tedconference

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Each year, the TED Conference (www.TED.com) hosts some of the world s most fascinating people: Trusted voices and convention-breaking mavericks, icons and geniuses. The talks they deliver have had had such a great impact, we thought they deserved a wider audience. So now we re sharing them with the world at large.

Website: http://www.ted.com

Videos (124)

Theo Jansen: The art of creating creatures

published 26 months ago

10:10 | 1,983 views

Dutch artist Theo Jansen demonstrates his amazingly lifelike kinetic sculptures, built from plastic tubes and lemonade bottles. His "Strandbeests" (Beach Creatures) are built to move and even survive on their own
Vusi Mahlasela: "Thula Mama"

published 27 months ago

12:03 | 1,758 views

South African singer-songwriter Vusi Mahlasela dedicates his song, "Thula Mama," to all women -- with a special mention for his grandmother, who showed spine-tingling bravery in the face of apartheid-era police oppression. His story, voice...
Chris Abani: Learning the stories of Africa

published 27 months ago

19:34 | 1,673 views

In this deeply personal talk, novelist and poet Chris Abani searches for the heart of Africa through poetry and narrative -- including his own story of artistic and political awakening, which began with an inventive teacher who taught him the...
Patrick Awuah: Educating a new generation of African leaders

published 27 months ago

19:27 | 1,327 views

Patrick Awuah left a comfortable life in Seattle to return to Ghana and co-found, against the odds, a liberal arts college. Why? Because he believes that Ghana's failures in leadership -- and he gives several mind-boggling examples -- stem from...
Cheetahs vs. Hippos for Africa's future

published 28 months ago

19:45 | 1,895 views

This grab-you-by the throat speech by Ghanaian economist George Ayittey unleashes an almost breathtaking torrent of controlled anger toward Africa's corrupt leaders and the complacent populace that allows them to thrive. Why, then, does...
David Bolinsky: Fantastic voyage inside a cell

published 28 months ago

11:42 | 2,588 views

Medical animator David Bolinsky presents 3 minutes of stunning animation that show the bustling life inside a cell. Built by his company, XVIVO, to teach Harvard medical students, the clip features sweeping cinematic values and even a little drama....
Is 4 a.m. the new midnight?

published 28 months ago

11:02 | 18,695 views

The slam poet/tech artist/paper sculptor Rives does eight minutes of lyrical origami, folding history into a series of coincidences surrounding that most surreal of hours, 4 o'clock in the morning. This elusive hour, both very late and very...
Blaise Aguera y Arcas: Photosynth demo

published 29 months ago

9:27 | 2,440 views

Using photos of oft-snapped subjects (like Notre Dame) scraped from around the Web, Photosynth (based on Seadragon technology) creates breathtaking multidimensional spaces with zoom and navigation features that outstrip all expectation. Its...
Thomas Barnett: The Pentagon's new map for war and peace

published 29 months ago

25:39 | 2,367 views

In this bracingly honest and funny talk, international security strategist Thomas P.M. Barnett outlines a post-Cold War solution for the foundering US military: Break it in two. He suggests the military re-form into two groups: a Leviathan force, a...
Stewart Brand: Why squatter cities are a good thing

published 29 months ago

5:02 | 1,906 views

Rural villages worldwide are being deserted, as billions of people flock to cities, to live in teeming squatter camps and slums. And Stewart Brand says this is a good thing. Why? It'll take you 3 minutes to find out. Music: Brian Eno, "Just...