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Wobbly World: Diversity in harmony

As 12 musicians from disparate cultures harmonize their eastern and western scales, they show the long bridges that music can build.
https://www.ted.com/talks/wobbly_world_diversity_in_harmony

Far Flung: Virtual Worlds

Traveling is tricky right now and, for most, the boundaries of our worlds have shrunk dramatically. So a lot of people are spending a lot more time in virtual places, like Sea of Thieves, Fortnite, Ultima Online and more. Explore how these online worlds help us push past real-world boundaries and have vastly new experiences, even become new vers...
https://www.ted.com/talks/far_flung_virtual_worlds

Playlist: Daryl Hannah: 11 talks that inspired me (11 talks)

Daryl Hannah gathers TED Talks that span the globe, from the Black Hills Mountains of the United States to the underwater worlds of Antarctica.
Curated by Daryl Hannah · 11 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/daryl_hannah_11_talks_that_in

Ariel Anbar: A needle in countless haystacks: Finding habitable worlds

Out of billions of galaxies and billions of stars how do we find Earth-like habitable worlds? What is essential to support life as we know it? Ariel Anbar provides a checklist for finding life on other planets. [Directed by Jeremiah Dickey, narrated by Ariel Anbar].
https://www.ted.com/talks/ariel_anbar_a_needle_in_countless_haystacks_finding_habitable_worlds

Playlist: How space technology can change life on Earth (4 talks)

Sure, we're looking beyond the planet to other worlds we may one day inhabit -- but a lot of this technology we've developed can be used for the good of the Earth, too.
Curated by TED · 4 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/how_space_technology_can_change_life_on_earth

Augusto Carballido: There may be extraterrestrial life in our solar system

Deep in our solar system, a new era of exploration is unfolding. Beneath the thick ice of Europa; in the vapor plumes on Enceladus; and within the methane lakes of Titan, scientists are hunting for extraterrestrial life. These moons are 'ocean worlds'— they contain liquid oceans, which can support the formation of life. Does life exist on ocean ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/augusto_carballido_there_may_be_extraterrestrial_life_in_our_solar_system

Gemma Jackson: How I bring imagined worlds to life

When we think about a movie or TV show's unique visuals, we tend to associate it with directors or cinematographers. But who picks the furniture that sits in your favorite character's home -- or decides whether a palace is brutalist or minimalist? In this eye-opening talk, "Game of Thrones" production designer Gemma Jackson explains what goes in...
https://www.ted.com/talks/gemma_jackson_how_i_bring_imagined_worlds_to_life

Jane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world

Games like World of Warcraft give players the means to save worlds, and incentive to learn the habits of heroes. What if we could harness this gamer power to solve real-world problems? Jane McGonigal says we can, and explains how.
https://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_gaming_can_make_a_better_world

Robert Ballard: The astonishing hidden world of the deep ocean

Ocean explorer Robert Ballard takes us on a mindbending trip to hidden worlds underwater, where he and other researchers are finding unexpected life, resources, even new mountains. He makes a case for serious exploration and mapping. Google Ocean, anyone?
https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_ballard_the_astonishing_hidden_world_of_the_deep_ocean

Janet Iwasa: The wonders of the molecular world, animated

Some biological structures are so small that scientists can't see them with even the most powerful microscopes. That's where molecular animator and TED Fellow Janet Iwasa gets creative. Explore vast, unseen molecular worlds as she shares mesmerizing animations that imagine how they might work.
https://www.ted.com/talks/janet_iwasa_the_wonders_of_the_molecular_world_animated

Guy-Philippe Goldstein: How cyberattacks threaten real-world peace

Nations can now attack other nations with cyber weapons: silent strikes on another country's computer systems, power grids, dams that leave no trace behind. (Think of the Stuxnet worm.) Guy-Philippe Goldstein shows how cyberattacks can leap between the digital and physical worlds to prompt armed conflict -- and how we might avert this global sec...
https://www.ted.com/talks/guy_philippe_goldstein_how_cyberattacks_threaten_real_world_peace

