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Tom Shannon: The painter and the pendulum
Ted Talk: http://www.ted.com TED Talks TED visits Tom Shannon in his Manhattan studio for an intimate look at his science-inspired art. An …
How a long-forgotten virus could help us solve the antibiotics crisis | Alexander Belcredi
Ted Talk: Viruses have a bad reputation -- but some of them could one day save your life, says biotech entrepreneur Alexander Belcredi. In …
Fabian Hemmert: The shape-shifting future of the mobile phone
Ted Talk: http://www.ted.com At TEDxBerlin, Fabian Hemmert demos one future of the mobile phone -- a shape-shifting and weight-shifting han…
New insights on poverty | Hans Rosling
Ted Talk: http://www.ted.com Researcher Hans Rosling uses his cool data tools to show how countries are pulling themselves out of poverty. …
The risky politics of progress | Jonathan Tepperman
Ted Talk: Global problems such as terrorism, inequality and political dysfunction aren't easy to solve, but that doesn't mean we should sto…
"The Last Serenade" | Lili Haydn
Ted Talk: In a stirring, emotional performance, violinist Lili Haydn plays a selection from her musical "The Last Serenade." Check out more…
James Watson: How we discovered DNA
Ted Talk: http://www.ted.com Nobel laureate James Watson opens TED2005 with the frank and funny story of how he and his research partner, F…
Kaki King rocks out to "Playing with Pink Noise"
Ted Talk: http://www.ted.com Kaki King, the first female on Rolling Stone's "guitar god" list, rocks out to a full live set at TED2008, inc…
The global learning crisis -- and what to do about it | Amel Karboul
Ted Talk: The most important infrastructure we have is educated minds, says former Tunisian government minister Amel Karboul. Yet too often…
Ethel: "Blue Room"
Ted Talk: http://www.ted.com The avant-garde string quartet Ethel performs the third movement from Phil Kline's four-part suite "The Blue R…
How to use data to make a hit TV show | Sebastian Wernicke
Ted Talk: Does collecting more data lead to better decision-making? Competitive, data-savvy companies like Amazon, Google and Netflix have …
Elaine Morgan says we evolved from aquatic apes
Ted Talk: http://www.ted.com Elaine Morgan is a tenacious proponent of the aquatic ape hypothesis: the idea that humans evolved from primat…
How much sleep do you really need? | Sleeping with Science, a TED series
Ted Talk: You know you need to get enough sleep, but the question remains: How much is enough? Sleep scientist Matt Walker tells us the rec…
Are you a giver or a taker? | Adam Grant
Ted Talk: In every workplace, there are three basic kinds of people: givers, takers and matchers. Organizational psychologist Adam Grant br…
Alastair Parvin: Architecture for the people by the people
Ted Talk: Architect Alastair Parvin presents a simple but provocative idea: what if, instead of architects creating buildings for those who…