Random Talks

Steve Ramirez and Xu Liu shoot laser beams into the brains of living mice to activate and manipulate their memories. In a funny and — perhaps &#

Charlie Marcus is Professor of Physics at Harvard. His research focuses on fabrication of submicron electronic structures — semiconductor quantu

Because we want to understand what genes are required for blood vessel development, Courtney Griffin studies certain enzymes that help turn genes on a

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-brillia… Some lucky animals are naturally endowed with bioluminescence, or the ability to create

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/disappearin… Frogs (and amphibians in general) are in danger — worldwide, nearly one-third of

Why are comments off? We’re definitely looking for feedback on this series demo! However, the interactive nature of the demo makes it difficult

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-otherwo… About 60 percent of the ocean is a cold, dark region that spans down to 11,000 meters.

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-did-tra… If you live in the United States, you may live in the Eastern Standard Time Zone. Or ma

The fusion of science and art opens doors to possibilities beyond our imagination. Experimental performance and talk by Yoko Shimizu, contemporary art

Dr. Tetsunari Iida wants power in Japan to be clean, green and renewable. One of Japan’s most respected voices on energy policy, he helped develop Jap

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-did-clo… The study of clouds has always been a daydreamer’s science, aptly founded by a thoughtf

Serial entrepreneur Gunter Pauli’s avowed mission is to beat the present system in which whatever is good for your health and the environment is expen

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-is-moun… At 8,850 meters above sea level, Qomolangma, also known as Mount Everest, has the highe

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/exploration… There is a mind-boggling amount of data floating around our society. Physicists at CERN

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-is-brea… Where does bread get its fluffiness? Swiss cheese its holes? And what makes vinegar so

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-beginni… How did the universe begin — and how is it expanding? CERN physicist Tom Whyntie