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Materials

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Materials.

Video playlists about Materials

Talks for when you want to start a new hobby

8 talks • 2h 5m

Always wanted to do something more with your free time? Let these talks inspire you to take up anything from a classic hobby, to something a little less conventional.

Talks for the fiber arts lover

6 talks • 1h 8m

These speakers weave together some of our most interesting talks on the fine arts of knitting, crocheting and fabrics in general.

Thrifty TED Talks

7 talks • 1h 21m

Give old things new life and even imagine a futuristic perspective on repurposing everyday items with these fun and thoughtful talks.

Talks about Materials

Aparna Mehta

Where do your online returns go?

Posted Nov 2018

Andrew Dent

To eliminate waste, we need to rediscover thrift

Posted Apr 2018

Amit Kalra

3 creative ways to fix fashion's waste problem

Posted Feb 2018

Xavier De Kestelier

Adventures of an interplanetary architect

Posted Dec 2017

Natsai Audrey Chieza

Fashion has a pollution problem — can biology fix it?

Posted Nov 2017

Anna Heringer

The warmth and wisdom of mud buildings

Posted Sep 2017

Justin Davidson

Why glass towers are bad for city life — and what we need instead

Posted Jun 2017

Siamak Hariri

How do you build a sacred space?

Posted Apr 2017

Ashton Cofer

A plan to recycle the unrecyclable

Posted Mar 2017

Maurice Conti

The incredible inventions of intuitive AI

Posted Feb 2017

George Tulevski

The next step in nanotechnology

Posted Jan 2017

Oded Shoseyov

How we're harnessing nature's hidden superpowers

Posted Sep 2016

Michael Murphy

Architecture that's built to heal

Posted Sep 2016

Ed Boyden

A new way to study the brain's invisible secrets

Posted Jul 2016

Adam Savage

My love letter to cosplay

Posted Jul 2016

Andrew Pelling

This scientist makes ears out of apples

Posted Jun 2016

See all 45 talks on Materials

Exclusive articles about Materials

Gallery: Why tall wooden buildings must be our future

“Like snowflakes, no two pieces of wood can be the same anywhere on earth,” says architect Michael Green in his lyrical TED talk, “Why we should build wooden skyscrapers,” in wh...