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David Gallo: Deep ocean mysteries and wonders
In the deepest, darkest parts of the oceans are ecosystems with more diversity than a tropical rainforest. Taking us on a voyage into the ocean -- from the deepest trenches to the remains of Titanic -- marine biologist David Gallo explores the wonder and beauty of marine life.
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."
Stefan Al: Why isn't the Netherlands underwater?
In January 1953, a tidal surge shook the North Sea. The titanic waves flooded the Dutch coastline, killing almost 2,000 people. 54 years later, a similar storm threatened the region. But this time, they were ready. This was thanks to a massive, interlocking system known as the Delta Works— the most sophisticated flood prevention project in the w...
David Gallo | TED Speaker
A pioneer in ocean exploration, David Gallo is an enthusiastic ambassador between the sea and those of us on dry land.
Oceanographer
Robert Ballard | TED Speaker
On more than 120 deep-sea expeditions, Robert Ballard has made many major natural discoveries, such as the deep-sea vents. Oh, and he found the Titanic.
Oceanographer
Ed Ulbrich | TED Speaker
Ed Ulbrich works at the leading edge of computer-generated visuals. On a recent project, filmmakers, artists, and technologists have been working at a breakthrough point where reality and digitally created worlds collide.
Visual storyteller
From a treehouse to a Titanic replica: The best TEDx venues
Now 5,000+ events and 20,000+ talks strong, TEDx’s “x” has made its way to some marvelously unexpected places. From the staircase of a full-size reproduction of the Titanic to a base camp in Antarctica, TEDx venues are far from ordinary. Below, nine of our favorite venues from TEDx events past.
What would a great wonder of the world b...
Posted October 17, 2012
Rob Legato | TED Speaker
Rob Legato creates surprising and creative visual illusions for movies.
Visual Effects Guru
James Cameron | TED Speaker
James Cameron is the director of Avatar, Titanic, Terminator, The Abyss and many other blockbusters. While his outsize films push the bounds of technology, they're always anchored in human stories with heart and soul.
Director
Indiana Jones in the 21st Century: Saturday TEDTalks Playlist
Today's playlist features modern-day explorers and adventurers: tech-savvy treasure hunters who search not for gold and rubies, but for enlightenment and answers for the future.
To do some exploring yourself, check out David Gallo's new Expedition Titanic: an ongoing deep-sea mission to create a 3-D map of the Titanic and preserve its wonders...
Posted September 11, 2010
The visual reality of movies: Robert Legato at TEDGlobal 2012
Robert Legato's life is about perception. He is a two-time Oscar winner for his visual effects magic, and in this spectacularly visual talk he dissects some of his most famous effects, showing how they use the brain's processes to create the effect of reality.
Apollo 13
Working on this, he discovered something about how our brains work...
Posted June 27, 2012
An Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor picks the 5 movies that floored him visually
Most people get into visual effects for the explosions. But not Robert Legato, the visual effects supervisor of Avatar and The Aviator, who also won Oscars for his work on Titanic and Hugo.
“Everything I end up liking is outrageously simple,” Robert tells the TED Blog.
In this thrilling talk given at TEDGlobal 2012, Legato shares how he ...
Posted August 17, 2012
TEDxStormontLive: TEDGlobal 2014 Livestream - an independently organized event
About this event: The world is changing fast. Fresh thinking can be found in every direction, in emerging geographies as well as in the western hemisphere. Prepare to have your world turned upside down!
Join us for TEDxStormontLive on Wednesday, 8 October 2014 at the Northern Ireland Science Park, Titanic Quarter, Belfast for the official TEDGlobal livestream...
Event details: Belfast, Antrim, United Kingdom · October 8, 2014
TEDxBelfast: Titanic Ideas - an independently organized event
About this event: Working together even in small ways can create great things. That was one of the themes that emerged from TEDxBelfast held in Titanic Belfast on 6 June.
Speakers from Belfast, Vancouver, Kenya and Dublin presented their TEDxTalks at TEDxBelfast in the stunning yet still intimate venue to an audience of people from a range of disciplines inclu...
Event details: Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom · June 6, 2012
Deep ocean mysteries and wonders: Another amazement from TED-Ed
Throughout today, we'll be sharing incredible video from our new TED-Ed channel.
In the deepest, darkest parts of the oceans are ecosystems with more diversity than a tropical rainforest. Taking us on a voyage into the ocean -- from the deepest trenches to the remains of Titanic -- marine biologist David Gallo explores the wonder and beau...
Posted March 13, 2012
Misbehaving Beautifully: Session 6 at TEDGlobal 2012
Click to watch the session-opening animation
We're going through a revolution is neuroscience and psychology, gaining new insights into how the brain works, and what happens when parts go wrong. All that insight is producing applications in a crucial area: understanding mental illness. And that understanding is one that holds the promise of...
