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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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Jane Goodall: Helping humans and animals live together in Af Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1513 seconds Global video hits: 7513 http://www.ted.com 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. Related: africa, animals, global, goodall, issues, jane, pollution, science, talks, ted, tedtalks |
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Helen Fisher: The brain in love Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 988 seconds Global video hits: 25785 http://www.ted.com 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 in love -- and people who had just been dumped. Related: brain, cognitive, fisher, helen, love, talks, ted, tedtalks |
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George Smoot: The design of the universe Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1141 seconds Global video hits: 90835 http://www.ted.com 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 gaping voids -- got built this way. Related: astronomy, culture, design, george, physics, science, smoot, space, talks, technology, ted, tedtalks |
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Gregory Petsko: The coming neurological epidemic Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 227 seconds Global video hits: 14752 http://www.ted.com 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 research into the brain and its functions. Related: aging, brain, gregory, health, petsko, science, talks, technology, ted, tedtalks |
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Kwabena Boahen: Making a computer that works like the brain Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1069 seconds Global video hits: 46539 http://www.ted.com 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, superfast computer. Related: boahen, brain, computer, kwabena, network, neural, neuron, talks, technology, ted, tedtalks |
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Corneille Ewango: A hero of the Congo Basin forest Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1099 seconds Global video hits: 3671 http://www.ted.com 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. Related: activism, basin, botany, cogin, conservation, cornielle, ewango, forest, talks, ted, tedtalks |
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Wade Davis: The worldwide web of belief and ritual Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1153 seconds Global video hits: 11293 http://www.ted.com 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 spiritual practice holds the world in balance. Related: anthropology, beauty, culture, davis, faith, global, issues, photography, religion, ted, tedtalks, wade |
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Spencer Wells: Building a family tree for all humanity Posted by: TEDtalksDirector
Video duration: 1341 seconds Global video hits: 6893 All humans share some common bits of DNA, passed down to us from our http://www.ted.com African ancestors. Geneticist Spencer Wells talks about how his Genographic Project will use this shared DNA to figure out how we are -- in all our diversity -- truly connected. Related: africa, anthropology, culture, dna, genetics, race, science, spencer, talks, ted, tedtalks, wells |
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