Showing posts with label TED. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TED. Show all posts

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Vik Muniz On His Art And Creativity

I promise you won't regret taking the time to watch. In fact you will most likely be pretty glad you did, trust me.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Incredibly Inspired Performance Of Sarah Jones At TED



I have admit that I had no idea who she was. I am now better for having seen this and I have to say I laughed my ass off. This is twenty minutes of tour de force comedic genius, enjoy.

The Amazing Mind Of Clifford Stoll

This guy has long been a personal hero of mine who has managed to make huge contributions across a number of scientific fields, from topology to computer science, from education to physics (and Klein bottles) and the whole time being a great inspiration to scientists in all fields.


I will be posting on his Klein bottles shortly. I've been on kind of a kick you know.

Monday, February 8, 2010

The Beautiful Math Of Coral By Margaret Werthiem

                          

This is one of the best TED talks ever given. Anyone with a love of math or biology or crafts or anyone at all even would love to hear this. This is the lady who with her sister are responsible for crocheting an entire coral

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Stunningly Beautiful; Frans Lanting's The Life Project Slideshow



Truly one of the greatest nature photographers. Frans Lanting's work can be seen in Time, National Geographic and Audubon magazines. In this presentation he takes us on a journey through time and also

Saturday, February 6, 2010

The Incredible Artwork Of Tom Shannon



Inspiring and magical; Tom Shannon's magnetic artwork is inspired by the solar-system, nature and science is truly wonderful, as is the talk. 

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

The Incredible Mecha-Kinetic World Of Arthur Ganson



If you don't know of this guy's work then do yourself a favor and watch his TED talk (after the page-break) These are the most beautiful machines I've seen in a very long time, and I feel confident that if you can push through the first couple minutes, you will be greatly rewarded, I promise.

Monday, February 1, 2010

William Kamkwamba On Harnessing The Wind



About as inspiring as it gets don't you think?

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Oliver Sacks On What We Can Learn About The Mind From Hallucinations



This a great talk, Oliver Sacks is brilliant, and the best part is that he talks about Charles Bonnett syndrome.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Reasearcher Kamal Meattle Teaches Us How To Grow Our Own Air



When I first read of this guy's work I was blown away and have been telling people about it any chance I get. This guy actually saved his own health by doing this and its simple grow these plants and be

Sunday, January 24, 2010

The Very Entertaining Michael Shermer Of The Skeptic At TED




Micheal Shermer is very funny. Few people do a better job at calling bullshit on a subject. This time he uses music and video to do the job and its all about why people people believe in the strange things they do. Here is a link to The Skeptic.

Saturday, January 23, 2010

The Great Elaine Morgan Talks On the Subject Of The Auquatic Ape Hypothesis




The aquatic ape hypothesis in short supposes that at some point in our evolutionary development we were much more aquatic then we are at present. this can be a jaw dropping idea the first time you hear off it, and at

Thursday, January 21, 2010

TED Talk - The X-ray Art Of Nick Veasey




This is the truly amazing work the artist Nick Veasey. he specializes in X-ray Photography on huge scales with enough radiation to kill someone. He gets around  that little problem by using models who are in fact

Monday, January 18, 2010

Incredible Perfornamce Of Then 11 Year Old Sirena Huang




Sirena plays with emotion and skill far beyond her years, and in this performance on TED we actually get to hear her speak for a change (about halfway through) prepare to be impressed.

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Aimee Mullins Talks About Her Amazing 12 Pairs Of Legs On TED




This is a must see TED talk by a lady who is changing the common notions on the limits of the human body.
"Athlete, actor and activist Aimee Mullins talks about her prosthetic legs -- she's got a dozen amazing pairs -- and the superpowers they grant her: speed, beauty, an extra 6 inches of height ... Quite simply, she redefines what the body can be"

Thursday, January 14, 2010