“Spooky” physics: Leo Kouwenhoven @ TEDxDelft
What Einstein called “spooky,” Physicist Leo Kouwenhoven calls the future. In this illuminating talk, he explains quantum entanglement — the property that shows how particles can affect each other, even if they’re on opposite ends of the universe — and demonstrates how we will manipulate it to revolutionize the way our computers work.
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Why bad ideas endure: Barry Schwartz @ TEDxAmsterdam
Poorly designed gadgets are quickly taken off the shelves, so why do bad ideas seem to stick around forever? Psychologist Barry Schwartz studies how ill-conceived ideas cause us to fundamentally misunderstand economics, intelligence and gender differences.
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Sculpting Living Animals: Theo Jansen @ TEDxDelft
Evolution is too slow for Theo Jansen, so he is engineering an entirely new kind of animal — giant sculptures that are built from a “genetic code” of algorithms. Blending the boundaries between art and engineering, Theo shows us a few of his mesmerizing works: “animals” that can walk down the beach, count their steps and keep track of the tide.
Hundreds of talks from independently organized TEDx events around the world are published on the TEDxTalks website weekly.
Each week, we’ll choose four of our favorites, highlighting just a few of the enlightening talks from TEDx community, and its diverse constellation of ideas worth spreading. Browse all TEDxTalks here »
I am a tinkerer: Rolf Hut @ TEDxDelft
Rolf Hut wants to inspire his students to tinker, so when he recognized the need for accurate rain measurements in rural Africa, he told them to go build a rain gauge. Rolf literally makes it rain onstage to prove how well this cheap and durable rain gauge works — and calls on all of us to tinker our way through some of the world’s biggest problems.
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Hundreds of talks from independently organized TEDx events around the world are published on the TEDxTalks website weekly.
Each week, we’ll choose four of our favorites, highlighting just a few of the enlightening talks from TEDx community, and its diverse constellation of ideas worth spreading. Browse all TEDxTalks here »
