http://www.ted.com 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.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!
Cradle to cradle design | William McDonough
http://www.ted.com 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.” ... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!
Vik Muniz: Art with wire, sugar, chocolate and string
http://www.ted.com 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.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!
Rev. Tom Honey: How could God have allowed the tsunami?
http://www.ted.com 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.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!
Thomas Dolby & Rachelle Garniez: “La Vie en Rose”
http://www.ted.com 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 standard “La Vie en Rose.”... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!
Thom Mayne: Architecture is a new way to connect to the world
http://www.ted.com 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.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!
Susan Savage-Rumbaugh: The gentle genius of bonobos
http://www.ted.com 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 biology — and how much by cultural exposure.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!
Sheila Patek: Measuring the fastest animal on earth
http://www.ted.com 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.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!
How to get your ideas to spread | Seth Godin
http://www.ted.com 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 are more successful than boring ones.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!