TEDActive: What the world needs now

http://www.ted.com At TEDActive 2010, in a collaborative effort from the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, Jill Sobule, John Doe, and a host of other talented attendees, this inspiring little tune was written, performed, and recorded in four days as Aaron Koblin brought together images hand-drawn by TEDActive attendees that express what they think the world needs now.... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!

Pawan Sinha on how brains learn to see

http://www.ted.com Pawan Sinha details his groundbreaking research into how the brain’s visual system develops. Sinha and his team provide free vision-restoring treatment to children born blind, and then study how their brains learn to interpret visual data. The work offers insights into neuroscience, engineering and even autism.
TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the “Sixth Sense” wearable tech, and “Lost” producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate. Watch a highlight reel of the Top 10 TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/top10... Read More إقرأ المزيد | Share it now!