TED (Technology Entertainment and Design)

It's Called 'De-Extinction' — It's Like 'Jurassic Park,' Except It's Real

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:56:00 +0000

Sorry to disappoint, but science writer Carl Zimmer says we're not going to bring back dinosaurs.

Could This Robot Save Your Job?

Nina Gregory — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 18:20:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjPFqkFyrOY

Tech Idea List: 5 Nerds To Watch In 2013

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 23:16:09 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_LurJfOSiA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6g581tJ7bM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B3E4OOuGDk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkldw144qRU

The Spotlight: The Pursuit Of Happiness

TED Radio Hour and NPR — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 21:45:00 +0000

"The secret to happiness is realistic, modest expectations." — Barry Schwartz

In The E-Book World, Are Book Covers A Dying Art?

Sun, 05 Aug 2012 10:10:00 +0000

In the olden days, a reader might pick up a book because the cover was exciting, intriguing, maybe even beautiful. But in the brave new world of e-books and e-readers, the days when an artist named Chip Kidd could make us reach for a book may be gone.

Kidd, an associate art director at publisher Alfred A. Knopf, has designed book covers for the past 25 years for authors like Cormac McCarthy, John Updike, David Sedaris and Michael Crichton.