719 Asher Hasan Asher Hasan's message of peace from Pakistan One of a dozen Pakistanis who came to TEDIndia despite security hassles entering the country, TED Fellow Asher Hasan shows photos of ordinary Pakistanis that drive home a profound message for citizensTEDIndia of all nations: 2009 look beyond disputes,0:04:28 and see the humanity12/23/2009 we share. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/720 Steve Jobs Steve Jobs: How to live before you die At his Stanford University commencement speech, Steve Jobs, CEO and co-founder of Apple and Pixar, urges us to pursue our dreams and see the opportunities in life's setbacks -- including death itself. Stanford University 0:15:04 12/23/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/721 Michael Sandel Michael Sandel: What's the right thing to do? Is torture ever justified? Would you steal a drug that your child needs to survive? Is it sometimes wrong to tell the truth? How much is one human life worth? In the "Justice" program that bears his name, HarvardJustice professor with Michael Michael Sandel Sandel probes0:54:56 these questions -- and12/23/2009 asks what you think, and why. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/722 Cat Laine Cat Laine: Engineering a better life for all At the BIF innovation summit, Cat Laine draws on the Greek myth of Tantalus to explain the frustration developing countries face. She shows how we might help communities rich in human capital, but poor Businessin resources Innovation and infrastructure, Factory with0:14:49 cleverly engineered solutions.12/23/2009 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/723 Bertrand Piccard Bertrand Piccard's solar-powered adventure For the dawn of a new decade, adventurer Bertrand Piccard offers us a challenge: Find motivation in what seems impossible. He shares his own plans to do what many say can't be done -- to fly around the TEDGlobalworld, day and2009 night, in a solar-powered0:17:46 aircraft. 1/1/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/724 Vilayanur Ramachandran VS Ramachandran: The neurons that shaped civilization Neuroscientist Vilayanur Ramachandran outlines the fascinating functions of mirror neurons. Only recently discovered, these neurons allow us to learn complex social behaviors, some of which formed the foundationsTEDIndia 2009 of human civilization as we0:07:43 know it. 1/4/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/727 Dan Buettner Dan Buettner: How to live to be 100+ To find the path to long life and health, Dan Buettner and team study the world's "Blue Zones," communities whose elders live with vim and vigor to record-setting age. At TEDxTC, he shares the 9 common TEDxTCdiet and lifestyle habits that keep them0:19:39 spry past age 100. 1/6/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/726 Nick Veasey Nick Veasey: Exposing the invisible Nick Veasey shows outsized X-ray images that reveal the otherworldly inner workings of familiar objects -- from the geometry of a wildflower to the anatomy of a Boeing 747. Producing these photos is dangerousTEDGlobal and painstaking, 2009 but the reward0:13:18 is a superpower: looking1/5/2010 at what the human eye can't see. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/728 Romulus Whitaker Romulus Whitaker: The real danger lurking in the water The gharial and king cobra are two of India's most iconic reptiles, and they're endangered because of polluted waterways. Conservationist Romulus Whitaker shows rare footage of these magnificent animalsTEDIndia and urges 2009 us to save the rivers that0:17:18 sustain their lives and our1/7/2010 own. URL Speaker Name Short Summary Event Duration Publish date http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/729 Herbie Hancock Herbie Hancock's all-star set Legendary jazz musician Herbie Hancock delivers a stunning performance alongside two old friends -- past drummer for the Headhunters, Harvey Mason, and bassist Marcus Miller. Listen to the end to hearTED2009 them sweeten the classic "Watermelon0:25:05 Man." 1/8/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/730 Randy Pausch Randy Pausch: Really achieving your childhood dreams In 2007, Carnegie Mellon professor Randy Pausch, who was dying of pancreatic cancer, delivered a one-of-a-kind last lecture that made the world stop and pay attention. This moving talk will teach you howCarnegie to really Mellonachieve University your childhood dreams.1:16:27 Unmissable. 1/8/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/733 Matt Weinstein Matt Weinstein: What Bernie Madoff couldn't steal from me Matt Weinstein lost his life savings to Bernie Madoff's notorious scam. But his response to the disaster is unexpectedly hopeful. AORN Congress 0:08:30 1/9/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/732 Robert Sapolsky Robert Sapolsky: The uniqueness of humans At Stanford University, primatologist Robert Sapolsky offers a fascinating and funny look at human behaviors which the rest of the animal kingdom would consider bizarre. Stanford University 0:37:26 1/8/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/734 Kartick Satyanarayan Kartick Satyanarayan: How we rescued the "dancing" bears Traditionally, the Kalandar community of India has survived by capturing sloth bear cubs and training them to "dance" through extreme cruelty. Kartick Satyanarayan has been able to put an end to this centuries-oldTEDIndia practice, 2009 and in so doing discovered0:04:02 a lesson of wider1/11/2010 significance: make the practitioners part of the solution. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/735 Kiran Sethi Kiran Bir Sethi teaches kids to take charge Kiran Bir Sethi shows how her groundbreaking Riverside School in India teaches kids life's most valuable lesson: "I can." Watch her students take local issues into their own hands, lead other young people, TEDIndiaeven educate 2009 their parents. 0:09:32 1/12/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/736 Lalitesh Katragadda Lalitesh Katragadda: Making maps to fight disaster, build economies As of 2005, only 15 percent of the world was mapped. This slows the delivery of aid after a disaster -- and hides the economic potential of unused lands and unknown roads. In this short talk, Google's LaliteshTEDIndia Katragadda 2009 demos Map Maker, a0:02:54 group map-making tool1/13/2010 that people around the globe are using to map their world. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/737 Edwidge Danticat Edwidge Danticat: Stories of Haiti In the midst of an earlier crisis, Haitian author Edwidge Danticat reminds us of the contributions of Haiti's vibrant culture and people. This reading offers a timely message for today -- as the nation struggles inUniversity the aftermath of California of a devastating earthquake.0:59:33 1/14/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/738 Charles Fleischer Charles Fleischer insists: All things are Moleeds In a presentation that can only be described as epic, comedian Charles Fleischer delivers a hysterical send-up of a time-honored TED theme: the map. Geometry, numbers, charts and stamp art also factor TED2005in (somehow), as he weaves together0:18:03 a unique theory of everything1/15/2010 called "Moleeds." http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/740 Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr.: I have a dream 1963. Atop the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King Jr. stood before 200,000 supporters to call for racial equality, in what would become the defining moment of the African-American civil rights Marchmovement on Washington, -- and a turning 1963 point in human0:17:28 history. 1/17/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/741 David Blaine David Blaine: How I held my breath for 17 min In this highly personal talk from TEDMED, magician and stuntman David Blaine describes what it took to hold his breath underwater for 17 minutes -- a world record (only two minutes shorter than this entireTEDMED talk!) -- and 2009 what his often death-defying0:20:19 work means to him.1/19/2010 Warning: do NOT try this at home. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/744 Anthony Atala Anthony Atala on growing new organs Anthony Atala's state-of-the-art lab grows human organs -- from muscles to blood vessels to bladders, and more. At TEDMED, he shows footage of his bio-engineers working with some of its sci-fi gizmos, includingTEDMED an 2009 oven-like bioreactor (preheat0:17:52 to 98.6 F) and a machine1/21/2010 that "prints" human tissue. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/743 Ravin Agrawal Ravin Agrawal: 10 young Indian artists to watch Collector Ravin Agrawal delivers a glowing introduction to 10 of India's most exciting young contemporary artists. Working in a variety of media, each draws on their local culture for inspiration. TEDIndia 2009 0:06:34 1/20/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/745 Sivamani Sivamani: Rhythm is everything, everywhere Percussionist Sivamani delivers one of TED's liveliest and most inventive performances yet. He uses traditional Western and Eastern instruments to create a rhythmic tour de force, along with a tub of water,TEDIndia corrugated 2009 metal, spoons, luggage,0:16:40 our stage props and even1/22/2010 a little audience participation. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/746 Richard Dawkins Richard Dawkins: Growing up in the universe At the Royal Institution in 1991, Richard Dawkins asks us to look at our universe with new eyes. Packed with big questions and illuminating visuals, this memorable journey through the history of life magnifiesRoyal the splendorInstitution of evolution and our place0:57:55 in it. 1/23/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/747 Taylor Mali Taylor Mali: What teachers make Ever heard the phrase "Those who can't do, teach"? At the Bowery Poetry Club, slam poet Taylor Mali begs to differ, and delivers a powerful, 3-minute response on behalf of educators everywhere. Bowery Poetry Club 0:03:02 1/23/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/748 Bill Davenhall Bill Davenhall: Your health depends on where you live Where you live: It impacts your health as much as diet and genes do, but it's not part of your medical records. At TEDMED, Bill Davenhall shows how overlooked government geo-data (from local heart-attackTEDMED rates to 2009toxic dumpsite info) can mesh0:09:25 with mobile GPS apps1/25/2010 to keep doctors in the loop. Call it "geo-medicine." http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/750 Joshua Prince-Ramus Joshua Prince-Ramus: Building a theater that remakes itself Joshua Prince-Ramus believes that if architects re-engineer their design process, the results can be spectacular. Speaking at TEDxSMU, Dallas, he walks us through his fantastic re-creation of the local WylyTEDxSMU Theater as a giant "theatrical machine"0:18:42 that reconfigures itself1/26/2010 at the touch of a button. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/751 Eve Ensler Eve Ensler: Embrace your inner girl In this passionate talk, Eve Ensler declares that there is a girl cell in us all -- a cell that we have all been taught to suppress. She tells heartfelt stories of girls around the world who have overcome shocking adversityTEDIndia and 2009 violence to reveal the astonishing0:19:54 strength of being1/27/2010 a girl. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/752 Jane Chen Jane Chen: A warm embrace that saves lives In the developing world, access to incubators is limited by cost and distance, and millions of premature babies die each year. TED Fellow Jane Chen shows an invention that could keep millions of these infantsTEDIndia warm 2009-- a design that's safe, portable,0:04:46 low-cost and life-saving.1/28/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/755 Derek Sivers Derek Sivers: Weird, or just different? There's a flip side to everything, the saying goes, and in 2 minutes, Derek Sivers shows this is true in a few ways you might not expect. TEDIndia 2009 0:02:42 1/29/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/756 JK Rowling JK Rowling: The fringe benefits of failure At her Harvard commencement speech, "Harry Potter" author JK Rowling offers some powerful, heartening advice to dreamers and overachievers, including one hard-won lesson that she deems "worth moreHarvard than any University qualification I ever earned."0:20:58 1/30/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/757 Sendhil Mullainathan Sendhil Mullainathan: Solving social problems with a nudge MacArthur winner Sendhil Mullainathan uses the lens of behavioral economics to study a tricky set of social problems -- those we know how to solve, but don't. We know how to reduce child deaths due to diarrhea,TEDIndia how 2009 to prevent diabetes-related0:18:01 blindness and how to2/1/2010 implement solar-cell technology ... yet somehow, we don't or can't. Why? http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/759 Jamie Heywood Jamie Heywood: The big idea my brother inspired When Jamie Heywood's brother was diagnosed with ALS, he devoted his life to fighting the disease as well. The Heywood brothers built an ingenious website where people share and track data on their illnessesTEDMED -- and 2009 they discovered that the0:16:54 collective data had enormous2/2/2010 power to comfort, explain and predict. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/760 George Whitesides George Whitesides: A lab the size of a postage stamp Traditional lab tests for disease diagnosis can be too expensive and cumbersome for the regions most in need. George Whitesides' ingenious answer, at TEDxBoston, is a foolproof tool that can be manufacturedTEDxBoston at virtually zero cost. 0:16:16 2/3/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/761 David Agus David Agus: A new strategy in the war on cancer Traditionally, David Agus explains, cancer treatments have had a short-sighted focus on the offending individual cells. He suggests a new, cross-disciplinary approach, using atypical drugs, computer modelingTEDMED and protein 2009 analysis to treat and 0:23:44analyze the whole body. 2/4/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/762 Tom Shannon Tom Shannon: The painter and the pendulum TED visits Tom Shannon in his Manhattan studio for an intimate look at his science-inspired art. An eye-opening, personal conversation with John Hockenberry reveals how nature's forces -- and the onset ofTED Parkinson's in the Field tremors -- interact in his0:13:21 life and craft. 2/5/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/763 Peter Eigen Peter Eigen: How to expose the corrupt Some of the world's most baffling social problems, says Peter Eigen, can be traced to systematic, pervasive government corruption, hand-in-glove with global companies. At TEDxBerlin, Eigen describes theTEDxBerlin thrilling counter-attack led by his organization0:17:01 Transparency 2/8/2010International. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/766 Blaise Aguera y Arcas Blaise Aguera y Arcas demos augmented-reality maps In a demo that drew gasps at TED2010, Blaise Aguera y Arcas demos new augmented-reality mapping technology from Microsoft. TED2010 0:07:45 2/13/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/765 Jamie Oliver Jamie Oliver's TED Prize wish: Teach every child about food The way we eat in the developed world is causing needless death -- and shortening the lives of the next generation of kids. Sharing powerful stories from his anti-obesity project in Huntington, W. Va., JamieTED2010 Oliver makes the case for an all-out0:21:53 assault on our ignorance2/11/2010 of food. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/767 Bill Gates Bill Gates on energy: Innovating to zero! At TED2010, Bill Gates unveils his vision for the world's energy future, describing the need for "miracles" to avoid planetary catastrophe and explaining why he's backing a dramatically different type of nuclearTED2010 reactor. The necessary goal? Zero0:27:49 carbon emissions globally2/18/2010 by 2050. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/768 David Cameron David Cameron: The next age of government The leader of Britain's Conservative Party says we're entering a new era -- where governments themselves have less power (and less money) and people empowered by technology have more. Tapping intoTED2010 new ideas on behavioral economics,0:13:59 he explores how these2/15/2010 trends could be turned into smarter policy. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/769 Aimee Mullins Aimee Mullins: The opportunity of adversity The thesaurus might equate "disabled" with synonyms like "useless" and "mutilated," but ground-breaking runner Aimee Mullins is out to redefine the word. Defying these associations, she shows how adversityTEDMED -- in her 2009 case, being born without0:21:58 shinbones -- actually opens2/17/2010 the door for human potential. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/770 Kevin Kelly Kevin Kelly tells technology's epic story In this wide-ranging, thought-provoking talk from TEDxAmsterdam, Kevin Kelly muses on what technology means in our lives -- from its impact at the personal level to its place in the cosmos. TEDxAmsterdam 0:16:32 2/19/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/771 Philip K. Howard Philip K. Howard: Four ways to fix a broken legal system The land of the free has become a legal minefield, says Philip K. Howard -- especially for teachers and doctors, whose work has been paralyzed by fear of suits. What's the answer? A lawyer himself, HowardTED2010 has four propositions for simplifying0:18:21 US law. 2/21/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/772 Eric Topol Eric Topol: The wireless future of medicine Eric Topol says we'll soon use our smartphones to monitor our vital signs and chronic conditions. At TEDMED, he highlights several of the most important wireless devices in medicine's future -- all helping toTEDMED keep more 2009 of us out of hospital beds.0:16:58 2/23/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/773 Temple Grandin Temple Grandin: The world needs all kinds of minds Temple Grandin, diagnosed with autism as a child, talks about how her mind works -- sharing her ability to "think in pictures," which helps her solve problems that neurotypical brains might miss. She makes TED2010the case that the world needs people0:19:43 on the autism spectrum:2/24/2010 visual thinkers, pattern thinkers, verbal thinkers, and all kinds of smart geeky kids. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/774 Sean Carroll Sean Carroll on the arrow of time (Part 1) In Part 1 of his lecture at the University of Sydney, cosmologist Sean Carroll gives an entertaining and thought-provoking talk about the nature of time, the origin of entropy, and how what happened before theUniversity Big Bang of mightSydney be responsible for0:28:57 the arrow of time we observe2/27/2010 today. (Don't miss Part 2 of this talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/sean_carroll_on_the_arrow_of_time_part_2.html ) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/775 Bobby McFerrin Bobby McFerrin hacks your brain with music In this fun, 3-min performance from the World Science Festival, musician Bobby McFerrin uses the pentatonic scale to reveal one surprising result of the way our brains are wired. World Science Festival 0:03:04 2/27/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/776 Pawan Sinha Pawan Sinha on how brains learn to see Pawan Sinha details his groundbreaking research into how the brain's visual system develops. Sinha and his team provide free vision-restoring treatment to children born blind, and then study how their brainsTEDIndia learn to 2009 interpret visual data. The0:18:23 work offers insights into2/25/2010 neuroscience, engineering and even autism. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/777 Raghava KK Raghava KK: Five lives of an artist With endearing honesty and vulnerability, Raghava KK tells the colorful tale of how art has taken his life to new places, and how life experiences in turn have driven his multiple reincarnations as an artist -- fromTED2010 cartoonist to painter, media darling0:17:55 to social outcast, and2/26/2010 son to father. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/778 Sean Carroll Sean Carroll on the arrow of time (Part 2) In Part 2 of his lecture at the University of Sydney, cosmologist Sean Carroll continues his entertaining and thought-provoking talk about the nature of time, the origin of entropy, and how what happened beforeUniversity the Big of Bang Sydney might be responsible0:24:21 for the arrow of time we1/27/2010 observe today. (Don't miss Part 1 of this talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/sean_carroll_on_the_arrow_of_time.html ) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/779 Daniel Kahneman Daniel Kahneman: The riddle of experience vs. memory Using examples from vacations to colonoscopies, Nobel laureate and founder of behavioral economics Daniel Kahneman reveals how our "experiencing selves" and our "remembering selves" perceive happinessTED2010 differently. This new insight has0:20:06 profound implications for3/1/2010 economics, public policy -- and our own self-awareness. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/780 Harsha Bhogle Harsha Bhogle: The rise of cricket, the rise of India The tale of a major global cultural phenomenon: Cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle describes the spectacular arrival of fast-paced 20-20 cricket as it parallels the rise of modern India. He traces the gameTEDIndia from its sleepy 2009 English roots to the 0:16:59current world of celebrity 3/2/2010owners and million-dollar player contracts. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/783 Gary Flake Gary Flake: is Pivot a turning point for web exploration? Gary Flake demos Pivot, a new way to browse and arrange massive amounts of images and data online. Built on breakthrough Seadragon technology, it enables spectacular zooms in and out of web databases,TED2010 and the discovery of patterns 0:06:25and links invisible in standard3/3/2010 web browsing. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/784 Richard Feynman Richard Feynman: Physics is fun to imagine In this archival footage from BBC TV, celebrated physicist Richard Feynman explains what fire, magnets, rubber bands (and more) are like at the scale of the jiggling atoms they're made of. This accessible, BBCenchanting TV conversation in physics 1:05:55reveals a teeming nano-world3/3/2010 that's just plain fun to imagine. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/785 James Cameron James Cameron: Before Avatar ... a curious boy James Cameron's big-budget (and even bigger-grossing) films create unreal worlds all their own. In this personal talk, he reveals his childhood fascination with the fantastic -- from reading science fiction to deep-seaTED2010 diving -- and how it ultimately0:17:08 drove the success of his3/4/2010 blockbuster hits "Aliens," "The Terminator," "Titanic" and "Avatar." http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/786 The LXD The LXD: In the Internet age, dance evolves ... The LXD (the Legion of Extraordinary Dancers) electrify the TED2010 stage with an emerging global street-dance culture, revved up by the Internet. In a preview of Jon Chu‚Äôs upcoming Web series, this TED2010astonishing troupe show off their superpowers.0:17:29 3/5/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/787 Srikumar Rao Srikumar Rao: Plug into your hard-wired happiness Srikumar Rao says we spend most of our lives learning to be unhappy, even as we strive for happiness. At Arbejdsglaede Live! 2009, he teaches us how to break free of the "I'd be happy if ..." mental model,Arbejdsglaede and embrace Liveour hard-wired happiness.0:18:00 3/5/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/788 Tim Berners-Lee Tim Berners-Lee: The year open data went worldwide At TED2009, Tim Berners-Lee called for "raw data now" -- for governments, scientists and institutions to make their data openly available on the web. At TED University in 2010, he shows a few of the interestingTED2010 results when the data gets linked0:05:33 up. 3/8/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/789 Gary Lauder Gary Lauder's new traffic sign: Take Turns Fifty percent of traffic accidents happen at intersections. Gary Lauder shares a brilliant and cheap idea for helping drivers move along smoothly: a new traffic sign that combines the properties of "Stop" and "Yield"TED2010 -- and asks drivers to be polite.0:04:26 3/9/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/790 Dan Barber Dan Barber: How I fell in love with a fish Chef Dan Barber squares off with a dilemma facing many chefs today: how to keep fish on the menu. With impeccable research and deadpan humor, he chronicles his pursuit of a sustainable fish he could love,TED2010 and the foodie's honeymoon he's0:19:02 enjoyed since discovering3/10/2010 an outrageously delicious fish raised using a revolutionary farming method in Spain. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/791 Ken Kamler Ken Kamler: Medical miracle on Everest When the worst disaster in the history of Mount Everest climbs occurred, Ken Kamler was the only doctor on the mountain. At TEDMED, he shares the incredible story of the climbers' battle against extremeTEDMED conditions 2009 and uses brain imaging technology0:20:49 to map the medical3/18/2010 miracle of one man who survived roughly 36 hours buried in the snow. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/792 Eric Mead Eric Mead: The magic of the placebo Sugar pills, injections of nothing -- studies show that, more often than you'd expect, placebos really work. At TEDMED, magician Eric Mead does a trick to prove that, even when you know something's not real,TEDMED you can 2009 still react as powerfully as0:09:05 if it is. (Warning: This 3/12/2010talk is not suitable for viewers who are disturbed by needles or blood.) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/796 Mark Roth Mark Roth: Suspended animation is within our grasp Mark Roth studies suspended animation: the art of shutting down life processes and then starting them up again. It's wild stuff, but it's not science fiction. Induced by careful use of an otherwise toxic gas, suspendedTED2010 animation can potentially help0:18:13 trauma and heart attack3/15/2010 victims survive long enough to be treated. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/795 Gary Vaynerchuk Gary Vaynerchuk: Do what you love (no excuses!) At the Web 2.0 Expo, entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk gives a shot in the arm to dreamers and up-and-comers who face self-doubt. The Internet has made the formula for success simpler than ever, he argues.Web So 2.0 there's Expo now 2008 no excuse not to do0:15:27 what makes you happy.3/12/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/797 Eric Dishman Eric Dishman: Take health care off the mainframe At TEDMED, Eric Dishman makes a bold argument: The US health care system is like computing circa 1959, tethered to big, unwieldy central systems: hospitals, doctors, nursing homes. As our aging populationTEDMED booms, 2009 it's imperative, he says,0:16:41 to create personal, networked,3/16/2010 home-based health care for all. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/798 Douglas Adams Douglas Adams: Parrots, the universe and everything Blind river dolphins, reclusive lemurs, a parrot as fearless as it is lovelorn ... Douglas Adams' close encounters with these rare and unusual animals reveal that evolution, ever ingenious, can be fickle too -- inUniversity a University of California of California talk that sparkles1:27:36 with his trademark3/16/2010 satiric wit. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/799 Jane McGonigal Jane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world Games like World of Warcraft give players the means to save worlds, and incentive to learn the habits of heroes. What if we could harness this gamer power to solve real-world problems? Jane McGonigal saysTED2010 we can, and explains how. 0:20:03 3/17/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/800 Shekhar Kapur Shekhar Kapur: We are the stories we tell ourselves Where does creative inspiration spring from? At TEDIndia, Hollywood/Bollywood director Shekhar Kapur ("Elizabeth," "Mr. India") pinpoints his source of creativity: sheer, utter panic. He shares a powerful wayTEDIndia to unleash 2009 your inner storyteller. 0:21:14 3/19/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/801 Sam Harris Sam Harris: Science can answer moral questions Questions of good and evil, right and wrong are commonly thought unanswerable by science. But Sam Harris argues that science can -- and should -- be an authority on moral issues, shaping human valuesTED2010 and setting out what constitutes a good0:23:06 life. 3/22/2010 Juliana Machado Ferreira: The fight to end rare-animal trafficking in http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/802 Juliana Machado Ferreira Brazil Biologist Juliana Machado Ferreira, a TED Senior Fellow, talks about her work helping to save birds and other animals stolen from the wild in Brazil. Once these animals are seized from smugglers, she asks,TED2010 then what? 0:05:34 3/23/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/803 Alan Siegel Alan Siegel: Let's simplify legal jargon! Tax forms, credit agreements, healthcare legislation: They're crammed with gobbledygook, says Alan Siegel, and incomprehensibly long. He calls for a simple, sensible redesign -- and plain English -- to makeTED2010 legal paperwork intelligible to the 0:04:26rest of us. 3/24/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/804 Joel Levine Joel Levine: Why we need to go back to Mars At TEDxNASA, planetary scientist Joel Levine shows some intriguing -- and puzzling -- new discoveries about Mars: craters full of ice, traces of ancient oceans, and compelling hints at the presence, sometimeTEDxNASA in the past, of life. He makes the 0:16:14case for going back to Mars3/25/2010 to find out more. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/805 Robert Gupta Robert Gupta: Music is medicine, music is sanity Robert Gupta, violinist with the LA Philharmonic, talks about a violin lesson he once gave to a brilliant, schizophrenic musician -- and what he learned. Called back onstage later, Gupta plays his own transcriptionTED2010 of the prelude from Bach's Cello0:09:26 Suite No. 1. 3/26/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/806 Patsy Rodenburg Patsy Rodenburg: Why I do theater Patsy Rodenburg says the world needs actors more than ever. In this talk at Michael Howard Studios, she tells the story of a profound encounter that reveals the deeper role theater can play in people's lives.Michael Howard Studios 0:06:47 3/26/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/807 Kevin Bales Kevin Bales: How to combat modern slavery In this moving yet pragmatic talk, Kevin Bales explains the business of modern slavery, a multibillion-dollar economy that underpins some of the worst industries on earth. He shares stats and personal storiesTED2010 from his on-the-ground research --0:18:01 and names the price of3/29/2010 freeing every slave on earth right now. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/809 Shukla Bose Shukla Bose: Teaching one child at a time Educating the poor is more than just a numbers game, says Shukla Bose. She tells the story of her groundbreaking Parikrma Humanity Foundation, which brings hope to India's slums by looking past the dauntingTEDIndia statistics 2009 and focusing on treating0:16:23 each child as an individual.3/30/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/813 Jor-El Jor-El: Last-ditch appeal to save the planet (This clip from the classic "Superman" TV show was originally posted for April Fool's Day, but is staying on the site by popular request.) With the planet facing a growing threat from the sun, this passionate speechScience from Council, the geo-visionary Krypton known0:02:22 as Jor-El challenged a packed4/1/2010 council chamber to take action before it's too late. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/811 Kirk Citron Kirk Citron: And now, the real news How many of today's headlines will matter in 100 years? 1000? Kirk Citron's "Long News" project collects stories that not only matter today, but will resonate for decades -- even centuries -- to come. At TED2010,TED2010 he highlights recent headlines0:03:21 with the potential to shape4/1/2010 our future. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/814 Derek Sivers Derek Sivers: How to start a movement With help from some surprising footage, Derek Sivers explains how movements really get started. (Hint: it takes two.) TED2010 0:03:09 4/1/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/815 Adora Svitak Adora Svitak: What adults can learn from kids Child prodigy Adora Svitak says the world needs "childish" thinking: bold ideas, wild creativity and especially optimism. Kids' big dreams deserve high expectations, she says, starting with grownups' willingnessTED2010 to learn from children as much as0:08:12 to teach. 4/1/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/816 Jesse Schell Jesse Schell: When games invade real life Games are invading the real world -- and the runaway popularity of Farmville and Guitar Hero is just the beginning, says Jesse Schell. At the DICE Summit, he makes a startling prediction: a future where 1-upsDICE and Summit experience 2010 points break "out0:28:19 of the box" and into every4/3/2010 part of our daily lives. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/819 Dean Kamen Dean Kamen: The emotion behind invention Soldiers who've lost limbs in service face a daily struggle unimaginable to most of us. At TEDMED, Dean Kamen talks about the profound people and stories that motivated his work to give parts of their livesTEDMED back with 2009 his design for a remarkable0:19:32 prosthetic arm. 4/6/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/818 Elizabeth Pisani Elizabeth Pisani: Sex, drugs and HIV -- let's get rational Armed with bracing logic, wit and her "public-health nerd" glasses, Elizabeth Pisani reveals the myriad of inconsistencies in today's political systems that prevent our dollars from effectively fighting the spreadTED2010 of HIV. Her research with at-risk populations0:19:14 -- from junkies4/5/2010 in prison to sex workers on the street in Cambodia -- demonstrates the sometimes counter-intuitive measures that could stall the spread of this devastating disease. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/820 Dennis Hong Dennis Hong: My seven species of robot At TEDxNASA, Dennis Hong introduces seven award-winnning, all-terrain robots -- like the humanoid, soccer-playing DARwIn and the cliff-gripping CLIMBeR -- all built by his team at RoMeLa, Virginia Tech.TEDxNASA Watch to the end to hear the five creative0:15:55 secrets to his lab's4/7/2010 incredible technical success. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/821 Jonathan Drori Jonathan Drori: Every pollen grain has a story Pollen goes unnoticed by most of us, except when hay fever strikes. But microscopes reveal it comes in stunning colors and shapes -- and travels remarkably well. Jonathan Drori gives an up-close glimpse TED2010of these fascinating flecks of plant courtship.0:07:12 4/8/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/823 Natalie Merchant Natalie Merchant sings old poems to life Natalie Merchant sings from her new album, "Leave Your Sleep." Lyrics from near-forgotten 19th-century poetry pair with her unmistakable voice for a performance that brought the TED audience to its feet.TED2010 0:29:18 4/9/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/824 Michael Specter Michael Specter: The danger of science denial Vaccine-autism claims, "Frankenfood" bans, the herbal cure craze: All point to the public's growing fear (and, often, outright denial) of science and reason, says Michael Specter. He warns the trend spells disasterTED2010 for human progress. 0:19:01 4/12/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/826 Jonathan Klein Jonathan Klein: Photos that changed the world Photographs do more than document history -- they make it. At TED University, Jonathan Klein of Getty Images shows some of the most iconic, and talks about what happens when a generation sees an imageTED2010 so powerful it can't look away -- 0:06:02or back. 4/13/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/828 Catherine Mohr Catherine Mohr builds green In a short, funny, data-packed talk at TED U, Catherine Mohr walks through all the geeky decisions she made when building a green new house -- looking at real energy numbers, not hype. What choices matterTED2010 most? Not the ones you think. 0:06:13 4/14/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/830 Mike deGruy Mike deGruy: Hooked by an octopus Underwater filmmaker Mike deGruy has spent decades looking intimately at the ocean. A consummate storyteller, he takes the stage at Mission Blue to share his awe and excitement -- and his fears -- aboutMission the blue Blue heart Voyage of our planet. 0:18:12 4/15/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/831 Thelma Golden Thelma Golden: How art gives shape to cultural change Thelma Golden, curator at the Studio Museum in Harlem, talks through three recent shows that explore how art examines and redefines culture. The "post-black" artists she works with are using their art to provokeTED2009 a new dialogue about race and0:12:28 culture -- and about the4/16/2010 meaning of art itself. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/832 Eric Whitacre Eric Whitacre: A choir as big as the Internet 185 voices from 12 countries join a choir that spans the globe: "Lux Aurumque," composed and conducted by Eric Whitacre, merges hundreds of tracks individually recorded and posted to YouTube. It's an astonishingEric Whitacre's illustration Virtual ofChoir how technology0:04:15 can connect us. 4/16/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/833 Edith Widder Edith Widder: Glowing life in an underwater world Some 80 to 90 percent of undersea creatures make light -- and we know very little about how or why. Bioluminescence expert Edith Widder explores this glowing, sparkling, luminous world, sharing glorious Missionimages Blueand insight Voyage into the unseen depths0:17:19 (and brights) of the4/19/2010 ocean. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/835 James Randi James Randi's fiery takedown of psychic fraud Legendary skeptic James Randi takes a fatal dose of homeopathic sleeping pills onstage, kicking off a searing 18-minute indictment of irrational beliefs. He throws out a challenge to the world's psychics: ProveTED2007 what you do is real, and I'll give 0:17:19you a million dollars. (No4/19/2010 takers yet.) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/836 Frederick Balagadde Frederick Balagadde: Bio-lab on a microchip Drugs alone can't stop disease in sub-Saharan Africa: We need diagnostic tools to match. TED Senior Fellow Frederick Balagadde shows how we can multiply the power and availability of an unwieldy, expensiveTED2010 diagnostic lab -- by miniaturizing0:06:11 it to the size of a chip.4/21/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/837 Tom Wujec Tom Wujec: Build a tower, build a team Tom Wujec presents some surprisingly deep research into the "marshmallow problem" -- a simple team-building exercise that involves dry spaghetti, one yard of tape and a marshmallow. Who can build the TED2010tallest tower with these ingredients?0:06:51 And why does a surprising4/22/2010 group always beat the average? http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/838 Omar Ahmad Omar Ahmad: Political change with pen and paper Politicians are strange creatures, says politician Omar Ahmad. And the best way to engage them on your pet issue is a monthly handwritten letter. Ahmad shows why old-fashioned correspondence is more TED2010effective than email, phone or even writing0:06:07 a check -- and shares4/23/2010 the four simple steps to writing a letter that works. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/842 Kavita Ramdas Kavita Ramdas: Radical women, embracing tradition Investing in women can unlock infinite potential around the globe. But how can women walk the line between Western-style empowerment and traditional culture? Kavita Ramdas of the Global Fund for WomenTEDIndia talks about2009 three encounters with0:23:38 powerful women who fight4/26/2010 to make the world better -- while preserving the traditions that sustain them. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/843 Stephen Wolfram Stephen Wolfram: Computing a theory of everything Stephen Wolfram, creator of Mathematica, talks about his quest to make all knowledge computational -- able to be searched, processed and manipulated. His new search engine, Wolfram Alpha, has no lesserTED2010 goal than to model and explain the0:19:58 physics underlying the4/27/2010 universe. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/844 Roz Savage Roz Savage: Why I'm rowing across the Pacific Five years ago, Roz Savage quit her high-powered London job to become an ocean rower. She's crossed the Atlantic solo, and just started the third leg of a Pacific solo row, the first for a woman. Why doesMission she do it?Blue Hear Voyage her reasons, both deeply0:18:35 personal and urgently4/28/2010 activist. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/845 George Whitesides George Whitesides: Toward a science of simplicity Simplicity: We know it when we see it -- but what is it, exactly? In this funny, philosophical talk, George Whitesides chisels out an answer. TED2010 0:18:35 4/28/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/846 Sebastian Wernicke Lies, damned lies and statistics (about TEDTalks) In a brilliantly tongue-in-cheek analysis, Sebastian Wernicke turns the tools of statistical analysis on TEDTalks, to come up with a metric for creating "the optimum TEDTalk" based on user ratings. How do youTED2010 rate it? "Jaw-dropping"? "Unconvincing"?0:05:59 Or just plain "Funny"?4/30/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/847 Esther Duflo Esther Duflo: Social experiments to fight poverty Alleviating poverty is more guesswork than science, and lack of data on aid's impact raises questions about how to provide it. But Clark Medal-winner Esther Duflo says it's possible to know which developmentTED2010 efforts help and which hurt -- by 0:16:47testing solutions with randomized5/3/2010 trials. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/848 Simon Sinek Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action Simon Sinek has a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership all starting with a golden circle and the question "Why?" His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers -- TEDxPugetand as a counterpoint Sound Tivo, which (until0:18:04 a recent court victory5/4/2010 that tripled its stock price) appeared to be struggling. