February 2008

Robert Ballard has a bit of a chip on his shoulder. He’d realy like to know why we look up and not down. “Our country… Read More »TED2008: Robert Ballard wants you to look down

Dr. Brian Cox has been described as a “rock star physicist”. He’s a Royal Society University Research Fellow in the school of physics and astronomy… Read More »TED2008: Bringing the forces together

Tod Machover of MIT’s Media Lab has been pushing the boundaries of music for years. Now he’s pushing the boundaries of who can perform music… Read More »TED2008: Tod Machover, and finding yourself through music

Amy Tan wrote an essay when she was eleven titled, “From Nothing Comes Something”. She got a B-. Her talk, on her creative process, is… Read More »TED2008: Amy Tan and her muse

Ever wonder how origami artists create those amazing models of complex animals? Robert Lang can help you out. He’s a mathematician who’s been one of… Read More »TED2008: Robert Lang, folding the future

Yves Béhar is an unusual sort of designer – his goal is not to make bad products prettier, but to create new, beautiful products from… Read More »TED2008: Yves Behar – Design from the inside out