Wearable Technology Sergey Brin with Google Glass at TED2013

 Ted Talks are profound. If you have never listened to one, you must, like right now! Just drop everything you are doing and pick one to watch and absorb pure intelligence. To tell you why is not going to give it enough credit, but to sum it up they bring in some of the absolute [...]

TED Curator Chris Anderson On The Conference’s Past, Present & Future

  TED, the international conference known for tackling “ideas worth spreading” just topped a billion views for its videos. That’s a billion with a “b.” That milestone didn’t just happen on its own – TED has been gathering momentum online for a decade. The first step came in 2001, when TED’s current curator Chris Anderson’s [...]

:: The Future of Video::

  Robin Good: The Mozilla Foundation is working hard to further develop its video editing and remixing platform Popcorn Maker.   In this TED video, its COO, Ryan Merkley, showcases its key features including the ability to integrate in any video and in real-time, live web content including links, maps, image feeds, news, and a [...]

:: 6 great things microbes do for us ::

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:: 5 Inspiring Youtube Channel Designs ::

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Fighting the fear of judgement. How to get back your creative mojo and change the world [VIDEO] – Anthill Magazine

Remember the time that someone, be it a teacher, friend, classmate, parent or a complete random stranger, shattered your creative confidence. You were told your drawing looked nothing like a castle. Or maybe that your idea would never work.   We live in a world that likes to label. People are often defined as being [...]

The Best Way to Solve a Problem: Give Up

Sometimes the easiest way to solve a problem is to stop participating in the problem. Sometimes the smartest choice is giving up.   I don’t think that giving up should be your primary method for dealing with problems. But there are certainly a lot of cases where it just seems to be the most intelligent [...]

:: New on Japanese TV: “Super Presentation,” featuring TED ::

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What Wantful can teach us about content curation

Via Scoop.it – Social Media Content Curation As Professor Barry Schwartz pointed out in a 2005 TED talk, “The Paradox of Choice,” the overabundance of options often leads to disappointment.   Wantful, a new online startup, might have had these ideas in mind when it launched its site in 2011. The site asks a gift-giver [...]

Technology and creativity go “full spectrum” at TED

Via Scoop.it – UtopianDynamics Technology, art and magic will mix in perspective-bending ways this week as the prestigious TED conference continues transforming from an elite retreat to a global movement for a better world. Via www.physorg.com

TED Talks You Should Watch Now | michael meyers

Via Scoop.it – internetbillboards TED talks are inspiring, often mind-blowing, short talks by fascinating people, available as free videos (often around 10-15 min) or audio clips online (translated into numerous languages). I used to watch them online, or on my ipad from time to time, but ever since I dropped Time Warner Cable and picked [...]

What’s it like to give a TEDx talk? Speakers tell their stories

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Via Scoop.it – internetbillboards TED is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading — through TED.com, our annual conferences, the annual TED Prize and local TEDx events. If your New Year’s resolution is to give a TEDx talk yourself — or to silence your inner monologue that thinks “I can’t do public speaking” — [...]

Brene Brown: The power of vulnerability | Video on TED.com

Via Scoop.it – Storytelling, Social Media and beyond I absolutely LOVED this video! Brene Brown is a researcher a storyteller and beyond. This is powerful, moving and definitely worth listening to. Intro:   TED Talks Brene Brown studies human connection — our ability to empathize, belong, love.   http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/brene_brown_on_vulnerability.html Show original