Digital humanitarianism – Paul Conneally
The disastrous earthquake in Haiti taught humanitarian groups an unexpected lesson: the power of mobile devices to coordinate, infor...
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How to fool a GPS – Todd Humphreys
Todd Humphreys forecasts the near-future of geolocation when millimeter-accurate GPS “dots” will enable you to find pin-...
How to set the table – Anna Post
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-set-the-table-anna-post Can’t remember where your soup spoon ought to go? W...
Vermicomposting: How worms can reduce our waste – Matthew Ross
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/vermicomposting-how-worms-can-reduce-our-waste-matthew-ross Nearly one third of our food...
A critical examination of the technology in our lives – Kevin Shindel
Teaching is both a science and an art, and many teachers around the world spend endless hours perfecting their professional practice...
Is there a center of the universe? – Marjee Chmiel and Trevor Owens
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/is-there-a-center-of-the-universe-marjee-chmiel-and-trevor-owens It’s been a long...
How big is the ocean? – Scott Gass
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-big-is-the-ocean-scott-gass While the Earth’s oceans are known as five separat...
Medicine’s future? There’s an app for that – Daniel Kraft
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/medicine-s-future-there-s-an-app-for-that-daniel-kraft Daniel Kraft offers a fast-paced...
Behind the Great Firewall of China – Michael Anti
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/behind-the-great-firewall-of-china-michael-anti Michael Anti (aka Jing Zhao) has been bl...
Building unimaginable shapes – Michael Hansmeyer
Inspired by cell division, Michael Hansmeyer writes algorithms that design outrageously fascinating shapes and forms with millions o...