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/849 Thomas Dolby Thomas Dolby: "Love Is a Loaded Pistol" For his first studio album release in decades, musical innovator Thomas Dolby has been composing music in the uniquely inspirational setting of a restored life-boat. Here he premieres a gorgeous, evocativeTED2010 song from that album -- about one0:04:57 night with a legend. He's5/7/2010 backed by members of the modern string quartet Ethel. URL Speaker Name Short Summary Event Duration Publish date http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/850 Jeremy Jackson Jeremy Jackson: How we wrecked the ocean In this bracing talk, coral reef ecologist Jeremy Jackson lays out the shocking state of the ocean today: overfished, overheated, polluted, with indicators that things will get much worse. Astonishing photos andMission stats Bluemake Voyage the case. 0:18:19 5/5/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/851 Anil Gupta Anil Gupta: India's hidden hotbeds of invention Anil Gupta is on the hunt for the developing world's unsung inventors -- indigenous entrepreneurs whose ingenuity, hidden by poverty, could change many people's lives. He shows how the Honey Bee NetworkTEDIndia helps 2009them build the connections0:22:55 they need -- and gain the5/6/2010 recognition they deserve. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/852 Nicholas Christakis Nicholas Christakis: The hidden influence of social networks We're all embedded in vast social networks of friends, family, co-workers and more. Nicholas Christakis tracks how a wide variety of traits -- from happiness to obesity -- can spread from person to person, showingTED2010 how your location in the network0:20:59 might impact your life5/10/2010 in ways you don't even know. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/853 Nathan Myhrvold Nathan Myhrvold: Could this laser zap malaria? Nathan Myhrvold and team's latest inventions -- as brilliant as they are bold -- remind us that the world needs wild creativity to tackle big problems like malaria. And just as that idea sinks in, he rolls out a liveTED2010 demo of a new, mosquito-zapping 0:16:58gizmo you have to see to5/11/2010 believe. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/854 Enric Sala Enric Sala: Glimpses of a pristine ocean Enric Sala shares glorious images -- and surprising insights and data -- from some of the most pristine areas of the ocean. He shows how we can restore more of our oceans to this healthy, balanced state, andMission the powerfulBlue Voyage ecological and economic0:19:55 benefits of doing so.5/12/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/855 Dan Meyer Dan Meyer: Math class needs a makeover Today's math curriculum is teaching students to expect -- and excel at -- paint-by-numbers classwork, robbing kids of a skill more important than solving problems: formulating them. At TEDxNYED, Dan MeyerTEDxNYED shows classroom-tested math exercises0:11:39 that prompt students5/13/2010 to stop and think. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/856 Julia Sweeney Julia Sweeney has "The Talk" Despite her best efforts, comedian Julia Sweeney is forced to tell a little white lie when her 8-year-old begins learning about frog reproduction -- and starts to ask some very smart questions. TED2010 0:05:16 5/14/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/857 Viktor E Frankl Viktor Frankl: Why to believe in others In this rare clip from 1972, legendary psychiatrist and Holocaust-survivor Viktor Frankl delivers a powerful message about the human search for meaning -- and the most important gift we can give others. Toronto Youth Corps 0:04:22 5/14/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/859 William Li William Li: Can we eat to starve cancer? William Li presents a new way to think about treating cancer and other diseases: anti-angiogenesis, preventing the growth of blood vessels that feed a tumor. The crucial first (and best) step: Eating cancer-fightingTED2010 foods that cut off the supply lines0:20:02 and beat cancer at 5/17/2010its own game. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/860 Graham Hill Graham Hill: Why I'm a weekday vegetarian We all know the arguments that being vegetarian is better for the environment and for the animals -- but in a carnivorous culture, it can be hard to make the change. Graham Hill has a powerful, pragmatic suggestion:TED2010 Be a weekday veg. 0:05:45 5/18/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/861 Dee Boersma Dee Boersma: Pay attention to penguins Think of penguins as ocean sentinels, says Dee Boersma -- they're on the frontlines of sea change. Sharing stories of penguin life and culture, she suggests that we start listening to what penguins are tellingMission us. Blue Voyage 0:15:09 5/19/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/862 Richard Sears Richard Sears: Planning for the end of oil As the world's attention focuses on the perils of oil exploration, we present Richard Sears' talk from early February 2010. Sears, an expert in developing new energy resources, talks about our inevitable andTED2010 necessary move away from oil. Toward0:09:48 ... what? 5/20/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/863 Craig Venter Craig Venter unveils "synthetic life" Craig Venter and team make a historic announcement: they've created the first fully functioning, reproducing cell controlled by synthetic DNA. He explains how they did it and why the achievement marks theTED beginning in the Fieldof a new era for science.0:18:17 5/21/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/865 Ken Robinson Sir Ken Robinson: Bring on the learning revolution! In this poignant, funny follow-up to his fabled 2006 talk, Sir Ken Robinson makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning -- creating conditions where kids' natural talentsTED2010 can flourish. 0:16:48 5/24/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/866 Johanna Blakley Johanna Blakley: Lessons from fashion's free culture Copyright law's grip on film, music and software barely touches the fashion industry ... and fashion benefits in both innovation and sales, says Johanna Blakley. At TEDxUSC 2010, she talks about what all creativeTEDxUSC industries can learn from fashion's0:15:36 free culture. 5/25/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/868 Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy: Inside a school for suicide bombers Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy takes on a terrifying question: How does the Taliban convince children to become suicide bombers? Propaganda footage from a training camp is intercut with her interviewsTED2010 of young camp graduates. A shocking0:08:09 vision. 5/26/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/869 Seth Berkley Seth Berkley: HIV and flu -- the vaccine strategy Seth Berkley explains how smart advances in vaccine design, production and distribution are bringing us closer than ever to eliminating a host of global threats -- from AIDS to malaria to flu pandemics. TED2010 0:21:05 5/27/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/870 Sophie Hunger Sophie Hunger plays songs of secrets, city lights This haunting, intimate performance by European singer-songwriter Sophie Hunger features songs from her breakout debut "Monday's Ghost" and the just-released album "1983." TEDGlobal 2009 0:23:04 5/28/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/871 Larry Lessig Lawrence Lessig: Re-examining the remix At TEDxNYED, former "young Republican" Larry Lessig talks about what Democrats can learn about copyright from their opposite party, considered more conservative. A surprising lens on remix culture. TEDxNYED 0:18:45 5/31/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/872 John Underkoffler John Underkoffler points to the future of UI Minority Report science advisor and inventor John Underkoffler demos g-speak -- the real-life version of the film's eye-popping, tai chi-meets-cyberspace computer interface. Is this how tomorrow's computersTED2010 will be controlled? 0:15:22 6/1/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/873 Brian Skerry Brian Skerry reveals ocean's glory -- and horror Photographer Brian Skerry shoots life above and below the waves -- as he puts it, both the horror and the magic of the ocean. Sharing amazing, intimate shots of undersea creatures, he shows how powerfulMission images Blue can Voyagehelp make change. 0:16:13 6/1/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/874 Christopher "moot" Poole Christopher "moot" Poole: The case for anonymity online The founder of 4chan, a controversial, uncensored online imageboard, describes its subculture, some of the Internet "memes" it has launched, and the incident in which its users managed a very public, precisionTED2010 hack of a mainstream media website.0:13:10 The talk raises questions6/2/2010 about the power -- and price -- of anonymity. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/876 Brian Cox Brian Cox: Why we need the explorers In tough economic times, our exploratory science programs -- from space probes to the LHC -- are first to suffer budget cuts. Brian Cox explains how curiosity-driven science pays for itself, powering innovationTEDSalon and a profound London 2010appreciation of our0:16:29 existence. 6/3/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/877 Adam Sadowsky Adam Sadowsky engineers a viral music video The band "OK Go" dreamed up the idea of a massive Rube Goldberg machine for their next music video -- and Adam Sadowsky's team was charged with building it. He tells the story of the effort and engineeringTEDxUSC behind their labyrinthine creation0:14:28 that quickly became a6/4/2010 YouTube sensation. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/878 Michael Sandel Michael Sandel: The lost art of democratic debate Democracy thrives on civil debate, Michael Sandel says -- but we're shamefully out of practice. He leads a fun refresher, with TEDsters sparring over a recent Supreme Court case (PGA Tour, Inc. v. Martin)TED2010 whose outcome reveals the critical0:19:42 ingredient in justice. 6/7/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/879 John Kasaona John Kasaona: How poachers became caretakers In his home of Namibia, John Kasaona is working on an innovative way to protect endangered animal species: giving nearby villagers (including former poachers) responsibility for caring for the animals. AndTED2010 it's working. 0:15:46 6/8/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/880 Rory Sutherland Rory Sutherland: Sweat the small stuff It may seem that big problems require big solutions, but ad man Rory Sutherland says many flashy, expensive fixes are just obscuring better, simpler answers. To illustrate, he uses behavioral economics andTEDSalon hilarious London examples. 2010 0:12:37 6/9/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/881 Stewart Brand, Mark Z. JacobsonDebate: Does the world need nuclear energy? Nuclear power: the energy crisis has even die-hard environmentalists reconsidering it. In this first-ever TED debate, Stewart Brand and Mark Z. Jacobson square off over the pros and cons. A discussion that'llTED2010 make you think -- and might even0:22:59 change your mind. 6/10/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/883 David Byrne David Byrne: How architecture helped music evolve As his career grew, David Byrne went from playing CBGB to Carnegie Hall. He asks: Does the venue make the music? From outdoor drumming to Wagnerian operas to arena rock, he explores how context TED2010has pushed musical innovation. 0:17:47 6/11/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/884 Michael Shermer Michael Shermer: The pattern behind self-deception Michael Shermer says the human tendency to believe strange things -- from alien abductions to dowsing rods -- boils down to two of the brain's most basic, hard-wired survival skills. He explains what they are,TED2010 and how they get us into trouble.0:19:01 6/14/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/885 Margaret Gould Stewart Margaret Gould Stewart: How YouTube thinks about copyright Margaret Gould Stewart, YouTube's head of user experience, talks about how the ubiquitous video site works with copyright holders and creators to foster (at the best of times) a creative ecosystem where everybodyTED2010 wins. 0:05:45 6/15/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/886 Peter Tyack Peter Tyack: The intriguing sound of marine mammals Peter Tyack of Woods Hole talks about a hidden wonder of the sea: underwater sound. Onstage at Mission Blue, he explains the amazing ways whales use sound and song to communicate across hundredsMission of miles Blue of ocean.Voyage 0:21:20 6/16/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/887 Cameron Herold Cameron Herold: Let's raise kids to be entrepreneurs Bored in school, failing classes, at odds with peers: This child might be an entrepreneur, says Cameron Herold. At TEDxEdmonton, he makes the case for parenting and education that helps would-be entrepreneursTEDxEdmonton flourish -- as kids and as adults.0:21:24 6/17/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/888 Ananda Shankar Jayant Ananda Shankar Jayant fights cancer with dance Renowned classical Indian dancer Ananda Shankar Jayant was diagnosed with cancer in 2008. She tells her personal story of not only facing the disease but dancing through it, and gives a performance revealingTEDIndia the 2009 metaphor of strength that0:16:07 helped her do it. 6/18/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/889 Chip Conley Chip Conley: Measuring what makes life worthwhile When the dotcom bubble burst, hotelier Chip Conley went in search of a business model based on happiness. In an old friendship with an employee and in the wisdom of a Buddhist king, he learned that successTED2010 comes from what you count. 0:17:39 6/21/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/891 Marian Bantjes Marian Bantjes: Intricate beauty by design In graphic design, Marian Bantjes says, throwing your individuality into a project is heresy. She explains how she built her career doing just that, bringing her signature delicate illustrations to storefronts, valentinesTED2010 and even genetic diagrams. 0:16:28 6/22/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/892 Charles Leadbeater Charles Leadbeater: Education innovation in the slums Charles Leadbeater went looking for radical new forms of education -- and found them in the slums of Rio and Kibera, where some of the world's poorest kids are finding transformative new ways to learn. AndTEDSalon this informal, London disruptive 2010 new kind 0:18:58of school, he says, is what6/23/2010 all schools need to become. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/893 Aditi Shankardass Aditi Shankardass: A second opinion on learning disorders Developmental disorders in children are typically diagnosed by observing behavior, but Aditi Shankardass knew that we should be looking directly at their brains. She explains how a remarkable EEG deviceTEDIndia has revealed 2009 mistaken diagnoses and0:09:01 transformed children's6/24/2010 lives. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/894 Hillel Cooperman Hillel Cooperman: Legos for grownups Lego blocks: playtime mainstay for industrious kids, obsession for many (ahem!) mature adults. Hillel Cooperman takes us on a trip through the beloved bricks' colorful, sometimes oddball grownup subculture,TED2010 featuring CAD, open-source robotics0:05:50 and a little adult behavior.6/25/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/896 Clay Shirky Clay Shirky: How cognitive surplus will change the world Clay Shirky looks at "cognitive surplus" -- the shared, online work we do with our spare brain cycles. While we're busy editing Wikipedia, posting to Ushahidi (and yes, making LOLcats), we're building a better,TED@Cannes more cooperative world. 0:13:07 6/28/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/898 Ellen Dunham-Jones Ellen Dunham-Jones: Retrofitting suburbia Ellen Dunham-Jones fires the starting shot for the next 50 years' big sustainable design project: retrofitting suburbia. To come: Dying malls rehabilitated, dead "big box" stores re-inhabited, parking lots transformedTEDxAtlanta into thriving wetlands. 0:19:23 6/29/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/899 Stephen Palumbi Stephen Palumbi: Following the mercury trail There's a tight and surprising link between the ocean's health and ours, says marine biologist Stephen Palumbi. He shows how toxins at the bottom of the ocean food chain find their way into our bodies, withMission a shocking Blue storyVoyage of toxic contamination0:15:42 from a Japanese fish6/30/2010 market. His work points a way forward for saving the oceans' health -- and humanity's. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/900 Carter Emmart Carter Emmart demos a 3D atlas of the universe For the last 12 years, Carter Emmart has been coordinating the efforts of scientists, artists and programmers to build a complete 3D visualization of our known universe. He demos this stunning tour and explainsTED2010 how it's being shared with facilities0:06:57 around the world. 7/1/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/901 Mitchell Joachim Mitchell Joachim: Don't build your home, grow it! TED Fellow and urban designer Mitchell Joachim presents his vision for sustainable, organic architecture: eco-friendly abodes grown from plants and -- wait for it -- meat. TED2010 0:02:56 7/2/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/909 Benoit Mandelbrot Benoit Mandelbrot: Fractals and the art of roughness At TED2010, mathematics legend Benoit Mandelbrot develops a theme he first discussed at TED in 1984 -- the extreme complexity of roughness, and the way that fractal math can find order within patterns TED2010that seem unknowably complicated.0:17:09 7/6/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/910 Ellen Gustafson Ellen Gustafson: Obesity + Hunger = 1 global food issue Co-creator of the philanthropic FEED bags, Ellen Gustafson says hunger and obesity are two sides of the same coin. At TEDxEast, she launches The 30 Project -- a way to change how we farm and eat in theTEDxEast next 30 years, and solve the global0:11:15 food inequalities behind7/7/2010 both epidemics. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/911 Nalini Nadkarni Nalini Nadkarni: Life science in prison Nalini Nadkarni challenges our perspective on trees and prisons -- she says both can be more dynamic than we think. Through a partnership with the state of Washington, she brings science classes and conservationTED2010 programs to inmates, with0:05:07 unexpected results. 7/8/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/912 Hans Rosling Hans Rosling on global population growth The world's population will grow to 9 billion over the next 50 years -- and only by raising the living standards of the poorest can we check population growth. This is the paradoxical answer that Hans Rosling TED@Cannesunveils at TED@Cannes using colorful0:10:04 new data display technology7/9/2010 (you'll see). http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/914 Carl Safina Carl Safina: The oil spill's unseen culprits, victims The Gulf oil spill dwarfs comprehension, but we know this much: it's bad. Carl Safina scrapes out the facts in this blood-boiling cross-examination, arguing that the consequences will stretch far beyond the GulfTEDxOilSpill -- and many so-called solutions are0:19:55 making the situation 7/12/2010worse. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/915 Matt Ridley Matt Ridley: When ideas have sex At TEDGlobal 2010, author Matt Ridley shows how, throughout history, the engine of human progress has been the meeting and mating of ideas to make new ideas. It's not important how clever individuals TEDGlobalare, he says; 2010 what really matters is how0:16:26 smart the collective 7/14/2010brain is. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/916 Ethan Zuckerman Ethan Zuckerman: Listening to global voices Sure, the web connects the globe, but most of us end up hearing mainly from people just like ourselves. Blogger and technologist Ethan Zuckerman wants to help share the stories of the whole wide world. HeTEDGlobal talks about 2010 clever strategies to open0:19:45 up your Twitter world7/15/2010 and read the news in languages you don't even know. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/917 Elif Shafak Elif Shafak: The politics of fiction Listening to stories widens the imagination; telling them lets us leap over cultural walls, embrace different experiences, feel what others feel. Elif Shafak builds on this simple idea to argue that fiction can overcomeTEDGlobal identity 2010 politics. 0:19:45 7/16/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/918 Julian Assange Julian Assange: Why the world needs WikiLeaks The controversial website WikiLeaks collects and posts highly classified documents and video. Founder Julian Assange, who's reportedly being sought for questioning by US authorities, talks to TED's ChrisTEDGlobal Anderson about 2010 how the site operates,0:19:33 what it has accomplished7/19/2010 -- and what drives him. The interview includes graphic footage of a recent US airstrike in Baghdad. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/919 Naif Al-Mutawa Naif Al-Mutawa: Superheroes inspired by Islam In "THE 99," Naif Al-Mutawa's new generation of comic book heroes fight more than crime -- they smash stereotypes and battle extremism. Named after the 99 attributes of Allah, his characters reinforce positiveTEDGlobal messages 2010 of Islam and cross cultures0:18:22 to create a new 7/20/2010moral framework for confronting evil, even teaming up with the Justice League of America. Dimitar Sasselov: How we found hundreds of potential Earth-like http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/920 Dimitar Sasselov planets Astronomer Dimitar Sasselov and his colleagues search for Earth-like planets that may, someday, help us answer centuries-old questions about the origin and existence of biological life elsewhere (and on Earth).TEDGlobal Preliminary 2010 results show that 0:18:30they have found 706 "candidates"7/21/2010 -- some of which further research may prove to be planets with Earth-like geochemical characteristics. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/921 Tan Le Tan Le: A headset that reads your brainwaves Tan Le's astonishing new computer interface reads its user's brainwaves, making it possible to control virtual objects, and even physical electronics, with mere thoughts (and a little concentration). She demosTEDGlobal the headset, 2010 and talks about its far-reaching0:10:36 applications.7/21/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/922 Kevin Stone Kevin Stone: The bio-future of joint replacement Arthritis and injury grind down millions of joints, but few get the best remedy -- real biological tissue. Kevin Stone shows a treatment that could sidestep the high costs and donor shortfall of human-to-humanTED2010 transplants with a novel use of animal0:06:51 tissue. 7/22/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/924 Sheena Iyengar Sheena Iyengar on the art of choosing Sheena Iyengar studies how we make choices -- and how we feel about the choices we make. At TEDGlobal, she talks about both trivial choices (Coke v. Pepsi) and profound ones, and shares her groundbreakingTEDGlobal research 2010 that has uncovered0:24:08 some surprising attitudes7/26/2010 about our decisions. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/923 Jeff Bezos Jeff Bezos: What matters more than your talents In this Princeton University graduation address, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos makes the case that our character is reflected not in the gifts we're endowed with at birth, but by the choices we make over the coursePrinceton of a Universitylifetime. 0:18:44 7/27/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/925 Susan Shaw Susan Shaw: The oil spill's toxic trade-off Break down the oil slick, keep it off the shores: that's grounds for pumping toxic dispersant into the Gulf, say clean-up overseers. Susan Shaw shows evidence it's sparing some beaches only at devastating TEDxOilSpillcost to the health of the deep sea. 0:16:42 7/27/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/926 John Delaney John Delaney: Wiring an interactive ocean Oceanographer John Delaney is leading the team that is building an underwater network of high-def cameras and sensors that will turn our ocean into a global interactive lab -- sparking an explosion of rich Missiondata about Blue the Voyage world below. 0:20:50 7/28/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/927 Laurie Santos Laurie Santos: A monkey economy as irrational as ours Laurie Santos looks for the roots of human irrationality by watching the way our primate relatives make decisions. A clever series of experiments in "monkeynomics" shows that some of the silly choices we make,TEDGlobal monkeys 2010 make too. 0:19:45 7/29/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/928 Lewis Pugh Lewis Pugh's mind-shifting Mt. Everest swim After he swam the North Pole, Lewis Pugh vowed never to take another cold-water dip. Then he heard of Mt. Everest's Lake Imja -- a body of water at an altitude of 5300 m, entirely created by recent glacialTEDGlobal melting -- and 2010 began a journey that 0:09:45would teach him a radical7/30/2010 new way to approach swimming and think about climate change. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/929 Jason Clay Jason Clay: How big brands can help save biodiversity Convince just 100 key companies to go sustainable, and WWF's Jason Clay says global markets will shift to protect the planet our consumption has already outgrown. Hear how his extraordinary roundtablesTEDGlobal are getting 2010 big brand rivals to agree0:19:29 on green practices first8/16/2010 -- before their products duke it out on store shelves. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/930 Sheryl WuDunn Sheryl WuDunn: Our century's greatest injustice Sheryl WuDunn's book "Half the Sky" investigates the oppression of women globally. Her stories shock. Only when women in developing countries have equal access to education and economic opportunityTEDGlobal will we be using2010 all our human resources.0:18:22 8/17/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/931 Diane J Savino Diane J. Savino: The case for same-sex marriage Hours before New York lawmakers rejected a key marriage equality bill (38-24), State Senator Diane J. Savino made the passionate case for a government that recognizes and administers same-sex marriages.New YorkHere's State her fresh,Senate thought-provoking0:07:33 perspective on one8/17/2010 of the most contentious issues in US culture, religion and government. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/932 Peter Molyneux Peter Molyneux demos Milo, the virtual boy Peter Molyneux demos Milo, a hotly anticipated video game for Microsoft's Kinect controller. Perceptive and impressionable like a real 11-year-old, the virtual boy watches, listens and learns -- recognizing andTEDGlobal responding 2010 to you. 0:10:55 8/18/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/934 Jamil Abu-Wardeh Jamil Abu-Wardeh: The Axis of Evil Middle East Comedy Tour Jamil Abu-Wardeh jump-started the comedy scene in the Arab world by founding the Axis of Evil Middle East Comedy Tour, which brings standup comedians to laughing audiences all over the region. He's foundTEDGlobal that, by 2010 respecting the "three B's"0:08:59 (blue material, beliefs8/19/2010 and "bolitics"), the Axis of Evil comics find plenty of cross-border laughs. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/935 Maz Jobrani Maz Jobrani: Did you hear the one about the Iranian-American? A founding member of the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour, standup comic Maz Jobrani riffs on the challenges and conflicts of being Iranian-American -- "like, part of me thinks I should have a nuclear program; theTEDGlobal other part thinks2010 I can't be trusted ..."0:09:14 8/19/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/936 Seth Priebatsch Seth Priebatsch: The game layer on top of the world By now, we're used to letting Facebook and Twitter capture our social lives on the web -- building a "social layer" on top of the real world. At TEDxBoston, Seth Priebatsch looks at the next layer in progress:TEDxBoston the "game layer," 2010 a pervasive net of0:12:02 behavior-steering game8/20/2010 dynamics that will reshape education and commerce. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/937 David McCandless David McCandless: The beauty of data visualization David McCandless turns complex data sets (like worldwide military spending, media buzz, Facebook status updates) into beautiful, simple diagrams that tease out unseen patterns and connections. Good design,TEDGlobal he suggests, 2010 is the best way to0:17:56 navigate information glut8/23/2010 -- and it may just change the way we see the world. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/938 Robert Lee Hotz Lee Hotz: Inside an Antarctic time machine Science columnist Lee Hotz describes a remarkable project at WAIS Divide, Antarctica, where a hardy team are drilling into ten-thousand-year-old ice to extract vital data on our changing climate. TEDGlobal 2010 0:09:45 8/24/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/943 Jeremy Rifkin Jeremy Rifkin on "the empathic civilization" In this talk from RSA Animate, bestselling author Jeremy Rifkin investigates the evolution of empathy and the profound ways it has shaped human development and society. RSA Animate 0:10:39 8/24/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/939 Jim Toomey Jim Toomey: Learning from Sherman the shark Cartoonist Jim Toomey created the comic strip Sherman's Lagoon, a wry look at underwater life starring Sherman the talking shark. As he sketches some of his favorite sea creatures live onstage, Toomey sharesMission his Blue love Voyage of the ocean and the 0:14:15stories it can tell. 8/25/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/940 Lisa Margonelli Lisa Margonelli: The political chemistry of oil In the Gulf oil spill's aftermath, Lisa Margonelli says drilling moratoriums and executive ousters make for good theater, but distract from the issue at its heart: our unrestrained oil consumption. She shares herTEDxOilSpill bold plan to wean America off of oil0:17:14 -- by confronting consumers8/26/2010 with its real cost. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/941 Dan Cobley Dan Cobley: What physics taught me about marketing Physics and marketing don't seem to have much in common, but Dan Cobley is passionate about both. He brings these unlikely bedfellows together using Newton's second law, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle,TEDGlobal the scientific 2010 method and the 0:07:38second law of thermodynamics8/27/2010 to explain the fundamental theories of branding. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/944 Nic Marks Nic Marks: The Happy Planet Index Statistician Nic Marks asks why we measure a nation's success by its productivity -- instead of by the happiness and well-being of its people. He introduces the Happy Planet Index, which tracks national well-beingTEDGlobal against 2010 resource use (because0:16:49 a happy life doesn't have8/30/2010 to cost the earth). Which countries rank highest in the HPI? You might be surprised. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/945 Johan Rockstrom Johan Rockstrom: Let the environment guide our development Human growth has strained the Earth's resources, but as Johan Rockstrom reminds us, our advances also give us the science to recognize this and change behavior. His research has found nine "planetaryTEDGlobal boundaries" 2010 that can guide us in protecting0:18:10 our planet's many8/31/2010 overlapping ecosystems. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/946 His Holiness the Karmapa His Holiness the Karmapa: The technology of the heart His Holiness the Karmapa talks about how he was discovered to be the reincarnation of a revered figure in Tibetan Buddhism. In telling his story, he urges us to work on not just technology and design, but theTEDIndia technology 2009 and design of the heart.0:25:23 He is translated onstage9/1/2010 by Tyler Dewar. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/947 Derek Sivers Derek Sivers: Keep your goals to yourself After hitting on a brilliant new life plan, our first instinct is to tell someone, but Derek Sivers says it's better to keep goals secret. He presents research stretching as far back as the 1920s to show why peopleTEDGlobal who talk about 2010 their ambitions may 0:03:15be less likely to achieve them.9/2/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/948 Rachel Sussman Rachel Sussman: The world's oldest living things Rachel Sussman shows photographs of the world's oldest continuously living organisms -- from 2,000-year-old brain coral off Tobago's coast to an "underground forest" in South Africa that has lived since beforeTEDGlobal the dawn 2010 of agriculture. 0:14:08 9/3/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/949 Sugata Mitra Sugata Mitra: The child-driven education Education scientist Sugata Mitra tackles one of the greatest problems of education -- the best teachers and schools don't exist where they're needed most. In a series of real-life experiments from New DelhiTEDGlobal to South Africa 2010 to Italy, he gave kids0:17:13 self-supervised access to9/7/2010 the web and saw results that could revolutionize how we think about teaching. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/950 Alwar Balasubramaniam Alwar Balasubramaniam: Art of substance and absence Alwar Balasubramaniam's sculpture plays with time, shape, shadow, perspective: four tricky sensations that can reveal -- or conceal -- what's really out there. At TEDIndia, the artist shows slides of his extraordinaryTEDIndia installations. 2009 0:16:51 9/8/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/951 Carne Ross Carne Ross: An independent diplomat After 15 years in the British diplomatic corps, Carne Ross became a "freelance diplomat," running a bold nonprofit that gives small, developing and yet-unrecognized nations a voice in international relations.Business At the BIF-5 Innovation conference, Factory he calls for0:20:38 a new kind of diplomacy9/9/2010 that gives voice to small countries, that works with changing boundaries and that welcomes innovation. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/952 Ben Cameron Ben Cameron: The true power of the performing arts Arts administrator and live-theater fan Ben Cameron looks at the state of the live arts -- asking: How can the magic of live theater, live music, live dance compete with the always-on Internet? At TEDxYYC, heTEDxYYC offers a bold look forward. 0:12:44 9/10/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/953 Seth Godin Seth Godin: This is broken Why are so many things broken? In a hilarious talk from the 2006 Gel conference, Seth Godin gives a tour of things poorly designed, the 7 reasons why they are that way, and how to fix them. Gel Conference 2006 0:20:14 9/10/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/954 Rob Dunbar Rob Dunbar: Discovering ancient climates in oceans and ice Rob Dunbar hunts for data on our climate from 12,000 years ago, finding clues inside ancient seabeds and corals and inside ice sheets. His work is vital in setting baselines for fixing our current climate -- andMission in tracking Blue Voyagethe rise of deadly ocean0:18:14 acidification. 9/13/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/955 Chris Anderson (TED) Chris Anderson: How web video powers global innovation TED's Chris Anderson says the rise of web video is driving a worldwide phenomenon he calls Crowd Accelerated Innovation -- a self-fueling cycle of learning that could be as significant as the invention of print.TEDGlobal But to tap 2010 into its power, organizations0:18:53 will need to embrace9/14/2010 radical openness. And for TED, it means the dawn of a whole new chapter ... http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/957 Jessa Gamble Jessa Gamble: Our natural sleep cycle In today's world, balancing school, work, kids and more, most of us can only hope for the recommended eight hours of sleep. Examining the science behind our body's internal clock, Jessa Gamble reveals theTEDGlobal surprising 2010 and substantial program0:04:01 of rest we should be observing.9/15/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/958 Nicholas Christakis Nicholas Christakis: How social networks predict epidemics After mapping humans' intricate social networks, Nicholas Christakis and colleague James Fowler began investigating how this information could better our lives. Now, he reveals his hot-off-the-press findings:TED@Cannes These networks can be used to detect0:17:54 epidemics earlier than9/16/2010 ever, from the spread of innovative ideas to risky behaviors to viruses (like H1N1). http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/959 Caroline Phillips Caroline Phillips: Hurdy-gurdy for beginners Caroline Phillips cranks out tunes on a seldom-heard folk instrument: the hurdy-gurdy, a.k.a. the wheel fiddle. A searching, Basque melody follows her fun lesson on its unique anatomy and 1,000-year history.TEDGlobal 2010 0:05:41 9/17/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/960 Christien Meindertsma Christien Meindertsma: How pig parts make the world turn Christien Meindertsma, author of "Pig 05049" looks at the astonishing afterlife of the ordinary pig, parts of which make their way into at least 185 non-pork products, from bullets to artificial hearts. TEDGlobal 2010 0:08:54 9/20/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/961 Steven Johnson Steven Johnson: Where good ideas come from People often credit their ideas to individual "Eureka!" moments. But Steven Johnson shows how history tells a different story. His fascinating tour takes us from the "liquid networks" of London's coffee housesTEDGlobal to Charles 2010 Darwin's long, slow hunch0:17:45 to today's high-velocity9/21/2010 web. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/962 Mitchell Besser Mitchell Besser: Mothers helping mothers fight HIV In sub-Saharan Africa, HIV infections are more prevalent and doctors scarcer than anywhere else in the world. With a lack of medical professionals, Mitchell Besser enlisted the help of his patients to create TEDGlobalmothers2mothers 2010 -- an extraordinary0:18:30 network of HIV-positive9/22/2010 women whose support for each other is changing and saving lives. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/963 Annie Lennox Annie Lennox: Why I am an HIV/AIDS activist For the last eight years, pop singer Annie Lennox has devoted the majority of her time to her SING campaign, raising awareness and money to combat HIV/AIDS. She shares the experiences that have inspiredTEDGlobal her, from 2010 working with Nelson Mandela0:09:16 to meeting a little9/22/2010 African girl in a desperate situation. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/964 Fabian Hemmert Fabian Hemmert: The shape-shifting future of the mobile phone At TEDxBerlin, Fabian Hemmert demos one future of the mobile phone -- a shape-shifting and weight-shifting handset that "displays" information nonvisually, offering a delightfully intuitive way to communicate.TEDxBerlin 0:04:15 9/23/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/965 Julian Treasure Julian Treasure: Shh! Sound health in 8 steps Julian Treasure says our increasingly noisy world is gnawing away at our mental health -- even costing lives. He lays out an 8-step plan to soften this sonic assault (starting with those cheap earbuds) and restoreTEDGlobal our relationship 2010 with sound. 0:07:14 9/23/2010 URL Speaker Name Short Summary Event Duration Publish date http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/840 Tim Birkhead Tim Birkhead: The early birdwatchers Birds, a perennial human fascination, entertained medieval homes long before science took them for serious study. "Wisdom of Birds" author Tim Birkhead tours some intriguing birdwatcher lore (dug up in oldThe field Do journals)Lectures -- and talks about the0:28:30 role it plays in ornithology9/26/2010 today. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/966 Gary Wolf Gary Wolf: The quantified self At TED@Cannes, Gary Wolf gives a 5-min intro to an intriguing new pastime: using mobile apps and always-on gadgets to track and analyze your body, mood, diet, spending -- just about everything in dailyTED@Cannes life you can measure -- in gloriously0:05:10 geeky detail. 9/27/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/967 Sebastian Seung Sebastian Seung: I am my connectome Sebastian Seung is mapping a massively ambitious new model of the brain that focuses on the connections between each neuron. He calls it our "connectome," and it's as individual as our genome -- and understandingTEDGlobal 2010 it could open a new way0:19:26 to understand our brains9/28/2010 and our minds. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/968 Inge Missmahl Inge Missmahl brings peace to the minds of Afghanistan When Jungian analyst Inge Missmahl visited Afghanistan, she saw the inner wounds of war -- widespread despair, trauma and depression. And yet, in this county of 30 million people, there were only two dozenTEDGlobal psychiatrists. 2010 Missmahl talks about0:10:41 her work helping to 9/29/2010build the country's system of psychosocial counseling, promoting both individual and, perhaps, national healing. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/970 Mechai Viravaidya Mechai Viravaidya: How Mr. Condom made Thailand a better place At TEDxChange, Thailand's "Mr. Condom," Mechai Viravaidya, walks us through the country's bold plan to raise its standard of living, starting in the 1970s. First step: population control. And that means a lotTEDxChange of frank, funny -- and very effective0:13:50 -- talk about condoms. 9/30/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/971 Eben Bayer Eben Bayer: Are mushrooms the new plastic? Product designer Eben Bayer reveals his recipe for a new, fungus-based packaging material that protects fragile stuff like furniture, plasma screens -- and the environment. TEDGlobal 2010 0:09:05 10/4/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/972 Tim Jackson Tim Jackson's economic reality check As the world faces recession, climate change, inequity and more, Tim Jackson delivers a piercing challenge to established economic principles, explaining how we might stop feeding the crises and start investingTEDGlobal in our 2010 future. 0:20:23 10/5/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/973 Barbara Block Barbara Block: Tagging tuna in the deep ocean Tuna are ocean athletes -- fast, far-ranging predators whose habits we're just beginning to understand. Marine biologist Barbara Block fits tuna with tracking tags (complete with transponders) that record unprecedentedMission Blue amountsVoyage of data about 0:20:06these gorgeous, threatened10/6/2010 fish and the ocean habitats they move through. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/974 Hans Rosling Hans Rosling: The good news of the decade? Hans Rosling reframes 10 years of UN data with his spectacular visuals, lighting up an astonishing -- mostly unreported -- piece of front-page-worthy good news: We're winning the war against child mortality.TEDxChange Along the way, he debunks one flawed0:15:34 approach to stats that10/7/2010 blots out such vital stories. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/975 Stacey Kramer Stacey Kramer: The best gift I ever survived Stacey Kramer offers a moving, personal, 3-minute parable that shows how an unwanted experience -- frightening, traumatic, costly -- can turn out to be a priceless gift. TED2010 0:03:17 10/8/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/976 Stefano Mancuso Stefano Mancuso: The roots of plant intelligence Plants behave in some oddly intelligent ways: fighting predators, maximizing food opportunities ... But can we think of them as actually having a form of intelligence of their own? Italian botanist Stefano MancusoTEDGlobal presents 2010 intriguing evidence. 0:13:50 10/11/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/977 Melinda French Gates Melinda French Gates: What nonprofits can learn from Coca-Cola At TEDxChange, Melinda Gates makes a provocative case for nonprofits taking a cue from corporations such as Coca-Cola, whose plugged-in, global network of marketers and distributors ensures that everyTEDxChange remote village wants -- and can get0:16:28 -- a Coke. Why shouldn't10/12/2010 this work for condoms, sanitation, vaccinations too? "Haiti was not a natural disaster," says TED Fellow Peter Haas: "It was a disaster of engineering." As the country rebuilds after January's deadly quake, are bad old building practices creating another ticking time bomb? Haas's group, AIDG, is helping Haiti's builders learn modern building and engineering practices, to assemble a strong country brick by brick. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/978 Peter Haas Peter Haas: Haiti's disaster of engineering TED Senior Fellows at TEDGlobal 20100:08:30 10/13/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/980 Natalie Jeremijenko Natalie Jeremijenko: The art of the eco-mindshift Natalie Jeremijenko's unusual lab puts art to work, and addresses environmental woes by combining engineering know-how with public art and a team of volunteers. These real-life experiments include: WalkingBusiness tadpoles, Innovation texting Factory "fish," planting0:19:50 fire-hydrant gardens and10/14/2010 more. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/981 Ze Frank Ze Frank's web playroom On the web, a new "Friend" may be just a click away, but true connection is harder to find and express. Ze Frank presents a medley of zany Internet toys that require deep participation -- and reward it with somethingTEDGlobal more 2010 nourishing. You're invited,0:18:00 if you promise you'll10/15/2010 share. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/982 Joel Burns Joel Burns tells gay teens "it gets better" In a courageous, intensely emotional talk at the city council in Fort Worth, Texas, councilman Joel Burns reaches out to the targets of teen bullying -- kids who are gay, perceived as gay, or just different -- withFort a Worthvital message City Council about their lives, 0:12:55and the harassment they10/17/2010 face. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/983 Jessica Jackley Jessica Jackley: Poverty, money -- and love What do you think of people in poverty? Maybe what Jessica Jackley once did: "they" need "our" help, in the form of a few coins in a jar. The co-founder of Kiva.org talks about how her attitude changed -- andTEDGlobal how her work2010 with microloans has0:18:33 brought new power to10/18/2010 people who live on a few dollars a day. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/984 Heribert Watzke Heribert Watzke: The brain in your gut Did you know you have functioning neurons in your intestines -- about a hundred million of them? Food scientist Heribert Watzke tells us about the "hidden brain" in our gut and the surprising things it makesTEDGlobal us feel. 2010 0:15:14 10/19/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/986 Dianna Cohen Dianna Cohen: Tough truths about plastic pollution Artist Dianna Cohen shares some tough truths about plastic pollution in the ocean and in our lives -- and some thoughts on how to free ourselves from the plastic gyre. Mission Blue Voyage 0:05:18 10/20/2010 In a series of witty punchlines, Patrick Chappatte makes a poignant case for the power of the humble cartoon. His projects in Lebanon, West Africa and Gaza show how, in the right hands, the pencil can illuminate serious issues and bring the most unlikely people together.

