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curated list 
August 21, 2015

Tech breakthrough

This playlist, curated by TED, is courtesy of TED.com. It comprises 14 talks with a total running duration of about 2 hours and 32 minutes.

Talks in this playlist:

Raffaello D’Andrea: The astounding athletic power of quadcopters

Juliana Rotich: Meet BRCK, Internet access built for Africa

Lisa Harouni: A primer on 3D printing

Manu Prakash: A 50-cent microscope that folds like origami

Blaise Agüera y Arcas: How PhotoSynth can connect the world’s images

Boaz Almog: The levitating superconductor

Sebastian Thrun: Google’s driverless car

Johnny Lee: Free or cheap Wii Remote hacks

Markus Fischer: A robot that flies like a bird

Ramesh Raskar: Imaging at a trillion frames per second

Regina Dugan: From mach-20 glider to hummingbird drone

Tan Le: A headset that reads your brainwaves

Pattie Maes + Pranav Mistry: Meet the SixthSense interaction

Harald Haas: Wireless data from every light bulb

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Talks in this playlist

Blaise Agüera y Arcas: How PhotoSynth can connect the world’s images

Blaise Agüera y Arcas: How PhotoSynth can connect the world’s images

Boaz Almog: The levitating superconductor

Boaz Almog: The levitating superconductor

Harald Haas: Wireless data from every light bulb

Harald Haas: Wireless data from every light bulb

Johnny Lee: Free or cheap Wii Remote hacks

Johnny Lee: Free or cheap Wii Remote hacks

Lisa Harouni: A primer on 3D printing

Lisa Harouni: A primer on 3D printing

Markus Fischer: A robot that flies like a bird

Markus Fischer: A robot that flies like a bird

Pattie Maes + Pranav Mistry: Meet the SixthSense interaction

Pattie Maes + Pranav Mistry: Meet the SixthSense interaction

Raffaello D’Andrea: The astounding athletic power of quadcopters

Raffaello D’Andrea: The astounding athletic power of quadcopters

Ramesh Raskar: Imaging at a trillion frames per second

Ramesh Raskar: Imaging at a trillion frames per second

Regina Dugan: From mach-20 glider to hummingbird drone

Regina Dugan: From mach-20 glider to hummingbird drone

Tan Le: A headset that reads your brainwaves

Tan Le: A headset that reads your brainwaves

Sebastian Thrun: Google’s driverless car

Sebastian Thrun: Google’s driverless car

Manu Prakash: A 50-cent microscope that folds like origami

Manu Prakash: A 50-cent microscope that folds like origami

Juliana Rotich: Meet BRCK, Internet access built for Africa

Juliana Rotich: Meet BRCK, Internet access built for Africa

Other talks

  • Matthew White: The modern euphonium

    Matthew White: The modern euphonium

  • Jackson Browne: A song inspired by the ocean

    Jackson Browne: A song inspired by the ocean

  • Clay Shirky: How cognitive surplus will change the world

    Clay Shirky: How cognitive surplus will change the world

  • Nadia Al-Sakkaf: See Yemen through my eyes

    Nadia Al-Sakkaf: See Yemen through my eyes

  • Kitra Cahana: A glimpse of life on the road

    Kitra Cahana: A glimpse of life on the road

  • Ziyah Gafic: Everyday objects, tragic histories

    Ziyah Gafic: Everyday objects, tragic histories

  • Jared Diamond: How societies can grow old better

    Jared Diamond: How societies can grow old better

  • Rebecca Saxe: How we read each other’s minds

    Rebecca Saxe: How we read each other’s minds

  • Jon Nguyen: Tour the solar system from home

    Jon Nguyen: Tour the solar system from home

  • Timothy Bartik: The economic case for preschool

    Timothy Bartik: The economic case for preschool

  • Carolyn Steel: How food shapes our cities

    Carolyn Steel: How food shapes our cities

  • Charlie Todd: The shared experience of absurdity

    Charlie Todd: The shared experience of absurdity

  • Eman Mohammed: The courage to tell a hidden story

    Eman Mohammed: The courage to tell a hidden story

  • Hillel Cooperman: Legos for grownups

    Hillel Cooperman: Legos for grownups

Notable Selections

  • Peter Gabriel: 11 surprising talks

    Peter Gabriel: 11 surprising talks

  • Jamie Oliver: 5 talks that inspired me

    Jamie Oliver: 5 talks that inspired me

  • Mikko Hypponen: 9 talks on tech … and fish

    Mikko Hypponen: 9 talks on tech … and fish

  • Ryan Holladay’s playlist

    Ryan Holladay’s playlist

  • Reggie Watts: 9 mind-boggling talks

    Reggie Watts: 9 mind-boggling talks

  • Diane von Furstenberg’s 5 favorite TED Talks

    Diane von Furstenberg’s 5 favorite TED Talks

  • Dan Pink: My 5 favorite talks on work

    Dan Pink: My 5 favorite talks on work

  • Elif Shafak: 7 truly captivating talks

    Elif Shafak: 7 truly captivating talks

  • Ryan Coogler: 6 talks that inspired me

    Ryan Coogler: 6 talks that inspired me

  • Björk: 6 talks that are music to my ears

    Björk: 6 talks that are music to my ears

  • Work happier

    Work happier

  • Steve Case: 10 unforgettable talks

    Steve Case: 10 unforgettable talks

  • Robert Simpson’s playlist

    Robert Simpson’s playlist

  • Dave Eggers: 4 talks that are spot-on

    Dave Eggers: 4 talks that are spot-on

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