Random Talks

What you can get from the photos Rei Shito takes on the streets of Tokyo are glimpses into the lives and mindsets of impromptu models on the move arti

Viacom/MTV executive Ross Martin shares how his background in poetry uniquely and appropriately prepared him for the business world.

iew full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-hidden-… When you think of natural history museums, you might picture exhibits filled with ancien

A partner at renowned design firm IDEO and the co-leader of both IDEO’s Bay Area operation and its Asia initiative, Owen Rogers stands squarely at the

Renée Byer has the rare inner lens needed to produce photos with profound emotional resonance and sensitivity. That talent has brought her countless h

If Edison is an inventor, Yoichi Ochiai is a wizard. He integrates science and art, combining digital and analog media such as electronic circuits and

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/rhythm-in-a… Many modern musical instruments are complicated pieces of machinery with many moving pa

BLACK – Yo-Yo Performer and Serial Dreamer BLACK is all about impossible dreams. After getting Gold Medal at the World Yo-Yo Contest in 2001 whi

A Speculation in Movement on the Unique Capabilities of Earthbound Dancers to Navigate Zero Gravity Environments Music by Greg Brosofske Physics Advis

Shigeru Ban’s practical philosophy of architecture involves nothing less than redefining aesthetics, space, materials and structure. His unusual modul

Sh0h – Beatbox Artist Sh0h ignites audiences with just his body and a single microphone. A beatbox artist who won the Japan Beatbox Championship

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-ancient… The term modern art sounds like it means art that is popular now, but the style actuall

Watch world-renowned electric violinist Dr. Draw and dance powerhouse Gadfly during their performance at TEDxToronto 2011.

de Guadalupe is an independent performing artist, Arts Programmer, and a member of the SC Arts Commission’s Roster of Approved Artists for the A

Mistubako Matsuo inhabits an utterly poetic world humming with the mysteries of the honeybee. Fieldwork and frequent visits to local beekeepers across

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-history… Why do we dance? African-American social dances started as a way for enslaved Africans