http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/987 Patrick Chappatte Patrick Chappatte: The power of cartoons TEDGlobal 2010 0:12:32 10/21/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/988 David Byrne, Thomas Dolby, EthelDavid Byrne sings "(Nothing But) Flowers" David Byrne sings the Talking Heads' 1988 hit, "(Nothing But) Flowers." He's accompanied by Thomas Dolby and string quartet Ethel, who made up the TED2010 house band. TED2010 0:03:15 10/22/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/991 R.A. Mashelkar R.A. Mashelkar: Breakthrough designs for ultra-low-cost products Engineer RA Mashelkar shares three stories of ultra-low-cost design from India that use bottom-up rethinking, and some clever engineering, to bring expensive products (cars, prosthetics) into the realm of theTEDIndia possible 2009 for everyone. 0:19:40 10/25/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/992 Joseph Nye Joseph Nye on global power shifts Historian and diplomat Joseph Nye gives us the 30,000-foot view of the shifts in power between China and the US, and the global implications as economic, political and "soft" power shifts and moves aroundTEDGlobal the globe. 2010 0:18:15 10/26/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/993 Barton Seaver Barton Seaver: Sustainable seafood? Let's get smart Chef Barton Seaver presents a modern dilemma: Seafood is one of our healthier protein options, but overfishing is desperately harming our oceans. He suggests a simple way to keep fish on the dinner tableMission that includes Blue Voyage every mom's favorite0:09:26 adage -- "Eat your vegetables!"10/27/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/994 Shimon Steinberg Shimon Steinberg: Natural pest control ... using bugs! At TEDxTelAviv, Shimon Steinberg looks at the difference between pests and bugs -- and makes the case for using good bugs to fight bad bugs, avoiding chemicals in our quest for perfect produce. TEDxTelAviv 2010 0:15:23 10/28/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/995 Miwa Matreyek Miwa Matreyek's glorious visions Using animation, projections and her own moving shadow, Miwa Matreyek performs a gorgeous, meditative piece about inner and outer discovery. Take a quiet 10 minutes and dive in. With music from AnnaTEDGlobal Oxygen, Mirah, 2010 Caroline Lufkin and0:11:11 Mileece. 10/29/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/996 Tom Chatfield Tom Chatfield: 7 ways games reward the brain We're bringing gameplay into more aspects of our lives, spending countless hours -- and real money -- exploring virtual worlds for imaginary treasures. Why? As Tom Chatfield shows, games are perfectly tunedTEDGlobal to dole 2010 out rewards that engage0:16:28 the brain and keep us questing11/1/2010 for more. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/997 David Bismark David Bismark: E-voting without fraud David Bismark demos a new system for voting that contains a simple, verifiable way to prevent fraud and miscounting -- while keeping each person's vote secret. TEDGlobal 2010 0:07:02 11/2/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/998 Greg Stone Greg Stone: Saving the ocean one island at a time Aboard Mission Blue, scientist Greg Stone tells the story of how he helped the Republic of Kiribati create an enormous protected area in the middle of the Pacific -- protecting fish, sealife and the island nationMission itself. Blue Voyage 0:17:15 11/3/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1000 Gero Miesenboeck Gero Miesenboeck reengineers a brain In the quest to map the brain, many scientists have attempted the incredibly daunting task of recording the activity of each neuron. Gero Miesenboeck works backward -- manipulating specific neurons to figureTEDGlobal out exactly 2010 what they do, through0:17:34 a series of stunning experiments11/3/2010 that reengineer the way fruit flies percieve light. Musical innovator Andrew Bird winds together his trademark violin technique with xylophone, vocals and sophisticated electronic looping. Add in his uncanny ability to whistle anything, and he becomes a riveting one-man orchestra. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1001 Andrew Bird Andrew Bird's one-man orchestra of the imagination TED2010 0:19:19 11/5/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1002 Emily Pilloton Emily Pilloton: Teaching design for change Designer Emily Pilloton moved to rural Bertie County, in North Carolina, to engage in a bold experiment of design-led community transformation. She's teaching a design-build class called Studio H that engagesTEDGlobal high schoolers' 2010 minds and bodies0:16:43 while bringing smart design11/8/2010 and new opportunities to the poorest county in the state. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1003 Stefan Wolff Stefan Wolff: The path to ending ethnic conflicts Civil wars and ethnic conflicts have brought the world incredible suffering, but Stefan Wolff's figures show that, in the last 20 years, their number has steadily decreased. He extracts critical lessons from NorthernTEDGlobal Ireland, 2010 Liberia, Timor and more0:17:35 to show that leadership,11/9/2010 diplomacy and institutional design are our three most effective weapons in waging peace. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1004 Aaron Huey Aaron Huey: America's native prisoners of war Aaron Huey's effort to photograph poverty in America led him to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, where the struggle of the native Lakota people -- appalling, and largely ignored -- compelled him to refocus.TEDxDU Five years 2010 of work later, his haunting0:15:27 photos intertwine with11/10/2010 a shocking history lesson in this bold, courageous talk from TEDxDU. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1005 Auret van Heerden Auret van Heerden: Making global labor fair Labor activist Auret van Heerden talks about the next frontier of workers' rights -- globalized industries where no single national body can keep workers safe and protected. How can we keep our global supplyTEDGlobal chains honest? 2010 Van Heerden makes0:17:46 the business case for11/11/2010 fair labor. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1006 Eric Berlow Eric Berlow: How complexity leads to simplicity Ecologist Eric Berlow doesn't feel overwhelmed when faced with complex systems. He knows that more information can lead to a better, simpler solution. Illustrating the tips and tricks for breaking down big TEDGlobalissues, he distills 2010 an overwhelming infographic0:03:42 on U.S. strategy11/12/2010 in Afghanistan to a few elementary points. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1007 Conrad Wolfram Conrad Wolfram: Teaching kids real math with computers From rockets to stock markets, many of humanity's most thrilling creations are powered by math. So why do kids lose interest in it? Conrad Wolfram says the part of math we teach -- calculation by hand -- isn'tTEDGlobal just tedious, 2010 it's mostly irrelevant0:17:19 to real mathematics and11/15/2010 the real world. He presents his radical idea: teaching kids math through computer programming. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1008 Denis Dutton Denis Dutton: A Darwinian theory of beauty TED collaborates with animator Andrew Park to illustrate Denis Dutton's provocative theory on beauty -- that art, music and other beautiful things, far from being simply "in the eye of the beholder," are a coreTED2010 part of human nature with deep evolutionary0:15:33 origins. 11/16/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1009 Shimon Schocken Shimon Schocken's rides of hope Computer science professor Shimon Schocken is also an avid mountain biker. To share the life lessons he learned while riding, he began an outdoor program with Israel's juvenile inmates and was touched TEDxTelAvivby both their intense2010 difficulties and 0:15:46profound successes. Photographs11/17/2010 by Raphael Rabinovitz. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1010 John Hardy John Hardy: My green school dream Join John Hardy on a tour of the Green School, his off-the-grid school in Bali that teaches kids how to build, garden, create (and get into college). The centerpiece of campus is the spiraling Heart of School, TEDGlobalperhaps the 2010 world's largest freestanding0:13:35 bamboo building. 11/18/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1011 Kristina Gjerde Kristina Gjerde: Making law on the high seas Kristina Gjerde studies the law of the high seas -- the 64 percent of our ocean that isn't protected by any national law at all. Gorgeous photos show the hidden worlds that Gjerde and other lawyers are workingMission to protect Blue fromVoyage trawling and trash-dumping,0:15:46 through smart11/19/2010 policymaking and a healthy dose of PR. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1012 Kim Gorgens Kim Gorgens: Protecting the brain against concussion In a lively talk from TEDxDU, neuropsychologist Kim Gorgens makes the case for better protecting our brains against the risk of concussion -- with a compelling pitch for putting helmets on kids. TEDxDU 2010 0:09:21 11/22/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1013 Zainab Salbi Zainab Salbi: Women, wartime and the dream of peace In war we often see only the frontline stories of soldiers and combat. AT TEDGlobal 2010, Zainab Salbi tells powerful "backline" stories of women who keep everyday life going during conflicts, and calls for womenTEDGlobal to have 2010 a place at the negotiating0:17:46 table once fighting11/23/2010 is over. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1014 Jason Fried Jason Fried: Why work doesn't happen at work Jason Fried has a radical theory of working: that the office isn't a good place to do it. At TEDxMidwest, he lays out the main problems (call them the M&Ms) and offers three suggestions to make work work. TEDxMidwest 0:15:21 11/24/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1015 Dan Phillips Dan Phillips: Creative houses from reclaimed stuff In this funny and insightful talk from TEDxHouston, builder Dan Phillips tours us through a dozen homes he's built in Texas using recycled and reclaimed materials in wildly creative ways. Brilliant, low-tech designTEDxHouston details will refresh your own creative0:17:57 drive. 11/25/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1016 Birke Baehr Birke Baehr: What's wrong with our food system 11-year-old Birke Baehr presents his take on a major source of our food -- far-away and less-than-picturesque industrial farms. Keeping farms out of sight promotes a rosy, unreal picture of big-box agriculture,TEDxNextGenerationAsheville he argues, as he outlines the case0:05:14 to green and localize11/29/2010 food production. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1017 William Ury William Ury: The walk from "no" to "yes" William Ury, author of "Getting to Yes," offers an elegant, simple (but not easy) way to create agreement in even the most difficult situations -- from family conflict to, perhaps, the Middle East. TEDxMidwest 0:18:45 11/30/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1018 Marcel Dicke Marcel Dicke: Why not eat insects? Marcel Dicke makes an appetizing case for adding insects to everyone's diet. His message to squeamish chefs and foodies: delicacies like locusts and caterpillars compete with meat in flavor, nutrition and eco-friendliness.TEDGlobal 2010 0:16:34 12/1/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1019 Bart Weetjens Bart Weetjens: How I taught rats to sniff out land mines At TEDxRotterdam, Bart Weetjens talks about his extraordinary project: training rats to sniff out land mines. He shows clips of his "hero rats" in action, and previews his work's next phase: teaching them to turnTEDxRotterdam up tuberculosis 2010 in the lab. 0:12:11 12/2/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1020 Arthur Potts Dawson Arthur Potts Dawson: A vision for sustainable restaurants If you've been in a restaurant kitchen, you've seen how much food, water and energy can be wasted there. Chef Arthur Potts-Dawson shares his very personal vision for drastically reducing restaurant, and supermarket,TEDGlobal 2010 waste -- creating recycling,0:08:49 composting, sustainable12/3/2010 engines for good (and good food). http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1030 Halla Tomasdottir Halla Tomasdottir: A feminine response to Iceland's financial crash Halla Tomasdottir managed to take her company Audur Capital through the eye of the financial storm in Iceland by applying 5 traditionally "feminine" values to financial services. At TEDWomen, she talks aboutTEDWomen these values and the importance0:09:45 of balance. 12/8/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1031 Tony Porter Tony Porter: A call to men At TEDWomen, Tony Porter makes a call to men everywhere: Don't "act like a man." Telling powerful stories from his own life, he shows how this mentality, drummed into so many men and boys, can lead menTEDWomen to disrespect, mistreat and abuse0:11:13 women and each other.12/9/2010 His solution: Break free of the "man box." http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1032 Kiran Bedi Kiran Bedi: A police chief with a difference Kiran Bedi has a surprising resume. Before becoming Director General of the Indian Police Service, she managed one of the country's toughest prisons -- and used a new focus on prevention and educationTEDWomen to turn it into a center of learning and0:08:47 meditation. She shares12/13/2010 her thoughts on visionary leadership at TEDWomen. Hanna Rosin reviews startling new data that shows women actually surpassing men in several important measures, such as college graduation rates. Do these trends, both US-centric and global, signal the "end of men"? Probably not -- but they point toward an important societal shift worth deep discussion. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1033 Hanna Rosin Hanna Rosin: New data on the rise of women TEDWomen 0:16:12 12/15/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1034 Diana Laufenberg Diana Laufenberg: How to learn? From mistakes Diana Laufenberg shares 3 surprising things she has learned about teaching -- including a key insight about learning from mistakes. TEDxMidAtlantic 0:10:05 12/15/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1036 Rufus Griscom + Alisa Volkman Let's talk parenting taboos: Rufus Griscom + Alisa Volkman Babble.com publishers Rufus Griscom and Alisa Volkman, in a lively tag-team, expose 4 facts that parents never, ever admit -- and why they should. Funny and honest, for parents and nonparents alike. TEDWomen 0:17:08 12/16/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1037 Rachel Botsman Rachel Botsman: The case for collaborative consumption At TEDxSydney, Rachel Botsman says we're "wired to share" -- and shows how websites like Zipcar and Swaptree are changing the rules of human behavior. TEDxSydney 0:16:34 12/17/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1038 Ken Robinson Ken Robinson: Changing education paradigms In this talk from RSA Animate, Sir Ken Robinson lays out the link between 3 troubling trends: rising drop-out rates, schools' dwindling stake in the arts, and ADHD. An important, timely talk for parents and teachers.RSA Animate 0:11:40 12/19/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1039 Beverly + Dereck Joubert Beverly + Dereck Joubert: Life lessons from big cats Beverly + Dereck Joubert live in the bush, filming and photographing lions and leopards in their natural habitat. With stunning footage (some never before seen), they discuss their personal relationships withTEDWomen these majestic animals -- and their 0:17:20quest to save the big cats12/20/2010 from human threats. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1040 Sheryl Sandberg Sheryl Sandberg: Why we have too few women leaders Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg looks at why a smaller percentage of women than men reach the top of their professions -- and offers 3 powerful pieces of advice to women aiming for the C-suite. TEDWomen 0:14:58 12/21/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1041 Majora Carter Majora Carter: 3 stories of local eco-entrepreneurship The future of green is local -- and entrepreneurial. At TEDxMidwest, Majora Carter brings us the stories of three people who are saving their own communities while saving the planet. Call it "hometown security."TEDxMidwest 0:17:59 12/22/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1042 Brene Brown Brene Brown: The power of vulnerability Brene Brown studies human connection -- our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk at TEDxHouston, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal questTEDxHouston to know herself as well as to understand0:20:19 humanity. A talk12/23/2010 to share. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1043 Barry Schwartz Barry Schwartz: Using our practical wisdom In an intimate talk, Barry Schwartz dives into the question "How do we do the right thing?" With help from collaborator Kenneth Sharpe, he shares stories that illustrate the difference between following the rulesTED and in the truly Field choosing wisely. 0:23:07 12/31/2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1044 Arianna Huffington Arianna Huffington: How to succeed? Get more sleep In this short talk, Arianna Huffington shares a small idea that can awaken much bigger ones: the power of a good night's sleep. Instead of bragging about our sleep deficits, she urges us to shut our eyes andTEDWomen see the big picture: We can sleep our0:04:10 way to increased productivity1/3/2011 and happiness -- and smarter decision-making. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1045 Lesley Hazleton Lesley Hazleton: On reading the Koran Lesley Hazleton sat down one day to read the Koran. And what she found -- as a non-Muslim, a self-identified "tourist" in the Islamic holy book -- wasn't what she expected. With serious scholarship and warmTEDxRainier humor, Hazleton shares the grace,0:09:33 flexibility and mystery she1/4/2011 found, in this myth-debunking talk from TEDxRainier. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1046 Charles Limb Charles Limb: Your brain on improv Musician and researcher Charles Limb wondered how the brain works during musical improvisation -- so he put jazz musicians and rappers in an fMRI to find out. What he and his team found has deep implicationsTEDxMidAtlantic for our understanding of creativity0:16:31 of all kinds. 1/5/2011 Deborah Rhodes: A tool that finds 3x more breast tumors, and why it's http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1047 Deborah Rhodes not available to you Working with a team of physicists, Dr. Deborah Rhodes developed a new tool for tumor detection that's 3 times as effective as traditional mammograms for women with dense breast tissue. The life-saving implicationsTEDWomen are stunning. So why haven't0:21:08 we heard of it? Rhodes1/6/2011 shares the story behind the tool's creation, and the web of politics and economics that keep it from mainstream use. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1048 Neil Pasricha Neil Pasricha: The 3 A's of awesome Neil Pasricha's blog 1000 Awesome Things savors life's simple pleasures, from free refills to clean sheets. In this heartfelt talk from TEDxToronto, he reveals the 3 secrets (all starting with A) to leading a lifeTEDxToronto that's truly awesome. 2010 0:17:33 1/7/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1049 Jody Williams Jody Williams: A realistic vision for world peace Nobel Peace laureate Jody Williams brings tough love to the dream of world peace, with her razor-sharp take on what "peace" really means, and a set of profound stories that zero in on the creative struggleTEDWomen -- and sacrifice -- of those who work0:10:52 for it. 1/10/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1050 Amber Case Amber Case: We are all cyborgs now Technology is evolving us, says Amber Case, as we become a screen-staring, button-clicking new version of homo sapiens. We now rely on "external brains" (cell phones and computers) to communicate, remember,TEDWomen even live out secondary lives.0:07:53 But will these machines1/11/2011 ultimately connect or conquer us? Case offers surprising insight into our cyborg selves. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1051 Thomas Thwaites Thomas Thwaites: How I built a toaster -- from scratch It takes an entire civilization to build a toaster. Designer Thomas Thwaites found out the hard way, by attempting to build one from scratch: mining ore for steel, deriving plastic from oil ... it's frankly amazing TEDSalonhe got as farLondon as he 2010 got. A parable of0:10:51 our interconnected society,1/12/2011 for designers and consumers alike. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1052 Elizabeth Lesser Elizabeth Lesser: Take "the Other" to lunch There's an angry divisive tension in the air that threatens to make modern politics impossible. Elizabeth Lesser explores the two sides of human nature within us (call them "the mystic" and "the warrior") thatTEDWomen can be harnessed to elevate the way0:11:08 we treat each other. She1/13/2011 shares a simple way to begin real dialogue -- by going to lunch with someone who doesn't agree with you, and asking them three questions to find out what's really in their hearts. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1053 Ali Carr-Chellman Ali Carr-Chellman: Gaming to re-engage boys in learning At TEDxPSU, Ali Carr-Chellman pinpoints three reasons boys are tuning out of school in droves, and lays out her bold plan to re-engage them: bringing their culture into the classroom, with new rules that letTEDxPSU boys be boys, and video games that0:12:30 teach as well as entertain.1/14/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1054 Naomi Klein Naomi Klein: Addicted to risk Days before this talk, journalist Naomi Klein was on a boat in the Gulf of Mexico, looking at the catastrophic results of BP's risky pursuit of oil. Our societies have become addicted to extreme risk in finding newTEDWomen energy, new financial instruments0:19:49 and more ... and too often,1/17/2011 we're left to clean up a mess afterward. Klein's question: What's the backup plan? http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1055 Charity Tillemann-Dick Charity Tillemann-Dick: Singing after a double lung transplant You'll never sing again, said her doctor. But in a story from the very edge of medical possibility, operatic soprano Charity Tillemann-Dick tells a double story of survival -- of her body, from a double lung transplant,TEDMED and 2010 of her spirit, fueled by an0:18:05 unwavering will to sing.1/18/2011 A powerful story from TEDMED 2010. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1056 Van Jones Van Jones: The economic injustice of plastic Van Jones lays out a case against plastic pollution from the perspective of social justice. Because plastic trash, he shows us, hits poor people and poor countries "first and worst," with consequences we all shareTEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch no matter where we live and what0:12:49 we earn. At TEDxGPGP,1/19/2011 he offers a few powerful ideas to help us reclaim our throwaway planet. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1057 Anders Ynnerman Anders Ynnerman: Visualizing the medical data explosion Today medical scans produce thousands of images and terabytes of data for a single patient in mere seconds, but how do doctors parse this information and determine what's useful? At TEDxGöteborg, scientificTEDxGöteborg visualization 2010 expert Anders Ynnerman0:16:36 shows us sophisticated1/20/2011 new tools -- like virtual autopsies -- for analyzing this myriad data, and a glimpse at some sci-fi-sounding medical technologies in development. This talk contains some graphic medical imagery. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1058 Heather Knight Heather Knight: Silicon-based comedy In this first-of-its-kind demo, Heather Knight introduces Data, a robotic stand-up comedian that does much more than rattle off one-liners -- it gathers audience feedback (using software co-developed with ScottTEDWomen Satkin and Varun Ramakrishna at0:06:04 CMU) and tunes its act1/21/2011 as the crowd responds. Is this thing on? http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1059 Martin Jacques Martin Jacques: Understanding the rise of China Speaking at a TED Salon in London, economist Martin Jacques asks: How do we in the West make sense of China and its phenomenal rise? The author of "When China Rules the World," he examines whyTEDSalon the West oftenLondon puzzles 2010 over the growing0:21:30 power of the Chinese1/24/2011 economy, and offers three building blocks for understanding what China is and will become. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1060 Thomas Goetz Thomas Goetz: It's time to redesign medical data Your medical chart: it's hard to access, impossible to read -- and full of information that could make you healthier if you just knew how to use it. At TEDMED, Thomas Goetz looks at medical data, making a boldTEDMED call to 2010 redesign it and get more insight0:16:33 from it. 1/25/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1061 Liza Donnelly Liza Donnelly: Drawing upon humor for change New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly shares a portfolio of her wise and funny cartoons about modern life -- and talks about how humor can empower women to change the rules. TEDWomen 0:06:42 1/26/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1062 Bruce Feiler Bruce Feiler: The council of dads Diagnosed with cancer, Bruce Feiler worried first about his young family. So -- as he shares in this funny, rambling and ultimately thoughtful talk -- he asked his closest friends to become a "council of dads,"TEDMED bringing their 2010 own lifetimes of wisdom0:20:33 to advise his twin daughters1/27/2011 as they grow. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1063 Jake Shimabukuro Jake Shimabukuro plays "Bohemian Rhapsody" Jake Shimabukuro strums monster sounds out of the tiny Hawaiian ukulele, as he plays a cover of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody." A sensational performance from TED2010 -- it'll send shivers down your spine.TED2010 0:07:08 1/28/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1064 Kate Orff Reviving New York's rivers -- with oysters! Architect Kate Orff sees the oyster as an agent of urban change. Bundled into beds and sunk into city rivers, oysters slurp up pollution and make legendarily dirty waters clean -- thus driving even more innovationTEDWomen in "oyster-tecture." Orff shares0:10:07 her vision for an urban 1/31/2011landscape that links nature and humanity for mutual benefit. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1065 Dale Dougherty Dale Dougherty: We are makers America was built by makers -- curious, enthusiastic amateur inventors whose tinkering habit sparked whole new industries. At TED@MotorCity, MAKE magazine publisher Dale Dougherty says we're all makersTED@MotorCity at heart, and shows cool new tools0:11:47 to tinker with, like Arduinos,2/1/2011 affordable 3D printers, even DIY satellites. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1066 Johanna Blakley Johanna Blakley: Social media and the end of gender Media and advertising companies still use the same old demographics to understand audiences, but they're becoming increasingly harder to track online, says media researcher Johanna Blakley. As social mediaTEDWomen outgrows traditional media, and0:08:27 women users outnumber2/2/2011 men, Blakley explains what changes are in store for the future of media. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1067 Christopher McDougall Christopher McDougall: Are we born to run? Christopher McDougall explores the mysteries of the human desire to run. How did running help early humans survive -- and what urges from our ancient ancestors spur us on today? At TEDxPennQuarter, TEDxPennQuarterMcDougall tells the story of the marathoner0:15:52 with a heart of gold,2/3/2011 the unlikely ultra-runner, and the hidden tribe in Mexico that runs to live. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1068 Suheir Hammad Suheir Hammad: Poems of war, peace, women, power Poet Suheir Hammad performs two spine-tingling spoken-word pieces: "What I Will" and "break (clustered)" -- meditations on war and peace, on women and power. Wait for the astonishing line: "Do not fearTEDWomen what has blown up. If you must, fear0:05:53 the unexploded." 2/4/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1069 Nigel Marsh Nigel Marsh: How to make work-life balance work Work-life balance, says Nigel Marsh, is too important to be left in the hands of your employer. At TEDxSydney, Marsh lays out an ideal day balanced between family time, personal time and productivity -- andTEDxSydney offers some stirring encouragement0:10:05 to make it happen. 2/7/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1070 Cynthia Breazeal Cynthia Breazeal: The rise of personal robots As a grad student, Cynthia Breazeal wondered why we were using robots on Mars, but not in our living rooms. The key, she realized: training robots to interact with people. Now she dreams up and builds robotsTEDWomen that teach, learn -- and play. Watch0:14:04 for amazing demo footage2/8/2011 of a new interactive game for kids. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1071 Dr. Hawa Abdi + Dr. Deqo MohamedMother and daughter doctor-heroes: Hawa Abdi + Deqo Mohamed They've been called the "saints of Somalia." Doctor Hawa Abdi and her daughter Deqo Mohamed discuss their medical clinic in Somalia, where -- in the face of civil war and open oppression of women -- they'veTEDWomen built a hospital, a school and a 0:08:43community of peace. 2/9/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1072 Michael Pawlyn Michael Pawlyn: Using nature's genius in architecture How can architects build a new world of sustainable beauty? By learning from nature. At TEDSalon in London, Michael Pawlyn describes three habits of nature that could transform architecture and society: TEDSalonradical resource London efficiency, 2010 closed loops,0:13:46 and drawing energy2/10/2011 from the sun. URL Speaker Name Short Summary Event Duration Publish date http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1073 Geert Chatrou A whistleblower you haven't heard At TEDxRotterdam, world champion whistler Geert Chatrou performs the whimsical "Eleonora" by A. Honhoff, and his own "Fête de la Belle." In a fascinating interlude, he talks about what brought him to theTEDxRotterdam craft. 2010 0:11:56 2/11/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1074 Krista Tippett Krista Tippett: Reconnecting with compassion The term "compassion" -- typically reserved for the saintly or the sappy -- has fallen out of touch with reality. At a special TEDPrize@UN, journalist Krista Tippett deconstructs the meaning of compassion throughTEDPrize@UN several moving stories, and proposes0:15:53 a new, more attainable2/14/2011 definition for the word. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1075 Patricia Kuhl Patricia Kuhl: The linguistic genius of babies At TEDxRainier, Patricia Kuhl shares astonishing findings about how babies learn one language over another -- by listening to the humans around them and "taking statistics" on the sounds they need to know.TEDxRainier Clever lab experiments (and brain0:10:17 scans) show how 6-month-old2/15/2011 babies use sophisticated reasoning to understand their world. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1076 Jacqueline Novogratz Jacqueline Novogratz: Inspiring a life of immersion We each want to live a life of purpose, but where to start? In this luminous, wide-ranging talk, Jacqueline Novogratz introduces us to people she's met in her work in "patient capital" -- people who have immersedTEDWomen themselves in a cause, a community,0:17:48 a passion for justice.2/16/2011 These human stories carry powerful moments of inspiration. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1077 Lisa Gansky Lisa Gansky: The future of business is the "mesh" At TED@MotorCity, Lisa Gansky, author of "The Mesh," talks about a future of business that's about sharing all kinds of stuff, either via smart and tech-enabled rental or, more boldly, peer-to-peer. ExamplesTED@MotorCity across industries -- from music to cars0:14:47 -- show how close we2/17/2011 are to this meshy future. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1078 Madeleine Albright Madeleine Albright: On being a woman and a diplomat Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright talks bluntly about politics and diplomacy, making the case that women's issues deserve a place at the center of foreign policy. Far from being a "soft" issue,TEDWomen she says, women's issues are often0:12:59 the very hardest ones,2/18/2011 dealing directly with life and death. A frank and funny Q&A with Pat Mitchell from the Paley Center. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1079 Noreena Hertz Noreena Hertz: How to use experts -- and when not to We make important decisions every day -- and we often rely on experts to help us decide. But, says economist Noreena Hertz, relying too much on experts can be limiting and even dangerous. She calls forTEDSalon us to start Londondemocratizing 2010 expertise --0:18:18 to listen not only to "surgeons2/21/2011 and CEOs, but also to shop staff." Facial surgeon Iain Hutchison works with people whose faces have been severely disfigured. By pushing to improve surgical techniques, he helps to improve their lives; and by commissioning their portraits, he celebrates their humanity. NOTE: This talk contains images of disfigured and badly injured faces that may be disturbing -- and Hutchison provides thoughtful answers as to why a disfigured face can shock us so deeply. Squeamish? Hide your screen from 12:10 - 13:19, but do keep listening. Portraits shown in this talk come from Mark Gilbert. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1080 Iain Hutchison Iain Hutchison: Saving faces TEDGlobal 2010 0:15:54 2/22/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1081 Elizabeth Lindsey Elizabeth Lindsey: Curating humanity's heritage It's been said that when an elder dies, it's as if a library is burned. Anthropologist Elizabeth Lindsey, a National Geographic Fellow, collects the deep cultural knowledge passed down as stories and lore. TEDWomen 0:10:13 2/23/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1082 Danny Hillis Danny Hillis: Understanding cancer through proteomics Danny Hills makes a case for the next frontier of cancer research: proteomics, the study of proteins in the body. As Hillis explains it, genomics shows us a list of the ingredients of the body -- while proteomicsTEDMED shows us 2010 what those ingredients produce.0:19:55 Understanding 2/24/2011what's going on in your body at the protein level may lead to a new understanding of how cancer happens. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1083 Ahn Trio Ahn Trio: A modern take on piano, violin, cello The three Ahn sisters (cellist Maria, pianist Lucia, violinist Angella) breathe new life into the piano trio with their passionate musicmaking. At TEDWomen, they start with the bright and poppy "Skylife," by DavidTEDWomen Balakrishnan, then play a gorgeous,0:09:25 slinky version of "Oblivion,"2/25/2011 by Astor Piazzolla. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1084 Wadah Khanfar Wadah Khanfar: A historic moment in the Arab world As a democratic revolution led by tech-empowered young people sweeps the Arab world, Wadah Khanfar, the head of Al Jazeera, shares a profoundly optimistic view of what's happening in Egypt, Tunisia, TED2011Libya and beyond -- at this powerful 0:17:12moment when people realized3/2/2011 they could step out of their houses and ask for change. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1085 JR JR's TED Prize wish: Use art to turn the world inside out JR, a semi-anonymous French street artist, uses his camera to show the world its true face, by pasting photos of the human face across massive canvases. At TED2011, he makes his audacious TED PrizeTED2011 wish: to use art to turn the world inside0:24:09 out. Learn more about3/4/2011 his work and learn how you can join in at insideoutproject.net. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1086 Wael Ghonim Wael Ghonim: Inside the Egyptian revolution Wael Ghonim is the Google executive who helped jumpstart Egypt's democratic revolution ... with a Facebook page memorializing a victim of the regime's violence. Speaking at TEDxCairo, he tells the insideTED2011 story of the past two months, when0:09:51 everyday Egyptians showed3/4/2011 that "the power of the people is stronger than the people in power." http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1087 Bill Gates Bill Gates: How state budgets are breaking US schools America's school systems are funded by the 50 states. In this fiery talk, Bill Gates says that state budgets are riddled with accounting tricks that disguise the true cost of health care and pensions and weightedTED2011 with worsening deficits -- with the0:10:16 financing of education at3/4/2011 the losing end. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1088 Anthony Atala Anthony Atala: Printing a human kidney Surgeon Anthony Atala demonstrates an early-stage experiment that could someday solve the organ-donor problem: a 3D printer that uses living cells to output a transplantable kidney. Using similar technology,TED2011 Dr. Atala's young patient Luke Massella0:17:24 received an engineered3/7/2011 bladder 10 years ago; we meet him onstage. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1089 Courtney E. Martin Courtney Martin: Reinventing feminism Blogger Courtney Martin examines the perennially loaded word "feminism" in this personal and heartfelt talk. She talks through the three essential paradoxes of her generation's quest to define the term for themselves.TEDWomen 0:11:26 3/8/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1090 Salman Khan Salman Khan: Let's use video to reinvent education Salman Khan talks about how and why he created the remarkable Khan Academy, a carefully structured series of educational videos offering complete curricula in math and, now, other subjects. He shows TED2011the power of interactive exercises, and0:20:27 calls for teachers to consider3/9/2011 flipping the traditional classroom script -- give students video lectures to watch at home, and do "homework" in the classroom with the teacher available to help. