Pruney fingers: A gripping story – Mark Changizi
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/pruney-fingers-a-gripping-story-mark-changizi Why do fingers become pruney when they get...
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Why domestic violence victims don’t leave – Leslie Morgan Steiner
Leslie Morgan Steiner was in “crazy love” — that is, madly in love with a man who routinely abused her and threate...
What’s an algorithm? – David J. Malan
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/your-brain-can-solve-algorithms-david-j-malan An algorithm is a mathematical method of s...
A universal translator for surgeons – Steven Schwaitzberg
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-universal-translator-for-surgeons-steven-schwaitzberg Laparoscopic surgery uses minima...
A cinematic journey through visual effects – Don Levy
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-cinematic-journey-through-visual-effects-don-levy It’s been 110 years since Geor...
How open data is changing international aid – Sanjay Pradhan
How do we make sure that development and aid money actually goes to the people who most need it? Sanjay Pradhan of the World Bank In...
The arts festival revolution – David Binder
David Binder is a major Broadway producer, but last summer he found himself in a small Australian neighborhood, watching locals danc...
Could tissue engineering mean personalized medicine? – Nina Tandon
Each of our bodies is utterly unique, which is a lovely thought until it comes to treating an illness — when every body reacts...
Excuse me, may I rent your car? – Robin Chase
A decade ago, Robin Chase founded Zipcar in the US, now the largest car-sharing company in the world. Now she’s exploring the...
What fear can teach us – Karen Thompson Walker
Imagine you’re a shipwrecked sailor adrift in the enormous Pacific. You can choose one of three directions and save yourself a...