http://www.ted.com Microsoft’s Stephen Lawler gives a whirlwind tour of Virtual Earth, moving up, down and through its hyper-real cityscapes with dazzlingly fluidity, a remarkable feat that requires staggering amounts of data to bring into focus.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!

http://www.ted.com Two Pilobolus dancers perform “Symbiosis.” Does it trace the birth of a relationship? Or the co-evolution of symbiotic species? Music: “God Music,” George Crumb; “Fratres,” Arvo Part; “MorangoAlmost a Tango,” Thomas Oboe Lee.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!

http://www.ted.com In this emotionally charged conversation with journalist Kurt Andersen, designer David Rockwell discusses the process of building a viewing platform at Ground Zero shortly after 9/11.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!

http://www.ted.com IDEOs David Kelley says that product design has become much less about the hardware and more about the user experience. He shows video of this new, broader approach, including footage from the Prada store in New York.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!

http://www.ted.com Graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister takes the audience on a whimsical journey through moments of his life that made him happy — and notes how many of these moments have to do with good design.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!

http://www.ted.com In our hyperlinked world, we can know anything, anytime. And this mass enlightenment, says Buddhist scholar Bob Thurman, is our first step toward Buddha nature.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!

http://www.ted.com Anand Agarawala presents BumpTop, a user interface that takes the usual desktop metaphor to a glorious, 3-D extreme, transforming file navigation into a freewheeling playground of crumpled documents and clipping-covered “walls.”... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!

http://www.ted.com The avant-garde string quartet Ethel performs the third movement from Phil Kline’s four-part suite “The Blue Room and Other Stories.” Searching melodic lines show off the deep, emotional musicality of these passionate players.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!