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1092 Deb Roy Deb Roy: The birth of a word MIT researcher Deb Roy wanted to understand how his infant son learned language -- so he wired up his house with videocameras to catch every moment (with exceptions) of his son's life, then parsed 90,000TED2011 hours of home video to watch "gaaaa"0:19:52 slowly turn into "water."3/10/2011 Astonishing, data-rich research with deep implications for how we learn. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1093 Rob Harmon Rob Harmon: How the market can keep streams flowing With streams and rivers drying up because of over-usage, Rob Harmon has implemented an ingenious market mechanism to bring back the water. Farmers and beer companies find their fates intertwined inTEDxRainier the intriguing century-old tale of Prickly0:08:46 Pear Creek. 3/11/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1094 David Brooks David Brooks: The social animal Tapping into the findings of his latest book, NYTimes columnist David Brooks unpacks new insights into human nature from the cognitive sciences -- insights with massive implications for economics and politicsTED2011 as well as our own self-knowledge.0:18:44 In a talk full of humor,3/14/2011 he shows how you can't hope to understand humans as separate individuals making choices based on their conscious awareness. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1095 Janna Levin Janna Levin: The sound the universe makes We think of space as a silent place. But physicist Janna Levin says the universe has a soundtrack -- a sonic composition that records some of the most dramatic events in outer space. (Black holes, for instance,TED2011 bang on spacetime like a drum.)0:17:43 An accessible and mind-expanding3/15/2011 soundwalk through the universe. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1096 Mark Bezos Mark Bezos: A life lesson from a volunteer firefighter Volunteer firefighter Mark Bezos tells a story of an act of heroism that didn't go quite as expected -- but that taught him a big lesson: Don't wait to be a hero. TED2011 0:04:07 3/16/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1098 Rogier van der Heide Rogier van der Heide: Why light needs darkness Lighting architect Rogier van der Heide offers a beautiful new way to look at the world -- by paying attention to light (and to darkness). Examples from classic buildings illustrate a deeply thought-out vision ofTEDxAmsterdam the play of light around us. 0:16:51 3/17/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1100 Sarah Kay Sarah Kay: If I should have a daughter ... If I should have a daughter, instead of Mom, she's gonna call me Point B ... began spoken word poet Sarah Kay, in a talk that inspired two standing ovations at TED2011. She tells the story of her metamorphosisTED2011 -- from a wide-eyed teenager 0:18:28soaking in verse at New3/18/2011 York's Bowery Poetry Club to a teacher connecting kids with the power of self-expression through Project V.O.I.C.E. -- and gives two breathtaking performances of "B" and "Hiroshima." http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1101 Hans Rosling Hans Rosling and the magic washing machine What was the greatest invention of the industrial revolution? Hans Rosling makes the case for the washing machine. With newly designed graphics from Gapminder, Rosling shows us the magic that pops upTEDWomen when economic growth and electricity0:09:15 turn a boring wash day3/21/2011 into an intellectual day of reading. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1102 Isabel Behncke Izquierdo Isabel Behncke: Evolution's gift of play, from bonobo apes to humans With never-before-seen video, primatologist Isabel Behncke Izquierdo (a TED Fellow) shows how bonobo ape society learns from constantly playing -- solo, with friends, even as a prelude to sex. Indeed, playTED2011 appears to be the bonobos' key to0:07:01 problem-solving and avoiding3/21/2011 conflict. If it works for our close cousins, why not for us? http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1103 Paul Root Wolpe Paul Root Wolpe: It's time to question bio-engineering At TEDxPeachtree, bioethicist Paul Root Wolpe describes an astonishing series of recent bio-engineering experiments, from hybrid pets to mice that grow human ears. He asks: isn't it time to set some groundTEDxPeachtree rules? 0:19:42 3/23/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1104 Eythor Bender Eythor Bender demos human exoskeletons Eythor Bender of Berkeley Bionics brings onstage two amazing exoskeletons, HULC and eLEGS -- robotic add-ons that could one day allow a human to carry 200 pounds without tiring, or allow a wheelchairTED2011 user to stand and walk. It's a powerful0:06:23 onstage demo, with 3/24/2011implications for human potential of all kinds. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1105 Claron McFadden Claron McFadden: Singing the primal mystery The human voice: mysterious, spontaneous, primal. With these words, soprano Claron McFadden invites us to explore the mysteries of breathing and singing, as she performs the challenging "Aria," by JohnTEDxAmsterdam Cage. 0:10:54 3/25/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1106 Patricia Ryan Patricia Ryan: Don't insist on English! At TEDxDubai, longtime English teacher Patricia Ryan asks a provocative question: Is the world's focus on English preventing the spread of great ideas in other languages? (For instance: what if Einstein hadTEDxDubai to pass the TOEFL?) It's a passionate0:10:35 defense of translating3/28/2011 and sharing ideas. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1107 Ralph Langner Ralph Langner: Cracking Stuxnet, a 21st-century cyber weapon When first discovered in 2010, the Stuxnet computer worm posed a baffling puzzle. Beyond its unusually high level of sophistication loomed a more troubling mystery: its purpose. Ralph Langner and team helpedTED2011 crack the code that revealed this0:10:40 digital warhead's final3/29/2011 target -- and its covert origins. In a fascinating look inside cyber-forensics, he explains how. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1108 Handspring Puppet Company Handspring Puppet Co.: The genius puppetry behind War Horse Puppets always have to try to be alive, says Adrian Kohler of the Handspring Puppet Company, a gloriously ambitious troupe of human and wooden actors. Beginning with the tale of a hyena's subtle paw, puppeteersTED2011 Kohler and Basil Jones build0:18:11 to the story of their latest3/30/2011 astonishment: the wonderfully life-like Joey, the War Horse, who trots (and gallops) convincingly onto the TED stage. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1109 Sebastian Thrun Sebastian Thrun: Google's driverless car Sebastian Thrun helped build Google's amazing driverless car, powered by a very personal quest to save lives and reduce traffic accidents. Jawdropping video shows the DARPA Challenge-winning car motoringTED2011 through busy city traffic with no0:04:14 one behind the wheel,3/31/2011 and dramatic test drive footage from TED2011 demonstrates how fast the thing can really go. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1110 Eric Whitacre Eric Whitacre: A virtual choir 2,000 voices strong In a moving and madly viral video last year, composer Eric Whitacre led a virtual choir of singers from around the world. He talks through the creative challenges of making music powered by YouTube, and TED2011unveils the first 2 minutes of his new0:14:34 work, "Sleep," with a video4/1/2011 choir of 2,052. The full piece premieres April 7 (yes, on YouTube!). http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1111 AnnMarie Thomas AnnMarie Thomas: Hands-on science with squishy circuits In a zippy demo at TED U, AnnMarie Thomas shows how two different kinds of homemade play dough can be used to demonstrate electrical properties -- by lighting up LEDs, spinning motors, and turning littleTED2011 kids into circuit designers. 0:04:08 4/4/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1112 Stanley McChrystal Stanley McChrystal: Listen, learn ... then lead Four-star general Stanley McChrystal shares what he learned about leadership over his decades in the military. How can you build a sense of shared purpose among people of many ages and skill sets? ByTED2011 listening and learning -- and addressing0:15:38 the possibility of failure.4/5/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1113 Chade-Meng Tan Chade-Meng Tan: Everyday compassion at Google Google's "Jolly Good Fellow," Chade-Meng Tan, talks about how the company practices compassion in its everyday business -- and its bold side projects. TEDPrize@UN 0:14:08 4/5/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1114 Morgan Spurlock Morgan Spurlock: The greatest TED Talk ever sold With humor and persistence, filmmaker Morgan Spurlock dives into the hidden but influential world of brand marketing, on his quest to make a completely sponsored film about sponsorship. (And yes, onstageTED2011 naming rights for this talk were sponsored0:19:28 too. By whom and4/6/2011 for how much? He'll tell you.) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1115 Mick Ebeling Mick Ebeling: The invention that unlocked a locked-in artist The nerve disease ALS left graffiti artist TEMPT paralyzed from head to toe, forced to communicate blink by blink. In a remarkable talk at TEDActive, entrepreneur Mick Ebeling shares how he and a team ofTEDActive collaborators 2011 built an open-source invention0:07:49 that gave the artist4/7/2011 -- and gives others in his circumstance -- the means to make art again. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1116 Caroline Casey Caroline Casey: Looking past limits Activist Caroline Casey tells the story of her extraordinary life, starting with a revelation (no spoilers). In a talk that challenges perceptions, Casey asks us all to move beyond the limits we may think we have.TEDWomen 0:19:17 4/8/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1117 Jackson Browne Jackson Browne: "If I Could Be Anywhere" At TEDxGPGP, Jackson Browne plays a song he started writing last April aboard Mission Blue Voyage, the Sylvia Earle-inspired trip to brainstorm ways to save the ocean. "If I could be anywhere," he sings,TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch "anywhere right now, I would be here."0:04:26 4/8/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1118 David Christian David Christian: Big history Backed by stunning illustrations, David Christian narrates a complete history of the universe, from the Big Bang to the Internet, in a riveting 18 minutes. This is "Big History": an enlightening, wide-angle look TED2011at complexity, life and humanity, set0:17:40 against our slim share of4/11/2011 the cosmic timeline. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1119 Dave Meslin Dave Meslin: The antidote to apathy Local politics -- schools, zoning, council elections -- hit us where we live. So why don't more of us actually get involved? Is it apathy? Dave Meslin says no. He identifies 7 barriers that keep us from taking partTEDxToronto in our communities, 2010 even when we0:07:05 truly care. 4/12/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1121 Roger Ebert Roger Ebert: Remaking my voice When film critic Roger Ebert lost his lower jaw to cancer, he lost the ability to eat and speak. But he did not lose his voice. In a moving talk from TED2011, Ebert and his wife, Chaz, with friends Dean Ornish TED2011and John Hunter, come together to 0:19:29tell his remarkable story.4/13/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1122 Marcin Jakubowski Marcin Jakubowski: Open-sourced blueprints for civilization Using wikis and digital fabrication tools, TED Fellow Marcin Jakubowski is open-sourcing the blueprints for 50 farm machines, allowing anyone to build their own tractor or harvester from scratch. And that's onlyTED2011 the first step in a project to write0:04:10 an instruction set for an4/14/2011 entire self-sustaining village (starting cost: $10,000). http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1124 Susan Lim Susan Lim: Transplant cells, not organs Pioneering surgeon Susan Lim performed the first liver transplant in Asia. But a moral concern with transplants (where do donor livers come from ...) led her to look further, and to ask: Could we be transplantingINK Conferencecells, not whole organs? At the 0:16:26INK Conference, she talks4/15/2011 through her new research, discovering healing cells in some surprising places. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1125 Sam Richards Sam Richards: A radical experiment in empathy By leading the Americans in his audience at TEDxPSU step by step through the thought process, sociologist Sam Richards sets an extraordinary challenge: can they understand -- not approve of, but understandTEDxPSU -- the motivations of an Iraqi insurgent?0:18:07 And by extension,4/18/2011 can anyone truly understand and empathize with another? http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1126 Kathryn Schulz Kathryn Schulz: On being wrong Most of us will do anything to avoid being wrong. But what if we're wrong about that? "Wrongologist" Kathryn Schulz makes a compelling case for not just admitting but embracing our fallibility. TED2011 0:17:51 4/19/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1127 John Hunter John Hunter on the World Peace Game John Hunter puts all the problems of the world on a 4'x5' plywood board -- and lets his 4th-graders solve them. At TED2011, he explains how his World Peace Game engages schoolkids, and why the complexTED2011 lessons it teaches -- spontaneous,0:20:27 and always surprising 4/20/2011-- go further than classroom lectures can. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1129 Anil Ananthaswamy Anil Ananthaswamy: What it takes to do extreme astrophysics All over the planet, giant telescopes and detectors are looking (and listening) for clues to the workings of the universe. At the INK Conference, science writer Anil Ananthaswamy tours us around these amazingINK installations,Conference taking us to some of0:14:08 the most remote and silent4/21/2011 places on Earth. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1130 Ric Elias Ric Elias: 3 things I learned while my plane crashed Ric Elias had a front-row seat on Flight 1549, the plane that crash-landed in the Hudson River in New York in January 2009. What went through his mind as the doomed plane went down? At TED, he tells hisTED2011 story publicly for the first time. 0:05:02 4/22/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1131 Harvey Fineberg Harvey Fineberg: Are we ready for neo-evolution? Medical ethicist Harvey Fineberg shows us three paths forward for the ever-evolving human species: to stop evolving completely, to evolve naturally -- or to control the next steps of human evolution, using geneticTED2011 modification, to make ourselves0:17:21 smarter, faster, better.4/25/2011 Neo-evolution is within our grasp. What will we do with it? http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1132 Bruce Schneier Bruce Schneier: The security mirage The feeling of security and the reality of security don't always match, says computer-security expert Bruce Schneier. At TEDxPSU, he explains why we spend billions addressing news story risks, like the "securityTEDxPSU theater" now playing at your local0:21:05 airport, while neglecting4/26/2011 more probable risks -- and how we can break this pattern. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1133 Angela Belcher Angela Belcher: Using nature to grow batteries Inspired by an abalone shell, Angela Belcher programs viruses to make elegant nanoscale structures that humans can use. Selecting for high-performing genes through directed evolution, she's produced virusesTEDxCaltech that can construct powerful new0:10:25 batteries, clean hydrogen4/27/2011 fuels and record-breaking solar cells. At TEDxCaltech, she shows us how it's done. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1134 Mike Matas Mike Matas: A next-generation digital book Software developer Mike Matas demos the first full-length interactive book for the iPad -- with clever, swipeable video and graphics and some very cool data visualizations to play with. The book is "Our Choice,"TED2011 Al Gore's sequel to "An Inconvenient0:04:34 Truth." 4/28/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1135 Arvind Gupta Arvind Gupta: Turning trash into toys for learning At the INK Conference, Arvind Gupta shares simple yet stunning plans for turning trash into seriously entertaining, well-designed toys that kids can build themselves -- while learning basic principles of scienceINK and Conference design. 0:15:30 4/29/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1091 Eli Pariser Eli Pariser: Beware online "filter bubbles" As web companies strive to tailor their services (including news and search results) to our personal tastes, there's a dangerous unintended consequence: We get trapped in a "filter bubble" and don't get exposedTED2011 to information that could challenge0:09:04 or broaden our worldview.5/2/2011 Eli Pariser argues powerfully that this will ultimately prove to be bad for us and bad for democracy. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1136 Aicha el-Wafi + Phyllis Rodriguez9/11 healing: The mothers who found forgiveness, friendship Phyllis Rodriguez and Aicha el-Wafi have a powerful friendship born of unthinkable loss. Rodriguez' son was killed in the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001; el-Wafi's son Zacarias MoussaouiTEDWomen was convicted of a role in those attacks0:09:54 and is serving a life5/2/2011 sentence. In hoping to find peace, these two moms have come to understand and respect one another. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1137 Carlo Ratti Carlo Ratti: Architecture that senses and responds With his team at SENSEable City Lab, MIT's Carlo Ratti makes cool things by sensing the data we create. He pulls from passive data sets -- like the calls we make, the garbage we throw away -- to create surprisingTED2011 visualizations of city life. And0:15:46 he and his team create5/3/2011 dazzling interactive environments from moving water and flying light, powered by simple gestures caught through sensors. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1138 Suzanne Lee Suzanne Lee: Grow your own clothes Designer Suzanne Lee shares her experiments in growing a kombucha-based material that can be used like fabric or vegetable leather to make clothing. The process is fascinating, the results are beautiful (thoughTED2011 there's still one minor drawback0:06:40 ...) and the potential is5/4/2011 simply stunning. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1139 Sean Carroll Sean Carroll: Distant time and the hint of a multiverse At TEDxCaltech, cosmologist Sean Carroll attacks -- in an entertaining and thought-provoking tour through the nature of time and the universe -- a deceptively simple question: Why does time exist at all? TheTEDxCaltech potential answers point to a surprising0:15:54 view of the nature of5/5/2011 the universe, and our place in it. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1140 Louie Schwartzberg Louie Schwartzberg: The hidden beauty of pollination Pollination: it's vital to life on Earth, but largely unseen by the human eye. Filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg shows us the intricate world of pollen and pollinators with gorgeous high-speed images from his filmTED2011 "Wings of Life," inspired by the vanishing0:07:48 of one of nature's primary5/6/2011 pollinators, the honeybee. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1141 Paul Nicklen Paul Nicklen: Tales of ice-bound wonderlands Diving under the Antarctic ice to get close to the much-feared leopard seal, photographer Paul Nicklen found an extraordinary new friend. Share his hilarious, passionate stories of the polar wonderlands, illustratedTED2011 by glorious images of the animals0:17:55 who live on and under5/9/2011 the ice. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1142 Fiorenzo Omenetto Fiorenzo Omenetto: Silk, the ancient material of the future Fiorenzo Omenetto shares 20+ astonishing new uses for silk, one of nature's most elegant materials -- in transmitting light, improving sustainability, adding strength and making medical leaps and bounds. OnTED2011 stage, he shows a few intriguing items0:09:40 made of the versatile5/10/2011 stuff. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1143 Ron Gutman Ron Gutman: The hidden power of smiling Ron Gutman reviews a raft of studies about smiling, and reveals some surprising results. Did you know your smile can be a predictor of how long you'll live -- and that a simple smile has a measurable effectTED2011 on your overall well-being? Prepare0:07:26 to flex a few facial muscles5/11/2011 as you learn more about this evolutionarily contagious behavior. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1144 Amit Sood Amit Sood: Building a museum of museums on the web Imagine being able to see artwork in the greatest museums around the world without leaving your chair. Driven by his passion for art, Amit Sood tells the story of how he developed Art Project to let people doTED2011 just that. 0:05:35 5/12/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1145 Leonard Susskind Leonard Susskind: My friend Richard Feynman What's it like to be pals with a genius? Onstage at TEDxCaltech, physicist Leonard Susskind spins a few stories about his friendship with the legendary Richard Feynman, discussing his unconventional approachTEDxCaltech to problems both serious and 0:14:41... less so. 5/13/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1146 Ed Boyden Ed Boyden: A light switch for neurons Ed Boyden shows how, by inserting genes for light-sensitive proteins into brain cells, he can selectively activate or de-activate specific neurons with fiber-optic implants. With this unprecedented level of control,TED2011 he's managed to cure mice of analogs0:18:24 of PTSD and certain5/15/2011 forms of blindness. On the horizon: neural prosthetics. Session host Juan Enriquez leads a brief post-talk Q&A. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1147 Thomas Heatherwick Thomas Heatherwick: Building the Seed Cathedral A future more beautiful? Architect Thomas Heatherwick shows five recent projects featuring ingenious bio-inspired designs. Some are remakes of the ordinary: a bus, a bridge, a power station ... And one is TED2011an extraordinary pavilion, the Seed Cathedral,0:16:52 a celebration 5/17/2011of growth and light. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1148 Elliot Krane Elliot Krane: The mystery of chronic pain We think of pain as a symptom, but there are cases where the nervous system develops feedback loops and pain becomes a terrifying disease in itself. Starting with the story of a girl whose sprained wrist turnedTED2011 into a nightmare, Elliot Krane talks0:08:14 about the complex 5/18/2011mystery of chronic pain, and reviews the facts we're just learning about how it works and how to treat it. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1149 Edith Widder Edith Widder: The weird, wonderful world of bioluminescence In the deep, dark ocean, many sea creatures make their own light for hunting, mating and self-defense. Bioluminescence expert Edith Widder was one of the first to film this glimmering world. At TED2011, sheTED2011 brings some of her glowing friends0:12:45 onstage, and shows more5/19/2011 astonishing footage of glowing undersea life. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1150 Terry Moore Terry Moore: How to tie your shoes Terry Moore found out he'd been tying his shoes the wrong way his whole life. In the spirit of TED, he takes the stage to share a better way. (Historical note: This was the very first 3-minute audience talk givenTED2005 from the TED stage, in 2005.) 0:02:59 5/20/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1151 Improv Everywhere Gel: Gotta share! At the onstage introduction of Twirlr, a new social-sharing platform, someone forgets to silence their cell phone. And then ... this happens. (Song by Scott Brown and Anthony King; edit by Nathan Russell.) Gel Conference 0:03:20 5/22/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1152 Aaron Koblin Aaron Koblin: Artfully visualizing our humanity Artist Aaron Koblin takes vast amounts of data -- and at times vast numbers of people -- and weaves them into stunning visualizations. From elegant lines tracing airline flights to landscapes of cell phone data,TED2011 from a Johnny Cash video assembled0:18:18 from crowd-sourced5/23/2011 drawings to the "Wilderness Downtown" video that customizes for the user, his works brilliantly explore how modern technology can make us more human. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1153 Bruce Aylward Bruce Aylward: How we'll stop polio for good Polio is almost completely eradicated. But as Bruce Aylward says: Almost isn't good enough with a disease this terrifying. Aylward lays out the plan to continue the scientific miracle that ended polio in most ofTED2011 the world -- and to snuff it out everywhere,0:23:09 forever. 5/24/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1154 Shirin Neshat Shirin Neshat: Art in exile Iranian-born artist Shirin Neshat explores the paradox of being an artist in exile: a voice for her people, but unable to go home. In her work, she explores Iran pre- and post-Islamic Revolution, tracing politicalTEDWomen and societal change through powerful0:10:44 images of women. 5/25/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1155 Mustafa Akyol Mustafa Akyol: Faith versus tradition in Islam At TEDxWarwick, journalist Mustafa Akyol talks about the way that some local cultural practices (such as wearing a headscarf) have become linked, in the popular mind, to the articles of faith of Islam. Has theTEDxWarwick world's general idea of the Islamic0:17:11 faith focused too much5/26/2011 on tradition, and not enough on core beliefs? http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1156 Robert Gupta and Joshua RomanRobert Gupta and Joshua Roman duet on "Passacaglia" It's a master class in collaboration as violinist Robert Gupta and cellist Joshua Roman perform Halvorsen's "Passacaglia" for violin and viola. Roman takes the viola part on his Stradivarius cello. It's powerfulTED2011 to watch the two musicians connect0:09:21 moment to moment (and5/27/2011 recover from a mid-performance hiccup). The two are both TED Fellows, and their deep connection powers this sparkling duet. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1157 Malcolm McLaren Malcolm McLaren: Authentic creativity vs. karaoke culture How does one find authentic creativity? In his last talk before passing away, Malcolm McLaren tells remarkable stories from his own life, from failing school to managing the Sex Pistols. He argues that we'reHandheld living in a Learning karaoke culture, with false0:46:01 promises of instant success,5/30/2011 and that messiness and failure are the key to true learning. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1158 Dennis Hong Dennis Hong: Making a car for blind drivers Using robotics, laser rangefinders, GPS and smart feedback tools, Dennis Hong is building a car for drivers who are blind. It's not a "self-driving" car, he's careful to note, but a car in which a non-sighted driverTED2011 can determine speed, proximity and0:09:08 route -- and drive independently.5/31/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1159 Stefan Sagmeister Stefan Sagmeister: 7 rules for making more happiness Using simple, delightful illustrations, designer Stefan Sagmeister shares his latest thinking on happiness -- both the conscious and unconscious kind. His seven rules for life and design happiness can (with someTED@Cannes customizations) apply to everyone0:09:33 seeking more joy. 6/1/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1160 Aaron O'Connell Aaron O'Connell: Making sense of a visible quantum object Physicists are used to the idea that subatomic particles behave according to the bizarre rules of quantum mechanics, completely different to human-scale objects. In a breakthrough experiment, Aaron O'ConnellTED2011 has blurred that distinction by creating0:07:51 an object that is visible6/2/2011 to the unaided eye, but provably in two places at the same time. In this talk he suggests an intriguing way of thinking about the result. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1161 Jessi Arrington Jessi Arrington: Wearing nothing new Designer Jessi Arrington packed nothing for TED but 7 pairs of undies, buying the rest of her clothes in thrift stores around LA. It's a meditation on conscious consumption -- wrapped in a rainbow of color andTED2011 creativity. 0:05:24 6/3/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1162 Damon Horowitz Damon Horowitz calls for a "moral operating system" At TEDxSiliconValley, Damon Horowitz reviews the enormous new powers that technology gives us: to know more -- and more about each other -- than ever before. Drawing the audience into a philosophicalTEDxSiliconValley discussion, Horowitz invites us to 0:16:18pay new attention to the basic6/6/2011 philosophy -- the ethical principles -- behind the burst of invention remaking our world. Where's the moral operating system that allows us to make sense of it? http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1163 Jack Horner Jack Horner: Building a dinosaur from a chicken Renowned paleontologist Jack Horner has spent his career trying to reconstruct a dinosaur. He's found fossils with extraordinarily well-preserved blood vessels and soft tissues, but never intact DNA. So, in TED2011a new approach, he's taking living descendants0:16:36 of the dinosaur6/7/2011 (chickens) and genetically engineering them to reactivate ancestral traits — including teeth, tails, and even hands — to make a "Chickenosaurus". http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1164 Janet Echelman Janet Echelman: Taking imagination seriously Janet Echelman found her true voice as an artist when her paints went missing -- which forced her to look to an unorthodox new art material. Now she makes billowing, flowing, building-sized sculpture with TED2011a surprisingly geeky edge. A transporting0:09:26 10 minutes of pure creativity.6/7/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1165 Paul Romer Paul Romer: The world's first charter city? Back in 2009, Paul Romer unveiled the idea for a "charter city" -- a new kind of city with rules that favor democracy and trade. This year, at TED2011, he tells the story of how such a city might just happen inTED2011 Honduras ... with a little help from his0:09:13 TEDTalk. 6/9/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1166 Alice Dreger Alice Dreger: Is anatomy destiny? Alice Dreger works with people at the edge of anatomy, such as conjoined twins and intersexed people. In her observation, it's often a fuzzy line between male and female, among other anatomical distinctions.TEDxNorthwesternU Which brings up a huge question:0:18:48 Why do we let our anatomy6/10/2011 determine our fate? http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1167 JD Schramm JD Schramm: Break the silence for suicide survivors Even when our lives appear fine from the outside, locked within can be a world of quiet suffering, leading some to the decision to end their life. At TEDYou, JD Schramm asks us to break the silence surroundingTED2011 suicide and suicide attempts, and0:04:14 to create much-needed6/11/2011 resources to help people who reclaim their life after escaping death. Resources: http://t.co/wsNrY9C At TEDxMaastricht, Daniel Kraft offers a fast-paced look at the next few years of innovations in medicine, powered by new tools, tests and apps that bring diagnostic information right to the patient's http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1168 Daniel Kraft Daniel Kraft: Medicine's future? There's an app for that bedside. TEDxMaastricht 0:18:21 6/13/2011 How do you stage an international art show with work from 100 different artists? If you're Shea Hembrey, you invent all of the artists and artwork yourself -- from large-scale outdoor installations to tiny http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1169 Shea Hembrey Shea Hembrey: How I became 100 artists paintings drawn with a single-haired brush. Watch this funny, mind-bending talk to see the explosion of creativity and diversity of skills a single artist is capable of. TED2011 0:16:48 6/14/2011 At TEDxBG in Sofia, Steve Keil fights the "serious meme" that has infected his home of Bulgaria -- and calls for a return to play to revitalize the economy, education and society. A sparkling talk with a http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1170 Steve Keil Steve Keil: A manifesto for play, for Bulgaria and beyond universal message for people everywhere who are reinventing their workplaces, schools, lives. TEDxBG 0:17:56 6/15/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1171 Camille Seaman Camille Seaman: Haunting photos of polar ice Photographer Camille Seaman shoots icebergs, showing the world the complex beauty of these massive, ancient chunks of ice. Dive in to her photo slideshow, "The Last Iceberg." TED2011 0:04:11 6/16/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1172 Onyx Ashanti Onyx Ashanti: This is beatjazz Musician and inventor Onyx Ashanti demonstrates "beatjazz" -- his music created with two handheld controllers, an iPhone and a mouthpiece, and played with the entire body. At TED's Full Spectrum Auditions,Full Spectrumafter locking Auditions in his beats and loops,0:06:29 he plays a 3-minute6/17/2011 song that shares his vision for the future of music. URL Speaker Name Short Summary Event Duration Publish date http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1173 Maya Beiser Maya Beiser(s) and her cello(s) Cellist Maya Beiser plays a gorgeous eight-part modern etude with seven copies of herself, and segues into a meditative music/video hybrid -- using tech to create endless possibilities for transformative sound.TED2011 Music is Steve Reich's "Cello Counterpoint,"0:20:09 with video from6/17/2011 Bill Morrison, then David Lang's "World to Come," with video by Irit Batsry. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1174 Bill Ford Bill Ford: A future beyond traffic gridlock Bill Ford is a car guy -- his great-grandfather was Henry Ford, and he grew up inside the massive Ford Motor Co. So when he worries about cars' impact on the environment, and about our growing global gridlockTED2011 problem, it's worth a listen. His0:16:47 vision for the future of 6/20/2011mobility includes "smart roads," even smarter public transport and going green like never before. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1175 Daniel Tammet Daniel Tammet: Different ways of knowing Daniel Tammet has linguistic, numerical and visual synesthesia -- meaning that his perception of words, numbers and colors are woven together into a new way of perceiving and understanding the world. TheTED2011 author of "Born on a Blue Day," Tammet0:10:54 shares his art and6/21/2011 his passion for languages in this glimpse into his beautiful mind. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1176 Jok Church Jok Church: A circle of caring In this 3-minute talk, cartoonist and educator Jok Church tells a moving story of the teacher who cared for him when no one else did -- and how he returned the favor. TED2007 0:03:34 6/22/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1177 Honor Harger Honor Harger: A history of the universe in sound Artist-technologist Honor Harger listens to the weird and wonderful noises of stars and planets and pulsars. In her work, she tracks the radio waves emitted by ancient celestial objects and turns them into sound,TEDSalon including 2010 "the oldest song you 0:11:17will ever hear," the sound6/23/2011 of cosmic rays left over from the Big Bang. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1178 Joshua Walters Joshua Walters: On being just crazy enough At TED's Full Spectrum Auditions, comedian Joshua Walters, who's bipolar, walks the line between mental illness and mental "skillness." In this funny, thought-provoking talk, he asks: What's the right balanceFull between Spectrum medicating Auditions craziness away0:05:51 and riding the manic6/24/2011 edge of creativity and drive? http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1179 Emiliano Salinas Emiliano Salinas: A civil response to violence In this passionate talk from TEDxSanMigueldeAllende that's already caused a sensation in Mexico, Emiliano Salinas, son of former president Carlos Salinas de Gortari, confronts the current climate of violenceTEDxSanMigueldeAllende in Mexico -- or rather, how Mexican0:12:17 society responds to it.6/27/2011 He calls on ordinary citizens to move from denial and fear to peaceful, community-based action. This is the first talk posted on TED.com that was delivered in a language other than English. (It has English subtitles by default.) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1180 Rajesh Rao Rajesh Rao: A Rosetta Stone for the Indus script Rajesh Rao is fascinated by "the mother of all crossword puzzles": How to decipher the 4000 year old Indus script. At TED 2011 he tells how he is enlisting modern computational techniques to read the IndusTED2011 language, the key piece to understanding0:17:01 this ancient civilization.6/28/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1181 Dave deBronkart Dave deBronkart: Meet e-Patient Dave When Dave deBronkart learned he had a rare and terminal cancer, he turned to a group of fellow patients online -- and found a medical treatment that even his own doctors didn't know. It saved his life. NowTEDxMaastricht he calls on all patients to talk with one0:16:31 another, know their own6/29/2011 health data, and make health care better one e-Patient at a time. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1182 Robert Hammond Robert Hammond: Building a park in the sky New York was planning to tear down the High Line, an abandoned elevated railroad in Manhattan, when Robert Hammond and a few friends suggested: Why not make it a park? He shares how it happenedTED2011 in this tale of local cultural activism.0:05:41 6/30/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1183 Matt Cutts Matt Cutts: Try something new for 30 days Is there something you've always meant to do, wanted to do, but just ... haven't? Matt Cutts suggests: Try it for 30 days. This short, lighthearted talk offers a neat way to think about setting and achieving goals.TED2011 0:03:27 7/1/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1184 Nathan Myhrvold Nathan Myhrvold: Cooking as never seen before Cookbook author (and geek) Nathan Myhrvold talks about his magisterial work, "Modernist Cuisine" -- and shares the secret of its cool photographic illustrations, which show cross-sections of food in the veryTED2011 act of being cooked. 0:10:05 7/5/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1185 Jonathan Drori Jonathan Drori: The beautiful tricks of flowers In this visually dazzling talk, Jonathan Drori shows the extraordinary ways flowering plants -- over a quarter million species -- have evolved to attract insects to spread their pollen: growing 'landing-strips' to guideTED2011 the insects in, shining in ultraviolet,0:13:48 building elaborate traps,7/6/2011 and even mimicking other insects in heat. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1186 Simon Lewis Simon Lewis: Don't take consciousness for granted After a catastrophic car accident that left him in a coma, Simon Lewis found ways to recover -- physically and mentally -- beyond all expectations. At the INK Conference he tells how this remarkable story ledINK him Conference to concern over all threats to consciousness,0:22:17 and how to7/7/2011 overcome them. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1187 Nina Tandon Nina Tandon: Caring for engineered tissue Tissue engineer and TED Fellow Nina Tandon is growing artificial hearts and bones. To do that, she needs new ways of caring for artificially grown cells -- techniques she's developed by the simple but powerfulTED2011 method of copying their natural 0:04:13environments. 7/8/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1188 Rebecca MacKinnon Rebecca MacKinnon: Let's take back the Internet! In this powerful talk from TEDGlobal, Rebecca MacKinnon describes the expanding struggle for freedom and control in cyberspace, and asks: How do we design the next phase of the Internet with accountabilityTEDGlobal and freedom 2011 at its core, rather 0:14:52than control? She believes7/13/2011 the internet is headed for a "Magna Carta" moment when citizens around the world demand that their governments protect free speech and their right to connection. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1189 Maajid Nawaz Maajid Nawaz: A global culture to fight extremism Why do transnational extremist organizations succeed where democratic movements have a harder time taking hold? Maajid Nawaz, a former Islamist extremist, asks for new grassroots stories and global socialTEDGlobal activism 2011 to spread democracy 0:17:53in the face of nationalism7/14/2011 and xenophobia. A powerful talk from TEDGlobal 2011. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1190 Tim Harford Tim Harford: Trial, error and the God complex Economics writer Tim Harford studies complex systems -- and finds a surprising link among the successful ones: they were built through trial and error. In this sparkling talk from TEDGlobal 2011, he asks usTEDGlobal to embrace 2011 our randomness and start0:18:07 making better mistakes.7/15/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1191 Nadia Al-Sakkaf Nadia Al-Sakkaf: See Yemen through my eyes As political turmoil in Yemen continues, the editor of the Yemen Times, Nadia Al-Sakkaf, talks at TEDGlobal with host Pat Mitchell. Al-Sakkaf's independent, English-language paper is vital for sharing news TEDGlobal-- and for sharing 2011 a new vision of Yemen0:13:38 and of that country's7/18/2011 women as equal partners in work and change. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1192 Mikko Hypponen Mikko Hypponen: Fighting viruses, defending the net It's been 25 years since the first PC virus (Brain A) hit the net, and what was once an annoyance has become a sophisticated tool for crime and espionage. Computer security expert Mikko Hyppönen tells usTEDGlobal how we can 2011 stop these new viruses0:17:34 from threatening the internet7/19/2011 as we know it. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1193 Thandie Newton Thandie Newton: Embracing otherness, embracing myself Actor Thandie Newton tells the story of finding her "otherness" -- first, as a child growing up in two distinct cultures, and then as an actor playing with many different selves. A warm, wise talk, fresh from stageTEDGlobal at TEDGlobal 2011 2011. 