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Moriba Jah: What if every satellite suddenly disappeared?

What would happen if one day all of humanity's artificial satellites suddenly disappeared? Within hours, most of the planet's traffic would grind to a halt, the world economy would shut down, and most countries would declare a state of emergency. Even in the best-case scenario, our civilization would be set back by decades. So, what are the odds...
https://www.ted.com/talks/moriba_jah_what_if_every_satellite_suddenly_disappeared

Fred Krupp: Let's launch a satellite to track a threatening greenhouse gas

When we talk about greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide gets the most attention -- but methane, which often escapes unseen from pipes and wells, has a far greater immediate impact on global warming. Environmentalist Fred Krupp has an idea to fix the problem: launch a satellite that tracks global methane emissions, and openly share the data it collec...
https://www.ted.com/talks/fred_krupp_let_s_launch_a_satellite_to_track_a_threatening_greenhouse_gas

Sarah Parcak: Hunting for Peru's lost civilizations -- with satellites

Around the world, hundreds of thousands of lost ancient sites lie buried and hidden from view. Satellite archaeologist Sarah Parcak is determined to find them before looters do. With the 2016 TED Prize, Parcak is building an online citizen-science tool called GlobalXplorer that will train an army of volunteer explorers to find and protect the wo...
https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_parcak_hunting_for_peru_s_lost_civilizations_with_satellites

Will Marshall: Tiny satellites show us the Earth as it changes in near-real-time

Satellite imaging has revolutionized our knowledge of the Earth, with detailed images of nearly every street corner readily available online. But Planet Labs' Will Marshall says we can do better and go faster -- by getting smaller. He introduces his tiny satellites -- no bigger than 10 by 10 by 30 centimeters -- that, when launched in a cluster,...
https://www.ted.com/talks/will_marshall_tiny_satellites_show_us_the_earth_as_it_changes_in_near_real_time

Dan Berkenstock: The world is one big dataset. Now, how to photograph it ...

We're all familiar with satellite imagery, but what we might not know is that much of it is out of date. That's because satellites are big and expensive, so there aren't that many of them up in space. As he explains in this fascinating talk, Dan Berkenstock and his team came up with a different solution, designing a cheap, lightweight satellite ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_berkenstock_the_world_is_one_big_dataset_now_how_to_photograph_it

Gavin McCormick: Tracking the whole world's carbon emissions -- with satellites and AI

What we know today about global greenhouse gas emissions is mostly self-reported by countries, and those numbers (sometimes tallied manually on paper!) are often inaccurate and prone to manipulation. If we really want to get serious about fighting climate change, we need a way to track carbon pollution in real-time and identify the worst culprit...
https://www.ted.com/talks/gavin_mccormick_tracking_the_whole_world_s_carbon_emissions_with_satellites_and_ai

Sarah Parcak: Archaeology from space

In this short talk, TED Fellow Sarah Parcak introduces the field of "space archaeology" -- using satellite images to search for clues to the lost sites of past civilizations.
https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_parcak_archaeology_from_space

Massimo Banzi: How Arduino is open-sourcing imagination

Massimo Banzi helped invent the Arduino, a tiny, easy-to-use open-source microcontroller that's inspired thousands of people around the world to make the coolest things they can imagine -- from toys to satellite gear. Because, as he says, "You don't need anyone's permission to make something great."
https://www.ted.com/talks/massimo_banzi_how_arduino_is_open_sourcing_imagination

Moriba Jah: Why we need to clean up our space debris

The world's telecommunications needs are dependent on the satellite infrastructure we've placed in orbit but what are we doing to protect it? Not a lot, according to space environmentalist Moriba Jah. In this eye-opening talk, he draws attention to the overcrowding of orbital space and suggests a few fixes that could prevent the traffic jam from...
https://www.ted.com/talks/moriba_jah_why_we_need_to_clean_up_our_space_debris

Wilton L. Virgo: How does your smartphone know your location?

GPS location apps on a smartphone can be very handy when mapping a travel route or finding nearby events. But how does your smartphone know where you are? Wilton L. Virgo explains how the answer lies 12,000 miles over your head, in an orbiting satellite that keeps time to the beat of an atomic clock powered by quantum mechanics. [Directed by Nic...
https://www.ted.com/talks/wilton_l_virgo_how_does_your_smartphone_know_your_location

Jeff Steers: Who won the space race?

