David McCandless turns complex data sets (like worldwide military spending, media buzz, Facebook status updates) into beautiful, simple diagrams that tease out unseen patterns and connections. Good design, he suggests, is the best way to navigate information glut -- and it may just change the way we see the world.

JoAnn Kuchera-Morin demos the AlloSphere, a new way to see, hear and interpret scientific data. Dive into the brain, feel electron spin, hear the music of the elements ... and detect previously unseen patterns that could lead to new discoveries.

David McCandless turns complex data sets like worldwide military spending, media buzz, Facebook status updates and more into beautiful yet simple diagrams. He proposes design as the tool we use to navigate today's information glut, finding unique patterns and connections that may just change the way we see the world. (Recorded at TEDGlobal 2010,...

About this event: At TEDxTheHague, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group.

About this event: This TEDxOmahaSalon will focus on the topic of the Statistics and Data Visualization.

The deadline is tomorrow, Oct. 12, for TED's first-ever short film contest. Films selected from this contest will be screened at TEDIndia in early November, for a global audience of thinkers and doers, and possibly also shared here on the TED Blog! If you've got a cool short film, music video, commercial, PSA or data visualization that we shoul...

In Session 7, Breakthrough, Gary Flake demo'ed Pivot, amazing new data visualization tech from Microsoft Live Labs. Learn more here and, if you have a PC, download Pivot and play. Learn more about Pivot here at PressPass (you may need to install Silverlight) and on YouTube.

Jeff Han shows off a cheap, scalable multi-touch and pressure-sensitive computer screen interface that may spell the end of point-and-click.

Interaction designer Manuel Lima was a last minute addition to the TEDGlobal program, but he made an impact by showcasing his new method for displaying data and networks. Needless to say, the crowd and the Twitterverse was engaged and enthralled: listening to manuel lima and hearing about data vis that is actually useful and not just something ...

Ethan Zuckerman of Global Voices: It's not enough to make the personal decision that you want a wider world. We have to cultivate xenophiles. Novelist Elif Shafak: We're surrounded by our mirror images and it's not healthy for a human to stare at its own reflection too long. Storytelling is a way to transcend cultural walls. Identity polit...

Enter your short film (30 sec to 3 mins) in our first-ever contest -- with winners to be shown at TEDIndia this November, to an audience of interesting people from around the world. We're looking for all kinds of short film: brief narratives, commercials, demos, data visualization, music videos, animations ... Deadline for entry: Oct. 12, 2009. ...

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