0:13:55 7/20/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1194 Kevin Slavin Kevin Slavin: How algorithms shape our world Kevin Slavin argues that we're living in a world designed for -- and increasingly controlled by -- algorithms. In this riveting talk from TEDGlobal, he shows how these complex computer programs determine: espionageTEDGlobal tactics, 2011 stock prices, movie0:15:22 scripts, and architecture.7/21/2011 And he warns that we are writing code we can't understand, with implications we can't control. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1195 Markus Fischer A robot that flies like a bird Plenty of robots can fly -- but none can fly like a real bird. That is, until Markus Fischer and his team at Festo built SmartBird, a large, lightweight robot, modeled on a seagull, that flies by flapping its wings. ATEDGlobal soaring demo 2011 fresh from TEDGlobal0:06:22 2011. 7/22/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1196 Rory Stewart Rory Stewart: Time to end the war in Afghanistan British MP Rory Stewart walked across Afghanistan after 9/11, talking with citizens and warlords alike. Now, a decade later, he asks: Why are Western and coalition forces still fighting there? He shares lessonsTEDGlobal from past 2011 military interventions that0:20:02 worked -- Bosnia, for7/25/2011 instance -- and shows that humility and local expertise are the keys to success. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1197 Geoffrey West Geoffrey West: The surprising math of cities and corporations Physicist Geoffrey West has found that simple, mathematical laws govern the properties of cities -- that wealth, crime rate, walking speed and many other aspects of a city can be deduced from a single number:TEDGlobal the city's 2011 population. In this mind-bending0:17:33 talk from TEDGlobal7/26/2011 he shows how it works and how similar laws hold for organisms and corporations. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1198 Paul Bloom Paul Bloom: The origins of pleasure Why do we like an original painting better than a forgery? Psychologist Paul Bloom argues that human beings are essentialists -- that our beliefs about the history of an object change how we experience it, notTEDGlobal simply as 2011 an illusion, but as a deep0:16:17 feature of what pleasure7/27/2011 (and pain) is. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1199 Josette Sheeran Josette Sheeran: Ending hunger now Josette Sheeran, the head of the UN's World Food Program, talks about why, in a world with enough food for everyone, people still go hungry, still die of starvation, still use food as a weapon of war. Her vision:TEDGlobal "Food is 2011 one issue that cannot be0:19:10 solved person by person.7/28/2011 We have to stand together." http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1200 Julian Treasure Julian Treasure: 5 ways to listen better In our louder and louder world, says sound expert Julian Treasure, "We are losing our listening." In this short, fascinating talk, Treasure shares five ways to re-tune your ears for conscious listening -- to otherTEDGlobal people and 2011 the world around you. 0:07:50 7/29/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1201 Adam Ostrow Adam Ostrow: After your final status update Many of us have a social media presence -- a virtual personality made up of status updates, tweets and connections, stored in the cloud. Adam Ostrow asks a big question: What happens to that personalityTEDGlobal after you've 2011 died? Could it ... live on?0:05:29 8/1/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1202 Harald Haas Harald Haas: Wireless data from every light bulb What if every light bulb in the world could also transmit data? At TEDGlobal, Harald Haas demonstrates, for the first time, a device that could do exactly that. By flickering the light from a single LED, a changeTEDGlobal too quick 2011for the human eye to detect,0:12:51 he can transmit far more8/2/2011 data than a cellular tower -- and do it in a way that's more efficient, secure and widespread. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1203 Mark Pagel Mark Pagel: How language transformed humanity Biologist Mark Pagel shares an intriguing theory about why humans evolved our complex system of language. He suggests that language is a piece of "social technology" that allowed early human tribes to accessTEDGlobal a powerful 2011 new tool: cooperation.0:20:10 8/3/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1204 Jessica Green Jessica Green: Are we filtering the wrong microbes? Should we keep the outdoors out of hospitals? Ecologist and TED Fellow Jessica Green has found that mechanical ventilation does get rid of many types of microbes, but the wrong kinds: the ones left in theTEDGlobal hospital are 2011 much more likely to be0:05:25 pathogens. 8/4/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1205 Philip Zimbardo Philip Zimbardo: The demise of guys? Psychologist Philip Zimbardo asks, "Why are boys struggling?" He shares some stats (lower graduation rates, greater worries about intimacy and relationships) and suggests a few reasons -- and he asks forTED2011 your help! Watch his talk, then take0:04:46 his short 10-question survey:8/5/2011 http://on.ted.com/PZSurvey http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1206 Eve Ensler Eve Ensler: Suddenly, my body Poet, writer, activist Eve Ensler lived in her head. In this powerful talk from TEDWomen, she talks about her lifelong disconnection from her body -- and how two shocking events helped her to connect with theTEDWomen reality, the physicality of being human.0:12:58 8/5/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1207 Alex Steffen Alex Steffen: The shareable future of cities How can cities help save the future? Alex Steffen shows some cool neighborhood-based green projects that expand our access to things we want and need -- while reducing the time we spend in cars. TEDGlobal 2011 0:10:13 8/8/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1208 Dyan deNapoli Dyan deNapoli: The great penguin rescue A personal story, a collective triumph: Dyan deNapoli tells the story of the world's largest volunteer animal rescue, which saved more than 40,000 penguins after an oil spill off the coast of South Africa. How TEDxBostondoes a job this 2011 big get done? Penguin0:11:43 by penguin by penguin8/9/2011 ... http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1209 Jeremy Gilley Jeremy Gilley: One day of peace Here's a crazy idea: Persuade the world to try living in peace for just one day, every September 21. In this energetic, honest talk, Jeremy Gilley tells the story of how this crazy idea became real -- real enoughTEDGlobal to help millions 2011 of kids in war-torn 0:17:41regions. 8/10/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1210 Lucianne Walkowicz Lucianne Walkowicz: Finding planets around other stars How do we find planets -- even habitable planets -- around other stars? By looking for tiny dimming as a planet passes in front of its sun, TED Fellow Lucianne Walkowicz and the Kepler mission have foundTEDGlobal some 1,200 2011 potential new planetary0:04:24 systems. With new techniques,8/11/2011 they may even find ones with the right conditions for life. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1211 Marco Tempest Marco Tempest: The magic of truth and lies (and iPods) Using three iPods like magical props, Marco Tempest spins a clever, surprisingly heartfelt meditation on truth and lies, art and emotion. TEDGlobal 2011 0:05:07 8/12/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1212 Dan Ariely Dan Ariely: Beware conflicts of interest In this short talk, psychologist Dan Ariely tells two personal stories that explore scientific conflict of interest: How the pursuit of knowledge and insight can be affected, consciously or not, by shortsighted personalTED2011 goals. When we're thinking about0:05:35 the big questions, he8/29/2011 reminds us, let's be aware of our all-too-human brains. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1213 Svante Paabo Svante Paabo: DNA clues to our inner neanderthal Sharing the results of a massive, worldwide study, geneticist Svante Pääbo shows the DNA proof that early humans mated with Neanderthals after we moved out of Africa. (Yes, many of us have NeanderthalTEDGlobal DNA.) 2011 He also shows how a tiny0:17:01 bone from a baby finger8/30/2011 was enough to identify a whole new humanoid species. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1214 Julia Bacha Julia Bacha: Pay attention to nonviolence In 2003, the Palestinian village of Budrus mounted a 10-month-long nonviolent protest to stop a barrier being built across their olive groves. Did you hear about it? Didn't think so. Brazilian filmmaker Julia BachaTEDGlobal asks why 2011 we only pay attention0:10:51 to violence in the Israel-Palestine8/31/2011 conflict -- and not to the nonviolent leaders who may one day bring peace. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1215 Skylar Tibbits Skylar Tibbits: Can we make things that make themselves? MIT researcher Skylar Tibbits works on self-assembly -- the idea that instead of building something (a chair, a skyscraper), we can create materials that build themselves, much the way a strand of DNA zipsTED2011 itself together. It's a big concept at early0:06:04 stages; Tibbits shows9/1/2011 us three in-the-lab projects that hint at what a self-assembling future might look like. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1216 Joan Halifax Joan Halifax: Compassion and the true meaning of empathy Buddhist roshi Joan Halifax works with people at the last stage of life (in hospice and on death row). She shares what she's learned about compassion in the face of death and dying, and a deep insight into TEDWomenthe nature of empathy. 0:14:01 9/2/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1217 Edward Tenner Edward Tenner: Unintended consequences Every new invention changes the world -- in ways both intentional and unexpected. Historian Edward Tenner tells stories that illustrate the under-appreciated gap between our ability to innovate and our abilityTED2011 to foresee the consequences. 0:16:10 9/6/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1120 Sarah Kaminsky Sarah Kaminsky: My father the forger Sarah Kaminsky tells the extraordinary story of her father, Adolfo, and his activity during World War II -- using his ingenuity and talent for forgery to save lives. (This talk from TEDxParis is given in French; it TEDxParishas English subtitles by default.) 0:14:00 9/7/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1218 Lee Cronin Lee Cronin: Making matter come alive Before life existed on Earth, there was just matter, inorganic dead "stuff." How improbable is it that life arose? And -- could it use a different type of chemistry? Using an elegant definition of life (anything thatTEDGlobal can evolve), 2011 chemist Lee Cronin is 0:15:11exploring this question by9/8/2011 attempting to create a fully inorganic cell using a "Lego kit" of inorganic molecules -- no carbon -- that can assemble, replicate and compete. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1219 Raghava KK Raghava KK: Shake up your story Artist Raghava KK demos his new children's book for iPad with a fun feature: when you shake it, the story -- and your perspective -- changes. In this charming short talk, he invites all of us to shake up our perspectiveTEDGlobal a 2011 little bit. 0:04:30 9/9/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1220 Yasheng Huang Yasheng Huang: Does democracy stifle economic growth? Economist Yasheng Huang compares China to India, and asks how China's authoritarian rule contributed to its astonishing economic growth -- leading to a big question: Is democracy actually holding India back?TEDGlobal Huang's 2011 answer may surprise0:18:51 you. 9/12/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1221 Misha Glenny Misha Glenny: Hire the hackers! Despite multibillion-dollar investments in cybersecurity, one of its root problems has been largely ignored: who are the people who write malicious code? Underworld investigator Misha Glenny profiles severalTEDGlobal convicted 2011 coders from around the 0:18:39world and reaches a startling9/13/2011 conclusion. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1222 Kate Hartman Kate Hartman: The art of wearable communication Artist Kate Hartman uses wearable electronics to explore how we communicate, with ourselves and with the world. In this quirky and thought-provoking talk, she shows the "Talk to Yourself Hat", the "InflatableTED2011 Heart", the "Glacier Embracing Suit",0:09:05 and other unexpected9/14/2011 devices. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1223 Richard Resnick Richard Resnick: Welcome to the genomic revolution In this accessible talk from TEDxBoston, Richard Resnick shows how cheap and fast genome sequencing is about to turn health care (and insurance, and politics) upside down. TEDxBoston 2011 0:11:02 9/15/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1224 Lauren Zalaznick Lauren Zalaznick: The conscience of television TV executive Lauren Zalaznick thinks deeply about pop television. Sharing results of a bold study that tracks attitudes against TV ratings over five decades, she makes a case that television reflects who we TEDWomentruly are -- in ways we might not have0:13:12 expected. 9/16/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1225 Sasha Dichter Sasha Dichter: The Generosity Experiment In this inspiring talk at the NextGen:Charity conference, Sasha Dichter of the Acumen Fund shares the results of his month-long "Generosity Experiment" where he said "yes" to every request for help. NextGen:Charity 9/17/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1226 Niall Ferguson Niall Ferguson: The 6 killer apps of prosperity Over the past few centuries, Western cultures have been very good at creating general prosperity for themselves. Historian Niall Ferguson asks: Why the West, and less so the rest? He suggests half a dozenTEDGlobal big ideas 2011 from Western culture -- 0:20:19call them the 6 killer apps9/19/2011 -- that promote wealth, stability and innovation. And in this new century, he says, these apps are all shareable. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1227 Erez Lieberman Aiden and Jean-BaptisteWhat we Michel learned from 5 million books Have you played with Google Labs' Ngram Viewer? It's an addicting tool that lets you search for words and ideas in a database of 5 million books from across centuries. Erez Lieberman Aiden and Jean-BaptisteTEDxBoston Michel show 2011 us how it works, and0:14:08 a few of the surprising9/20/2011 things we can learn from 500 billion words. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1228 Amy Lockwood Amy Lockwood: Selling condoms in the Congo HIV is a serious problem in the DR Congo, and aid agencies have flooded the country with free and cheap condoms. But few people are using them. Why? "Reformed marketer" Amy Lockwood offers a surprisingTEDGlobal answer 2011 that upends a traditional0:04:16 model of philanthropy.9/21/2011 (Some NSFW images.) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1229 Elizabeth Murchison Elizabeth Murchison: Fighting a contagious cancer What is killing the Tasmanian devil? A virulent cancer is infecting them by the thousands -- and unlike most cancers, it's contagious. Researcher Elizabeth Murchison tells us how she's fighting to save the Taz,TEDGlobal and what 2011 she's learning about all0:13:03 cancers from this unusual9/22/2011 strain. Contains disturbing images of facial cancer. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1230 Sunni Brown Sunni Brown: Doodlers, unite! Studies show that sketching and doodling improve our comprehension -- and our creative thinking. So why do we still feel embarrassed when we're caught doodling in a meeting? Sunni Brown says: Doodlers,TED2011 unite! She makes the case for unlocking0:05:50 your brain via pad9/23/2011 and pen. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1231 Abraham Verghese Abraham Verghese: A doctor's touch Modern medicine is in danger of losing a powerful, old-fashioned tool: human touch. Physician and writer Abraham Verghese describes our strange new world where patients are merely data points, and callsTEDGlobal for a return 2011 to the traditional one-on-one0:18:32 physical exam. 9/26/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1232 Geoff Mulgan Geoff Mulgan: A short intro to the Studio School Some kids learn by listening; others learn by doing. Geoff Mulgan gives a short introduction to the Studio School, a new kind of school in the UK where small teams of kids learn by working on projects that are,TEDGlobal as Mulgan 2011 puts it, "for real." 0:06:16 9/27/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1233 Jarreth Merz Jarreth Merz: Filming democracy in Ghana Jarreth Merz, a Swiss-Ghanaian filmmaker, came to Ghana in 2008 to film the national elections. What he saw there taught him new lessons about democracy -- and about himself. TEDGlobal 2011 0:08:36 9/28/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1234 Ben Goldacre Ben Goldacre: Battling bad science Every day there are news reports of new health advice, but how can you know if they're right? Doctor and epidemiologist Ben Goldacre shows us, at high speed, the ways evidence can be distorted, from theTEDGlobal blindingly obvious2011 nutrition claims to0:14:19 the very subtle tricks of9/29/2011 the pharmaceutical industry. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1235 Danielle de Niese Danielle de Niese: A flirtatious aria Can opera be ever-so-slightly sexy? The glorious soprano Danielle de Niese shows how, singing the flirty "Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiss." Which, translated, means, as you might guess: "I kiss so hot."TEDGlobal From Giuditta 2011 by Frans Lehár; accompanist:0:05:55 Ingrid Surgenor.9/30/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1236 Yang Lan Yang Lan: The generation that's remaking China Yang Lan, a journalist and entrepreneur who's been called "the Oprah of China," offers insight into the next generation of young Chinese citizens -- urban, connected (via microblogs) and alert to injustice. TEDGlobal 2011 0:17:14 10/3/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1237 Christoph Adami Christoph Adami: Finding life we can't imagine How do we search for alien life if it's nothing like the life that we know? At TEDxUIUC Christoph Adami shows how he uses his research into artificial life -- self-replicating computer programs -- to find a signature,TEDxUIUC a 'biomarker,' that is free of our0:18:51 preconceptions of what10/4/2011 life is. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1238 Graham Hill Graham Hill: Less stuff, more happiness Writer and designer Graham Hill asks: Can having less stuff, in less room, lead to more happiness? He makes the case for taking up less space, and lays out three rules for editing your life. TED2011 0:05:49 10/5/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1239 Mike Biddle Mike Biddle: We can recycle plastic Less than 10% of plastic trash is recycled -- compared to almost 90% of metals -- because of the massively complicated problem of finding and sorting the different kinds. Frustrated by this waste, Mike BiddleTEDGlobal has developed 2011 a cheap and incredibly0:10:58 energy efficient plant10/6/2011 that can, and does, recycle any kind of plastic. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1240 Charles Hazlewood Charles Hazlewood: Trusting the ensemble Conductor Charles Hazlewood talks about the role of trust in musical leadership -- then shows how it works, as he conducts the Scottish Ensemble onstage. He also shares clips from two musical projects: theTEDGlobal opera "U-Carmen 2011 eKhayelitsha" and0:19:36 the ParaOrchestra. 10/7/2011 Babies and young children are like the R&D division of the human species, says psychologist Alison Gopnik. Her research explores the sophisticated intelligence-gathering and decision-making that http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1241 Alison Gopnik Alison Gopnik: What do babies think? babies are really doing when they play. TEDGlobal 2011 0:18:29 10/10/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1243 Richard Seymour Richard Seymour: How beauty feels A story, a work of art, a face, a designed object -- how do we tell that something is beautiful? And why does it matter so much to us? Designer Richard Seymour explores our response to beauty and the surprisingTEDSalon power London of objects 2010 that exhibit 0:17:15it. 10/11/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1244 Ian Ritchie Ian Ritchie: The day I turned down Tim Berners-Lee Imagine it's late 1990, and you've just met a nice young man named Tim Berners-Lee, who starts telling you about his proposed system called the World Wide Web. Ian Ritchie was there. And ... he didn't buyTEDGlobal it. A short 2011 story about information,0:05:41 connectivity and learning10/12/2011 from mistakes. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1246 Pamela Meyer Pamela Meyer: How to spot a liar On any given day we're lied to from 10 to 200 times, and the clues to detect those lie can be subtle and counter-intuitive. Pamela Meyer, author of Liespotting, shows the manners and "hotspots"TEDGlobal used by those 2011 trained to recognize 0:18:50deception -- and she argues10/13/2011 honesty is a value worth preserving. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1247 Jae Rhim Lee Jae Rhim Lee: My mushroom burial suit Here's a powerful provocation from artist Jae Rhim Lee. Can we commit our bodies to a cleaner, greener Earth, even after death? Naturally -- using a special burial suit seeded with pollution-gobbling mushrooms.TEDGlobal Yes, 2011this just might be the strangest0:07:30 TEDTalk you'll ever10/14/2011 see ... http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1248 Bunker Roy Bunker Roy: Learning from a barefoot movement In Rajasthan, India, an extraordinary school teaches rural women and men -- many of them illiterate -- to become solar engineers, artisans, dentists and doctors in their own villages. It's called the Barefoot College,TEDGlobal and 2011 its founder, Bunker Roy,0:19:07 explains how it works.10/17/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1249 Justin Hall-Tipping Justin Hall-Tipping: Freeing energy from the grid What would happen if we could generate power from our windowpanes? In this moving talk, entrepreneur Justin Hall-Tipping shows the materials that could make that possible, and how questioning our notionTEDGlobal of 'normal' 2011 can lead to extraordinary0:12:45 breakthroughs. 10/18/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1250 Guy-Philippe Goldstein Guy-Philippe Goldstein: How cyberattacks threaten real-world peace More and more, nations are waging attacks with cyber weapons -- silent strikes on another country's computer systems that leave behind no trace. (Think of the Stuxnet worm.) At TEDxParis, Guy-Philippe GoldsteinTEDxParis shows 2010 how cyberattacks can0:09:24 leap between the digital10/19/2011 and physical worlds to prompt armed conflict -- and how we might avert this global security hazard. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1251 Todd Kuiken Todd Kuiken: A prosthetic arm that "feels" Physiatrist and engineer Todd Kuiken is building a prosthetic arm that connects with the human nervous system -- improving motion, control and even feeling. Onstage, patient Amanda Kitts helps demonstrateTEDGlobal this next-gen 2011 robotic arm. 0:18:51 10/20/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1252 Nathalie Miebach Nathalie Miebach: Art made of storms Artist Nathalie Miebach takes weather data from massive storms and turns it into complex sculptures that embody the forces of nature and time. These sculptures then become musical scores for a string quartetTEDGlobal to play. 2011 0:04:19 10/21/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1253 Richard Wilkinson Richard Wilkinson: How economic inequality harms societies We feel instinctively that societies with huge income gaps are somehow going wrong. Richard Wilkinson charts the hard data on economic inequality, and shows what gets worse when rich and poor are tooTEDGlobal far apart: real 2011 effects on health, lifespan,0:16:54 even such basic values10/24/2011 as trust. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1254 Iain McGilchrist Iain McGilchrist: The divided brain Psychiatrist Iain McGilchrist describes the real differences between the left and right halves of the human brain. It's not simply "emotion on the right, reason on the left," but something far more complex and RSAinteresting. Animate A Best of the Web talk from RSA Animate. 10/25/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1255 Malcolm Gladwell Malcolm Gladwell: The strange tale of the Norden bombsight Master storyteller Malcolm Gladwell tells the tale of the Norden bombsight, a groundbreaking piece of World War II technology with a deeply unexpected result. TEDGlobal 2011 0:15:00 10/26/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1256 Jay Bradner Jay Bradner: Open-source cancer research How does cancer know it's cancer? At Jay Bradner's lab, they found a molecule that might hold the answer, JQ1 -- and instead of patenting JQ1, they published their findings and mailed samples to 40 otherTEDxBoston labs to work 2011on. An inspiring look at0:12:47 the open-source future10/27/2011 of medical research. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1257 Béatrice Coron Béatrice Coron: Stories cut from paper With scissors and paper, artist Béatrice Coron creates intricate worlds, cities and countries, heavens and hells. Striding onstage in a glorious cape cut from Tyvek, she describes her creative process and theTED2011 way her stories develop from snips0:18:15 and slices. 10/28/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1258 Hasan Elahi Hasan Elahi: FBI, here I am! After he ended up on a watch list by accident, Hasan Elahi was advised by his local FBI agents to let them know when he was traveling. He did that and more ... much more. TEDGlobal 2011 0:14:30 10/31/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1259 Paul Zak Paul Zak: Trust, morality -- and oxytocin What drives our desire to behave morally? Neuroeconomist Paul Zak shows why he believes oxytocin (he calls it "the moral molecule") is responsible for trust, empathy and other feelings that help build a stableTEDGlobal society. 2011 0:16:34 11/1/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1260 Anna Mracek Dietrich Anna Mracek Dietrich: A plane you can drive A flying car -- it's an iconic image of the future. But after 100 years of flight and automotive engineering, no one has really cracked the problem. Pilot Anna Mracek Dietrich and her team flipped the question, TEDGlobalasking: Why 2011 not build a plane that you0:09:38 can drive? 11/2/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1261 Daniel Wolpert Daniel Wolpert: The real reason for brains Neuroscientist Daniel Wolpert starts from a surprising premise: the brain evolved, not to think or feel, but to control movement. In this entertaining, data-rich talk he gives us a glimpse into how the brain createsTEDGlobal the grace 2011 and agility of human motion.0:19:59 11/3/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1262 Marco Tempest Marco Tempest: Augmented reality, techno-magic Using sleight-of-hand techniques and charming storytelling, illusionist Marco Tempest brings a jaunty stick figure to life onstage at TEDGlobal. TEDGlobal 2011 0:05:44 11/4/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1242 Paul Lewis Paul Lewis: Crowdsourcing the news When every cellphone can record video and take pictures, everyone is a potential news source. Reporter Paul Lewis tells two stories that show us the future of investigative journalism. TEDxThessaloniki 11/5/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1263 Sandra Fisher-Martins Sandra Fisher-Martins: The right to understand Medical, legal, and financial documents should be easy to read, but too often they aren't. With spot-on (and funny) examples, Sandra Fisher Martins shows how overly complex language separates us from theTEDxO'Porto information we need -- and three steps to change that. In11/6/2011 Portuguese with English subtitles. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1264 Martin Hanczyc Martin Hanczyc: The line between life and not-life In his lab, Martin Hanczyc makes "protocells," experimental blobs of chemicals that behave like living cells. His work demonstrates how life might have first occurred on Earth ... and perhaps elsewhere too. TEDSalon London Spring 2011 0:14:37 11/7/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1265 Aparna Rao Aparna Rao: High-tech art (with a sense of humor) Artist and TED Fellow Aparna Rao re-imagines the familiar in surprising, often humorous ways. With her collaborator Soren Pors, Rao creates high-tech art installations -- a typewriter that sends emails, a cameraTEDGlobal that tracks 2011 you through the room0:07:50 only to make you invisible11/8/2011 on screen -- that put a playful spin on ordinary objects and interactions. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1266 Ben Kacyra Ben Kacyra: Ancient wonders captured in 3D Ancient monuments give us clues to astonishing past civilizations -- but they're under threat from pollution, war, neglect. Ben Kacyra, who invented a groundbreaking 3D scanning system, is using his inventionTEDGlobal to scan and2011 preserve the world's0:12:20 heritage in archival detail.11/9/2011 (Watch to the end for a little demo.) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1267 Allan Jones Allan Jones: A map of the brain How can we begin to understand the way the brain works? The same way we begin to understand a city: by making a map. In this visually stunning talk, Allan Jones shows how his team is mapping which genesTEDGlobal are turned 2011 on in each tiny region,0:15:21 and how it all connects11/10/2011 up. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1269 Charlie Todd Charlie Todd: The shared experience of absurdity Charlie Todd causes bizarre, hilarious, and unexpected public scenes: Seventy synchronized dancers in storefront windows, "ghostbusters" running through the New York Public Library, and the annual no-pantsTEDxBloomington subway ride. At TEDxBloomington0:12:04 he shows how his 11/11/2011group, Improv Everywhere, uses these scenes to bring people together. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1268 Roger McNamee Roger McNamee: Six ways to save the internet The next big shift is now, and it's not what you think: Facebook is the new Windows; Google must be sacrificed. At TEDxSantaCruz, tech investor Roger McNamee presents 6 bold ways to prepare for the nextTEDxSantaCruz internet. 11/12/2011 URL Speaker Name Short Summary Event Duration Publish date http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1245 Michael Nielsen Michael Nielsen: Open science now! What if every scientist could share their data as easily as they tweet about their lunch? Michael Nielsen calls for scientists to embrace new tools for collaboration that will enable discoveries to happen at the TEDxWaterloospeed of twitter. 11/13/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1270 Alexander Tsiaras Alexander Tsiaras: Conception to birth -- visualized Image-maker Alexander Tsiaras shares a powerful medical visualization, showing human development from conception to birth and beyond. (Some graphic images.) INK Conference 0:09:37 11/14/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1271 Yves Rossy Yves Rossy: Fly with the Jetman Strapped to a jet-powered wing, Yves Rossy is the Jetman -- flying free, his body as the rudder, above the Swiss Alps and the Grand Canyon. After a powerful short film shows how it works, Rossy takes theTEDGlobal TEDGlobal 2011 stage to share the experience0:14:48 and thrill of flying.11/15/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1272 Thomas Suarez Thomas Suarez: A 12-year-old app developer Most 12-year-olds love playing videogames -- Thomas Suarez taught himself how to create them. After developing iPhone apps like "Bustin Jeiber," a whack-a-mole game, he is now using his skills to help otherTEDxManhattanBeach kids become developers. 11/16/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1274 Cynthia Kenyon Cynthia Kenyon: Experiments that hint of longer lives What controls aging? Biochemist Cynthia Kenyon has found a simple genetic mutation that can double the lifespan of a simple worm, C. elegans. The lessons from that discovery, and others, are pointing toTEDGlobal how we might 2011 one day significantly 0:16:23extend youthful human11/17/2011 life. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1276 Robin Ince Robin Ince: Science versus wonder? Does science ruin the magic of life? In this grumpy but charming monologue, Robin Ince makes the argument against. The more we learn about the astonishing behavior of the universe -- the more we standTEDGlobal in awe. 2011 0:08:38 11/18/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1278 Gabe Zichermann Gabe Zichermann: How games make kids smarter Can playing video games make you more productive? Gabe Zichermann shows how games are making kids better problem-solvers, and will make us better at everything from driving to multi-tasking. TEDxKids@Brussels 11/19/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1279 Natalie Warne Natalie Warne: Being young and making an impact At 18, Natalie Warne's work with the Invisible Children movement made her a hero for young activists. At TEDxTeen she uses her inspiring story to remind us that no one is too young to change the world. TEDxTeen 11/20/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1280 Phil Plait Phil Plait: How to defend Earth from asteroids What's six miles wide and can end civilization in an instant? An asteroid - and there are lots of them out there. With humor and great visuals, Phil Plait enthralls the TEDxBoulder audience with all the ways asteroidsTEDxBoulder can kill, and what we must do0:14:16 to avoid them. 11/21/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1281 Péter Fankhauser Péter Fankhauser: Meet Rezero, the dancing ballbot Onstage at TEDGlobal, Péter Fankhauser demonstrates Rezero, a robot that balances on a ball. Designed and built by a group of engineering students, Rezero is the first ballbot made to move quickly and TEDGlobalgracefully -- 2011 and even dance. 0:05:16 11/22/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1282 Joe Sabia Joe Sabia: The technology of storytelling iPad storyteller Joe Sabia introduces us to Lothar Meggendorfer, who created a bold technology for storytelling: the pop-up book. Sabia shows how new technology has always helped us tell our own stories,Full from Spectrum the walls Auditions of caves to his own onstage0:03:51 iPad. 11/23/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1283 Louie Schwartzberg Louie Schwartzberg: Nature. Beauty. Gratitude. Nature's beauty can be easily missed -- but not through Louie Schwartzberg's lens. His stunning time-lapse photography, accompanied by powerful words from Benedictine monk David Steindl-Rast, serves TEDxSFas a meditation on being grateful for every day. 11/24/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1284 Britta Riley Britta Riley: A garden in my apartment Britta Riley wanted to grow her own food (in her tiny apartment). So she and her friends developed a system for growing plants in discarded plastic bottles -- researching, testing and tweaking the system usingTEDxManhattan social media, trying many variations0:07:52 at once and quickly11/25/2011 arriving at the optimal system. Call it distributed DIY. And the results? Delicious. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1285 Amy Purdy Amy Purdy: Living beyond limits When she was 19, Amy Purdy lost both her legs below the knee. And now ... she's a pro snowboarder. In this powerful talk, she shows us how to draw inspiration from life's obstacles. TEDxOrangeCoast 11/27/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1286 Damon Horowitz Damon Horowitz: Philosophy in prison Damon Horowitz teaches philosophy through the Prison University Project, bringing college-level classes to inmates of San Quentin State Prison. In this powerful short talk, he tells the story of an encounter TED2011with right and wrong that quickly gets0:03:50 personal. 11/28/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1287 Kathryn Schulz Kathryn Schulz: Don't regret regret We're taught to try to live life without regret. But why? Using her own tattoo as an example, Kathryn Schulz makes a powerful and moving case for embracing our regrets. TEDSalon NY2011 0:16:51 12/2/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1288 Karen Tse Karen Tse: How to stop torture Political prisoners aren't the only ones being tortured -- the vast majority of judicial torture happens in ordinary cases, even in 'functioning' legal systems. Social activist Karen Tse shows how we can, and should,TEDGlobal stand 2011up and end the use of routine0:12:43 torture. 12/22/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1289 Annie Murphy Paul Annie Murphy Paul: What we learn before we're born Pop quiz: When does learning begin? Answer: Before we are born. Science writer Annie Murphy Paul talks through new research that shows how much we learn in the womb -- from the lilt of our native languageTEDGlobal to our 2011 soon-to-be-favorite foods.0:16:46 11/29/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1290 John Bohannon John Bohannon: Dance vs. powerpoint, a modest proposal Use dancers instead of powerpoint. That's science writer John Bohannon's "modest proposal." In this spellbinding choreographed talk from TEDxBrussels he makes his case by example, aided by dancers fromTEDxBrussels Black Label Movement. 11/30/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1291 Charles Limb Charles Limb: Building the musical muscle Charles Limb performs cochlear implantation, a surgery that treats hearing loss and can restore the ability to hear speech. But as a musician too, Limb thinks about what the implants lack: They don't let youTEDMED fully experience 2011 music yet. (There's0:15:59 a hair-raising example.)12/1/2011 At TEDMED, Limb reviews the state of the art and the way forward. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1292 Leslie Dodson Leslie Dodson: Don't misrepresent Africa Real narratives are complicated: Africa isn't a country, and it's not a disaster zone, says reporter and researcher Leslie Dodson. At TEDxBoulder, she calls for journalists, researchers and NGOs to stop representingTEDxBoulder entire continents as one big tragedy. 12/3/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1293 Sarah Kay Sarah Kay: How many lives can you live? Spoken-word poet Sarah Kay was stunned to find she couldn't be a princess, ballerina and astronaut all in one lifetime. In this talk from TEDxEast, she delivers two powerful poems that show us how we canTEDxEast live other lives. 12/4/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1294 Srdja Popovic Srdja Popovic: How to topple a dictator 2011 was a year of extraordinary people-powered resistance, starting with Arab Spring and spreading across the world. How did this resistance work so well? At TEDxKrakow, Srdja Popovic (who led the nonviolentTEDxKrakow movement that took down Milosevic in Serbia in 2000)12/5/2011 lays out the plans, skills and tools each movement needs -- from nonviolent tactics to a sense of humor. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1295 Luis von Ahn Luis von Ahn: Massive-scale online collaboration After re-purposing CAPTCHA so each human-typed response helps digitize books, Luis von Ahn wondered how else to use small contributions by many on the Internet for greater good. At TEDxCMU, he sharesTEDxCMU how his ambitious new project,0:16:39 Duolingo, will help millions12/6/2011 learn a new language while translating the Web quickly and accurately -- all for free. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1296 Cheryl Hayashi Cheryl Hayashi: The magnificence of spider silk Cheryl Hayashi studies spider silk, one of nature's most high-performance materials. Each species of spider can make up to 7 very different kinds of silk. How do they do it? Hayashi explains at the DNA levelTED2010 -- then shows us how this super-strong,0:14:28 super-flexible material12/7/2011 can inspire. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1297 Yoav Medan Yoav Medan: Ultrasound surgery -- healing without cuts Imagine having a surgery with no knives involved. At TEDMED, Yoav Medan shares a technique that uses MRI to find trouble spots and focused ultrasound to treat such issues as brain lesions, uterine fibroidsTEDMED and several 2011 kinds of cancerous growths.0:16:13 12/8/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1298 Stefon Harris Stefon Harris: There are no mistakes on the bandstand What is a mistake? By talking through examples with his improvisational Jazz quartet, Stefon Harris walks us to a profound truth: many actions are perceived as mistakes only because we don't react to themTEDSalon appropriately. NY2011 0:13:11 12/9/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1299 Klaus Stadlmann Klaus Stadlmann: The world's smallest 3D printer What could you do with the world's smallest 3D printer? At TEDxVienna Klaus Stadlmann demos his tiny, affordable printer that could someday make customized hearing aids -- or sculptures smaller than a TEDxViennahuman hair. 12/10/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1300 David Damberger David Damberger: What happens when an NGO admits failure International aid groups make the same mistakes over and over again. At TEDxYYC David Damberger uses his own engineering failure in India to call for the development sector to publicly admit, analyze, andTEDxYYC learn from their missteps. 12/11/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1301 Monika Bulaj Monika Bulaj: The hidden light of Afghanistan Photographer Monika Bulaj shares powerful, intimate images of Afghanistan -- of home life, of ritual, of men and women. Behind the headlines, what does the world truly know about this place? TEDGlobal 2011 0:04:44 12/12/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1302 Quyen Nguyen Quyen Nguyen: Color-coded surgery Surgeons are taught from textbooks which conveniently color-code the types of tissues, but that's not what it looks like in real life -- until now. At TEDMED Quyen Nguyen demonstrates how a molecular markerTEDMED can make 2011 tumors light up in neon0:16:08 green, showing surgeons12/13/2011 exactly where to cut. