TED Fellow Lucy McRae is a body architect. She imagines ways to merge biology and technology in our own bodies. In this visually stunning talk, she shows her work, from clothes that recreate the body's insides for a music video with pop-star…
Erik Spiekermann, a German typographer and designer, has created typefaces that are seen today as modern classics. By thinking outside the box, he has changed and formed the corporate images of clients such as Deutsche Bahn, the city of…
How can we make digital content graspable? The PHD student Fabian Hemmer researched how mass, shape and even intuition can be applied to mobile phones in order for technology to move towards becoming more human.
For Noa Lerner, having no access to sanitation means being robbed of one’s dignity. By reinventing the toilet and overcoming what appeared to be insurmountable challenges, her design is able provide even the poorest of the poor with…
Lehna Malmkvist believes in a world in which men live integrated in their ecosystem. In Victoria BC Canada she already established a little oasis of her vision.
A lamp you can inspect how much the sun has shone the day it was produced? Katharina Mischer and Thomas Traxler from Vienna produce design products, furniture and installations by solar energy. Their Designs are smart and extraordinary.
Management consultant Nils Lindell and his family set out to reduce their CO2-footprint from the Swedish average of about 7 tons per person and year to the one ton that will be required in the not too far future. An ordinary family in an…
Artificial intelligence as art. Hannes Koch, co-founder of the art collective rAndom International, discusses the relationship between man and machine and how simulated natural behaviour effects us. Welcome to Art 3.0.
The relationships we have with everyday objects is changing. No longer are objects solely being produced in traditional factories, but instead, manufacturing is becoming digitalised. Are we entering the third industrial revolution?
A car without a driver? That is the car of the future and it is transforming the transportation landscape in urban areas. Raúl Rojas, a Professor of Computer Science and Mathematics at the Freie Universtität Berlin has developed such an…
The work of the designer Werner Aisslinger covers the spectrum of experimental and artistic approaches, including industrial design and architecture. He introduces new materials and techniques to the world of product design.
August 31st looks to be promising! Get ready to enjoy an overload of inspiration and discover the spirit of TED with some of today's brightest minds mapping out our tomorrow in fields such as technology, education and design.
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