Tag Archives: Design

Massive-scale online collaboration: Luis von Ahn

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

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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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Creative houses from reclaimed stuff – Dan Phillips

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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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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The world’s deepest bin

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Bottle Bank Arcade

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The design genius of Charles + Ray Eames

Take your pleasure seriously.

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Using Math to Make Crazy Cool Origami

Robert Lang is a pioneer of the newest kind of origami — using math and engineering principles to fold mind-blowingly intricate designs that are beautiful and, sometimes, very useful.

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