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Steven Levitt on child carseats
http://www.ted.com Steven Levitt shares data that shows car seats are no more effective than seatbelts in protecting kids from dying in cars. However, during the Q&A, he makes one crucial caveat.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!
Adam Grosser: A mobile fridge for vaccines
http://www.ted.com Adam Grosser talks about a project to build a refrigerator that works without electricity — to bring the vital tool to villages and clinics worldwide. Tweaking some old technology, he’s come up with a system that works.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!
Robert Full: Engineering and evolution
http://www.ted.com Insects and animals have evolved some amazing skills — but, as Robert Full notes, many animals are actually over-engineered. The trick is to copy only what’s necessary. He shows how human engineers can learn from animals’ tricks.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!
Chris Jordan: Turning powerful stats into art
http://www.ted.com Artist Chris Jordan shows us an arresting view of what Western culture looks like. His supersized images picture some almost unimaginable statistics — like the astonishing number of paper cups we use every single day.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!
George Dyson: The birth of the computer
http://www.ted.com Historian George Dyson tells stories from the birth of the modern computer — from its 16th-century origins to the hilarious notebooks of some early computer engineers.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!
Murray Gell-Mann: Do all languages have a common ancestor?
http://www.ted.com After speaking at TED2007 on elegance in physics, the amazing Murray Gell-Mann gives a quick overview of another passionate interest: finding the common ancestry of our modern languages.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!
Wade Davis: The worldwide web of belief and ritual
http://www.ted.com Anthropologist Wade Davis muses on the worldwide web of belief and ritual that makes us human. He shares breathtaking photos and stories of the Elder Brothers, a group of Sierra Nevada indians whose spiritual practice holds the world in balance.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!
Nathan Myhrvold: A life of fascinations
http://www.ted.com Nathan Myhrvold talks about a few of his latest fascinations — animal photography, archeology, BBQ and generally being an eccentric genius multimillionaire. Listen for wild stories from the (somewhat raunchy) edge of the animal world.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!