On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the satellite Sputnik and, with it, an international space race. The United States and the Soviet Union rushed to declare dominance of space for 18 years, until the two countries agreed to a more collaborative model. The real winner? Science. Jeff Steers describes the history -- and the benefits -- o...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jeff_steers_who_won_the_space_race

Dan Berkenstock | TED Speaker

Dan Berkenstock and his team at Skybox Imaging are rethinking how to take photographs from space.
Satellite designer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/dan_berkenstock

Martine Rothblatt: My daughter, my wife, our robot, and the quest for immortality

The founder of Sirius XM satellite radio, Martine Rothblatt now heads up a drug company that makes life-saving medicines for rare diseases (including one drug that saved her own daughter's life). Meanwhile she is working to preserve the consciousness of the woman she loves in a digital file ... and a companion robot. In an onstage conversation w...
https://www.ted.com/talks/martine_rothblatt_my_daughter_my_wife_our_robot_and_the_quest_for_immortality

Sarah Parcak | TED Speaker

Like a modern-day Indiana Jones, Sarah Parcak uses satellite images to locate lost ancient sites. The winner of the 2016 TED Prize, her wish is to protect the world’s shared cultural heritage.
Satellite archaeologist + TED Prize winner
https://www.ted.com/speakers/sarah_parcak

Zoe Pierrat: Earth's mysterious red glow, explained

In 2009, a satellite circled Earth, scanning and sorting the wavelengths reflecting off the planet's surface. Researchers noticed something baffling: an unexpected wavelength of unknown origin. They tried looking at Earth with only this wavelength, and saw the planet covered in a red hue of varying intensity. So, what was going on? Zoe Pierrat e...
https://www.ted.com/talks/zoe_pierrat_earth_s_mysterious_red_glow_explained

Benjamin Grant: What it feels like to see Earth from space

What the astronauts felt when they saw Earth from space changed them forever. Author and artist Benjamin Grant aims to provoke this same feeling of overwhelming scale and beauty in each of us through a series of stunning satellite images that show the effects human beings are having on the planet. "If we can adopt a more expansive perspective, e...
https://www.ted.com/talks/benjamin_grant_what_it_feels_like_to_see_earth_from_space

Natalie Panek: Let's clean up the space junk orbiting Earth

Our lives depend on a world we can't see: the satellite infrastructure we use every day for information, entertainment, communication and so much more. But Earth orbit isn't a limitless resource, and the problem of space debris will get worse without a significant change to our behavior. Natalie Panek challenges us to consider the environmental ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/natalie_panek_let_s_clean_up_the_space_junk_orbiting_earth

Playlist: The Audacious Project: A new model to inspire change (6 talks)

The Audacious Project is TED's collaborative initiative to fund bold ideas for social impact. Learn more at AudaciousProject.org
Curated by TED · 6 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/the_audacious_project

Alexander MacDonald | TED Speaker

TED Senior Fellow Alexander MacDonald develops strategies to advance space exploration and encourage private-sector space activities.
Economist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/alex_macdonald

Bruno Bowden | TED Speaker

An engineer with Google (he helped build Google Earth), Bruno Bowden is also an enthusiastic folder of paper.
Engineer and origamist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/bruno_bowden

Alison Killing | TED Speaker

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Alison Killing uses satellite imagery and data visualization to investigate urgent social issues.
Journalist, architect
https://www.ted.com/speakers/alison_killing

Kate Marvel | TED Speaker

Climate scientist Kate Marvel looks at the big picture of environmental change.
Climate scientist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/kate_marvel

Robert Fischell | TED Speaker

Robert Fischell invented the rechargeable pacemaker, the implantable insulin pump, and devices that warn of epileptic seizures and heart attacks. Yet it's not just his inventive genius that makes him fascinating, but his determination to make the world a better place.
Biomedical inventor
https://www.ted.com/speakers/robert_fischell

Julia Bacha | TED Speaker

Julia Bacha is the creative director at Just Vision, an organization that uses film and multimedia storytelling to foster constructive conversations on some of the most divisive issues of our times.
Filmmaker
https://www.ted.com/speakers/julia_bacha

Danielle Wood | TED Speaker

Danielle Wood designs satellites and space technology applications that contribute to sustainable development.
Space engineer and development scholar
https://www.ted.com/speakers/danielle_wood

Martine Rothblatt | TED Speaker

Whether she’s inventing satellite radio, developing life-saving drugs or digitizing the human mind, Martine Rothblatt has a knack for turning visionary ideas into commonplace technology.
Transhumanist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/martine_rothblatt

Benjamin Grant | TED Speaker

Through his mesmerizing satellite photographs, Benjamin Grant offers us a new way of seeing of our planet and ourselves.
Artist, author
https://www.ted.com/speakers/benjamin_grant

Gavin McCormick | TED Speaker

Gavin McCormick is a cofounder of the Climate TRACE coalition, which combines satellites and artificial intelligence to detect human-caused greenhouse gases from all major sources.
High-tech environmental activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/gavin_mccormick

TEDxGatewayChange - an independently organized event

About this event: A Satellite Event for TEDxChange 2013 - Takes place on 4/4/13
Event details: Mumbai, India · April 2, 2013
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/8100

Gallery: Archaeological mysteries hidden in satellite images

Archaeology is a puzzle. For Sarah Parcak, trying to find ancient treasures is made exponentially easier by satellite imagery. Archaeologists have many tools at their disposal: shovels, trowels, satellites. If you are scratching your head at that final entry, check out how TED Prize winner Sarah Parcak uses satellite imagery to locate long-lost...
Posted February 17, 2016
https://ideas.ted.com/gallery-archaeological-mysteries-hidden-in-satellite-images
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