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

10:34

Andrew Dent

To eliminate waste, we need to rediscover thrift

Posted Apr 2018
9:47

Amit Kalra

3 creative ways to fix fashion's waste problem

Posted Feb 2018
12:44

Xavier De Kestelier

Adventures of an interplanetary architect

Posted Dec 2017
13:14

Natsai Audrey Chieza

Fashion has a pollution problem — can biology fix it?

Posted Nov 2017
13:01

Anna Heringer

The warmth and wisdom of mud buildings

Posted Sep 2017
12:39

Justin Davidson

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

Posted Jun 2017
12:46

Siamak Hariri

How do you build a sacred space?

Posted Apr 2017
6:01

Ashton Cofer

A plan to recycle the unrecyclable

Posted Mar 2017
15:23

Maurice Conti

The incredible inventions of intuitive AI

Posted Feb 2017
9:35

George Tulevski

The next step in nanotechnology

Posted Jan 2017
13:21

Oded Shoseyov

How we're harnessing nature's hidden superpowers

Posted Sep 2016
15:38

Michael Murphy

Architecture that's built to heal

Posted Sep 2016
13:15

Ed Boyden

A new way to study the brain's invisible secrets

Posted Jul 2016
13:07

Adam Savage

My love letter to cosplay

Posted Jul 2016
7:05

Andrew Pelling

This scientist makes ears out of apples

Posted Jun 2016
5:30

Magda Sayeg

How yarn bombing grew into a worldwide movement

Posted Mar 2016
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