Bobak Ferdowsi: On our home in the universe

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5 talks (Curated by Bobak Ferdowski)

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Hans Rosling: Global population growth, box by box
10:04
"Hans Rosling is a personal favorite of mine because he presents such complex concepts in very intuitive ways."

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The world's population will grow to 9 billion over the next 50 years -- and only by raising the living standards of the poorest can we check population growth. This is the paradoxical answer that Hans Rosling unveils at TED@Cannes using colorful new data display technology (you'll see).

TED@Cannes, Filmed Jun 2010, Posted Jul 2010

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Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity
19:24
"My experience has been that kids are so creative and inquisitive and unfortunately those traits aren’t always nurtured, so though I don’t know that I fully agree, watching Robinson’s talk on our education is still really interesting."

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Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.

TED2006, Filmed Feb 2006, Posted Jun 2006

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Hans Rosling: New insights on poverty
18:57
"I appreciate Hans Rosling as someone who often has to convey topics where trends and data are involved. But also just for his work in understanding the state of the world and our condition."

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Researcher Hans Rosling uses his cool data tools to show how countries are pulling themselves out of poverty. He demos Dollar Street, comparing households of varying income levels worldwide. Then he does something really amazing.

TED2007, Filmed Mar 2007, Posted Jun 2007

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4.

Stephen Hawking: Questioning the universe
10:12
"Dr. Hawking provides an amazing insight in perspective into our universe and provides a context for life as we know it."

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In keeping with the theme of TED2008, professor Stephen Hawking asks some Big Questions about our universe -- How did the universe begin? How did life begin? Are we alone? -- and discusses how we might go about answering them.

TED2008, Filmed Feb 2008, Posted Apr 2008

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Joshua Klein: The intelligence of crows
10:06
"What’s so cool is how much intelligence there is in the world and that’s why I love learning about crows – even as a child growing up I would watch crows find clever ways of scavenging for food."

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Hacker and writer Joshua Klein is fascinated by crows. (Notice the gleam of intelligence in their little black eyes?) After a long amateur study of corvid behavior, he's come up with an elegant thought experiment: a machine that could form a new bond between animal and human.

TED2008, Filmed Mar 2008, Posted May 2008

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