http://www.ted.com Environmental scientist David Keith proposes a cheap, effective, shocking means to address climate change: What if we injected a huge cloud of ash into the atmosphere to deflect sunlight and heat? ... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!
Sherwin Nuland: How electroshock therapy changed me
http://www.ted.com Surgeon and author Sherwin Nuland discusses the development of electroshock therapy as a cure for severe, life-threatening depression — including his own. Its a moving and heartfelt talk about relief, redemption and second chances.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!
Eleni Gabre-Madhin: Building a commodities market in Ethiopia
http://www.ted.com Economist Eleni Gabre-Madhin outlines her ambitious vision to found the first commodities market in Ethiopia. Her plan would create wealth, minimize risk for farmers and turn the world’s largest recipient of food aid into a regional food basket.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!
3 clues to understanding your brain | VS Ramachandran
http://www.ted.com Vilayanur Ramachandran tells us what brain damage can reveal about the connection between celebral tissue and the mind, using three startling delusions as examples.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!
Paul Rothemund: Casting spells with DNA
http://www.ted.com Paul Rothemund writes code that causes DNA to arrange itself into a star, a smiley face and more. Sure, it’s a stunt, but it’s also a demonstration of self-assembly at the smallest of scales — with vast implications for the future of making things.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!
Maira Kalman: The illustrated woman
http://www.ted.com Author and illustrator Maira Kalman talks about her life and work, from her covers for The New Yorker to her books for children and grown-ups. She is as wonderful, as wise and as deliciously off-kilter in person as she is on paper.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!
Hod Lipson: Robots that are “self-aware”
http://www.ted.com Hod Lipson demonstrates a few of his cool little robots, which have the ability to learn, understand themselves and even self-replicate.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!
Life at 30,000 feet | Richard Branson
http://www.ted.com Richard Branson talks to TED’s Chris Anderson about the ups and the downs of his career, from his multibillionaire success to his multiple near-death experiences — and reveals some of his (very surprising) motivations.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!
Kenichi Ebina: Hip-hop dance and a little magic
http://www.ted.com Kenichi Ebina moves his body in a manner that appears to defy the limits imposed by the human skeleton. He combines breakdancing and hip-hop with mime using movements that are simultaneously precise and fluid.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!