Natalie Merchant Sings A Poem To Life
Posted by natalie on 04/10/10 in blog
And now, some music.
Here, Natalie Merchant sings a near-forgotten 19th-century poem to life:
tag thisMark Roth: Suspended Animation, Immortality & Trauma
Posted by natalie on 03/21/10 in TEDxTelAviv
Biochemist Mark Roth reawakens (pardon the pun) the field of suspended animation: the art of shutting down life processes and then starting them up again. It’s more possible and applicable to humans than we think:
ps they’re in human trials!!!
LXD: The Next Evolution of Dance
Posted by natalie on 03/15/10 in blog
“No special effects. No wires. Real people. Real powers.”
“Dance has never had a better friend than technology…”
- John Chu
Start this week with a buzz with this TED ‘talk’ on the LXD: The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers, filmmaker John Chu…and the next evolution of dance.
Temple Grandin: On Autism & Many Kinds of Minds
Posted by natalie on 02/28/10 in TEDxTelAviv
“The world is going to need all these different kinds of minds working together. We’ve got to work on developing all these different kinds of minds”
Temple Grandin is a Dr, a specialist in designing animal handling systems, and also autistic.
Listen to her thoughts about how the world needs many kind of minds, and gain [...]
Bill Gates’ Vision for Zero Emissions
Posted by natalie on 02/21/10 in TEDxTelAviv, blog
Arguably one of the most important talks from TED2010, watch as Bill Gates unveils his vision for the world’s energy future: Zero carbon emissions globally by 2050.
You can also read Bill’s reflections on the experience of talking at TED here
Jamie Oliver’s TED Prize Wish: Teach Every Child About Food
Posted by natalie on 02/12/10 in TEDxTelAviv
Watch as Jamie Oliver , the 2010 TED Prize winner, shares his wish for a food revolution – to transform how we feed ourselves and our children:
PS TED2010 is happening right now! Watch and keep up to date with TED2010 as it happens here