Truls Nord: Tactile photographs that display worlds of light, shadow and mood

For years, tactile photographs for the blind conveyed a limited amount of information about the original image and focused mainly on basic descriptive elements. In this talk, artist and photographer Truls Nord describes a printing technique he developed to help blind people experience photography in all its glory.
https://www.ted.com/talks/truls_nord_tactile_photographs_that_display_worlds_of_light_shadow_and_mood

Kate Messner: How to build a fictional world

Why is J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy so compelling? How about The Matrix or Harry Potter? What makes these disparate worlds come alive are clear, consistent rules for how people, societies -- and even the laws of physics -- function in these fictional universes. Author Kate Messner offers a few tricks for you, too, to create a world...
https://www.ted.com/talks/kate_messner_how_to_build_a_fictional_world

Soraya Field Fiorio: Who was the world's first author?

4,300 years ago in ancient Sumer, the most powerful person in the city of Ur was banished to wander the vast desert. Her name was Enheduanna, and by the time of her exile, she had written forty-two hymns and three epic poems— and Sumer hadn't heard the last of her. Who was this woman, and why was she exiled? Soraya Field Fiorio details the life ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/soraya_field_fiorio_who_was_the_world_s_first_author

Nalini Nadkarni: Conserving the canopy

A unique ecosystem of plants, birds and monkeys thrives in the treetops of the rainforest. Nalini Nadkarni explores these canopy worlds -- and shares her findings with the world below, through dance, art and bold partnerships.
https://www.ted.com/talks/nalini_nadkarni_conserving_the_canopy

Béatrice Coron: Stories cut from paper

With scissors and paper, artist Béatrice Coron creates intricate worlds, cities and countries, heavens and hells. Striding onstage in a glorious cape cut from Tyvek, she describes her creative process and the way her stories develop from snips and slices.
https://www.ted.com/talks/beatrice_coron_stories_cut_from_paper

Alex Gendler: History vs. Christopher Columbus

Many people in the United States and Latin America have grown up celebrating the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's voyage. But was he an intrepid explorer who brought two worlds together or a ruthless exploiter who brought colonialism and slavery? And did he even discover America at all? Alex Gendler puts Columbus on the stand in History vs....
https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_gendler_history_vs_christopher_columbus

Greg Anderson: Why there's no such thing as objective reality

In the grand scheme of history, modern reality is a bizarre exception when compared to the worlds of ancient, precolonial and Indigenous civilizations, where myths ruled and gods roamed, says historian Greg Anderson. So why do Westerners today think they're right about reality and everybody else is wrong? Anderson tears into the fabric of object...
https://www.ted.com/talks/greg_anderson_why_there_s_no_such_thing_as_objective_reality

TED-Ed: The world's biggest battery looks nothing like a battery

As of 2020, the world's biggest lithium-ion battery is hooked up to the Southern California power grid and can provide enough power for about 250,000 homes. But it's actually not the biggest battery in the world: a pair of lakes are. How can lakes be a battery? Explore how inventors are rethinking what a battery can be, and how these surprising ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/ted_ed_the_world_s_biggest_battery_looks_nothing_like_a_battery

Taryn Simon: Photographs of secret sites

Taryn Simon exhibits her startling take on photography -- to reveal worlds and people we would never see otherwise. She shares two projects: one documents otherworldly locations typically kept secret from the public, the other involves haunting portraits of men convicted for crimes they did not commit.
https://www.ted.com/talks/taryn_simon_photographs_of_secret_sites

Bill Burnett: 5 steps to designing the life you want

Designers spend their days dreaming up better products and better worlds, and you can use their thinking to re-envision your own life, says design professor Bill Burnett. He shares five tips to try, whether you're at the start of your career or contemplating your next act.
https://www.ted.com/talks/bill_burnett_5_steps_to_designing_the_life_you_want

