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Lennart Green: Close-up card magic Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1900 seconds Global video hits: 53881 http://www.ted.com 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? magic. Related: deal, entertainment, green, humor, illusion, lennart, magic, snap, talks, ted, tedtalks |
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Robert Full: How engineers learn from evolution Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1256 seconds Global video hits: 29712 http://www.ted.com 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 can learn from animals' tricks. Related: animals, design, evolution, full, robert, robots, science, technology, ted, tedtalks, transportation |
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Peter Diamandis: Taking the next giant leap in space Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 963 seconds Global video hits: 12395 http://www.ted.com 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. Related: business, design, diamandis, exploration, foundation, peter, prize, science, talks, ted, tedtalks |
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Paul Ewald: Can we domesticate germs? Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1159 seconds Global video hits: 9850 http://www.ted.com 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, fascinating case: diarrhea. Related: biology, evolution, ewald, germs, global, health, illness, issues, medicine, paul, science, ted, tedtalks, water |
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Rick Smolan: A girl, a photograph, a homecoming Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1507 seconds Global video hits: 19983 http://www.ted.com Photographer Rick Smolan tells the unforgettable story of a young Amerasian girl, a fateful photograph, and an adoption saga with a twist. Related: adoption, amerasian, asian, homecoming, korean, natasha, natashas, orphan, photograph, rick, smolan, story, talks, ted, tedtalks |
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Amy Tan: Where does creativity hide? Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1459 seconds Global video hits: 41386 http://www.ted.com Novelist Amy Tan digs deep into the creative process, journeying through her childhood and family history and into the worlds of physics and chance, looking for hints of where her own creativity comes from. It's a wild ride with a surprise ending. Related: amy, arts, creativity, culture, entertainment, storytelling, tan, ted, tedtalks, writing |
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David Perry: Will videogames become better than life? Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1354 seconds Global video hits: 21328 http://www.ted.com 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 some than real life. Related: business, david, design, entertainment, gaming, perry, talks, technology, ted, tedtalks |
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George Dyson: The birth of the computer Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1040 seconds Global video hits: 14021 http://www.ted.com 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. Related: computers, dyson, engineering, george, history, military, science, software, technology, ted, tedtalks |
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