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1303 Pavan Sukhdev Pavan Sukhdev: Put a value on nature! Every day, we use materials from the earth without thinking, for free. But what if we had to pay for their true value: would it make us more careful about what we use and what we waste? Think of Pavan SukhdevTEDGlobal as nature's 2011 banker -- assessing0:16:31 the value of the Earth's12/14/2011 assets. Eye-opening charts will make you think differently about the cost of air, water, trees ... http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1304 Homaro Cantu, Ben Roche Homaro Cantu + Ben Roche: Cooking as alchemy Homaro Cantu and Ben Roche come from Moto, a Chicago restaurant that plays with new ways to cook and eat food. But beyond the fun and flavor-tripping, there's a serious intent: Can we use new food technologyTED2011 for good? 0:09:34 12/15/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1305 Ramona Pierson Ramona Pierson: An unexpected place of healing When Ramona Pierson was 22, she was hit by a drunk driver and spent 18 months in a coma. At TEDxDU she tells the remarkable story of her recovery -- drawing on the collective skills and wisdom of a seniorTEDxDU citizens' 2011 home. 0:11:13 12/16/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1306 Roger Doiron Roger Doiron: My subversive (garden) plot A vegetable garden can do more than save you money -- it can save the world. At TEDxDirigo Roger Doiron shows how gardens can re-localize our food and feed our growing population. TEDxDirigo 12/17/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1307 Thomas Pogge Thomas Pogge: Medicine for the 99 percent Can we incentivize companies to produce much-needed drugs? At TEDxCanberra, Thomas Pogge proposes a $6 billion plan to revolutionize the way medications are developed and sold. TEDxCanberra 12/18/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1308 Antonio Damasio Antonio Damasio: The quest to understand consciousness Every morning we wake up and regain consciousness -- that is a marvelous fact -- but what exactly is it that we regain? Neuroscientist Antonio Damasio uses this simple question to give us a glimpse into howTED2011 our brains create our sense of self.0:18:42 12/19/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1309 Sheila Nirenberg Sheila Nirenberg: A prosthetic eye to treat blindness At TEDMED, Sheila Nirenberg shows a bold way to create sight in people with certain kinds of blindness: by hooking into the optic nerve and sending signals from a camera direct to the brain. TEDMED 2011 0:10:01 12/20/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1310 Daniel Goldstein Daniel Goldstein: The battle between your present and future self Every day, we make decisions that have good or bad consequences for our future selves. (Can I skip flossing just this one time?) Daniel Goldstein makes tools that help us imagine ourselves over time, so thatTEDSalon we make NY2011 smart choices for Future0:15:59 Us. 12/21/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1311 Alberto Cairo Alberto Cairo: There are no scraps of men Alberto Cairo's clinics in Afghanistan used to close down during active fighting. Now, they stay open. At TEDxRC2 (the RC stands for Red Cross/Red Crescent), Cairo tells the powerful story of why -- and howTEDxRC2 he found humanity and dignity in 0:19:02the midst of war. 12/23/2011 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1312 AJ Jacobs AJ Jacobs: How healthy living nearly killed me For a full year, AJ Jacobs followed every piece of health advice he could -- from applying sunscreen by the shotglass to wearing a bicycle helmet while shopping. Onstage at TEDMED, he shares the surprisingTEDMED things 2011he learned. 0:08:43 1/3/2012 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1313 Jane Fonda Jane Fonda: Life's third act Within this generation, an extra 30 years have been added to our life expectancy -- and these years aren't just a footnote or a pathology. At TEDxWomen, Jane Fonda asks how we can think about this new TEDxWomenphase of our lives.2011 0:11:20 1/4/2012 16:18:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1314 Paddy Ashdown Paddy Ashdown: The global power shift Paddy Ashdown claims that we are living in a moment in history where power is changing in ways it never has before. In a spellbinding talk at TEDxBrussels he outlines the three major global shifts that he seesTEDxBrussels coming. 0:18:29 1/5/2012 16:04:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1315 Sebastian Wernicke Sebastian Wernicke: 1000 TEDTalks, 6 words Sebastian Wernicke thinks every TEDTalk can be summarized in six words. At TEDxZurich, he shows how to do just that -- and less. TEDxZurich 0:07:34 1/6/2012 16:30:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1316 Nate Garvis Nate Garvis: Change our culture, change our world We don't just need better laws -- we need better culture. At TEDxTC Nate Garvis asks what we can do to create an environment in which powerful institutions are used for the common good. TEDxTC 1/7/2012 16:08:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1317 Michelle Borkin Michelle Borkin: Can astronomers help doctors? How do you measure a nebula? With a brain scan. At TEDxBoston, TED Fellow Michelle Borkin shows why collaboration between doctors and astronomers can lead to surprising discoveries. TEDxBoston 2011 1/8/2012 14:54:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1318 Tyler Cowen Tyler Cowen: Be suspicious of stories Like all of us, economist Tyler Cowen loves a good story. But in this intriguing talk from TEDxMidAtlantic, he asks us to step away from thinking of our lives -- and our messy, complicated irrational world -- inTEDxMidAtlantic terms of a simple narrative. 1/9/2012 17:06:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1320 Lauren Hodge, Shree Bose, NaomiAward-winning Shah teen-age science in action In 2011 three young women swept the top prizes of the first Google Science Fair. At TEDxWomen Lauren Hodge, Shree Bose and Naomi Shah described their extraordinary projects-- and their route to a passionTEDxWomen for science. 2011 0:16:16 1/10/2012 16:10:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1321 Jonas Gahr Stäre Jonas Gahr Stäre: In defense of dialogue In politics, it seems counterintuitive to engage in dialogue with violent groups, with radicals and terrorists, and with the states that support them. But Jonas Gahr Støre, the foreign minister of Norway, makesTEDxRC2 a compelling case for open discussion,0:14:58 even when1/11/2012 values diverge, 16:18:00 in an attempt to build greater security for all. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1322 Drew Berry Drew Berry: Animations of unseeable biology We have no ways to directly observe molecules and what they do -- Drew Berry wants to change that. At TEDxSydney he shows his scientifically accurate (and entertaining!) animations that help researchersTEDxSydney see unseeable processes within our0:09:08 own cells. 1/12/2012 15:51:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1323 Morley Morley sings "Women of Hope" Inspired by Aung San Suu Kyi's call to action, "If you're feeling helpless, help someone," Morley composed this song. She sings it at TEDxWomen in her gorgeous, warm voice. TEDxWomen 2011 0:05:30 1/13/2012 16:11:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1324 Kirk Sorensen Kirk Sorensen: Thorium, an alternative nuclear fuel At TEDxYYC Kirk Sorensen shows us the liquid fuel thorium reactor -- a way to produce energy that is safer, cleaner and more efficient than current nuclear power. TEDxYYC 1/14/2012 15:01:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1325 Charles Hazlewood, British ParaorchestraThe debut of the British Paraorchestra There are millions of prodigiously gifted musicians of disability around the world, and Charles Hazlewood is determined to give them a platform. Watch the debut performance of the British Paraorchestra at TEDxBrussels.TEDxBrussels 1/15/2012 15:24:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1326 Sonaar Luthra Sonaar Luthra: Meet the Water Canary After a crisis, how can we tell if water is safe to drink? Current tests are slow and complex, and the delay can be deadly, as in the cholera outbreak after Haiti's earthquake in 2010. TED Fellow Sonaar LuthraTEDGlobal previews his2011 design for a simple tool0:03:37 that quickly 1/16/2012tests water 16:33:00 for safety -- the Water Canary. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1327 Alain de Botton Alain de Botton: Atheism 2.0 What aspects of religion should atheists (respectfully) adopt? Alain de Botton suggests a "religion for atheists" -- call it Atheism 2.0 -- that incorporates religious forms and traditions to satisfy our human needTEDGlobal for connection, 2011 ritual and transcendence.0:19:20 1/17/2012 15:05:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1328 Mikko Hypponen Mikko Hypponen: Three types of online attack Cybercrime expert Mikko Hypponen talks us through three types of online attack on our privacy and data -- and only two are considered crimes. "Do we blindly trust any future government? Because any rightTEDxBrussels we give away, we give away for good."0:09:23 1/18/2012 14:54:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1329 Clay Shirky Clay Shirky: Why SOPA is a bad idea What does a bill like PIPA/SOPA mean to our shareable world? At the TED offices, Clay Shirky delivers a proper manifesto -- a call to defend our freedom to create, discuss, link and share, rather than passivelyTEDSalon consume. NY2012 0:13:59 1/18/2012 17:47:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1330 Sheena Iyengar Sheena Iyengar: How to make choosing easier We all want customized experiences and products -- but when faced with 700 options, consumers freeze up. With fascinating new research, Sheena Iyengar demonstrates how businesses (and others) can TEDSalonimprove the NY2011 experience of choosing.0:16:05 1/19/2012 15:46:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1331 Scott Rickard Scott Rickard: The beautiful math behind the ugliest music Scott Rickard set out to engineer the ugliest possible piece of music, devoid of repetition, using a mathematical concept known as the Golomb ruler. At TEDxMIA, he shares the math behind musical beauty TEDxMIA(and its opposite). 1/20/2012 16:41:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1332 Bilal Bomani Bilal Bomani: Plant fuels that could power a jet Algae plus salt water equals … fuel? At TEDxNASA@SiliconValley, Bilal Bomani reveals a self-sustaining ecosystem that produces biofuels -- without wasting arable land or fresh water. TEDxNASA@SiliconValley 1/21/2012 14:58:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1334 Julian Baggini Julian Baggini: Is there a real you? What makes you, you? Is it how you think of yourself, how others think of you, or something else entirely? At TEDxYouth@Manchester, Julian Baggini draws from philosophy and neuroscience to give a surprisingTEDxYouth@Manchester answer. 1/22/2012 14:59:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1335 Lisa Harouni Lisa Harouni: A primer on 3D printing 2012 may be the year of 3D printing, when this three-decade-old technology finally becomes accessible and even commonplace. Lisa Harouni gives a useful introduction to this fascinating way of making thingsTEDSalon -- including London intricate Spring objects 2011 once0:14:49 impossible to1/23/2012 create. 16:17:00 Diana Nyad: Extreme swimming with the world's most dangerous http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1336 Diana Nyad jellyfish In the 1970s, Diana Nyad set long-distance swim records that are still unbroken. Thirty years later, at 60, she attempted her longest swim yet, from Cuba to Florida. In this funny, powerful talk at TEDMED, sheTEDMED talks about 2011 how to prepare mentally0:16:57 to achieve an1/24/2012 extreme 16:23:00 dream, and asks: What will YOU do with your wild, precious life? http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1337 Brian Goldman Brian Goldman: Doctors make mistakes. Can we talk about that? Every doctor makes mistakes. But, says physician Brian Goldman, medicine's culture of denial (and shame) keeps doctors from ever talking about those mistakes, or using them to learn and improve. TellingTEDxToronto stories from his2010 own long practice, 0:19:28he calls on doctors1/25/2012 to start 16:50:00 talking about being wrong. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon: Women entrepreneurs, example not http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1339 Gayle Tzemach Lemmon exception Women aren't micro--so why do they only get micro-loans? At TEDxWomen reporter Gayle Tzemach Lemmon argues that women running all types of firms-- from home businesses to major factories-- are theTEDxWomen overlooked 2011key to economic development.0:13:16 1/27/2012 16:06:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1340 Bjarke Ingels Bjarke Ingels: Hedonistic sustainability Bjarke Ingels' architecture is luxurious, sustainable and community-driven. At TEDxEast he shows us his playful designs, from a factory chimney that blows smoke rings to a ski slope built atop a waste processingTEDxEast plant. 1/28/2012 15:03:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1341 Mick Mountz Mick Mountz: The hidden world of box-packing We make millions of online purchases daily, but who (or what) actually puts our items into packages? At TEDxBoston, Mick Mountz weaves a fascinating tale out of a seemingly boring subject: online ordering,TEDxBoston its challenges 2011 -- and the surprisingly high-tech solutions.1/29/2012 14:58:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1342 Peter van Uhm Peter van Uhm: Why I chose a gun Peter van Uhm is the Netherlands' chief of defense, but that does not mean he is pro-war. At TEDxAmsterdam he explains how his career is one shaped by a love of peace, not a desire for bloodshed -- andTEDxAmsterdam why we need armies if we want peace.0:17:10 1/30/2012 15:51:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1343 Bill Doyle Bill Doyle: Treating cancer with electric fields Surgery, chemotherapy and radiation are the best-known methods for treating cancer. At TEDMED, Bill Doyle presents a new approach, called Tumor Treating Fields, which uses electric fields to interrupt cancerTEDMED cell 2011division. Still in its infancy 0:15:35-- and approved1/31/2012 for only certain16:01:00 types of cancer -- the treatment comes with one big benefit: quality of life. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1344 Shawn Achor Shawn Achor: The happy secret to better work We believe that we should work to be happy, but could that be backwards? In this fast-moving and entertaining talk from TEDxBloomington, psychologist Shawn Achor argues that actually happiness inspiresTEDxBloomington productivity. 0:12:20 2/1/2012 16:09:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1345 Erica Frenkel Erica Frenkel: The universal anesthesia machine What if you're in surgery and the power goes out? No lights, no oxygen -- and your anesthesia stops flowing. It happens constantly in hospitals throughout the world, turning routine procedures into tragedies.TEDxMidAtlantic Erica Frenkel demos one solution: 0:11:23the universal anesthesia2/2/2012 16:28:00machine. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1346 Danny Hillis Danny Hillis: Back to the future (of 1994) From deep in the TED archive, Danny Hillis outlines an intriguing theory of how and why technological change seems to be accelerating, by linking it to the very evolution of life itself. The presentation techniquesTED1994 he uses may look dated, but the0:19:10 ideas are as 2/3/2012relevant as16:06:00 ever. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/830 Mike deGruy Mike deGruy: Hooked by an octopus Underwater filmmaker Mike deGruy has spent decades looking intimately at the ocean. A consummate storyteller, he takes the stage at Mission Blue to share his awe and excitement -- and his fears -- aboutMission the blue Blue heart Voyage of our planet. 0:18:12 2/4/2012 8:14:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1348 Aleph Molinari Aleph Molinari: Let's bridge the digital divide! Five billion people can't use the Internet. Aleph Molinari empowers the digitally excluded by giving them access to computers and the know-how to use them. TEDxSanMigueldeAllende 2/4/2012 15:01:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1347 Nancy Duarte Nancy Duarte: The secret structure of great talks From the "I have a dream" speech to Steve Jobs' iPhone launch, all great presentations have a common architecture. At TEDxEast, Nancy Duarte draws lessons on how to make a powerful call-to-action. TEDxEast 2/5/2012 14:58:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1349 Neil Burgess Neil Burgess: How your brain tells you where you are How do you remember where you parked your car? How do you know if you're moving in the right direction? Neuroscientist Neil Burgess studies the neural mechanisms that map the space around us, and howTEDSalon they link London to memory Spring and 2011 imagination.0:09:03 2/6/2012 15:58:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1350 Stephen Coleman Stephen Coleman: The moral dangers of non-lethal weapons Pepper spray and tasers are in increasing use by both police and military, and more exotic non-lethal weapons such as heat rays are in the works. At TEDxCanberra, ethicist Stephen Coleman explores the TEDxCanberraunexpected consequences of their introduction0:17:32 and 2/7/2012asks some 16:08:00 challenging questions. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1351 Sheikha Al Mayassa Sheikha Al Mayassa: Globalizing the local, localizing the global Sheikha Al Mayassa, a patron of artists, storytellers and filmmakers in Qatar, talks about how art and culture create a country's identity -- and allow every country to share its unique identity with the wider world.TEDWomen As she says: "We don't want to 0:10:53be all the same,2/8/2012 but we do 16:28:00 want to understand each other." http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1352 Jack Horner Jack Horner: Shape-shifting dinosaurs Where are the baby dinosaurs? In a spellbinding talk from TEDxVancouver paleontologist Jack Horner describes how slicing open fossil skulls revealed a shocking secret about some of our most beloved dinosaurs.TEDxVancouver 0:18:23 2/9/2012 15:59:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1353 Erik Johannson Erik Johansson: Impossible photography Erik Johansson creates realistic photos of impossible scenes -- capturing ideas, not moments. In this witty how-to, the Photoshop wizard describes the principles he uses to make these fantastical scenariosTEDSalon come to life, London while Fallkeeping 2011 them visually0:06:21 plausible.2/10/2012 16:01:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1355 Drew Dudley Drew Dudley: Everyday leadership We have all changed someone's life -- usually without even realizing it. In this funny talk from TEDxToronto, Drew Dudley calls on all of us to celebrate leadership as the everyday act of improving each other'sTEDxToronto lives. 2010 2/11/2012 15:03:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1354 Keith Nolan Keith Nolan: Deaf in the military Keith Nolan always wanted to join the United States military -- but he's deaf, an automatic disqualification according to military rules. At TEDxIslay, he describes his fight to fight for his country. (In American TEDxIslaySign Language, with real time translation.) 2/12/2012 14:56:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1356 Tyrone Hayes, Penelope JagessarTyrone Chaffer Hayes + Penelope Jagessar Chaffer: The toxic baby? Filmmaker Penelope Jagessar Chaffer was curious about the chemicals she was exposed to while pregnant: Could they affect her unborn child? So she asked scientist Tyrone Hayes to brief her on one he studiedTEDWomen closely: atrazine, a herbicide0:17:48 used on corn.2/13/2012 (Hayes, an 16:31:00 expert on amphibians, is a critic of atrazine, which displays a disturbing effect on frog development.) Onstage together at TEDWomen, Hayes and Chaffer tell their story. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1357 Jenna McCarthy Jenna McCarthy: What you don't know about marriage In this funny, casual talk from TEDx, writer Jenna McCarthy shares surprising research on how marriages (especially happy marriages) really work. One tip: Do not try to win an Oscar for best actress. TEDxAmericanRiviera 0:11:17 2/14/2012 15:41:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1358 Inara George Inara George sings 'Family Tree' Singer Inara George and guitarist Mike Andrews play the quietly lovely love song "Family Tree." TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch 0:03:19 2/14/2012 22:43:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1359 Lucien Engelen Lucien Engelen: Crowdsource your health You can use your smartphone to find a local ATM, but what if you need a defibrillator? At TEDxMaastricht, Lucien Engelen shows us online innovations that are changing the way we save lives, including a crowdsourcedTEDxMaastricht map of local defibrillators.0:06:12 2/15/2012 16:07:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1360 Simon Berrow Simon Berrow: How do you save a shark you know nothing about? They're the second largest fish in the world, they're almost extinct, and we know almost nothing about them. At TEDxDublin, Simon Berrow describes the fascinating basking shark ("Great Fish of the Sun" inTEDxDublin Irish), and the exceptional -- and wonderfully0:16:46 low-tech2/16/2012 -- ways 15:52:00 he's learning enough to save them. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1361 Paul Conneally Paul Conneally: Digital humanitarianism The disastrous earthquake in Haiti taught humanitarian groups an unexpected lesson: the power of mobile devices to coordinate, inform, and guide relief efforts. At TEDxRC2, Paul Conneally shows extraordinaryTEDxRC2 examples of social media and0:10:57 other new technologies2/17/2012 becoming16:08:00 central to humanitarian aid. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1362 Garth Lenz Garth Lenz: The true cost of oil What does environmental devastation actually look like? At TEDxVictoria, photographer Garth Lenz shares shocking photos of the Alberta Tar Sands mining project -- and the beautiful (and vital) ecosystemsTEDxVictoria under threat. 2/18/2012 14:54:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1363 Lucianne Walkowicz Lucianne Walkowicz: Look up for a change TED Fellow Lucianne Walkowicz asks: How often do you see the true beauty of the night sky? At TEDxPhoenix, she shows how light pollution is ruining the extraordinary -- and often ignored -- experience ofTEDxPhoenix seeing directly into space. 2/19/2012 14:53:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1364 Neil MacGregor Neil MacGregor: 2600 years of history in one object A clay cylinder covered in Akkadian cuneiform script, damaged and broken, the Cyrus Cylinder is a powerful symbol of religious tolerance and multi-culturalism. In this enthralling talk Neil MacGregor, DirectorTEDGlobal of the British 2011 Museum, traces 26000:19:37 years of Middle2/20/2012 Eastern 16:37:00 history through this single object. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1365 Chris Bliss Chris Bliss: Comedy is translation Every act of communication is, in some way, an act of translation. Onstage at TEDxRainier, writer Chris Bliss thinks hard about the way that great comedy can translate deep truths for a mass audience. TEDxRainier 0:16:00 2/21/2012 16:54:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1366 Shilo Shiv Suleman Shilo Shiv Suleman: Using tech to enable dreaming Has our technology -- our cell phones and iPods and cameras -- stopped us from dreaming? Young artist Shilo Shiv Suleman says no, as she demos "Khoya," her new storybook for iPad, which floats us throughINK Conference a magical world in 7 minutes of0:07:36 pure creativity.2/22/2012 16:59:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1367 Shlomo Benartzi Shlomo Benartzi: Saving for tomorrow, tomorrow It's easy to imagine saving money next week, but how about right now? Generally, we want to spend it. Economist Shlomo Benartzi says this is one of the biggest obstacles to saving enough for retirement, andTEDSalon asks: How NY2011 do we turn this behavioral0:17:45 challenge2/23/2012 into a behavioral 16:40:00 solution? http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1368 Tan Le Tan Le: My immigration story In 2010, technologist Tan Le took the TEDGlobal stage to demo a powerful new interface. But now, at TEDxWomen, she tells a very personal story: the story of her family -- mother, grandmother and sister --TEDxWomen fleeing Vietnam 2011 and building a new0:12:16 life. 2/24/2012 16:59:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1370 Avi Rubin Avi Rubin: All your devices can be hacked Could someone hack your pacemaker? At TEDxMidAtlantic, Avi Rubin explains how hackers are compromising cars, smartphones and medical devices, and warns us about the dangers of an increasingly hack-ableTEDxMidAtlantic world. 2/25/2012 16:49:00 URL Speaker Name Short Summary Event Duration Publish date http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1369 Jeffrey Kluger Jeffrey Kluger: The sibling bond Were you the favorite child, the wild child or the middle child? At TEDxAsheville, Jeffrey Kluger explores the profound life-long bond between brothers and sisters, and the influence of birth order, favoritism andTEDxAsheville sibling rivalry. 2/26/2012 15:09:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1371 Kevin Allocca Kevin Allocca: Why videos go viral Kevin Allocca is YouTube's trends manager, and he has deep thoughts about silly web video. In this talk from TEDYouth, he shares the 4 reasons a video goes viral. (This is the first talk posted from an amazingTEDYouth TEDYouth event. Many others 0:07:20will come on line2/27/2012 next month 18:09:00 as part of our TED-Ed launch. We can't wait ...) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1372 Paul Snelgrove Paul Snelgrove: A census of the ocean Oceanographer Paul Snelgrove shares the results of a ten-year project with one goal: to take a census of all the life in the oceans. He shares amazing photos of some of the surprising finds of the Census ofTEDGlobal Marine Life. 2011 0:16:47 2/28/2012 17:13:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1373 Daniel Pauly Daniel Pauly: The ocean's shifting baseline The ocean has degraded within our lifetimes, as shown in the decreasing average size of fish. And yet, as Daniel Pauly shows us onstage at Mission Blue, each time the baseline drops, we call it the new "normal."Mission AtBlue what Voyage point do we stop readjusting0:09:02 downward?2/28/2012 17:45:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1374 Paul Gilding Paul Gilding: The Earth is full Have we used up all our resources? Have we filled up all the livable space on Earth? Paul Gilding suggests we have, and the possibility of devastating consequences, in a talk that's equal parts terrifying and,TED2012 oddly, hopeful. 0:16:46 2/29/2012 17:30:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1375 Peter Diamandis Peter Diamandis: Abundance is our future Onstage at TED2012, Peter Diamandis makes a case for optimism -- that we'll invent, innovate and create ways to solve the challenges that loom over us. "I'm not saying we don't have our set of problems; TED2012we surely do. But ultimately, we knock0:16:14 them down."2/29/2012 17:30:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1376 Vijay Kumar Vijay Kumar: Robots that fly ... and cooperate In his lab at Penn, Vijay Kumar and his team build flying quadrotors, small, agile robots that swarm, sense each other, and form ad hoc teams -- for construction, surveying disasters and far more. TED2012 0:16:46 3/1/2012 15:34:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1377 Susan Cain Susan Cain: The power of introverts In a culture where being social and outgoing are prized above all else, it can be difficult, even shameful, to be an introvert. But, as Susan Cain argues in this passionate talk, introverts bring extraordinary talentsTED2012 and abilities to the world, and should0:19:04 be encouraged3/2/2012 and 20:28:00 celebrated. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1378 Bryan Stevenson Bryan Stevenson: We need to talk about an injustice In an engaging and personal talk -- with cameo appearances from his grandmother and Rosa Parks -- human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson shares some hard truths about America's justice system, startingTED2012 with a massive imbalance along racial0:23:41 lines: a third3/5/2012 of the country's 16:18:00 black male population has been incarcerated at some point in their lives. These issues, which are wrapped up in America's unexamined history, are rarely talked about with this level of candor, insight and persuasiveness. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1379 Andrew Stanton Andrew Stanton: The clues to a great story Filmmaker Andrew Stanton ("Toy Story," "WALL-E") shares what he knows about storytelling -- starting at the end and working back to the beginning. (Contains graphic language ...) TED2012 0:19:16 3/6/2012 16:39:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1380 James Hansen James Hansen: Why I must speak out about climate change Top climate scientist James Hansen tells the story of his involvement in the science of and debate over global climate change. In doing so he outlines the overwhelming evidence that change is happening andTED2012 why that makes him deeply worried0:17:51 about the future.3/7/2012 16:08:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1381 Jennifer Pahlka Jennifer Pahlka: Coding a better government Can government be run like the Internet, permissionless and open? Coder and activist Jennifer Pahlka believes it can -- and that apps, built quickly and cheaply, are a powerful new way to connect citizens toTED2012 their governments -- and their neighbors.0:12:11 3/8/2012 16:07:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1382 Colin Robertson A TED speaker's worst nightmare Colin Robertson had 3 minutes on the TED stage to tell the world about his solar-powered crowdsourced health care solution. And then... TED2012 0:03:49 3/9/2012 16:03:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1383 Kelli Anderson Kelli Anderson: Design to challenge reality Kelli Anderson shatters our expectations about reality by injecting humor and surprise into everyday objects. At TEDxPhoenix she shares her disruptive and clever designs. TEDxPhoenix 3/10/2012 15:00:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1384 Larry Smith Larry Smith: Why you will fail to have a great career In this funny and blunt talk from TEDxUW, Larry Smith pulls no punches when he calls out the absurd excuses people invent when they fail to pursue their passions. TEDxUW 3/11/2012 13:58:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1385 Greg Gage The cockroach beatbox By dissecting a cockroach ... yes, live on stage ... TED Fellow and neuroscientist Greg Gage shows how brains receive and deliver electric impulses -- and how legs can respond. This talk comes from the TED-EdTED-Ed project. Find more TED-Ed videos on our new3/12/2012 YouTube 15:49:00 channel: youtube.com/TEDEd. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1386 Chris Anderson (TED) Questions no one knows the answers to In a new TED-Ed series designed to catalyze curiosity, TED Curator Chris Anderson shares his obsession with questions that no one (yet) knows the answers to. A short intro leads into two questions: Why TED-Edcan't we see evidence of alien life? on.ted.com/AlienLife3/12/2012 19:01:00 and How many universes are there? on.ted.com/HowMany ... Find more TED-Ed videos on our new YouTube channel: youtube.com/TEDEd. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1387 David Gallo Deep ocean mysteries and wonders In the deepest, darkest parts of the oceans are ecosystems with more diversity than a tropical rainforest. Taking us on a voyage into the ocean -- from the deepest trenches to the remains of Titanic --TED-Ed marine biologist David Gallo explores the wonder 3/13/2012and beauty 15:04:00 of marine life. Find more TED-Ed videos on our new YouTube channel: youtube.com/TEDEd. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1388 Adam Savage How simple ideas lead to scientific discoveries Adam Savage walks through two spectacular examples of profound scientific discoveries that came from simple, creative methods anyone could have followed -- Eratosthenes' calculation of the Earth's circumferenceTED-Ed around 200 BC and Hippolyte Fizeau's measurement3/13/2012 19:02:00 of the speed of light in 1849. Find more TED-Ed videos on our new YouTube channel: youtube.com/TEDEd. Jonathan Haidt: Religion, evolution, and the ecstasy of self- http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1389 Jonathan Haidt transcendence Psychologist Jonathan Haidt asks a simple, but difficult question: why do we search for self-transcendence? Why do we attempt to lose ourselves? In a tour through the science of evolution by group selection,TED2012 he proposes a provocative answer.0:18:16 3/14/2012 15:04:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1390 Rob Reid Rob Reid: The $8 billion iPod Comic author Rob Reid unveils Copyright Math (TM), a remarkable new field of study based on actual numbers from entertainment industry lawyers and lobbyists. TED2012 0:05:11 3/15/2012 15:09:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1391 Brené Brown Brené Brown: Listening to shame Shame is an unspoken epidemic, the secret behind many forms of broken behavior. Brené Brown, whose earlier talk on vulnerability became a viral hit, explores what can happen when people confront theirTED2012 shame head-on. Her own humor, humanity0:20:38 and vulnerability3/16/2012 15:16:00shine through every word. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1392 Scott Summit Scott Summit: Beautiful artificial limbs Prosthetics can't replicate the look and feel of lost limbs but they can carry a lot of personality. At TEDxCambridge, Scott Summit shows 3D-printed, individually designed prosthetic legs that are unabashedlyTEDxCambridge artificial and completely personal -- from macho to3/17/2012 fabulous. 13:56:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1393 Mark Raymond Mark Raymond: Victims of the city Architecture can bring people together, or divide them -- witness the skyscraper, costly, inefficient, and only serving small portions of the community. At TEDxPortofSpain, Mark Raymond encourages city governmentsTEDxPortofSpain to let go of their old notions of success and3/18/2012 consider 14:17:00 the balance of environment, economy, and society to design cities for social change. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1394 T. Boone Pickens T. Boone Pickens: Let's transform energy -- with natural gas The US consumes 25% of the world's oil -- but as energy tycoon T. Boone Pickens points out onstage, the country has no energy policy to prepare for the inevitable. Is alternative energy our bridge to an oil-freeTED2012 future? After losing $150 million0:19:42 investing in wind3/19/2012 energy, 15:43:00 Pickens suggests it isn't, not yet. What might get us there? Natural gas. After the talk, watch for a lively Q&A with TED Curator Chris Anderson. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1395 Myshkin Ingawale Myshkin Ingawale: A blood test without bleeding Anemia is a major -- and completely preventable -- cause of deaths in childbirth in many places around the world, but the standard test is invasive and slow. In this witty and inspiring talk, TED Fellow MyshkinTED2012 Ingawale describes how (after 32 0:06:43tries) he and his3/20/2012 team created 15:01:00 a simple, portable, low-cost device that can test for anemia without breaking the skin. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1396 C. Noel Bairey Merz Noel Bairey Merz: The single biggest health threat women face Surprising, but true: More women now die of heart disease than men, yet cardiovascular research has long focused on men. Pioneering doctor C. Noel Bairey Merz shares what we know and don't know aboutTEDxWomen women's heart 2011 health -- including0:15:59 the remarkably3/21/2012 different 15:30:00symptoms women present during a heart attack (and why they're often missed). http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1397 Taylor Wilson Taylor Wilson: Yup, I built a nuclear fusion reactor Taylor Wilson believes nuclear fusion is a solution to our future energy needs, and that kids can change the world. And he knows something about both of those: When he was 14, he built a working fusion reactorTED2012 in his parents' garage. Now 17,0:03:32 he takes the3/22/2012 TED stage 15:08:00 at short notice to tell (the short version of) his story. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1398 Billy Collins Billy Collins: Everyday moments, caught in time Combining dry wit with artistic depth, Billy Collins shares a project in which several of his poems were turned into delightful animated films in a collaboration with Sundance Channel. Five of them are includedTED2012 in this wonderfully entertaining and0:15:13 moving talk --3/23/2012 and don't 15:42:00miss the hilarious final poem! http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1400 Jer Thorp Jer Thorp: Make data more human Jer Thorp creates beautiful data visualizations to put abstract data into a human context. At TEDxVancouver, he shares his moving projects, from graphing an entire year's news cycle, to mapping the way peopleTEDxVancouver share articles across the internet. 3/24/2012 14:01:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1399 Peter Saul Peter Saul: Let's talk about dying We can't control if we'll die, but we can "occupy death," in the words of Dr. Peter Saul. At TEDxNewy he calls on us to make clear our preferences for end of life care -- and suggests two questions for startingTEDxNewy the conversation. 3/25/2012 14:00:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1401 Donald Sadoway Donald Sadoway: The missing link to renewable energy What's the key to using alternative energy, like solar and wind? Storage -- so we can have power on tap even when the sun's not out and the wind's not blowing. In this accessible, inspiring talk, Donald SadowayTED2012 takes to the blackboard to show0:15:15 us the future3/26/2012 of large-scale 15:19:00 batteries that store renewable energy. As he says: "We need to think about the problem differently. We need to think big. We need to think cheap." http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1402 Regina Dugan Regina Dugan: From mach-20 glider to humming bird drone What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail? asks Regina Dugan, then director of DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. In this breathtaking talk she describes some ofTED2012 the extraordinary projects -- a robotic0:25:01 hummingbird,3/27/2012 a prosthetic 15:03:00 arm controlled by thought, and, well, the internet -- that her agency has created by not worrying that they might fail. (Followed by a Q&A with TED's Chris Anderson) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1403 Leymah Gbowee Leymah Gbowee: Unlock the intelligence, passion, greatness of girls Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee has two powerful stories to tell -- of her own life's transformation, and of the untapped potential of girls around the world. Can we transform the world by unlockingTED2012 the greatness of girls? 0:14:39 3/28/2012 15:23:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1404 Ayah Bdeir Ayah Bdeir: Building blocks that blink, beep and teach Imagine a set of electronics as easy to play with as Legos. TED Fellow Ayah Bdeir introduces littleBits, a set of simple, interchangeable blocks that make programming as simple and important a part of creativityTED2012 as snapping blocks together. 0:05:27 3/29/2012 15:00:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1405 Marco Tempest Marco Tempest: A magical tale (with augmented reality) Marco Tempest spins a beautiful story of what magic is, how it entertains us and how it highlights our humanity -- all while working extraordinary illusions with his hands and an augmented reality machine. TED2012 0:05:27 3/30/2012 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1406 Daniel Schnitzer Daniel Schnitzer: Inventing is the easy part Daniel Schnitzer knew that small-scale solar products (like solar-powered LED lightbulbs) could transform the lives of rural Haitians, but found that despite their value, they wouldn't simply sell themselves. AtTEDxPittsburgh TEDxPittsburgh, he explains how health and energy solutions3/31/2012 for the developing world are useless unless the market works too. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1407 Rick Falkvinge Rick Falkvinge: I am a pirate The Pirate Party fights for transparency, anonymity and sensible copyright laws. At TEDxObserver, Rick Falkvinge explains how he became the leader of Europe's tech-driven political party, which so far hasTEDxObserver won 17 seats across national parliaments in Europe. 4/1/2012 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1408 Tierney Thys, Plankton ChroniclesThe Project secret life of plankton New videography techniques have opened up the oceans' microscopic ecosystem, revealing it to be both mesmerizingly beautiful and astoundingly complex. Explore this hidden world that underpins our ownTED-Ed food chain -- in the first-ever TEDTalk given by a fish ... 4/2/2012 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1409 Sherry Turkle Sherry Turkle: Connected, but alone? As we expect more from technology, do we expect less from each other? Sherry Turkle studies how our devices and online personas are redefining human connection and communication -- and asks us to thinkTED2012 deeply about the new kinds of connection0:19:48 we want to have.4/3/2012 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1410 Chip Kidd Chip Kidd: Designing books is no laughing matter. OK, it is. Chip Kidd doesn't judge books by their cover, he creates covers that embody the book -- and he does it with a wicked sense of humor. In one of the funniest talks from TED2012, he shows the art and deep TED2012thought of his cover designs. (From0:17:16 The Design Studio session4/4/2012 at TED2012, guest curated by Chee Pearlman and David Rockwell.) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1411 Jack Choi Jack Choi: On the virtual dissection table Onstage at TED2012, Jack Choi demonstrates a powerful tool for training medical students: a stretcher-sized multi-touch screen of the human body that lets you explore, dissect and understand the body's partsTED2012 and systems. 0:06:36 4/5/2012 15:14:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1413 Lucy McRae Lucy McRae: How can technology transform the human body? TED Fellow Lucy McRae is a body architect -- she imagines ways to merge biology and technology in our own bodies. In this visually stunning talk, she shows her work, from clothes that recreate the body'sTED2012 insides for a music video with pop-star0:03:59 Robyn, to a 4/6/2012pill that, when 15:40:00 swallowed, lets you sweat perfume. