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...
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How we found the giant squid – Edith Widder
Humankind has been looking for the giant squid (Architeuthis) since we first started taking pictures underwater. But the elusive dee...
The future race car — 150mph, and no driver – Chris Gerdes
Autonomous cars are coming — and they’re going to drive better than you. Chris Gerdes reveals how he and his team are de...
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...
Shape-shifting dinosaurs – Jack Horner
Where are the baby dinosaurs? In a spellbinding talk paleontologist Jack Horner describes how slicing open fossil skulls revealed a...
A vision of crimes in the future – Marc Goodman
The world is becoming increasingly open, and that has implications both bright and dangerous. Marc Goodman paints a portrait of a gr...
A civil response to violence – Emiliano Salinas
In this passionate talk that’s already caused a sensation in Mexico, Emiliano Salinas, son of former president Carlos Salinas...
What we’re learning from online education – Daphne Koller
Daphne Koller is enticing top universities to put their most intriguing courses online for free — not just as a service, but a...
Re-examining the remix – Lawrence Lessig
Former “young Republican” Larry Lessig talks about what Democrats can learn about copyright from their opposite party, c...
Mining minerals from seawater – Damian Palin
The world needs clean water, and more and more, we’re pulling it from the oceans, desalinating it, and drinking it. But what t...