Links on "TED"
TED
TEDIndia Day 1 kicks off in 10 hours!
Watch FREE LIVE WEBCAST here, http://ted.indiatimes.com/
Speaker line-up,
http://on.ted.com/5O
ted.indiatimes.com
Legendary vocalist Usha Uthup has recorded a string of pop and movie hits, starting in the late 1960s and continuing today.
TED
FREE LIVE WEBCAST of #TEDIndia Day 1/THURS & last session/SAT
Watch here, http://ted.indiatimes.com/
Speaker line-up,
http://on.ted.com/5O
ted.indiatimes.com
TED Good news! A live webcast of Sessions 1, 2, 3 and 9 of TEDIndia will be available to the world, for free. Follow the link to get the details ... http://on.ted.com/5R
blog.ted.com
We're thrilled to announce that Day 1 of TEDIndia -- plus the closing session on Day 3 -- will be webcast live, to the world, for free. The webcast is hosted by the Times of India, TEDIndia's online media partner.
TED Today's talk: Tech anthropologist Stefana Broadbent looks at how new communication tools (like mobile phones) are actually reviving, not destroying, human intimacy -- http://on.ted.com/5N
www.ted.com
TED Talks We worry that IM, texting, Facebook are spoiling human intimacy, but Stefana Broadbent's research shows how communication tech is capable of cultivating deeper relationships, bringing love across barriers like distance and workplace rules.
TED Special today on TED.com: 6 new TEDTalks about Compassion, from six different perspectives: Hindi, Jewish, Muslim, nonreligious, more.
www.ted.com
TED Theme The six Talks in this Theme look at compassion, the best idea humanity's ever had. Leaders from many faiths, writers and scholars examine the common theme of most world religions and moral codes: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. ...
TED Q&A with architect Bjarke Ingels -- only on the TED Blog. Enjoy!
blog.ted.com
Well, in the comments on the website, there's been a lot of meticulous debate about whether or not you can actually see the Great Wall of China from the moon. (Laughs) It's a saying. The saying doesn't have the full power if you don't use the actual language that it normally comes with. ...
TED Today's talk: The young brass virtuoso, Matthew White, has a fresh take on an little-known horn -- the euphonium. Listen to his blend of hip-hop rhythms and classic band melodies for a whole new experience: http://on.ted.com/5I
www.ted.com
TED Talks The euphonium, a tuba-like musical instrument, is rarely heard outside of traditional brass bands. Young euph prodigy Matthew White uses hip-hop rhythms and a wild new vocal technique to bring a fresh sound to this underappreciated horn.
TED Today's talk: There's more to symmetry than meets the eye. Oxford mathematician Marcus du Sautoy offers a fascinating look at symmetry's hidden side -- http://on.ted.com/5G
www.ted.com
TED Talks The world turns on symmetry -- from the spin of subatomic particles to the dizzying beauty of an arabesque. But there's more to it than meets the eye. Here, Oxford mathematician Marcus du Sautoy offers a glimpse of the invisible numbers that marry all symmetrical objects.
TED Today's talk: Writer Becky Blanton talks about her experience as one of America's "invisible" working homeless, living in her van for a year with her cat and her rottweiler.
www.ted.com
TED Talks Becky Blanton planned to live in her van for a year and see the country, but when depression set in and her freelance job ended, her camping trip turned into homelessness. In this intimate talk, she describes her experience of becoming one of America's working homeless.
TED Today's talk: TED Fellow Rachel Armstrong wants to reclaim Venice, Italy with what she calls "metabolic materials" -- construction materials that have some of the properties of living systems. http://on.ted.com/4R
www.ted.com
TED Talks Venice, Italy is sinking. To save it, Rachel Armstrong says we need to outgrow architecture made of inert materials and, well, make architecture that grows itself. She proposes a not-quite-alive material that does its own repairs and sequesters carbon, too.