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1415 Carvens Lissaint Put the financial aid in the bag At TEDYouth 2011, performance artist Carvens Lissaint shows how to use language, metaphor and imagery to express a powerful idea -- as in this spoken-word performance, a stirring plea to make collegeTED-Ed education more accessible. 4/7/2012 14:17:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1412 Jonathan Foley Jonathan Foley: The other inconvenient truth A skyrocketing demand for food means that agriculture has become the largest driver of climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental destruction. At TEDxTC Jonathan Foley shows why we desperatelyTEDxTC need to begin "terraculture" -- farming for the whole4/8/2012 planet. 14:00:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1416 Frank Warren Frank Warren: Half a million secrets Secrets can take many forms -- they can be shocking, or silly, or soulful. Frank Warren, the founder of PostSecret.com, shares some of the half-million secrets that strangers have mailed him on postcards. TED2012 0:11:24 4/9/2012 15:08:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1417 Frans de Waal Frans de Waal: Moral behavior in animals Empathy, cooperation, fairness and reciprocity -- caring about the well-being of others seems like a very human trait. But Frans de Waal shares some surprising videos of behavioral tests, on primates and otherTEDxPeachtree mammals, that show how many0:16:52 of these moral4/10/2012 traits all of 15:10:00 us share. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1418 Melinda Gates Melinda Gates: Let's put birth control back on the agenda Contraception. The topic has become controversial in recent years. But should it be? Melinda Gates believes that many of the world's social change issues depend on ensuring that women are able to controlTEDxChange their rate of having kids. In this significant0:25:27 talk, she4/11/2012 makes the 15:02:00 case for the world to re-examine an issue she intends to lend her voice to for the next decade. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1419 Tal Golesworthy Tal Golesworthy: How I repaired my own heart Tal Golesworthy is a boiler engineer -- he knows piping and plumbing. When he needed surgery to repair a life-threatening problem with his aorta, he mixed his engineering skills with his doctors' medical knowledgeTEDxKrakow to design a better repair job.0:13:14 4/12/2012 15:00:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1420 Abigail Washburn Abigail Washburn: Building US-China relations ... by banjo TED Fellow Abigail Washburn wanted to be a lawyer improving US-China relations -- until she picked up a banjo. She tells a moving story of the remarkable connections she's formed touring across the UnitedTED2012 States and China while playing that0:06:34 banjo and singing4/13/2012 in Chinese. 15:02:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1421 Atul Gawande Atul Gawande: How do we heal medicine? Our medical systems are broken. Doctors are capable of extraordinary (and expensive) treatments, but they are losing their core focus: actually treating people. Doctor and writer Atul Gawande suggests weTED2012 take a step back and look at new ways0:19:19 to do medicine4/16/2012 -- with 15:28:00 fewer cowboys and more pit crews. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1422 Drew Curtis Drew Curtis: How I beat a patent troll Drew Curtis, the founder of fark.com, tells the story of how he fought a lawsuit from a company that had a patent, "...for the creation and distribution of news releases via email." Along the way he shares someTED2012 nutty statistics about the growing 0:06:40legal problem 4/17/2012of frivolous 15:00:00 patents. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1423 Taryn Simon Taryn Simon: The stories behind the bloodlines Taryn Simon captures the essence of vast, generation-spanning stories by photographing the descendants of people at the center of the narrative. In this riveting talk she shows a stream of these stories fromTEDSalon all over theLondon world, Fall investigating 2011 the0:17:59 nature of genealogy4/18/2012 and 15:04:00 the way our lives are shaped by the interplay of many different forces. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1424 Laura Carstensen Laura Carstensen: Older people are happier In the 20th century we added an unprecedented number of years to our lifespans, but is the quality of life as good? Surprisingly, yes! At TEDxWomen psychologist Laura Carstensen shows research that demonstratesTEDxWomen that 2011 as people get older 0:11:38they become happier,4/19/2012 more 15:25:00 content, and have a more positive outlook on the world. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1425 Christina Warinner Christina Warinner: Tracking ancient diseases using ... plaque Imagine what we could learn about diseases by studying the history of human disease, from ancient hominids to the present. But how? TED Fellow Christina Warinner is an achaeological geneticist, and she'sTED2012 found a spectacular new tool -- the0:05:31 microbial DNA4/20/2012 in fossilized 15:13:00 dental plaque. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1426 Brian Greene Brian Greene: Is our universe the only universe? Is there more than one universe? In this visually rich, action-packed talk, Brian Greene shows how the unanswered questions of physics (starting with a big one: What caused the Big Bang?) have led to the TED2012theory that our own universe is just 0:21:47one of many in4/23/2012 the "multiverse." 15:19:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1427 Michael Norton Michael Norton: How to buy happiness At TEDxCambridge, Michael Norton shares fascinating research on how money can, indeed buy happiness -- when you don't spend it on yourself. Listen for surprising data on the many ways pro-social spendingTEDxCambridge can benefit you, your work, and0:10:58 (of course) other4/24/2012 people. 15:17:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1429 Eduardo Paes Eduardo Paes: The 4 commandments of cities Eduardo Paes is the mayor of Rio de Janeiro, a sprawling, complicated, beautiful city of 6.5 million. He shares four big ideas about leading Rio -- and all cities -- into the future, including bold (and do-able) infrastructureTED2012 upgrades and how to make0:12:21 a city "smarter."4/26/2012 15:11:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1430 Nancy Lublin Nancy Lublin: Texting that saves lives When Nancy Lublin started texting teenagers to help with her social advocacy organization, what she found was shocking -- they started texting back about their own problems, from bullying to depression toTED2012 abuse. So she's setting up a text-only0:05:24 crisis line, and4/27/2012 the results 15:12:00 might be even more important than she expected. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1431 Joe Smith Joe Smith: How to use a paper towel You use paper towels to dry your hands every day, but chances are, you're doing it wrong. In this enlightening and funny short talk at TEDxConcordiaUPortland, Joe Smith reveals the trick to perfect paper towelTEDxConcordiaUPortland technique. 4/28/2012 13:57:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1432 Brenda Brathwaite Brenda Brathwaite: Gaming for understanding It's never easy to get across the magnitude of complex tragedies -- so when Brenda Brathwite's daughter came home from school asking about slavery, she did what she does for a living -- she designed a game.TEDxPhoenix At TEDxPhoenix she describes the surprising4/29/2012 effectiveness 14:27:00 of this game, and others, in helping the player really understand the story. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1433 Liz Diller Liz Diller: A giant bubble for debate How do you make a great public space inside a not-so-great building? Liz Diller shares the story of creating a welcoming, lighthearted (even, dare we say it, sexy) addition to the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington,TED2012 DC. (From The Design Studio0:12:06 session at4/30/2012 TED2012, 15:32:00 guest-curated by Chee Pearlman and David Rockwell.) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1434 Amory Lovins Amory Lovins: A 40-year plan for energy In this intimate talk filmed at TED's offices, energy innovator Amory Lovins shows how to get the US off oil and coal by 2050, $5 trillion cheaper, with no Act of Congress, led by business for profit. The key isTED2012 integrating all four energy-using sectors—and0:27:10 four5/1/2012 kinds of 15:30:00innovation. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1435 Reuben Margolin Reuben Margolin: Sculpting waves in wood and time Reuben Margolin is a kinetic sculptor, crafting beautiful pieces that move in the pattern of raindrops falling and waves combining. Take nine minutes and be mesmerized by his meditative art -- inspired in equalTED2012 parts by math and nature. 0:08:58 5/2/2012 15:00:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1436 Gary Kovacs Gary Kovacs: Tracking the trackers As you surf the Web, information is being collected about you. Web tracking is not 100% evil -- personal data can make your browsing more efficient; cookies can help your favorite websites stay in business.TED2012 But, says Gary Kovacs, it's your right0:06:39 to know what5/3/2012 data is being 15:00:00 collected about you and how it affects your online life. He unveils a Firefox add-on to do just that. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1437 Rory Sutherland Rory Sutherland: Perspective is everything The circumstances of our lives may matter less than how we see them, says Rory Sutherland. At TEDxAthens, he makes a compelling case for how reframing is the key to happiness. TEDxAthens 0:18:24 5/4/2012 15:07:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1438 Tavi Gevinson Tavi Gevinson: A teen just trying to figure it out Fifteen-year-old Tavi Gevinson had a hard time finding strong female, teenage role models -- so she built a space where they could find each other. At TEDxTeen, she illustrates how the conversations on sitesTEDxTeen like Rookie, her wildly popular web magazine for5/5/2012 and by teen 13:58:00 girls, are putting a new, unapologetically uncertain and richly complex face on modern feminism. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1439 Rick Guidotti Rick Guidotti: From stigma to supermodel Rick Guidotti is a fashion photographer with a passion project: finding and sharing the unmistakable beauty of kids with albinism and other conditions that affect their physical appearance -- and the way societyTEDxPhoenix treats them. At TEDxPhoenix, he shares some of5/6/2012 their stories 15:41:00 and the empowering effects of a little glamour as he redefines their beauty in a flash. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1440 Michael Tilson Thomas Michael Tilson Thomas: Music and emotion through time In this epic overview, Michael Tilson Thomas traces the development of classical music through the development of written notation, the record, and the re-mix. TED2012 0:20:13 5/7/2012 14:59:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1441 JP Rangaswami JP Rangaswami: Information is food How do we consume data? At TED@SXSWi, technologist JP Rangaswami muses on our relationship to information, and offers a surprising and sharp insight: we treat it like food. TED@SXSWi 0:08:08 5/8/2012 16:16:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1443 Joshua Foer Joshua Foer: Feats of memory anyone can do There are people who can quickly memorize lists of thousands of numbers, the order of all the cards in a deck (or ten!), and much more. Science writer Joshua Foer describes the technique -- called the memoryTED2012 palace -- and shows off its most0:20:28 remarkable feature:5/10/2012 anyone 15:00:00 can learn how to use it, including him. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1444 Renny Gleeson Renny Gleeson: 404, the story of a page not found Oops! Nobody wants to see the 404: Page Not Found. But as Renny Gleeson shows us, while he runs through a slideshow of creative and funny 404 pages, every error is really a chance to build a better relationship.TED2012 0:04:07 5/11/2012 15:08:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1446 José Bowen José Bowen: Beethoven the businessman The revolution that made music more marketable, more personal and easier to pirate began ... at the dawn of the nineteenth-century. At TEDxSMU, José Bowen outlines how new printing technology and TEDxSMUan improved piano gave rise to the first music industry5/12/2012 and influenced 13:58:00 a generation of composers. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1445 Bart Knols Bart Knols: Cheese, dogs, and pills to end malaria We can use a mosquito's own instincts against her. At TEDxMaastricht speaker Bart Knols demos the imaginative solutions his team is developing to fight malaria -- including limburger cheese and a deadlyTEDxMaastricht pill. 5/13/2012 14:03:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1447 Tali Sharot Tali Sharot: The optimism bias Are we born to be optimistic, rather than realistic? Tali Sharot shares new research that suggests our brains are wired to look on the bright side -- and how that can be both dangerous and beneficial. TED2012 0:17:40 5/14/2012 15:10:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1448 Jean-Baptiste Michel Jean-Baptiste Michel: The mathematics of history What can mathematics say about history? According to TED Fellow Jean-Baptiste Michel, quite a lot. From changes to language to the deadliness of wars, he shows how digitized history is just starting to revealTED2012 deep underlying patterns. 0:04:26 5/15/2012 15:00:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1449 David Kelley David Kelley: How to build your creative confidence Is your school or workplace divided into "creatives" versus practical people? Yet surely, David Kelley suggests, creativity is not the domain of only a chosen few. Telling stories from his legendary design careerTED2012 and his own life, he offers ways to0:11:46 build the confidence5/16/2012 to 15:30:00create... (From The Design Studio session at TED2012, guest-curated by Chee Pearlman and David Rockwell.) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1450 Carl Schoonover Carl Schoonover: How to look inside the brain There have been remarkable advances in understanding the brain, but how do you actually study the neurons inside it? Using gorgeous imagery, neuroscientist and TED Fellow Carl Schoonover shows the TED2012tools that let us see inside our brains.0:19:17 5/17/2012 15:01:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1451 JR JR: One year of turning the world inside out Street artist JR made a wish in 2011: Join me in a worldwide photo project to show the world its true face. Now, a year after his TED Prize wish, he shows how giant posters of human faces, pasted in public,TED2012 are connecting communities, making0:06:31 change, and5/18/2012 turning the 15:05:00 world inside out. You can join in at insideoutproject.net http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1453 Melissa Garren Melissa Garren: The sea we've hardly seen An average teaspoon of ocean water contains five million bacteria and fifty million viruses – and yet we are just starting to discover how these "invisible engineers" control our ocean's chemistry. At TEDxMonterey,TEDxMonterey Melissa Garren sheds light on marine microbes5/20/2012 that 14:01:00provide half the oxygen we breathe, maintain underwater ecosystems, and demonstrate surprising hunting skills. (Apologies for the small audio glitches in this video.) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1454 Nathan Wolfe Nathan Wolfe: What's left to explore? We've been to the moon, we've mapped the continents, we've even been to the deepest point in the ocean -- twice. What's left for the next generation to explore? Biologist and explorer Nathan Wolfe suggestsTED2012 this answer: Almost everything. And0:07:10 we can start,5/21/2012 he says, 14:38:00 with the world of the unseeably small. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1455 Hans Rosling Hans Rosling: Religions and babies Hans Rosling had a question: Do some religions have a higher birth rate than others -- and how does this affect global population growth? Speaking at the TEDxSummit in Doha, Qatar, he graphs data over TEDxSummittime and across religions. With his trademark0:13:20 humor5/22/2012 and sharp 15:00:00 insight, Hans reaches a surprising conclusion on world fertility rates. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1456 Philippe Petit Philippe Petit: The journey across the high wire Even a death-defying magician has to start somewhere. High-wire artist Philippe Petit takes you on an intimate journey from his first card trick at age 6 to his tightrope walk between the Twin Towers. TED2012 0:19:07 5/23/2012 15:02:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1457 Shereen El Feki Shereen El-Feki: HIV -- how to fight an epidemic of bad laws There is an epidemic of HIV, and with it an epidemic of bad laws -- laws that effectively criminalize being HIV positive. At the TEDxSummit in Doha, TED Fellow Shereen El-Feki gives a forceful argument thatTEDxSummit these laws, based in stigma, are actually0:15:28 helping5/24/2012 the disease 15:00:00 spread. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1458 Reggie Watts Reggie Watts disorients you in the most entertaining way Reggie Watts' beats defy boxes. Unplug your logic board and watch as he blends poetry and crosses musical genres in this larger-than-life performance. TED2012 0:09:43 5/25/2012 15:00:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1460 David MacKay David MacKay: A reality check on renewables How much land mass would renewables need to power a nation like the UK? An entire country's worth. In this pragmatic talk from TEDxWarwick, David MacKay tours the basic mathematics that show worryingTEDxWarwick limitations on our sustainable energy options and5/26/2012 explains 14:31:00 why we should pursue them anyway. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1459 Ken Goldberg Ken Goldberg: 4 lessons from robots about being human The more that robots ingrain themselves into our everyday lives, the more we're forced to examine ourselves as people. At TEDxBerkeley, Ken Goldberg shares four very human lessons that he's learned fromTEDxBerkeley working with robots. 5/27/2012 14:13:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1461 William Noel William Noel: Revealing the lost codex of Archimedes How do you read a two-thousand-year-old manuscript that has been erased, cut up, written on and painted over? With a powerful particle accelerator, of course! Ancient books curator William Noel tells the fascinatingTEDxSummit story behind the Archimedes0:14:53 palimpsest,5/29/2012 a Byzantine 15:07:00 prayer book containing previously-unknown original writings from ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes and others. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1462 Dalia Mogahed Dalia Mogahed: The attitudes that sparked Arab Spring Pollster Dalia Mogahed shares surprising data on Egyptian people's attitudes and hopes before the Arab Spring -- with a special focus on the role of women in sparking change. TEDxSummit 0:14:32 5/30/2012 15:25:00 What does your chair say about what you value? Designer Sebastian Deterding shows how our visions of morality and what the good life is are reflected in the design of objects around us. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1463 Sebastian Deterding Sebastian Deterding: What your designs say about you (Filmed at TEDxHogeschoolUtrecht.) TEDxHogeschoolUtrecht 0:12:23 5/31/2012 15:13:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1464 Quixotic Fusion Quixotic Fusion: Dancing with light Quixotic Fusion is an ensemble of artists that brings together aerial acrobatics, dance, theater, film, music and visual fx. Watch as they perform three transporting dance pieces at TED2012. TED2012 0:12:22 6/1/2012 15:10:00 SETI researcher Seth Shostak bets that we will find extraterrestrial life in the next twenty-four years, or he'll buy you a cup of coffee. At TEDxSanJoseCA, he explains why new technologies and the laws of probability make the breakthrough so likely -- and forecasts how the discovery of civilizations far more advanced than ours might affect us here on Earth. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1465 Seth Shostak Seth Shostak: ET is (probably) out there -- get ready (Filmed at TEDxSanJoseCA.) TEDxSanJoseCA 0:18:40 6/2/2012 13:54:00 Bartenders needs to know your age, retailers need your PIN, but almost no-one needs your name -- except for identity thieves. At TEDxSussexUniversity, David Birch proposes a safer, fractured and conditional approach to personal identification that would almost never require your real name. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1466 David Birch David Birch: Identity without a name (Filmed at TEDxSussexUniversity.) TEDxSussexUniversity 6/3/2012 14:08:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1467 Juan Enriquez Juan Enriquez: Will our kids be a different species? Throughout human evolution, multiple versions of humans co-existed. Could we be mid-upgrade now? At TEDxSummit, Juan Enriquez sweeps across time and space to bring us to the present moment -- andTEDxSummit shows how technology is revealing0:16:48 evidence that 6/4/2012suggests 15:52:00 rapid evolution may be under way. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1468 Diane Kelly Diane Kelly: What we didn't know about penis anatomy We're not done with anatomy. We know a tremendous amount about genomics, proteomics and cell biology, but as Diane Kelly makes clear at TEDMED, there are basic facts about the human body we're stillTEDMED learning. 2012 Case in point: How does0:11:20 the mammalian6/5/2012 erection 14:59:00 work? URL Speaker Name Short Summary Event Duration Publish date http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1469 Terry Moore Terry Moore: Why is 'x' the unknown? Why is 'x' the symbol for an unknown? In this short and funny talk, Terry Moore gives the surprising answer. TED2012 0:03:57 6/6/2012 15:00:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1470 Damian Palin Damian Palin: Mining minerals from seawater The world needs clean water, and more and more, we're pulling it from the oceans, desalinating it, and drinking it. But what to do with the salty brine left behind? In this intriguing short talk, TED Fellow DamianTED2012 Palin proposes an idea: Mine it for0:03:01 other minerals6/7/2012 we need, 16:30:00 with the help of some collaborative metal-munching bacteria. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1471 John Hodgman John Hodgman: Design, explained. John Hodgman, comedian and resident expert, "explains" the design of three iconic modern objects. (From The Design Studio session at TED2012, guest-curated by Chee Pearlman and David Rockwell.)TED2012 0:06:23 6/8/2012 15:56:00 Early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder can improve the lives of everyone affected, but the complex network of causes make it incredibly difficult to predict. At TEDxPeachtree, Ami Klin describes a new early detection method that uses eye-tracking technologies to gauge babies' social engagement skills and reliably measure their risk of developing autism. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1472 Ami Klin Ami Klin: A new way to diagnose autism (Filmed at TEDxPeachTree.) TEDxPeachtree 0:19:44 6/9/2012 14:02:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1474 John Hockenberry John Hockenberry: We are all designers Journalist John Hockenberry tells a personal story inspired by a pair of flashy wheels in a wheelchair-parts catalogue -- and how they showed him the value of designing a life of intent. (From The Design TED2012Studio session at TED2012, guest-curated0:21:57 by Chee6/11/2012 Pearlman 15:24:00 and David Rockwell.) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1475 Rebecca Onie Rebecca Onie: What if our healthcare system kept us healthy? Rebecca Onie asks audacious questions: What if waiting rooms were a place to improve daily health care? What if doctors could prescribe food, housing and heat in the winter? At TEDMED she describes HealthTEDMED Leads, 2012 an organization that does0:16:34 just that -- 6/12/2012and does it 15:00:00 by building a volunteer base as elite and dedicated as a college sports team. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1476 Beeban Kidron Beeban Kidron: The shared wonder of film Movies have the power to create a shared narrative experience and to shape memories and worldviews. British film director Beeban Kidron invokes iconic film scenes -- from Miracle in Milan to BoyzTEDSalon Londonn the Hood Spring 2012 -- as she0:13:12 shows how her6/13/2012 group FILMCLUB15:03:00 shares great films with kids. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1477 Sarah Parcak Sarah Parcak: Archeology from space In this short talk, TED Fellow Sarah Parcak introduces the field of "space archeology" -- using satellite images to search for clues to the lost sites of past civilizations. TED2012 0:05:20 6/14/2012 15:00:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1478 LZ Granderson LZ Granderson: The myth of the gay agenda In a humorous talk with an urgent message, LZ Granderson points out the absurdity in the idea that there's a "gay lifestyle," much less a "gay agenda." (Filmed at TEDxGrandRapids.)TEDxGrandRapids 0:17:51 6/15/2012 14:59:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1479 Rodney Mullen Rodney Mullen: Pop an ollie and innovate! The last thing Rodney Mullen, the godfather of street skating, wanted were competitive victories. In this exuberant talk he shares his love of the open skateboarding community and how the unique environmentsTEDxUSC it plays in drive the creation of new0:18:19 tricks -- fostering6/16/2012 prolific 14:02:00 ingenuity purely for passion's sake. (Filmed at TEDxUSC.) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1473 Megan Kamerick Megan Kamerick: Women should represent women in media How do you tell women's stories? Ask women to tell them. At TEDxABQ, Megan Kamerick shows how the news media underrepresents women as reporters and news sources, and because of that tells an incompleteTEDxABQ story. (Filmed at TEDxABQ.)6/17/2012 14:00:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1480 David R. Dow David R. Dow: Lessons from death row inmates What happens before a murder? In looking for ways to reduce death penalty cases, David R. Dow realized that a surprising number of death row inmates had similar biographies. In this talk he proposes a boldTEDxAustin plan, one that prevents murders 0:18:16in the first place.6/18/2012 (Filmed 15:21:00 at TEDxAustin.) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1481 Ivan Oransky Ivan Oransky: Are we over-medicalized? Reuters health editor Ivan Oransky warns that we're suffering from an epidemic of preposterous preconditions -- pre-diabetes, pre-cancer, and many more. In this engaging talk from TEDMED he shows howTEDMED health care 2012 can find a solution... by0:10:24 taking an important6/19/2012 lesson 15:01:00 from baseball. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1482 Marco Tempest Marco Tempest: The electric rise and fall of Nikola Tesla Combining projection mapping and a pop-up book, Marco Tempest tells the visually arresting story of Nikola Tesla -- called "the greatest geek who ever lived" -- from his triumphant invention of alternating currentTED2012 to his penniless last days. 0:06:05 6/20/2012 15:02:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1487 Peter Norvig Peter Norvig: The 100,000-student classroom In the fall of 2011 Peter Norvig taught a class with Sebastian Thrun on artificial intelligence at Stanford attended by 175 students in situ -- and over 100,000 via an interactive webcast. He shares what he learnedTED2012 about teaching to a global classroom.0:06:11 6/21/2012 15:34:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1483 Wolfgang Kessling Wolfgang Kessling: How to air-condition outdoor spaces During the hot summer months, watching an outdoor sports match or concert can be tantamount to baking uncomfortably in the sun -- but it doesn't have to be. At the TEDxSummit in Doha, physicist WolfgangTEDxSummit Kessling reveals sustainable design0:11:35 innovations6/22/2012 that cool us15:00:00 from above and below, and even collects solar energy for later use. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1488 Jon Nguyen Jon Nguyen: Tour the solar system from home Want to navigate the solar system without having to buy that expensive spacecraft? Jon Nguyen demos NASAJPL's "Eyes on the Solar System" -- free-to-useTEDxSanDiego software for exploring the planets, moons,0:07:53 asteroids,6/23/2012 and spacecraft 14:04:00 that rotate around our sun in real-time. (Filmed at TEDxSanDiego.) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1489 Nirmalya Kumar Nirmalya Kumar: India's invisible innovation Can India become a global hub for innovation? Nirmalya Kumar thinks it already has. He details four types of "invisible innovation" currently coming out of India and explains why companies that used to justTEDxLondonBusinessSchool outsource manufacturing jobs are starting0:15:12 to move6/24/2012 top management 14:00:00 positions overseas, too. (Filmed at TEDxLondonBusinessSchool.) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1485 E.O. Wilson E.O. Wilson: Advice to young scientists "The world needs you, badly," begins celebrated biologist E.O. Wilson in his letter to a young scientist. Previewing his upcoming book, he gives advice collected from a lifetime of experience -- reminding us TEDMEDthat wonder 2012 and creativity are the center0:14:56 of the scientific6/25/2012 life. (Filmed15:00:00 at TEDMED.) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1490 Rives Rives: Reinventing the encyclopedia game Prompted by the Encyclopaedia Britannica ending its print publication, performance poet Rives resurrects a game from his childhood. Speaking at the TEDxSummit in Doha, Rives takes us on a charming tourTEDxSummit through random (and less random)0:10:46 bits of human6/26/2012 knowledge: 15:26:00 from Chimborazo, the farthest point from the center of the Earth, to Ham the Astrochimp, the first chimpanzee in outer space. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1491 Massimo Banzi Massimo Banzi: How Arduino is open-sourcing imagination Massimo Banzi helped invent the Arduino, a tiny, easy-to-use open-source microcontroller that's inspired thousands of people around the world to make the coolest things they can imagine -- from toys to satelliteTEDGlobal gear. 2012Because, as he says, "You0:15:46 don't need 6/27/2012anyone's permission 13:56:00 to make something great." http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1492 Don Tapscott Don Tapscott: Four principles for the open world The recent generations have been bathed in connecting technology from birth, says futurist Don Tapscott, and as a result the world is transforming into one that is far more open and transparent. In this inspiringTEDGlobal talk, he 2012 lists the four core principles0:17:50 that show6/28/2012 how this open 14:31:00 world can be a far better place. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1494 Elyn Saks Elyn Saks: A tale of mental illness -- from the inside Is it okay if I totally trash your office? It's a question Elyn Saks once asked her doctor, and it wasn't a joke. A legal scholar, in 2007 Saks came forward with her own story of schizophrenia, controlled by drugsTEDGlobal and therapy 2012 but ever-present. In this0:14:52 powerful talk,6/29/2012 she asks 13:36:00 us to see people with mental illness clearly, honestly and compassionately. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1495 Boaz Almog Boaz Almog "levitates" a superconductor How can a super-thin 3-inch disk levitate something 70,000 times its own weight? In a riveting demonstration, Boaz Almog shows how a phenomenon known as quantum locking allows a superconductor diskTEDGlobal to float over 2012 a magnetic rail -- completely0:10:25 frictionlessly7/2/2012 and with15:25:00 zero energy loss. Experiment: Prof. Guy Deutscher, Mishael Azoulay, Boaz Almog, of the High Tc Superconductivity Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1498 Alanna Shaikh Alanna Shaikh: How I'm preparing to get Alzheimer's When faced with a parent suffering from Alzheimer's, most of us respond with denial ("It won't happen to me") or extreme efforts at prevention. But global health expert and TED Fellow Alanna Shaikh sees itTEDGlobal differently. 2012 She's taking three concrete0:06:26 steps to prepare7/3/2012 for the 15:00:00 moment -- should it arrive -- when she herself gets Alzheimer's disease. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1484 Raghava KK Raghava KK: What's your 200-year plan? You might have a 5-year plan, but what about a 200-year plan? Artist Raghava KK has set his eyes on an ultra-long-term horizon; at TEDxSummit, he shows how it helps guide today's choices and tomorrow'sTEDxSummit goals -- and encourages you to make0:10:58 your own 200-year7/4/2012 plan 14:16:00 too. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1499 Cesar Harada Cesar Harada: A novel idea for cleaning up oil spills When TED Senior Fellow Cesar Harada heard about the devastating effects of the BP Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, he quit his dream job and moved to New Orleans to develop a more efficient wayTEDxSummit to soak up the oil. He designed a highly0:14:30 maneuverable,7/5/2012 flexible 14:57:00 boat capable of cleaning large tracts quickly. But rather than turn a profit, he has opted to open-source the design. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1500 Preston Reed, Usman Riaz Usman Riaz and Preston Reed: A young guitarist meets his hero Usman Riaz is a 21-year-old whiz at the percussive guitar, a style he learned to play by watching his heroes on YouTube. The TED Fellow plays onstage at TEDGlobal 2012 -- followed by a jawdropping soloTEDGlobal from the master 2012 of percussive guitar,0:16:50 Preston Reed.7/6/2012 And watch 14:54:00 these two guitarists take on a very spur-of-the-moment improv. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1501 Jane McGonigal Jane McGonigal: The game that can give you 10 extra years of life When game designer Jane McGonigal found herself bedridden and suicidal following a severe concussion, she had a fascinating idea for how to get better. She dove into the scientific research and created TEDGlobalthe healing 2012game, SuperBetter. In this0:19:30 moving talk, McGonigal7/9/2012 15:02:00 explains how a game can boost resilience -- and promises to add 7.5 minutes to your life. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1503 Jonathan Eisen Jonathan Eisen: Meet your microbes Our bodies are covered in a sea of microbes -- both the pathogens that make us sick and the "good" microbes, about which we know less, that might be keeping0:14:23 us7/10/2012 healthy. 15:09:00 At TEDMED, microbiologist Jonathan Eisen shares what we know, including some surprising ways to put those good microbes to work. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1506 Chris Gerdes Chris Gerdes: The future race car -- 150mph, and no driver Autonomous cars are coming -- and they're going to drive better than you. Chris Gerdes reveals how he and his team are developing robotic race cars that can drive at 150 mph while avoiding every possibleTEDxStanford accident. And yet, in studying the brainwaves0:10:47 of professional7/11/2012 15:00:00 racing drivers, Gerdes says he has gained a new appreciation for the instincts of professional drivers. (Filmed at TEDxStanford.) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1496 Marc Goodman Marc Goodman: A vision of crimes in the future The world is becoming increasingly open, and that has implications both bright and dangerous. Marc Goodman paints a portrait of a grave future, in which technology's rapid development could allow crime toTEDGlobal take a turn 2012 for the worse. 0:19:25 7/12/2012 15:08:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1505 Jared Ficklin Jared Ficklin: New ways to see music (with color! and fire!) Designer Jared Ficklin creates wild visualizations that let us see music, using color and even fire (a first for the TED stage) to analyze how sound makes us feel. He takes a brief digression to analyze the soundTED2012 of a skatepark -- and how audio0:10:00 can clue us in7/13/2012 to developing 15:28:00 creativity. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1507 Todd Humphreys Todd Humphreys: How to fool a GPS Todd Humphreys forecasts the near-future of geolocation when millimeter-accurate GPS "dots" will enable you to find pin-point locations, index-search your physical possessions ... or to track people withoutTEDxAustin their knowledge. And the response0:15:45 to the sinister 7/14/2012side of this 13:58:00 technology may have unintended consequences of its own. (Filmed at TEDxAustin.) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1508 Gabriel Barcia-Colombo Gabriel Barcia-Colombo: Capturing memories in video art Using video mapping and projection, artist Gabriel Barcia-Colombo captures and shares his memories and friendships. At TED Fellow Talks, he shows his charming, thoughtful work -- which appears to preserveTED2012 the people in his life in jars, suitcases,0:04:45 blenders7/15/2012 ... 15:12:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1509 Mina Bissell Mina Bissell: Experiments that point to a new understanding of cancer For decades, researcher Mina Bissell pursued a revolutionary idea -- that a cancer cell doesn't automatically become a tumor, but rather, depends on surrounding cells (its microenvironment) for cues on howTEDGlobal to develop. 2012 She shares the two key0:16:18 experiments 7/16/2012that proved 15:18:00 the prevailing wisdom about cancer growth was wrong. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1510 Jamie Drummond Jamie Drummond: Let's crowdsource the world's goals In 2000, the UN laid out 8 goals to make the world better by reducing poverty and disease -- with a deadline of 2015. As that deadline approaches, Jamie Drummond of ONE.org runs down the surprising successesTEDGlobal of the2012 8 Millennium Development0:12:10 Goals, and7/17/2012 suggests 15:07:00 a crowdsourced reboot for the next 15 years. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1514 Baba Shiv Baba Shiv: Sometimes it's good to give up the driver's seat Over the years, research has shown a counterintuitive fact about human nature: That sometimes, having too much choice makes us less happy. This may even be true when it comes to medical treatment. BabaTEDxStanford Shiv shares a fascinating study0:09:47 that measures7/18/2012 why choice 14:59:00 opens the door to doubt, and suggests that ceding control -- especially on life-or-death decisions -- may be the best thing for us. (Filmed at TEDxStanford.) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1515 Matt Mills, Tamara Roukaerts Matt Mills: Image recognition that triggers augmented reality Matt Mills and Tamara Roukaerts demonstrate Aurasma, a new augmented reality tool that can seamlessly animate the world as seen through a smartphone. Going beyond previous augmented reality, theirTEDGlobal "auras" can 2012 do everything from making0:08:04 a painting 7/19/2012talk to overlaying 15:00:00 live news onto a printed newspaper. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1512 Neil Harbisson Neil Harbisson: I listen to color Artist Neil Harbisson was born completely color blind, but these days a device attached to his head turns color into audible frequencies. Instead of seeing a world in grayscale, Harbisson can hearTEDGlobal a symphony 2012 of color -- and yes, even0:09:35 listen to faces7/20/2012 and paintings. 15:00:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1517 John Graham-Cumming John Graham-Cumming: The greatest machine that never was Computer science began in the '30s ... the 1830s. John Graham-Cumming tells the story of Charles Babbage's mechanical, steam-powered "analytical engine" and how Ada Lovelace, mathematician and daughterTEDxImperialCollege of Lord Byron, saw beyond its0:12:14 simple computational7/21/2012 abilities 13:56:00 to imagine the future of computers. (Filmed at TEDxImperialCollege.) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1516 Vinay Venkatraman Vinay Venkatraman: "Technology crafts" for the digitally underserved Two-thirds of the world may not have access to the latest smartphone, but local electronic shops are adept at fixing older tech using low-cost parts. Vinay Venkatraman explains his work in "technology crafts,"TEDxSummit through which a mobile phone, a0:14:08 lunchbox and 7/22/2012a flashlight 14:59:00 can become a digital projector for a village school, or an alarm clock and a mouse can be melded into a medical device for local triage. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1513 James Stavridis James Stavridis: A Navy Admiral's thoughts on global security Imagine global security driven by collaboration -- among agencies, government, the private sector and the public. That's not just the distant hope of open-source fans, it's the vision of James Stavridis, a highlyTEDGlobal accomplished 2012 Navy Admiral. Stavridis0:16:43 shares vivid7/23/2012 moments 15:00:00 from recent military history to explain why security of the future should be built with bridges rather than walls. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1518 Malte Spitz Malte Spitz: Your phone company is watching What kind of data is your cell phone company collecting? Malte Spitz wasn't too worried when he asked his operator in Germany to share information stored about him. Multiple unanswered requests and a lawsuitTEDGlobal later, 2012 Spitz received 35,830 lines0:09:56 of code -- 7/24/2012a detailed, 15:10:00nearly minute-by-minute account of half a year of his life. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1521 Tracy Chevalier Tracy Chevalier: Finding the story inside the painting When Tracy Chevalier looks at paintings, she imagines the stories behind them: How did the painter meet his model? What would explain that look in her eye? Why is that man … blushing? She shares threeTEDSalon stories inspired London bySpring portraits, 2012 including0:14:21 the one that7/25/2012 led to her 15:27:00 best-selling novel "Girl With a Pearl Earring." http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1520 Ramesh Raskar Ramesh Raskar: Imaging at a trillion frames per second Ramesh Raskar presents femto-photography, a new type of imaging so fast it visualizes the world one trillion frames per second, so detailed it shows light itself in motion. This technology may someday be usedTEDGlobal to build 2012 cameras that can look "around"0:11:02 corners7/26/2012 or see inside 15:01:00 the body without X-rays. