Ian Firth designs bridges all around the world; some are very long and cross over wide rivers or sea channels, and some are really short and in the middle of towns and cities, but "all of them are unique and special in their own way."

About this event: TEDxOrlando 2011 was held on Saturday, November 5th at the beautiful, historic Garden Theatre, from 10 AM to 6 PM. It was a wonderful, day-long opportunity for the Orlando community to gather and share the excitement of big ideas worth spreading, and to celebrate technology, entertainment, and design in Central Florida. - Our speakers wer...

Glean interview skills and incredible insights from some of the greatest minds to sit down on the TED stage.

Eco-entrepreneur Alasdair Harris is passionate about conserving marine biodiversity, and he's doing it in unusual ways. While most marine conservationists focus on what's in the water, Harris' company Blue Ventures works with people in poverty-stricken coastal communities to engage them in rebuilding tropical fisheries and in the process of ...

Learn how these microorganisms influence everything from the air we breathe and how healthy we are, to forming life itself.

About this event: TEDxOrlando 2012 was held October 13 at the beautiful, historic Garden Theatre. It was a fun and fabulous opportunity for the community to gather and share the excitement of big ideas worth spreading — and celebrate technology, entertainment, and design in Central Florida.

About this event: TEDXHanyangU 16th event, "발화(發花) ; 비밀의 화원으로 당신을 초대합니다.” is a place that reinventes the secret garden of the world that we haven't found, or thought about, into a valuable idea. Because we know that we can create a better world by discovering the parts that we didn't get our attention, the parts that we didn't think of, and by developing them int...

Sō Percussion is building a new canon of modern avant-garde percussion music.

Arthur Potts Dawson wants us to take responsibility not just for the food we eat, but how we shop for and even dispose of it. And he's showing the way -- with impeccable taste.

Barreling through the high-visibility, high-tech exhibits on the TED2019 circuit, you’d be forgiven for mistaking The Data Garden for just another chillout zone, with its oasis of potted houseplants and people lying draped, spaced out, across bean bags. Yet an arresting sound beckons from this unassuming island – a soothing patter of gently ...

How do you define "nature?" If we define it as that which is untouched by humans, then we won't have any left, says environmental writer Emma Marris. She urges us to consider a new definition of nature -- one that includes not only pristine wilderness but also the untended patches of plants growing in urban spaces -- and encourages us to bring o...

At his lab at the University of Pennsylvania, Vijay Kumar and his team have created autonomous aerial robots inspired by honeybees. Their latest breakthrough: Precision Farming, in which swarms of robots map, reconstruct and analyze every plant and piece of fruit in an orchard, providing vital information to farmers that can help improve yields ...

Barcelona-based architect Xavier Vilalta works in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He adopts and updates traditional design principles to construct modern buildings that truly suit their environment.

About this event: TEDxTalpiotLive was at the Musrara community garden, in open air on a pleasant Jerusalem evening. TEDxLive is an extension of the TEDx program, launched by TED in 2010. TEDxLive events are TEDx events built around the live webcast of TED Conferences. TEDxLive events enable TED enthusiasts all over the world to experience live sessions of the TE...

As the world's population grows and the effects of climate change come into sharper relief, we'll have to feed more people using less arable land. Molecular biologist Jill Farrant studies a rare phenomenon that may help: "resurrection plants" -- super-resilient plants that seemingly come back from the dead. Could they hold promise for growing fo...

Honeybees have thrived for 50 million years, each colony 40 to 50,000 individuals coordinated in amazing harmony. So why, seven years ago, did colonies start dying en masse? Marla Spivak reveals four reasons which are interacting with tragic consequences. This is not simply a problem because bees pollinate a third of the world's crops. Could thi...

Socio-environmental artist Colleen Flanigan creates large, undulating metal forms and installs them in damaged coral ecosystems to help regenerate marine life -- living sea sculptures that inspire awe and protection for our underwater world. What is the coral crisis about? We are at a critical stage in coral endangerment. Some predict that...

About this event: TEDxBrookings brings the community together for ideas worth sharing. The great minds from within the community and from places far beyond the community will share the origins of ideas, discoveries and social change. Join us for a time of sharing, community-building and big ideas right in Brookings, SD. 1:00 p.m. - TEDxBrookings Begins 1:1...

Melissa Garren is a molecular and marine biologist with a passion for unlocking the mysteries of our ocean's ecosystems and finding new avenues for conservation.

Ron Finley describes himself as a "renegade gardener," and he's here to tell us all about his home, in South Central, or South Los Angeles, as city planners attempted to rebrand the area. Whatever you call it, the truth is that the area comprises liquor stores, fast food and vacant lots, and it epitomizes the stark reality that 26.5 million ...

About this event: Orlando is changing, and the world is changing — rapidly and with increasing complexity. What will the future be like? What do we want it to be like? How can we shape it? Navigate the complexity? It feels like we are on the cusp of a shift in the zeitgeist — and at perhaps a unique moment of opportunity to create the future we want. We invite yo...

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About this event: Living in big cities can affect our physical and mental health and wellbeing, but how can cities be improved and what can we do to improve our own urban environment? Brazilian Urban activist Alessandra Orofino states ‘It’s our City, Let’s Fix it’ and eco-Entrepreneur Shubhendu Sharma tells us ‘How to grow a forest in your backyard’. Pocket park...

A thoughtful selection of engaging TED Talks, translated into 40+ languages thanks to our wonderful TED Translators community!

Julia Watson designs built environments with an eye towards sustainability, climate resilience and dismantling the barriers between urban environments and the natural world.

Ron Finley is motivating people across the country to pick up a shovel and “get gangsta” by planting fruits, vegetables and herbs in their neighborhood. Since appearing on the TED2013 stage to talk about why he plants edible gardens in the nooks and crannies of South Central Los Angeles, Finley has been profiled in The New York Times and appe...

About this event: TEDxNJLibraries took place on May 7, 2010 at the Princeton Public Library in Princeton, New Jersey. The event was sponsored and curated by the Princeton Public Library, The South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative, The Central Jersey Regional Library Cooperative, The NJ State Library, and the bloggers of Library Garden. Our licensed name incorp...

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