Category Archives: Design

Doodling in Math: Spirals, Fibonacci, and Being a Plant

Posted on January 29, 2012 by admin
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Massive-scale online collaboration: Luis von Ahn

Posted on December 22, 2011 by admin

After re-purposing CAPTCHA so each human-typed response helps digitize books, Luis von Ahn wondered how else to use small contributions by many on the Internet for greater good. At TEDxCMU, he shares how his ambitious new project, Duolingo, will help … Continue reading →

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Flyboard

Posted on December 20, 2011 by admin

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Blind Soccer: The Sound of Football

Posted on December 9, 2011 by admin

Blind Soccer: Pepsi Sets Up A Fair Match Between The Blind And Former Professional Players

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Freeing energy from the grid – Justin Hall-Tipping

Posted on October 27, 2011 by admin

What would happen if we could generate power from our windowpanes? In this moving talk, entrepreneur Justin Hall-Tipping shows the materials that could make that possible, and how questioning our notion of ‘normal’ can lead to extraordinary breakthroughs.

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Creative houses from reclaimed stuff – Dan Phillips

Posted on December 5, 2010 by admin

In this funny and insightful talk from TEDxHouston, builder Dan Phillips tours us through a dozen homes he’s built in Texas using recycled and reclaimed materials in wildly creative ways. Brilliant, low-tech design details will refresh your own creative drive.

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Caleb Chung plays with Pleo

Posted on June 19, 2010 by admin

Pleo the robot dinosaur acts like a living pet — exploring, cuddling, playing, reacting and learning. Inventor Caleb Chung talks about Pleo and his wild toy career. Caleb Chung dreams up toys that interact with children. He’s the inventor of … Continue reading →

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Ji Lee: The Transformative Power of Personal Projects

Posted on May 3, 2010 by admin
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Dean Kamen: The emotion behind invention

Posted on April 14, 2010 by admin

  Soldiers who’ve lost limbs in service face a daily struggle unimaginable to most of us. At TEDMED, Dean Kamen talks about the profound people and stories that motivated his work to give parts of their lives back with his … Continue reading →

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Bill Mollison on Permaculture

Posted on March 21, 2010 by admin

This is a short segment of Bill Mollison speaking about Permaculture.

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