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James Gillies: Dark matter: The matter we can't see

The Greeks had a simple and elegant formula for the universe: just earth fire wind and water. Turns out there's more to it than that -- a lot more. Visible matter (and that goes beyond the four Greek elements) comprises only 4% of the universe. CERN scientist James Gillies tells us what accounts for the remaining 96% (dark matter and dark energy...
https://www.ted.com/talks/james_gillies_dark_matter_the_matter_we_can_t_see

Playlist: How do you create new words? (4 talks)

4 reasons why you shouldn't be afraid to make up new words (no matter how ridiculous they may sound).
Curated by TED · 4 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/how_do_you_create_new_words

Andreea S. Calude: Does grammar matter?

It can be hard sometimes, when speaking, to remember all of the grammatical rules that guide us when we're writing. When is it right to say "the dog and me" and when should it be "the dog and I"? Does it even matter? Andreea S. Calude dives into the age-old argument between linguistic prescriptivists and descriptivists — who have two very differ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/andreea_s_calude_does_grammar_matter

Andrew Solomon: Love, no matter what

What is it like to raise a child who's different from you in some fundamental way (like a prodigy, or a differently abled kid, or a criminal)? In this quietly moving talk, writer Andrew Solomon shares what he learned from talking to dozens of parents -- asking them: What's the line between unconditional love and unconditional acceptance?
https://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_solomon_love_no_matter_what

Playlist: Talks to watch with the entire family (10 talks)

No matter the generation, these talks are perfect for bringing everyone together to learn, wonder and laugh.
Curated by TED · 10 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_to_watch_with_the_entire

Lee Cronin: Making matter come alive

Before life existed on Earth, there was just matter, inorganic dead "stuff." How improbable is it that life arose? And -- could it use a different type of chemistry? Using an elegant definition of life (anything that can evolve), chemist Lee Cronin is exploring this question by attempting to create a fully inorganic cell using a "Lego kit" of in...
https://www.ted.com/talks/lee_cronin_making_matter_come_alive

Patricia Burchat: Shedding light on dark matter

Physicist Patricia Burchat sheds light on two basic ingredients of our universe: dark matter and dark energy. Comprising 96% of the universe between them, they can't be directly measured, but their influence is immense.
https://www.ted.com/talks/patricia_burchat_shedding_light_on_dark_matter

Ben Cameron: Why the live arts matter

How can the magic of live theater, live music, live dance compete with the always-on Internet? Ben Cameron offers a bold look forward to a world where live arts matter more than ever -- to link humans together at a primal level of shared experience.
https://www.ted.com/talks/ben_cameron_why_the_live_arts_matter

Playlist: Talks that just might save your relationship (12 talks)

No matter how long you've been together, it never hurts to have a little refresher course on what really matters.
Curated by TED · 12 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_that_just_might_save_you

Daniel Finkel: Can you solve the dark matter fuel riddle?

It's an incredible discovery: an abandoned alien space station filled with precursor technology. Now every species in the galaxy is in a mad dash to get there first, but you've got a problem. Your ship can't hold enough fuel to get you there unless you vent caches of it into space at precise points and then come back for the fuel later. Can you ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_finkel_can_you_solve_the_dark_matter_fuel_riddle

Sugata Mitra: Build a School in the Cloud

Onstage at TED2013, Sugata Mitra makes his bold TED Prize wish: Help me design the School in the Cloud, a learning lab in India, where children can explore and learn from each other -- using resources and mentoring from the cloud. Hear his inspiring vision for Self Organized Learning Environments.
https://www.ted.com/talks/sugata_mitra_build_a_school_in_the_cloud

Jeff Skoll: My journey into movies that matter

Film producer Jeff Skoll (An Inconvenient Truth) talks about his film company, Participant Productions, and the people who've inspired him to do good.
https://www.ted.com/talks/jeff_skoll_my_journey_into_movies_that_matter

Sugata Mitra: Kids can teach themselves

Speaking at LIFT 2007, Sugata Mitra talks about his Hole in the Wall project. Young kids in this project figured out how to use a PC on their own -- and then taught other kids. He asks, what else can children teach themselves?
https://www.ted.com/talks/sugata_mitra_kids_can_teach_themselves

Anant Agarwal: Why massive open online courses (still) matter

2013 was a year of hype for MOOCs (massive open online courses). Great big numbers and great big hopes were followed by some disappointing first results. But the head of edX, Anant Agarwal, makes the case that MOOCs still matter -- as a way to share high-level learning widely and supplement (but perhaps not replace) traditional classrooms. Agarw...
https://www.ted.com/talks/anant_agarwal_why_massive_open_online_courses_still_matter

Renée Hlozek: The death of the universe

The shape, contents and future of the universe are all intricately related. We know that it's mostly flat; we know that it's made up of baryonic matter (like stars and planets), but mostly dark matter and dark energy; and we know that it's expanding constantly, so that all stars will eventually burn out into a cold nothingness. Renée Hlozek expa...
https://www.ted.com/talks/renee_hlozek_the_death_of_the_universe

