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Playlist: Gorgeous, awe-inspiring images of Earth from above (6 talks)

Get a bird's eye view of Earth's mesmerizing beauty, from the sky and outer space.
Curated by TED · 6 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/gorgeous_awe_inspiring_images_of_earth_from_above

Playlist: Photojournalism -- close up and personal (16 talks)

These photographers capture beautiful and sometimes sobering images, using their art to help fight for social justice.
Curated by TED · 16 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/close_up_and_personal

Blaise Agüera y Arcas: How PhotoSynth can connect the world's images

Blaise Aguera y Arcas leads a dazzling demo of Photosynth, software that could transform the way we look at digital images. Using still photos culled from the Web, Photosynth builds breathtaking dreamscapes and lets us navigate them.
https://www.ted.com/talks/blaise_aguera_y_arcas_how_photosynth_can_connect_the_world_s_images

Playlist: Objects of desire (16 talks)

An iconic painting. An ancient manuscript. A cylinder with 2600 years of history. Learn about artifacts and images that have intrigued humans for centuries, and why we find them so alluring.
Curated by TED · 16 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/objects_of_desire

Mary Lou Jepsen: Could future devices read images from our brains?

As an expert on cutting-edge digital displays, Mary Lou Jepsen studies how to show our most creative ideas on screens. And as a brain surgery patient herself, she is driven to know more about the neural activity that underlies invention, creativity, thought. She meshes these two passions in a rather mind-blowing talk on two cutting-edge brain st...
https://www.ted.com/talks/mary_lou_jepsen_could_future_devices_read_images_from_our_brains

Playlist: Way, way out there (17 talks)

Travel across the universe (or is it universes?) to see stunning images of Saturn's rings, hear haunting sounds from distant black holes and catch an infectious sense of wonder about galaxies far, far away.
Curated by TED · 17 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/way_way_out_there

Christina Balch: Selfies and seeing ourselves -- one artist's look in the mirror

Every day, we're surrounded by images of other people. Highly curated portfolios featuring the best snapshots of lives being lived. How does being bombarded with these images ultimately shape how we see ourselves? Artist Christina Balch wants to change the appearance we choose to celebrate, by taking a selfie every day at the ugliest possible ti...
https://www.ted.com/talks/christina_balch_selfies_and_seeing_ourselves_one_artist_s_look_in_the_mirror

David Hooker: The importance of visual literacy

Our world is more visual than ever before. Millions of images created daily are steering elections, changing lives and crashing servers. David Hooker, lead creative at presentation platform Prezi, argues that this situation makes visual literacy a key life skill to cultivate. "Images are too important to outsource to others," he says. "And too p...
https://www.ted.com/talks/david_hooker_the_importance_of_visual_literacy

Kristen Ashburn: The face of AIDS in Africa

In this moving talk, documentary photographer Kristen Ashburn shares unforgettable images of the human impact of AIDS in Africa.
https://www.ted.com/talks/kristen_ashburn_the_face_of_aids_in_africa

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

Alexander Tsiaras: Conception to birth -- visualized

Image-maker Alexander Tsiaras shares a powerful medical visualization, showing human development from conception to birth and beyond. (Some graphic images.)
https://www.ted.com/talks/alexander_tsiaras_conception_to_birth_visualized

Nick Sears: Demo: The Orb

Inventor Nick Sears demos the first generation of the Orb, a rotating persistence-of-vision display that creates glowing 3D images. A short, cool tale of invention.
https://www.ted.com/talks/nick_sears_demo_the_orb

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

Carolyn Porco: This is Saturn

Planetary scientist Carolyn Porco shows images from the Cassini voyage to Saturn, focusing on its largest moon, Titan, and on frozen Enceladus, which seems to shoot jets of ice.
https://www.ted.com/talks/carolyn_porco_this_is_saturn

Roy Gould + Curtis Wong: A preview of the WorldWide Telescope

Educator Roy Gould and researcher Curtis Wong show a sneak preview of Microsoft's WorldWide Telescope, which compiles images from telescopes and satellites to build a comprehensive, interactive view of our universe.
https://www.ted.com/talks/roy_gould_curtis_wong_a_preview_of_the_worldwide_telescope

Monika Bulaj: The hidden light of Afghanistan

Photographer Monika Bulaj shares powerful, intimate images of Afghanistan -- of home life, of ritual, of men and women. Behind the headlines, what does the world truly know about this place?
https://www.ted.com/talks/monika_bulaj_the_hidden_light_of_afghanistan