Tom Chatfield: 7 ways games reward the brain

We're bringing gameplay into more aspects of our lives, spending countless hours -- and real money -- exploring virtual worlds for imaginary treasures. Why? As Tom Chatfield shows, games are perfectly tuned to dole out rewards that engage the brain and keep us questing for more.
https://www.ted.com/talks/tom_chatfield_7_ways_games_reward_the_brain

Peter Kirn: From Beethoven to Kinect, linking music to our bodies

Creative technologist Peter Kirn contemplates the intimate connection between the corporeal and emotional worlds through music. He discusses the physical impact of Beethoven's symphonies, concluding with a live demonstration of an instrument that registers the body's response and generates sound based solely on his physical movements.
https://www.ted.com/talks/peter_kirn_from_beethoven_to_kinect_linking_music_to_our_bodies

James Cameron: Before Avatar ... a curious boy

James Cameron's big-budget (and even bigger-grossing) films create unreal worlds all their own. In this personal talk, he reveals his childhood fascination with the fantastic -- from reading science fiction to deep-sea diving -- and how it ultimately drove the success of his blockbuster hits "Aliens," "The Terminator," "Titanic" and "Avatar."
https://www.ted.com/talks/james_cameron_before_avatar_a_curious_boy

Kay Almere Read: The Aztec myth of the unlikeliest sun god

Nanahuatl, weakest of the Aztec gods, sickly and covered in pimples, had been chosen to form a new world. There had already been four worlds, each set in motion by its own "Lord Sun," and each had been destroyed. For a new world to be created, another god had to leap into the great bonfire and become the fifth sun. Will Nanahuatl complete the sa...
https://www.ted.com/talks/kay_almere_read_the_aztec_myth_of_the_unlikeliest_sun_god

Kristina Gjerde: Making law on the high seas

Kristina Gjerde studies the law of the high seas -- the 64 percent of our ocean that isn't protected by any national law at all. Gorgeous photos show the hidden worlds that Gjerde and other lawyers are working to protect from trawling and trash-dumping, through smart policymaking and a healthy dose of PR.
https://www.ted.com/talks/kristina_gjerde_making_law_on_the_high_seas

Francesco Sauro: Deep under the Earth's surface, discovering beauty and science

Cave explorer and geologist Francesco Sauro travels to the hidden continent under our feet, surveying deep, dark places inside the earth that humans have never been able to reach before. In the spectacular tepuis of South America, he finds new minerals and insects that have evolved in isolation, and he uses his knowledge of these alien worlds to...
https://www.ted.com/talks/francesco_sauro_deep_under_the_earth_s_surface_discovering_beauty_and_science

M Jackson: How to grow a glacier

In the 13th century, Genghis Khan embarked on a mission to take over Eurasia, swiftly conquering countries and drawing them into his empire. But, legend has it that there was one obstacle that even he couldn't overcome: a towering wall of ice, grown by locals across a mountain pass. M Jackson explores the ancient methods of growing glaciers and ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/m_jackson_how_to_grow_a_glacier

Danielle Feinberg: The magic ingredient that brings Pixar movies to life

Danielle Feinberg, Pixar's director of photography, creates stories with soul and wonder using math, science and code. Go behind the scenes of Finding Nemo, Toy Story, Brave, WALL-E and more, and discover how Pixar interweaves art and science to create fantastic worlds where the things you imagine can become real. This talk comes from the PBS sp...
https://www.ted.com/talks/danielle_feinberg_the_magic_ingredient_that_brings_pixar_movies_to_life

Herman Narula: The transformative power of video games

A full third of the world's population -- 2.6 billion people -- play video games, plugging into massive networks of interaction that have opened up opportunities well beyond entertainment. In a talk about the future of the medium, entrepreneur Herman Narula makes the case for a new understanding of gaming -- one that includes the power to create...
https://www.ted.com/talks/herman_narula_the_transformative_power_of_video_games
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