Sugata Mitra: The child-driven education

Education scientist Sugata Mitra tackles one of the greatest problems of education -- the best teachers and schools don't exist where they're needed most. In a series of real-life experiments from New Delhi to South Africa to Italy, he gave kids self-supervised access to the web and saw results that could revolutionize how we think about teaching.
https://www.ted.com/talks/sugata_mitra_the_child_driven_education

Isabel Allende: How to live passionately—no matter your age

Author Isabel Allende is 71. Yes, she has a few wrinkles—but she has incredible perspective too. In this candid talk, meant for viewers of all ages, she talks about her fears as she gets older and shares how she plans to keep on living passionately.
https://www.ted.com/talks/isabel_allende_how_to_live_passionately_no_matter_your_age

Risa Wechsler: The search for dark matter -- and what we've found so far

Roughly 85 percent of mass in the universe is "dark matter" -- mysterious material that can't be directly observed but has an immense influence on the cosmos. What exactly is this strange stuff, and what does it have to do with our existence? Astrophysicist Risa Wechsler explores why dark matter may be the key to understanding how the universe f...
https://www.ted.com/talks/risa_wechsler_the_search_for_dark_matter_and_what_we_ve_found_so_far

Rolf Landua: What happened to antimatter?

Particles come in pairs which is why there should be an equal amount of matter and antimatter in the universe. Yet scientists have not been able to detect any in the visible universe. Where is this missing antimatter? CERN scientist Rolf Landua returns to the seconds after the Big Bang to explain the disparity that allows humans to exist today. ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/rolf_landua_what_happened_to_antimatter

James Beacham | TED Speaker

James Beacham is an experimental high-energy particle physicist working with the ATLAS collaboration at CERN's Large Hadron Collider.
Experimental particle physicist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/james_beacham

Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi: An interview with the founders of Black Lives Matter

Born out of a social media post, the Black Lives Matter movement has sparked discussion about race and inequality across the world. In this spirited conversation with Mia Birdsong, the movement's three founders share what they've learned about leadership and what provides them with hope and inspiration in the face of painful realities. Their adv...
https://www.ted.com/talks/alicia_garza_patrisse_cullors_and_opal_tometi_an_interview_with_the_founders_of_black_lives_matter

TED Book: Why Dinosaurs Matter

This is a dinosaur book with a difference. —Dr. Jane Goodall About the book As we move into an uncertain environmental future, it has never been more important to understand the past. Press and reviews About the author
https://www.ted.com/read/ted-books/ted-books-library/why-dinosaurs-matter

Chip Kidd: Designing books is no laughing matter. OK, it is.

Chip Kidd doesn't judge books by their cover, he creates covers that embody the book -- and he does it with a wicked sense of humor. In this deeply felt (and deeply hilarious) talk, he shares the art and the philosophy behind his cover designs. (This talk is from The Design Studio session at TED2012, guest-curated by Chee Pearlman and David Rock...
https://www.ted.com/talks/chip_kidd_designing_books_is_no_laughing_matter_ok_it_is

Playlist: Talks to help you focus on what really matters (9 talks)

It's easy to get caught up in the daily dramas of life. These talks can help you step back, slow down and appreciate the bigger picture.
Curated by TED · 9 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_to_help_you_focus_on_wha

George Smoot: The design of the universe

At Serious Play 2008, astrophysicist George Smoot shows stunning new images from deep-space surveys, and prods us to ponder how the cosmos -- with its giant webs of dark matter and mysterious gaping voids -- got built this way.
https://www.ted.com/talks/george_smoot_the_design_of_the_universe

Janna Levin: The sound the universe makes

We think of space as a silent place. But physicist Janna Levin says the universe has a soundtrack -- a sonic composition that records some of the most dramatic events in outer space. (Black holes, for instance, bang on spacetime like a drum.) An accessible and mind-expanding soundwalk through the universe.
https://www.ted.com/talks/janna_levin_the_sound_the_universe_makes

Playlist: Ramsey Musallam: 6 talks that blew me away (6 talks)

Chemistry teacher Ramsey Musallam knows that great educational media can be nothing short of explosive. Strap on your goggles and watch his top picks.
Curated by Ramsey Musallam · 6 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/ramsey_musallam_6_talks_that

Kirk Citron: And now, the real news

How many of today's headlines will matter in 100 years? 1000? Kirk Citron's "Long News" project collects stories that not only matter today, but will resonate for decades -- even centuries -- to come. At TED2010, he highlights recent headlines with the potential to shape our future.
https://www.ted.com/talks/kirk_citron_and_now_the_real_news

Gian Giudice: Why our universe might exist on a knife-edge

The biggest surprise of discovering the Higgs boson? That there were no surprises. Gian Giudice talks us through a problem in theoretical physics: what if the Higgs field exists in an ultra-dense state that could mean the collapse of all atomic matter? With wit and charm, Giudice outlines a grim fate -- and why we shouldn't start worrying just yet.
https://www.ted.com/talks/gian_giudice_why_our_universe_might_exist_on_a_knife_edge

Harry Cliff | TED Speaker

Harry Cliff looks for answers to questions about the origins of the universe and the laws of nature.
Particle physicist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/harry_cliff
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