Posted June 27, 2012
TEDxSGSITS - an independently organized event
About this event: Impetus -"The Driving Force."
Inspiration can be found everywhere , in things as small as a particle or as titanic as an ocean, if you keep your eyes open. . Opportunities come to us in myriad of ways , to pick up the opportunity at right time and to imbibe the right intuitions is an art . And Impetus is the driving force that lead people to ac...
Event details: Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India · October 12, 2019
TED Weekends dives into the deep sea
Underwater, there’s a world full of the bioluminescent and colorfully firework-like creatures. This is what David Gallo showed us in his classic talk from TED2007, “Underwater astonsihments.” The most interesting part: We have only explored about 3% of the world’s oceans, Gallo explains and, in this talk, he shares some views of that fascinatin...
Posted June 1, 2013
TED speakers who’ve won Oscars
Think quick: what was the best film of 2012? Amour, Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Django Unchained, Les Miserables, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Silver Linings Playbook or Zero Dark Thirty? This question will be decided tonight at the 85th annual Academy Awards. As you prepare your Oscars ballot and debate whether Seth MacFarlane will make a great ...
Posted February 24, 2013
TEDxBelfast: Creativity and the City - an independently organized event
About this event: One hundred years ago, ship builders were putting the final touches to the RMS Titanic before the hull was launched in May 1911. You could have seen the ship from the Belfast Harbour Commissioners Offices. This historic building was the venue in March 2011 for the very first TEDxBelfast. We were sitting in an historical place, but we were con...
Event details: Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom · March 23, 2011
Remembering James Horner
At TED2005, James Horner shared the secret of what made him such a powerhouse film composer — he made it a point to watch each film as a viewer rather than as a creator.
“Very often directors will say, ‘That’s not what I had in mind. I shot it with this in mind.’ But when a bystander who’s not been involved in the creation of the movie loo...
Posted June 23, 2015
Learn more about ocean filmmaker Mike deGruy
On February 4, 2012, ocean filmmaker and educator Mike deGruy was killed in a helicopter crash while on assignment in Australia, along with pilot and filmmaker Andrew Wright. DeGruy (pronounced "degree") was an Emmy-winning science documentarian and a mainstay of Shark Week; he also worked on James Cameron documentaries about the Titanic and Bis...
Posted March 5, 2013
10 talks about the making of movie magic
“Movies have proved to be the ultimate medium for magic,” says Don Levy in today’s talk.
A member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and former senior vice president of marketing and communications at Sony Pictures, Levy has always been fascinated by the sleights of hand that filmmakers use to create illusions. And he knows he i...
Posted January 4, 2013
X Marks the Spot: A TEDx event in an ancient Greek amphitheater
The venue that housed TEDxKalamata certainly had some history: held in an ancient amphitheater, this was the first TEDx event in an archaeological site. To be specific, the location was an ancient outdoor ekklesiasterion (assembly hall) in Messene, Greece, that has been used for public gatherings since 369 B.C. At TEDxKalamata, 18 speakers and...
Posted August 16, 2013
TEDxRutgers: Igniting a Global Enlightenment - an independently organized event
About this event: TEDxRutgers has been on a journey since its birth. It has gone from "Connecting the Unconnected" to "Beyond What We Are" to finally this year "Igniting a Global Enlightenment." These progressions represent the development of an idea into action. First, people must be connected in order to share ideas, then once they are connected, they can be...
Event details: New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States · April 15, 2012
7 arts festivals that break the boundary between audience and performer
To anyone who thinks of arts festivals as a fun bit of window dressing, David Binder’s rejoinder is: look again, and look more closely. In this spirited talk, given at TEDUniversity, the accomplished theater producer (he was behind the New York City phenomenon De La Guarda, a dance performance staged over the audience’s head) describes today’s...
Posted November 16, 2012
Charity Tillemann-Dick | TED Speaker
Charity Tillemann-Dick was a soprano who appeared on opera and concert stages around the world. Her roles included Titania in "A Midsummer's Night Dream," Gilda in "Rigoletto" and Violetta in "La Traviata."
Soprano
Disasters and crises bring out the best in us
Disasters and crises bring out the best in us. This simple fact is confirmed by more solid evidence than almost any other scientific insight, but we often forget. Now more than ever, in the middle of a pandemic, it’s crucial to remember this.
Sure, our news feeds are flooded with cynical stories and comments. A report on armed men stealing ro...
Posted March 20, 2020
Misbehaving beautifully: Meet TEDGlobal guest host Sarah Caddick in our Q&A
Sarah Caddick is a neuroscientist who’s obsessed with the way that science and, in particular, the brain, are understood by those who don’t spend most of their lives inside a lab. She is the Neuroscience Advisor to David Sainsbury and a senior advisor to the Gatsby Charitable Foundation -- a big funder of scientific research, based in London...
Posted June 13, 2012