Category Archives: Invention

Living Beyong Limits: Amy Purdy

Amy Purdy talks about the power of imagination. She explains how our lives are not determined by what happens to us, but by the choices we make. Imagination allows us to break down borders, to move beyond our circumstances, to … Continue reading

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Freeing energy from the grid – Justin Hall-Tipping

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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The Shweeb Human-Powered Monorail

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Caleb Chung plays with Pleo

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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Tom Shannon’s anti-gravity sculpture

Tom Shannon shows off his gravity-defying, otherworldly sculpture — made of simple, earthly materials — that floats and spins like planets on magnets and suspension wire.

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Sneak Peek of New BBC Documentary ‘The Virtual Revolution’

On January 30th, the BBC will begin airing a multi-part documentary about the internet and how it has changed the way people interact and communicate and how it’s continual expansion is changing the lives of people today.. It looks really … Continue reading

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Design Like You Give a Damn – India

The passion of a social entrepreneur in India has created a solution that will dramatically improve the quality of life for countless people. Design like you give a damn. A person can make a difference. A building can make a difference. … Continue reading

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Spontanious inventions-Bobby McFerrin

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Play + Pump = Water + Less Disease + More Time for School

The passion of one social entrepreneur in Africa has created a solution that will dramatically improve the quality of life for countless people. A simple idea that can change the world most profoundly. Kids play – Water pumps National Geographic … Continue reading

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Ideas that shape the future – Dean Kamen

“We get what we celebrate and we are celebrating the wrong things.” – Dean Kamen. Dean Kamen gives a talk at the 2008 Aspen Ideas Festival. Video 1 of 3 Video 2 of 3 Video 3 of 3 Segway inventor … Continue reading

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