Videos
Blaise Aguera y Arcas: Jaw-dropping Photosynth demo Blaise Aguera y Arcas leads a dazzling demo of Photosynth, software that could transform the way we look at digital images. Using still photos culled from the Web, Photosynth builds breathtaking dreamscapes and lets us navigate them.
Duration: 7:30 Source: www.ted.com
Ray Kurzweil: How technology's accelerating power will transform us Inventor, entrepreneur and visionary Ray Kurzweil explains in abundant, grounded detail why, by the 2020s, we will have reverse-engineered the human brain and nanobots will be operating your consciousness.
Duration: 22:56 Source: www.ted.com
David Bolinsky: Fantastic voyage inside a cell Medical animator David Bolinsky presents 3 minutes of stunning animation that show the bustling life inside a cell.
Duration: 9:45 Source: www.ted.com
Robert Full: How engineers learn from evolution 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.
Duration: 20:22 Source: www.ted.com
Dean Kamen: New prosthetic arm for veterans Inventor Dean Kamen previews the prosthetic arm he’s developing at the request of the US Department of Defense. His quiet commitment to using technology to solve problems -- while honoring the human spirit -- has never been more clear.
Duration: 5:09 Source: www.ted.com
Hod Lipson: Robots that are "self-aware" Hod Lipson demonstrates a few of his cool little robots, which have the ability to learn, understand themselves and even self-replicate.
Duration: 6:17 Source: www.ted.com