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

9 talks • 2h 9m
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.

Talks about Materials

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 young inventor's plan to recycle Styrofoam

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 Under 6 minutes

Magda Sayeg

How yarn bombing grew into a worldwide movement

Posted Mar 2016
9:22

Sean Follmer

Shape-shifting tech will change work as we know it

Posted Feb 2016
11:00

Melati and Isabel Wijsen

Our campaign to ban plastic bags in Bali

Posted Jan 2016
7:17

Achenyo Idachaba

How I turned a deadly plant into a thriving business

Posted Jan 2016
6:20

Danit Peleg

Forget shopping. Soon you'll download your new clothes

Posted Dec 2015
17:36

Neri Oxman

Design at the intersection of technology and biology

Posted Oct 2015
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