Resources by TED
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Heather Barnett: What Humans Can Learn from Semi Intelligent Slime
In this talk, courtesy of TED, artist Heather Barnett explains how she is inspired by biological design and self-organising systems. She works with Physarum polycephalum (commonly called slime mould), a eukaryotic microorganism that lives in cool, moist areas. Barnett used time-lapse photography to film the...
Magnus Larsson: Turning Dunes into Architecture
In this talk, courtesy of TED, architecture student Magnus Larsson details his bold proposal to build a 6,000-kilometer-long wall across the entire African continent. He aims to use Bacillus pasteurii (microorganisms that create sandstone) to solidify the sand and to help provide shelter for individuals and curb...
Marcus Du Sautoy: Symmetry Reality's Riddle
In this video, courtesy of TED, Marcus du Sautoy tells the story of Évariste Galois' work in the mathematical area of symmetry. The language of symmetry holds the key to understanding in a number of scientific area such as molecular structure and microbiology.
The story continues by looking at the...
Martin Hanczyc: the Line Between Life and Not Life
In this talk, courtesy of TED, Martin Hanczyc explains how he makes "protocells," using chemicals that behave like living cells when mixed together. His work demonstrates how life might have first occurred on Earth and broadens our view of what life is and what possible forms of life may exist elsewhere in the...
Michael Pawlyn: Using Nature's Genius in Architecture
In this talk, courtesy of TED, Michael Pawlyn describes how we could transform architecture and save resources and energy using biomimicry. He explains that in order to make progress with the sustainability revolution, there are three really big changes we need to bring about. Firstly, radical increases in...
Pattie Maes Demos the Sixth Sense?
In this talk, courtesy of TED, Pattie Maes demonstrates a wearable device with a projector that paves the way for more interaction with our environment.
Wearing just a simple webcam, a portable, battery-powered projection system with a little mirror. Pattie can communicate with the phone in her pocket...
Robert Lang: the Maths and Magic of Origami
In this video, courtesy of TED, Robert Lang explores the links between mathematics and origami. Beginning by exploring the origins of origami and how it is perceived today, Robert explains how origami has developed through the application of mathematics and four simple laws.
It is shown that the...
Scott Kim Takes Apart the Art of Puzzles
In this video, courtesy of TED, Scott Kim, puzzle designer, takes a tour through the story of designing puzzles. A puzzle is a well designed problem that has a right answer and is fun to solve. Being able to create puzzles has applications in computing and the principles involved in solving puzzles can be used...
TED is a non profit organisation devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, and today covers almost all topics — from science to business to global issues — in more than 100...
Terry Moore: Why Is X the Unknown?
In this video, courtesy of TED, Terry Moore asks the question: "Why is 'x' the unknown?" To attempt to answer this question the origins of a mathematical word is traced back to its roots in Arabic, the translation into Spanish and then into Latin. It turns out that the letter 'x' is used for the unknown because...