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1519 Michael Hansmeyer Michael Hansmeyer: Building unimaginable shapes Inspired by cell division, Michael Hansmeyer writes algorithms that design outrageously fascinating shapes and forms with millions of facets. No person could draft them by hand, but they're buildable -- and TEDGlobalthey could revolutionize2012 the way we 0:11:07think of architectural7/27/2012 form. 15:17:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1522 Noah Wilson-Rich Noah Wilson-Rich: Every city needs healthy honey bees Bees have been rapidly and mysteriously disappearing from rural areas, with grave implications for agriculture. But bees seem to flourish in urban environments -- and cities need their help, too. Noah TEDxBostonWilson-Rich suggests2012 that urban beekeeping0:12:43 mightÂ7/28/2012 play a 14:01:00role in revitalizing both a city and a species. (Filmed at TEDxBoston.) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1528 Giles Duley Giles Duley: When a reporter becomes the story Giles Duley gave up a life of glamour and celebrity as a fashion photographer to travel the world and document the stories of the forgotten and marginalized. While on assignment in Afghanistan he stepped TEDxObserveron a landmine, a horrific event that left him a triple 7/29/2012amputee. In14:55:00 this moving talk Duley tells us stories of peoples lost and found -- including his. (Filmed at TEDxObserver.) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1523 Michael Anti Michael Anti: Behind the Great Firewall of China Michael Anti (aka Jing Zhao) has been blogging from China for 12 years. Despite the control the central government has over the Internet -- "All the servers are in Beijing" -- he says that hundreds of millionsTEDGlobal of microbloggers 2012 are in fact creating0:18:51 the first national7/30/2012 public sphere15:03:00 in the country's history, and shifting the balance of power in unexpected ways. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1530 Stephen Ritz Stephen Ritz: A teacher growing green in the South Bronx A whirlwind of energy and ideas, Stephen Ritz is a teacher in New York's tough South Bronx, where he and his kids grow lush gardens for food, greenery -- and jobs. Just try to keep up with this New York treasureTEDxManhattan as he spins through the many,0:13:59 many ways 7/31/2012there are to 15:02:00 grow hope in a neighborhood many have written off, or in your own. (Filmed at TEDxManhattan.) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1531 Daphne Koller Daphne Koller: What we're learning from online education Daphne Koller is enticing top universities to put their most intriguing courses online for free -- not just as a service, but as a way to research how people learn. With Coursera (cofounded by Andrew Ng), eachTEDGlobal keystroke, 2012 quiz, peer-to-peer discussion0:20:40 and self-graded8/1/2012 assignment 15:02:00 builds an unprecedented pool of data on how knowledge is processed. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1532 Becci Manson Becci Manson: (Re)touching lives through photos In the wake of the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami, mixed into the wreckage were lost and damaged photos of families and loved ones. Photo retoucher Becci Manson, together with local volunteersTEDGlobal and a global 2012 group of colleagues she0:09:49 recruited online,8/2/2012 helped 15:07:00 clean and fix them, restoring those memories to their owners. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1526 Mark Applebaum Mark Applebaum: The mad scientist of music Mark Applebaum writes music that breaks the rules in fantastic ways, composing a concerto for a florist and crafting a musical instrument from junk and found objects. This quirky talk might just inspire you toTEDxStanford shake up the "rules" of your own creative0:16:50 work. (Filmed8/3/2012 at15:03:00 TEDxStanford.) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1543 Hannah Fry Hannah Fry: Is life really that complex? Can an algorithm forecast the site of the next riot? In this accessible talk, Mathematician Hannah Fry shows how complex social behavior can be analyzed and perhaps predicted through apt analogies to naturalTEDxUCL phenomena, like the patterns of a leopard's spots8/4/2012 or the 13:57:00distribution of predators and prey in the wild. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1542 Scilla Elworthy Scilla Elworthy: Fighting with non-violence How do you deal with a bully without becoming a thug? In this wise and soulful talk, peace activist Scilla Elworthy maps out the skills we need -- as nations and individuals -- to fight extreme force without usingTEDxExeter force in return. To answer the question0:15:47 of why and8/5/2012 how non-violence15:03:00 works, she evokes historical heroes -- Aung San Suu Kyi, Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela -- and the personal philosophies that powered their peaceful protests. (Filmed at TEDxExeter.) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1533 Margaret Heffernan Margaret Heffernan: Dare to disagree Most people instinctively avoid conflict, but as Margaret Heffernan shows us, good disagreement is central to progress. She illustrates (sometimes counterintuitively) how the best partners aren't echo chambersTEDGlobal -- and how2012 great research teams,0:12:56 relationships 8/6/2012and businesses 15:00:00 allow people to deeply disagree. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1534 Max Little Max Little: A test for Parkinson's with a phone call Parkinson's disease affects 6.3 million people worldwide, causing weakness and tremors, but there's no objective way to detect it early on. Yet. Applied mathematician and TED Fellow Max Little is testing a TEDGlobalsimple, cheap 2012 tool that in trials is able0:06:04 to detect Parkinson's8/7/2012 with 15:04:00 99 percent accuracy -- in a 30-second phone call. A sense of humor about Afghanistan? Artist Aman Mojadidi shows http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1539 Aman Mojadidi how Afghan-American artist Aman Mojadidi calls himself "Afghan by blood, redneck by the grace of god." Playing off his two identities, the TED Fellow's bold, funny, thought-provoking artwork explores jihad, gangsterism,TEDGlobal consumers 2012 and corruption0:04:29 in modern Afghanistan.8/8/2012 15:23:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1538 Pam Warhurst Pam Warhurst: How we can eat our landscapes What should a community do with its unused land? Plant food, of course. With energy and humor, Pam Warhurst tells at the TEDSalon the story of how she and a growing team of volunteers came together TEDSalonto turn plots London of unused Spring land 2012 into communal0:13:21 vegetable8/9/2012 gardens, 15:04:00 and to change the narrative of food in their community. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1535 Kirby Ferguson Kirby Ferguson: Embrace the remix Nothing is original, says Kirby Ferguson, creator of Everything is a Remix. From Bob Dylan to Steve Jobs, he says our most celebrated creators borrow, steal and transform. TEDGlobal 2012 0:09:42 8/10/2012 15:02:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1548 Mark Forsyth Mark Forsyth: What's a snollygoster? A short lesson in political speak Most politicians choose their words carefully, to shape the reality they hope to create. But does it work? Etymologist Mark Forsyth shares a few entertaining word-origin stories from British and American historyTEDxHousesofParliament (for instance, did you ever wonder0:07:04 how George8/12/2012 Washington 15:13:00 became "president"?) and draws a surprising conclusion. (From TEDxHousesofParliament in London) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1547 Ivan Krastev Ivan Krastev: Can democracy exist without trust? Five great revolutions have shaped political culture over the past 50 years, says theorist Ivan Krastev. He shows how each step forward -- from the cultural revolution of the ‘60s to recent revelations in theTEDGlobal field of neuroscience 2012 -- has also helped0:14:04 erode trust8/13/2012 in the tools 15:20:00 of democracy. As he says, "What went right is also what went wrong." Can democracy survive? http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1545 Caitria O'Neill, Morgan O'Neill Caitria and Morgan O'Neill: How to step up in the face of disaster After a natural disaster strikes, there's only a tiny window of opportunity to rally effective recovery efforts before the world turns their attention elsewhere. Who should be in charge? When a freak tornado hit TEDxBostontheir hometown, 2012 sisters Caitria and Morgan0:09:23 O'Neill 8/14/2012-- just 20 and 15:04:00 24 at the time -- took the reins and are now teaching others how to do the same. (Filmed at TEDxBoston.) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1544 Jon Ronson Jon Ronson: Strange answers to the psychopath test Is there a definitive line that divides crazy from sane? With a hair-raising delivery, Jon Ronson, author of The Psychopath Test, illuminates the gray areas between the two. (With live-mixedTED2012 sound by Julian Treasure and animation0:18:01 by Evan 8/15/2012Grant.) 15:18:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1549 Timothy Prestero Timothy Prestero: Design for people, not awards Timothy Prestero thought he'd designed the perfect incubator for newborns in the developing world -- but his team learned a hard lesson when it failed to go into production. A manifesto on the importance ofTEDxBoston designing for 2012 real-world use, rather0:11:05 than accolades.8/16/2012 (Filmed 15:00:00 at TEDxBoston.) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1524 Rob Legato Rob Legato: The art of creating awe Rob Legato creates movie effects so good they (sometimes) trump the real thing. In this warm and funny talk, he shares his vision for enhancing reality on-screen in movies like Apollo 13, TitanicTEDGlobal 2012 and Hugo.0:16:27 8/17/2012 15:01:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1553 Candy Chang Candy Chang: Before I die I want to... In her New Orleans neighborhood, artist and TED Fellow Candy Chang turned an abandoned house into a giant chalkboard asking a fill-in-the-blank question: "Before I die I want to ___." Her neighbors' answersTEDGlobal -- surprising, 2012 poignant, funny --0:06:20 became an unexpected9/4/2012 15:07:00mirror for the community. (What's your answer?) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1555 Robert Neuwirth Robert Neuwirth: The power of the informal economy Robert Neuwirth spent four years among the chaotic stalls of street markets, talking to pushcart hawkers and gray marketers, to study the remarkable "System D," the world's unlicensed economic network. ResponsibleTEDGlobal 2012 for some 1.8 billion jobs,0:12:29 it's an economy9/5/2012 of underappreciated 15:19:00 power and scope. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1556 Shyam Sankar Shyam Sankar: The rise of human-computer cooperation Brute computing force alone can't solve the world's problems. Data mining innovator Shyam Sankar explains why solving big problems (like catching terrorists or identifying huge hidden trends) is not a questionTEDGlobal of finding 2012 the right algorithm, but0:12:12 rather the right9/6/2012 symbiotic 15:11:00 relationship between computation and human creativity. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1551 Antony Gormley Antony Gormley: Sculpted space, within and without Legendary sculptor Antony Gormley riffs on space and the human form. His works explore the interior space we feel within our own bodies -- and the exterior space we feel around us, knowing that we are justTEDGlobal dots in space 2012 and time. 0:15:56 9/7/2012 15:00:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1561 Jonathan Trent Jonathan Trent: Energy from floating algae pods Call it "fuel without fossils": Jonathan Trent is working on a plan to grow new biofuel by farming micro-algae in floating offshore pods that eat wastewater from cities. Hear his team's bold vision for Project OMEGATEDGlobal (Offshore 2012 Membrane Enclosures0:14:45 for Growing 9/8/2012Algae) and 15:09:00 how it might power the future. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1559 Kent Larson Kent Larson: Brilliant designs to fit more people in every city How can we fit more people into cities without overcrowding? Kent Larson shows off folding cars, quick-change apartments and other innovations that could make the city of the future work a lot like a small TEDxBostonvillage of the 2012past. 0:16:41 9/9/2012 14:07:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1560 Scott Fraser Scott Fraser: Why eyewitnesses get it wrong Scott Fraser studies how humans remember crimes -- and bear witness to them. In this powerful talk, which focuses on a deadly shooting at sunset, he suggests that even close-up eyewitnesses to a crime TEDxUSCcan create "memories" they could not0:20:50 have seen. Why?9/10/2012 Because 14:59:00 the brain abhors a vacuum. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1557 Vikram Patel Vikram Patel: Mental health for all by involving all Nearly 450 million people are affected by mental illness worldwide. In wealthy nations, just half receive appropriate care, but in developing countries, close to 90 percent go untreated because psychiatrists areTEDGlobal in such short 2012 supply. Vikram Patel0:12:22 outlines a highly9/11/2012 promising 15:00:00 approach -- training members of communities to give mental health interventions, empowering ordinary people to care for others. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1554 Leslie T. Chang Leslie T. Chang: The voices of China's workers In the ongoing debate about globalization, what's been missing is the voices of workers -- the millions of people who migrate to factories in China and other emerging countries to make goods sold all over theTEDGlobal world. Reporter 2012 Leslie T. Chang sought0:14:25 out women9/12/2012 who work 15:04:00 in one of China's booming megacities, and tells their stories. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1562 Susan Solomon Susan Solomon: The promise of research with stem cells Calling them "our bodies' own repair kits," Susan Solomon advocates research using lab-grown stem cells. By growing individual pluripotent stem cell lines, her team creates testbeds that could accelerate researchTEDGlobal into 2012 curing diseases -- and perhaps0:14:58 lead to9/13/2012 individualized 15:16:00 treatment, targeted not just to a particular disease but a particular person. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1527 Wayne McGregor Wayne McGregor: A choreographer's creative process in real time We all use our body on a daily basis, and yet few of us think about our physicality the way Wayne McGregor does. He demonstrates how a choreographer communicates ideas to an audience, working with TEDGlobaltwo dancers 2012 to build phrases of dance,0:15:18 live and unscripted,9/14/2012 on 14:58:00 the TEDGlobal stage. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1558 Beth Noveck Beth Noveck: Demand a more open-source government What can governments learn from the open-data revolution? In this stirring talk, Beth Noveck, the former deputy CTO at the White House, shares a vision of practical openness -- connecting bureaucracies toTEDGlobal citizens, sharing 2012 data, creating a truly0:17:23 participatory9/15/2012 democracy. 15:29:00 Imagine the "writable society" ... http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1565 Tristram Stuart Tristram Stuart: The global food waste scandal Western countries throw out nearly half of their food, not because it's inedible -- but because it doesn't look appealing. Tristram Stuart delves into the shocking data of wasted food, calling for a more responsibleTEDSalon use of London global resources. Spring 2012 0:14:15 9/16/2012 13:57:00 Sarah-Jayne Blakemore: The mysterious workings of the adolescent http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1563 Sarah-Jayne Blakemore brain Why do teenagers seem so much more impulsive, so much less self-aware than grown-ups? Cognitive neuroscientist Sarah-Jayne Blakemore compares the prefrontal cortex in adolescents to that of adults,TEDGlobal to show us 2012 how typically "teenage" 0:14:26behavior is caused9/17/2012 by the 15:01:00 growing and developing brain. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1564 Julian Treasure Julian Treasure: Why architects need to use their ears Because of poor acoustics, students in classrooms miss 50 percent of what their teachers say and patients in hospitals have trouble sleeping because they continually feel stressed. Julian Treasure sounds TEDGlobala call to action 2012 for designers to pay attention0:09:51 to the9/18/2012 "invisible architecture"15:00:00 of sound. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1576 Andrew Blum Andrew Blum: What is the Internet, really? When a squirrel chewed through a cable and knocked him offline, journalist Andrew Blum started wondering what the Internet was really made of. So he set out to go see it -- the underwater cables, secret switchesTEDGlobal and 2012 other physical bits that0:11:59 make up the net.9/19/2012 15:08:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1567 Bandi Mbubi Bandi Mbubi: Demand a fair trade cell phone Your mobile phone, computer and game console have a bloody past — tied to tantalum mining, which funds the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Drawing on his personal story, activist and refugeeTEDxExeter Bandi Mbubi gives a stirring call0:09:21 to action. (Filmed9/20/2012 at TEDxExeter.) 14:56:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1566 Ed Gavagan Ed Gavagan: A story about knots and surgeons One day, Ed Gavagan was sitting on the subway, watching two young med students practicing their knots. And a powerful memory washed over him -- of one shocking moment that changed his life forever. TEDMEDAn unforgettable 2012 story of crime, skill0:12:21 and gratitude.9/21/2012 14:15:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1572 Rachel Botsman Rachel Botsman: The currency of the new economy is trust There's been an explosion of collaborative consumption -- web-powered sharing of cars, apartments, skills. Rachel Botsman explores the currency that makes systems like Airbnb and Taskrabbit work: trust,TEDGlobal influence, and2012 what she calls "reputation0:19:46 capital." 9/22/2012 15:38:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1574 Andrew McAfee Andrew McAfee: Are droids taking our jobs? Robots and algorithms are getting good at jobs like building cars, writing articles, translating -- jobs that once required a human. So what will we humans do for work? Andrew McAfee walks through recent laborTEDxBoston data to say: 2012 We ain't seen nothing0:14:07 yet. But then9/23/2012 he steps 15:10:00back to look at big history, and comes up with a surprising and even thrilling view of what comes next. (Filmed at TEDxBoston.) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1573 Read Montague Read Montague: What we're learning from 5,000 brains Mice, bugs and hamsters are no longer the only way to study the brain. Functional MRI (fMRI) allows scientists to map brain activity in living, breathing, decision-making human beings. Read Montague givesTEDGlobal an overview 2012 of how this technology0:13:23 is helping us understand9/24/2012 15:02:00 the complicated ways in which we interact with each other. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1546 Clay Shirky Clay Shirky: How the Internet will (one day) transform government The open-source world has learned to deal with a flood of new, oftentimes divergent, ideas using hosting services like GitHub -- so why can't governments? In this rousing talk Clay Shirky shows how democraciesTEDGlobal can take2012 a lesson from the Internet,0:18:32 to be not9/25/2012 just transparent 14:51:00 but also to draw on the knowledge of all their citizens. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1578 John Lloyd John Lloyd: An animated tour of the invisible Gravity. The stars in day. Thoughts. The human genome. Time. Atoms. So much of what really matters in the world is impossible to see. A stunning animation of John Lloyd's classic TEDTalk from 2009, whichTED-Ed will make you question what you actually know.9/26/2012 15:01:00 Ben Goldacre: What doctors don't know about the drugs they http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1575 Ben Goldacre prescribe When a new drug gets tested, the results of the trials should be published for the rest of the medical world -- except much of the time, negative or inconclusive findings go unreported, leaving doctors and researchersTEDMED 2012in the dark. In this impassioned0:13:29 talk, Ben9/27/2012 Goldacre explains15:01:00 why these unreported instances of negative data are especially misleading and dangerous. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1537 Bahia Shehab Bahia Shehab: A thousand times no Art historian Bahia Shehab has long been fascinated with the Arabic script for ‘no.' When revolution swept through Egypt in 2011, she began spraying the image in the streets saying no to dictators, no to TEDGlobalmilitary rule 2012 and no to violence. 0:05:56 9/28/2012 15:23:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1582 Aris Venetikidis Aris Venetikidis: Making sense of maps Map designer Aris Venetikidis is fascinated by the maps we draw in our minds as we move around a city -- less like street maps, more like schematics or wiring diagrams, abstract images of relationships betweenTEDxDublin places. How can we learn from0:16:36 these mental9/29/2012 maps to make14:02:00 better real ones? As a test case, he remakes the notorious Dublin bus map. (Filmed at TEDxDublin) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1583 Vicki Arroyo Vicki Arroyo: Let's prepare for our new climate Set aside the politics: Data shows that climate change is happening, measurably, now. And as Vicki Arroyo says, it's time to prepare our homes and cities for the new climate, with its increased risk of flooding,TEDGlobal drought and2012 uncertainty. She illustrates0:14:36 this inspiring9/30/2012 talk with 14:00:00 bold projects from cities all over the world -- local examples of thinking ahead. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1569 Amy Cuddy Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are Body language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see ourselves. Social psychologist Amy Cuddy shows how "power posing" -- standing in a posture of confidence, even when we don'tTEDGlobal feel confident 2012 -- can affect testosterone0:21:02 and cortisol10/1/2012 levels 15:00:00in the brain, and might even have an impact on our chances for success. URL Speaker Name Short Summary Event Duration Publish date http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1577 Robert Gupta Robert Gupta: Between music and medicine When Robert Gupta was caught between a career as a doctor and as a violinist, he realized his place was in the middle, with a bow in his hand and a sense of social justice in his heart. He tells a moving storyTEDMED of society's 2012 marginalized and the0:16:27 power of music10/2/2012 therapy, 15:00:00which can succeed where conventional medicine fails. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1586 Jason McCue Jason McCue: Terrorism is a failed brand In this gripping talk, lawyer Jason McCue urges for a new way to attack terrorism, to weaken its credibility with those who are buying the product -- the recruits. He shares stories of real cases where he and TEDGlobalother activists 2012 used this approach to0:19:02 engage and create10/3/2012 change. 15:01:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1570 Shimon Schocken Shimon Schocken: The self-organizing computer course Shimon Schocken and Noam Nisan developed a curriculum for their students to build a computer, piece by piece. When they put the course online -- giving away the tools, simulators, chip specifications andTEDGlobal other building 2012 blocks -- they were surprised0:16:25 that thousands10/4/2012 jumped15:00:00 at the opportunity to learn, working independently as well as organizing their own classes in the first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). A call to forget about grades and tap into the self-motivation to learn. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1579 Thomas P. Campbell Thomas P. Campbell: Weaving narratives in museum galleries As the director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Thomas P. Campbell thinks deeply about curating—not just selecting art objects, but placing them in a setting where the public can learn theirTED2012 stories. With glorious images, he shows0:16:36 how his curation10/5/2012 philosophy 15:00:00 works for displaying medieval tapestries—and for the over-the-top fashion/art of Alexander McQueen. (From The Design Studio session at TED2012, guest-curated by Chee Pearlman and David Rockwell.) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1580 Eddie Obeng Eddie Obeng: Smart failure for a fast-changing world The world is changing much more rapidly than most people realize, says business educator Eddie Obeng -- and creative output cannot keep up. In this spirited talk, he highlights three important changes weTEDGlobal should understand 2012 for better productivity,0:12:37 and calls10/15/2012 for a stronger 15:00:00 culture of "smart failure." http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1581 Ryan Merkley Ryan Merkley: Online video -- annotated, remixed and popped Videos on the web should work like the web itself: Dynamic, full of links, maps and information that can be edited and updated live, says Mozilla Foundation COO Ryan Merkley. On the TED stage he demosTEDGlobal Popcorn Maker, 2012 a new web-based 0:04:25tool for easy video10/19/2012 remixing. 15:00:00 (Watch a remixed TEDTalk using Popcorn Maker -- and remix it yourself.) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1582 Aris Venetikidis Aris Venetikidis: Making sense of maps Map designer Aris Venetikidis is fascinated by the maps we draw in our minds as we move around a city -- less like street maps, more like schematics or wiring diagrams, abstract images of relationships betweenTEDxDublin places. How can we learn from0:16:36 these mental9/29/2012 maps to make14:02:00 better real ones? As a test case, he remakes the notorious Dublin bus map. (Filmed at TEDxDublin) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1583 Vicki Arroyo Vicki Arroyo: Let's prepare for our new climate As Vicki Arroyo says, it's time to prepare our homes and cities for our changing climate, with its increased risk of flooding, drought and uncertainty. She illustrates this inspiring talk with bold projects from citiesTEDGlobal all over the 2012 world -- local examples0:14:36 of thinking ahead.9/30/2012 Read 14:00:00 our Q&A with Vicki Arroyo. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1584 Ruby Wax Ruby Wax: What's so funny about mental illness? Diseases of the body garner sympathy, says comedian Ruby Wax -- except those of the brain. Why is that? With dazzling energy and humor, Wax, diagnosed a decade ago with clinical depression, urges usTEDGlobal to put an end 2012 to the stigma of mental0:08:44 illness. 10/10/2012 15:01:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1585 John Wilbanks John Wilbanks: Let's pool our medical data When you're getting medical treatment, or taking part in medical testing, privacy is important; strict laws limit what researchers can see and know about you. But what if your medical data could be used -- anonymouslyTEDGlobal 2012-- by anyone seeking to 0:16:25test a hypothesis?10/16/2012 John Wilbanks 15:00:00 wonders if the desire to protect our privacy is slowing research, and if opening up medical data could lead to a wave of health care innovation. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1586 Jason McCue Jason McCue: Terrorism is a failed brand In this gripping talk, lawyer Jason McCue urges for a new way to attack terrorism, to weaken its credibility with those who are buying the product -- the recruits. He shares stories of real cases where he and TEDGlobalother activists 2012 used this approach to0:19:02 engage and create10/3/2012 change. 15:01:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1587 Beau Lotto, Amy O'Toole Beau Lotto + Amy O'Toole: Science is for everyone, kids included What do science and play have in common? Neuroscientist Beau Lotto thinks all people (kids included) should participate in science and, through the process of discovery, change perceptions. He's secondedTEDGlobal by 12-year-old 2012 Amy O'Toole, who,0:15:25 along with 2510/17/2012 of her classmates, 15:13:00 published the first peer-reviewed article by schoolchildren, about the Blackawton bees project. It starts: "Once upon a time ... " http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1588 Maurizio Seracini Maurizio Seracini: The secret lives of paintings Art history is far from set in stone. Engineer Maurizio Seracini spent 30 years searching for Leonardo da Vinci's lost fresco "The Battle of Anghiari," and in the process discovered that many paintings have layersTEDGlobal of history 2012 hidden underneath. Should0:12:34 they be10/12/2012 part of the 15:43:00viewing experience too? http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1591 Tim Leberecht Tim Leberecht: 3 ways to (usefully) lose control of your brand The days are past (if they ever existed) when a person, company or brand could tightly control their reputation -- online chatter and spin mean that if you're relevant, there's a constant, free-form conversationTEDGlobal happening 2012 about you that you have0:06:30 no control over.10/8/2012 Tim Leberecht 15:16:00 offers three big ideas about accepting that loss of control, even designing for it -- and using it as an impetus to recommit to your values. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1592 Melissa Marshall Melissa Marshall: Talk nerdy to me Melissa Marshall brings a message to all scientists (from non-scientists): We're fascinated by what you're doing. So tell us about it -- in a way we can understand. In just 4 minutes, she shares powerful tips onTEDGlobal presenting 2012 complex scientific ideas0:04:34 to a general10/11/2012 audience. 15:00:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1593 Pankaj Ghemawat Pankaj Ghemawat: Actually, the world isn't flat It may seem that we're living in a borderless world where ideas, goods and people flow freely from nation to nation. We're not even close, says Pankaj Ghemawat. With great data (and an eye-opening survey),TEDGlobal he argues 2012 that there's a delta between0:17:03 perception10/22/2012 and reality 15:04:00 in a world that's maybe not so hyperconnected after all. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1594 Heather Brooke Heather Brooke: My battle to expose government corruption Our leaders need to be held accountable, says journalist Heather Brooke. And she should know: Brooke uncovered the British Parliamentary financial expenses that led to a major political scandal in 2009. SheTEDGlobal urges us 2012 to ask our leaders questions0:18:57 through10/18/2012 platforms like 15:02:00 Freedom of Information requests -- and to finally get some answers. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1597 David Pizarro David Pizarro: The strange politics of disgust What does a disgusting image have to do with how you vote? Equipped with surveys and experiments, psychologist David Pizarro demonstrates a correlation between sensitivity to disgusting cues -- a photoTEDxEast of feces, an unpleasant odor -- and0:14:02 moral and political10/23/2012 conservatism. 15:03:00 (Filmed at TEDxEast.) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1596 Lemn Sissay Lemn Sissay: A child of the state Literature has long been fascinated with fostered, adopted and orphaned children, from Moses to Cinderella to Oliver Twist to Harry Potter. So why do many parentless children feel compelled to hide their pasts?TEDxHousesofParliament Poet and playwright Lemn Sissay0:15:17 tells his own10/24/2012 moving story.15:00:00 (Filmed at TEDxHousesofParliament.) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1598 Doris Kim Sung Doris Kim Sung: Metal that breathes Modern buildings with floor-to-ceiling windows give spectacular views, but they require a lot of energy to cool. Doris Kim Sung works with thermo-bimetals, smart materials that act more like human skin, dynamicallyTEDxUSC and responsively, and can shade0:08:59 a room10/25/2012 from sun and 15:00:00 self-ventilate. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1602 Marco Tempest Marco Tempest: A cyber-magic card trick like no other The suits, numbers and colors in a deck of cards correspond to the seasons, moon cycles and calendar. Marco Tempest straps on augmented reality goggles and does a card trick like you've never seen before,TEDGlobal weaving 2012 a lyrical tale as he deals.0:06:35 (This10/26/2012 version fixes 15:00:00 a glitch in the original performance, but is otherwise exactly as seen live by the TEDGlobal audience, including the dazzling augmented reality effects.) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1595 Rory Stewart Rory Stewart: Why democracy matters The public is losing faith in democracy, says British MP Rory Stewart. Iraq and Afghanistan's new democracies are deeply corrupt; meanwhile, 84 percent of people in Britain say politics is broken. In this importantTEDxHousesofParliament talk, Stewart sounds a call to0:13:41 action to rebuild10/29/2012 democracy, 15:00:00 starting with recognizing why democracy is important -- not as a tool, but as an ideal. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1599 Sanjay Pradhan Sanjay Pradhan: How open data is changing international aid How do we make sure that development and aid money actually goes to the people who most need it? Sanjay Pradhan of the World Bank Institute lays out three guidelines to help relief efforts make the mostTEDGlobal impact -- 2012while curbing corruption.0:14:26 One key: connecting10/30/2012 the 14:55:00players who are working to change broken systems with the data they need. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1605 Emma Teeling Emma Teeling: The secret of the bat genome In Western society, bats are often characterized as creepy, even evil. Zoologist Emma Teeling encourages us to rethink our attitude toward bats, whose unique and fascinating biology gives us insight into ourTEDxDublin own genetic makeup. (Filmed at TEDxDublin.)10/31/2012 15:00:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1606 Adam Garone Adam Garone: Healthier men, one moustache at a time Adam Garone has an impressive moustache, and it's for a good cause. A co-founder of Movember, Garone's initiative to raise awareness for men's health -- by having men grow out their moustaches every TEDxTorontoNovember -- began2011 as a dare in a bar0:16:41 in 2003. Now,11/1/2012 it's a worldwide 15:01:00 movement that raised $126 million for prostate cancer research last year. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1600 Faith Jegede Faith Jegede: What I've learned from my autistic brothers Faith Jegede tells the moving and funny story of growing up with her two brothers, both autistic -- and both extraordinary. In this talk from the TED Talent Search, she reminds us to pursue a life beyond whatTED@London is normal. 0:05:20 11/2/2012 15:03:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1607 Matt Killingsworth Matt Killingsworth: Want to be happier? Stay in the moment When are humans most happy? To gather data on this question, Matt Killingsworth built an app, Track Your Happiness, that let people report their feelings in real time. Among the surprising results: We're oftenTEDxCambridge happiest when we're lost in the moment.0:10:16 And the11/5/2012 flip side: 16:09:00 The more our mind wanders, the less happy we can be. (Filmed at TEDxCambridge.) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1608 Jake Wood Jake Wood: A new mission for veterans -- disaster relief After months or years fighting overseas, 92 percent of American veterans say they want to continue their service; meanwhile, one after another, natural disasters continue to wreak havoc worldwide. What doTEDxSanDiego these two challenges have in common?0:04:59 Team Rubicon11/6/2012 co-founder 16:01:00 Jake Wood gives a moving talk on how veterans can effectively contribute to disaster relief responses -- and in the process, regain purpose, community and self-worth. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1604 Gary Greenberg Gary Greenberg: The beautiful nano details of our world When photographed under a 3D microscope, grains of sand appear like colorful pieces of candy and the stamens in a flower become like fantastical spires at an amusement park. Gary Greenberg reveals theTEDxMaui thrilling details of the micro world. 0:12:06(Filmed at11/7/2012 TEDxMaui.) 16:01:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1601 Georgette Mulheir Georgette Mulheir: The tragedy of orphanages Orphanages are costly and can cause irreparable damage both mentally and physically for its charges -- so why are they still so ubiquitous? Georgette Mulheir gravely describes the tragedy of orphanages andTEDSalon urges us London to end Spring our reliance 2012 on them,0:10:41 by finding11/8/2012 alternate 16:03:00ways of supporting children in need. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1612 Jeff Hancock Jeff Hancock: The future of lying Who hasn't sent a text message saying "I'm on my way" when it wasn't true or fudged the truth a touch in their online dating profile? But Jeff Hancock doesn't believe that the anonymity of the internet encouragesTEDxWinnipeg dishonesty. In fact, he says the0:18:31 searchability11/9/2012 and permanence 16:05:00 of information online may even keep us honest. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1613 Julie Burstein Julie Burstein: 4 lessons in creativity Radio host Julie Burstein talks with creative people for a living -- and shares four lessons about how to create in the face of challenge, self-doubt and loss. Hear insights from filmmaker Mira Nair, writer RichardTED2012 Ford, sculptor Richard Serra and0:17:20 photographer11/12/2012 Joel Meyerowitz. 16:07:00 Arunachalam Muruganantham: How I started a sanitary napkin http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1614 Arunachalam Muruganantham revolution! When he realized his wife had to choose between buying family meals and buying her monthly "supplies," Arunachalam Muruganantham vowed to help her solve the problem of the sanitary pad. His researchTED@Bangalore got very very personal -- and led him0:09:21 to a powerful11/13/2012 business 16:38:00 model. (Filmed in Bangalore as part of the TED Global Talent Search.) http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1603 Hannah Brencher Hannah Brencher: Love letters to strangers Hannah Brencher's mother always wrote her letters. So when she felt herself bottom into depression after college, she did what felt natural -- she wrote love letters and left them for strangers to find. The actTED@New has become York a global initiative, The 0:04:52World Needs11/14/2012 More Love 16:01:00Letters, which rushes handwritten letters to those in need of a boost. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1609 Leah Buechley Leah Buechley: How to "sketch" with electronics Designing electronics is generally cumbersome and expensive -- or was, until Leah Buechley and her team at MIT developed tools to treat electronics just like paper and pen. In this talk from TEDYouth 2011,TEDYouth Buechley shows some of her charming0:06:33 designs,11/15/2012 like a paper 16:00:00 piano you can sketch and then play. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1552 David Binder David Binder: The arts festival revolution David Binder is a major Broadway producer, but last summer he found himself in a small Australian neighborhood, watching locals dance and perform on their lawns -- and loving it. He shows us the new faceTEDGlobal of arts festivals, 2012 which break the boundary0:09:06 between11/16/2012 audience 16:00:00 and performer and help cities express themselves. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1618 Daphne Bavelier Daphne Bavelier: Your brain on video games How do fast-paced video games affect the brain? Step into the lab with cognitive researcher Daphne Bavelier to hear surprising news about how video games, even action-packed shooter games, can help usTEDxCHUV learn, focus and, fascinatingly, multitask.0:17:57 (Filmed11/19/2012 at TEDxCHUV.) 16:19:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1616 Amos Winter Amos Winter: The cheap all-terrain wheelchair How do you build a wheelchair ready to blaze through mud and sand, all for under $200? MIT engineer Amos Winter guides us through the mechanics of an all-terrain wheelchair that's cheap and easy to buildTEDxBoston -- for true 2012accessibility -- and gives0:11:14 us some lessons11/20/2012 he learned 16:02:00 along the road. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1619 Sleepy Man Banjo Boys Teenaged boy wonders play bluegrass Brothers Jonny, Robbie and Tommy Mizzone are The Sleepy Man Banjo Boys, a trio of virtuoso bluegrass musicians who play with dazzling vivacity. Did we mention they're all under 16? TED@New York 0:05:02 11/21/2012 16:09:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1617 Ernesto Sirolli Ernesto Sirolli: Want to help someone? Shut up and listen! When most well-intentioned aid workers hear of a problem they think they can fix, they go to work. This, Ernesto Sirolli suggests, is naïve. In this funny and impassioned talk, he proposes that the first stepTEDxEQChCh is to listen to the people you're trying0:17:09 to help, and11/26/2012 tap into their 16:15:00 own entrepreneurial spirit. His advice on what works will help any entrepreneur. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1620 Jonas Eliasson Jonas Eliasson: How to solve traffic jams It's an unfortunate reality in nearly every major city: road congestion, especially during rush hours. Jonas Eliasson reveals how subtly nudging just a small percentage of drivers to stay off major roads can makeTEDxHelvetia traffic jams a thing of the past. (Filmed0:08:27 at11/27/2012 TEDxHelvetia.) 15:59:00 http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1621 Janine Shepherd Janine Shepherd: A broken body isn't a broken person Cross-country skier Janine Shepherd hoped for an Olympic medal -- until she was hit by a truck during a training bike ride. She shares a powerful story about the human potential for recovery. Her message:TEDxKC you are not your body, and giving up0:18:57 old dreams11/28/2012 can allow new 16:00:00 ones to soar. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/1610 Munir Virani Munir Virani: Why I love vultures As natural garbage collectors, vultures are vital to our ecosystem -- so why all the bad press? Why are so many in danger of extinction? Raptor biologist Munir Virani says we need to pay more attention to theseTED@Nairobi unique and misunderstood creatures,0:06:41 to change11/29/2012 our perception 16:02:00 and save the vultures.