Resources by TED

Heather Barnett: What Humans Can Learn from Semi Intelligent Slime

In this talk, courtesy of TED, artist Heather Barnett explains how she is inspired by biological design and self-organising systems. She works with Physarum polycephalum (commonly called slime mould),...

Magnus Larsson: Turning Dunes into Architecture

In this talk, courtesy of TED, architecture student Magnus Larsson details his bold proposal to build a 6,000-kilometer-long wall across the entire African continent. He aims to use Bacillus pasteurii (...

Marcus Du Sautoy: Symmetry Reality's Riddle

In this video, courtesy of TED, Marcus du Sautoy tells the story of Évariste Galois' work in the mathematical area of symmetry. The language of symmetry holds the key to understanding in a number of...

Martin Hanczyc: the Line Between Life and Not Life

In this talk, courtesy of TED, Martin Hanczyc explains how he makes "protocells," using chemicals that behave like living cells when mixed together. His work demonstrates how life might have first...

Michael Pawlyn: Using Nature's Genius in Architecture

In this talk, courtesy of TED, Michael Pawlyn describes how we could transform architecture and save resources and energy using biomimicry. He explains that in order to make progress with the...

Pattie Maes Demos the Sixth Sense?

In this talk, courtesy of TED, Pattie Maes demonstrates a wearable device with a projector that paves the way for more interaction with our environment.

Wearing just a simple webcam, a portable,...

Robert Lang: the Maths and Magic of Origami

In this video, courtesy of TED, Robert Lang explores the links between mathematics and origami. Beginning by exploring the origins of origami and how it is perceived today, Robert explains how origami...

Scott Kim Takes Apart the Art of Puzzles

In this video, courtesy of TED, Scott Kim, puzzle designer, takes a tour through the story of designing puzzles. A puzzle is a well designed problem that has a right answer and is fun to solve. Being...

Terry Moore: Why Is X the Unknown?

In this video, courtesy of TED, Terry Moore asks the question: "Why is 'x' the unknown?" To attempt to answer this question the origins of a mathematical word is traced back to its roots in Arabic, the...