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Brian Cox: What really goes on at the Large Hadron Collider Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 986 seconds Global video hits: 253594 http://www.ted.com "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 massive complex and describes his part in it -- and the vital role it's going to play in understanding our universe. Related: brian, cern, cox, education, physics, science, technology, ted, tedtalks |
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Brewster Kahle: A digital library, free to the world Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1207 seconds Global video hits: 15570 http://www.ted.com 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. Related: archive, book, brewster, design, entertainment, film, history, internet, kahle, library, media, music, talks, ted, tedtalks |
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Johnny Lee: Wii Remote hacks Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 374 seconds Global video hits: 519626 http://www.ted.com Johnny Lee demos his amazing Wii Remote hacks, which transform the $40 game piece into a digital whiteboard, a touchscreen and a head-mounted 3-D viewer. A multi-ovation demo from TED2008. Related: demo, design, education, entertainment, gaming, hack, johnny, lee, technology, ted, tedtalks, videogames, wii |
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Benjamin Zander: Classical music with shining eyes Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1244 seconds Global video hits: 39766 http://www.ted.com 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. Related: arts, benjamin, culture, entertainment, leadership, live, music, ted, tedtalks, zander |
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Philip Zimbardo: Why ordinary people do evil ... or do good Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1391 seconds Global video hits: 39587 http://www.ted.com 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 hero, and how we can rise to the challenge. Related: children, culture, education, global, issues, peace, philip, photography, psychology, talks, ted, tedtalks, war, zimbardo |
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John Francis: I walk the Earth Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1165 seconds Global video hits: 20934 http://www.ted.com 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 10 of those years without speaking). A funny, thoughtful talk with occasional banjo. Related: activism, environment, francis, global, issues, john, talks, ted, tedtalks |
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Joshua Klein: The amazing intelligence of crows Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 694 seconds Global video hits: 27354 http://www.ted.com 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 may form a new bond between animal and human. Related: animals, design, hack, intelligence, interface, joshua, klein, technology, ted, tedtalks |
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Patricia Burchat: The search for dark energy and dark matter Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1001 seconds Global video hits: 20622 http://www.ted.com 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 influence is immense. Related: astronomy, babar, bang, big, burchat, collaboration, education, energy, patricia, physics, science, stanford, talks, ted, tedtalks |
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Tim Brown: The powerful link between creativity and play Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1680 seconds Global video hits: 14853 http://www.ted.com 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). Related: art, brown, creativity, design, education, talks, ted, tedtalks, tim |
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Robert Lang: Idea + square = origami Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1084 seconds Global video hits: 31329 http://www.ted.com 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. Related: art, caltech, computer, engineer, lang, master, math, origami, program, robert, talks, ted, tedtalks |
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