Danny Hillis: Back to the future (of 1994)
www.ted.com 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 techniques he uses may look dated, but the ideas are as relevant as ever.TEDTalks...
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Peter van Uhm: Why I chose a gun
www.ted.com 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 -- and why we need armies if we want peace.TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best t...
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- Length: 17:12
- Views: 61051
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Bill Doyle: Treating cancer with electric fields
www.ted.com 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 cancer cell division. Still in its infancy -- and approved for only certain types of...
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- Length: 15:36
- Views: 23200
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Garrett Lisi: A beautiful new theory of everything
www.ted.com 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 elementary particles and forces you've ever seen. Follow us on Twitter http Checkou...
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- Length: 21:58
- Views: 178797
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Harvey Fineberg: Are we ready for neo-evolution?
www.ted.com 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 genetic modification, to make ourselves smarter, faster, better. Neo-evolution i...
Richard Seymour: How beauty feels
www.ted.com 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 surprising power of objects that exhibit it.TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the ...
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- Length: 17:16
- Views: 42068
- Tags: TED tedtalks Richard Seymour Arts Beauty Design Happiness power objects
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Daniel Wolpert: The real reason for brains
www.ted.com 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 creates the grace and agility of human motion.TEDTalks is a daily video podcas...
Mark Pagel: How language transformed humanity
www.ted.com 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 access a powerful new tool cooperation.TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best...
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- Length: 20:11
- Views: 48478
- Tags: TED tedtalks tedglobal Mark Pagel language humanity transforming humanity complex system system of language social technology cooperation biology evolved evolving Communication Culture Evolution Science
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James Geary, metaphorically speaking
www.ted.com 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, Geary says.TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances fro...
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- Length: 10:45
- Views: 37999
- Tags: James Geary tedtalks TED talks metaphor language poetry aphorism synesthesia Elvis Shakespeare Aristotle
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Malcolm Gladwell: The strange tale of the Norden bombsight
www.ted.com Master storyteller Malcolm Gladwell tells the tale of the Norden bombsight, a groundbreaking piece of World War II technology with a deeply unexpected result.TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinker...
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- Length: 15:01
- Views: 42336
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Allan Jones: A map of the brain
www.ted.com 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 genes are turned on in each tiny region, and how it all connects up.TEDTalks is a daily v...
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- Length: 15:22
- Views: 44079
- Tags: Allan Jones Allen Institute brain map disease science technology TED tedtalk tedglobal mind
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Sheena Iyengar: How to make choosing easier
www.ted.com 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 improve the experience of choosing.TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks an...
Rebecca MacKinnon: Let's take back the Internet!
www.ted.com 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 accountability and freedom at its core, rather than control? She believes the internet is heade...
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- Length: 14:53
- Views: 30963
- Tags: TED tedtalks tedglobal Rebecca mackinnon freedom control cyberspace internet accountability free speech
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Adam Ostrow: After your final status update
www.ted.com 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 personality after you've died? Could it ... live on?TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the be...
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- Length: 5:30
- Views: 35066
- Tags: TED tedtalks tedglobal Adam Ostrow Status Update death social media virtual personality obituary memorial online memorial online Consciousness Culture Social change Technology
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Aparna Rao: High-tech art (with a sense of humor)
www.ted.com 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 camera that tracks you through the room only to make you invisible on screen -- ...
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- Length: 7:51
- Views: 35333
- Tags: Aparna Rao Soren Pors Art Creativity Humor Technology TED Fellow TED tedtalk invisible typewriter
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AnnMarie Thomas: Hands-on science with squishy circuits
www.ted.com In a zippy demo at TED U, AnnMarie Thomas shows how two different flavors of homemade play dough can be used to demonstrate electrical properties -- by lighting up LEDs, spinning motors, and turning little kids into circuit designers.
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- Length: 4:09
- Views: 33394
- Tags: annmarie Thomas tedtalks TED talks Squishy Circuits electrical engineering kids children education learning teaching electronics tinkering make electricity
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