Eric Dyer: The forgotten art of the zoetrope

Artist Eric Dyer spent years working at a computer to produce images for the screen. Longing to get his hands back on his work, he began exploring the zoetrope, a popular 19th-century device that was used to create the illusion of motion long before the arrival of film. In this vibrant talk, he showcases his resulting art inventions: spinning sc...
https://www.ted.com/talks/eric_dyer_the_forgotten_art_of_the_zoetrope

Vik Muniz: Art with wire, sugar, chocolate and string

Vik Muniz makes art from pretty much anything, be it shredded paper, wire, clouds or diamonds. Here he describes the thinking behind his work and takes us on a tour of his incredible images.
https://www.ted.com/talks/vik_muniz_art_with_wire_sugar_chocolate_and_string

Phil Borges: Photos of endangered cultures

Photographer Phil Borges shows rarely seen images of people from the mountains of Dharamsala, India, and the jungles of the Ecuadorean Amazon. In documenting these endangered cultures, he intends to help preserve them.
https://www.ted.com/talks/phil_borges_photos_of_endangered_cultures

Edward Burtynsky: My wish: Manufactured landscapes and green education

Accepting his 2005 TED Prize, photographer Edward Burtynsky makes a wish: that his images -- stunning landscapes that document humanity's impact on the world -- help persuade millions to join a global conversation on sustainability.
https://www.ted.com/talks/edward_burtynsky_my_wish_manufactured_landscapes_and_green_education

Chris Jordan: Turning powerful stats into art

Artist Chris Jordan shows us an arresting view of what Western culture looks like. His supersized images picture some almost unimaginable statistics -- like the astonishing number of paper cups we use every single day.
https://www.ted.com/talks/chris_jordan_turning_powerful_stats_into_art

Alison Jackson: An unusual glimpse at celebrity

By making photographs that seem to show our favorite celebs (Diana, Elton John) doing what we really, secretly, want to see them doing, Alison Jackson explores our desire to get personal with celebs. Contains graphic images.
https://www.ted.com/talks/alison_jackson_an_unusual_glimpse_at_celebrity

Paula Scher: Great design is serious, not solemn

Paula Scher looks back at a life in design (she's done album covers, books, the Citibank logo ...) and pinpoints the moment when she started really having fun. Look for gorgeous designs and images from her legendary career.
https://www.ted.com/talks/paula_scher_great_design_is_serious_not_solemn

Reed Kroloff: A tour of modern architecture

Reed Kroloff gives us a new lens for judging new architecture: is it modern, or is it romantic? Look for glorious images from two leading practices -- and a blistering critique of the 9/11 planning process.
https://www.ted.com/talks/reed_kroloff_a_tour_of_modern_architecture

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: Want to help Africa? Do business here

We know the negative images of Africa -- famine and disease, conflict and corruption. But, says Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, there's another, less-told story happening in many African nations: one of reform, economic growth and business opportunity.
https://www.ted.com/talks/ngozi_okonjo_iweala_want_to_help_africa_do_business_here

Lisa Kristine: Photos that bear witness to modern slavery

Photographer Lisa Kristine travels the world documenting the unbearably harsh realities of modern-day slavery. She shares hauntingly beautiful images -- miners in the Congo, bricklayers in Nepal -- that illuminate the plight of the 27 million souls enslaved worldwide.
https://www.ted.com/talks/lisa_kristine_photos_that_bear_witness_to_modern_slavery

Joe Landolina: This gel can make you stop bleeding instantly

Forget stitches -- there's a better way to close wounds. In this talk, TED Fellow Joe Landolina talks about his invention -- a medical gel that can instantly stop traumatic bleeding without the need to apply pressure. (Contains medical images.)
https://www.ted.com/talks/joe_landolina_this_gel_can_make_you_stop_bleeding_instantly

Brian Skerry: The ocean's glory -- and horror

Photographer Brian Skerry shoots life above and below the waves -- as he puts it, both the horror and the magic of the ocean. Sharing amazing, intimate shots of undersea creatures, he shows how powerful images can help make change.
https://www.ted.com/talks/brian_skerry_the_ocean_s_glory_and_horror

Sylvia Earle: My wish: Protect our oceans

Legendary ocean researcher Sylvia Earle shares astonishing images of the ocean -- and shocking stats about its rapid decline -- as she makes her TED Prize wish: that we will join her in protecting the vital blue heart of the planet.
https://www.ted.com/talks/sylvia_earle_my_wish_protect_our_oceans

Carolyn Porco | TED Speaker

As the leader of the Imaging Team on the Cassini mission to Saturn, Carolyn Porco interprets and shares the pictures coming back from this fascinating planet, its rings and its moons.
Planetary scientist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/carolyn_porco
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