TuneIn | Education

Jun 02 2023 127 ep. 11 mins 131
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Massive-scale online collaboration | Luis von Ahn

Dec 06 2011 16 mins  
After re-purposing CAPTCHA so each human-typed response helps digitize books, Luis von Ahn wondered how else to use small contributions by many on the Internet for greater good. In this talk, he shares how his ambitious new project, Duolingo, will help millions learn a new language while translating the web quickly and accurately -- all for free.

Feats of memory anyone can do | Joshua Foer

May 10 2012 20 mins  
There are people who can quickly memorize lists of thousands of numbers, the order of all the cards in a deck (or ten!), and much more. Science writer Joshua Foer describes the technique -- called the memory palace -- and shows off its most remarkable feature: anyone can learn how to use it, including him.

What's left to explore? | Nathan Wolfe

May 21 2012 7 mins  
We've been to the moon, we've mapped the continents, we've even been to the deepest point in the ocean -- twice. What's left for the next generation to explore? Biologist and explorer Nathan Wolfe suggests this answer: Almost everything. And we can start, he says, with the world of the unseeably small.

Why is 'x' the unknown? | Terry Moore

Jun 06 2012 3 mins  
Why is 'x' the symbol for an unknown? In this short and funny talk, Terry Moore gives the surprising answer.

Archaeology from space | Sarah Parcak

Jun 14 2012 4 mins  
In this short talk, TED Fellow Sarah Parcak introduces the field of "space archaeology" -- using satellite images to search for clues to the lost sites of past civilizations.

The electric rise and fall of Nikola Tesla | Marco Tempest

Jun 20 2012 6 mins  
Combining projection mapping and a pop-up book, Marco Tempest tells the visually arresting story of Nikola Tesla -- called "the greatest geek who ever lived" -- from his triumphant invention of alternating current to his penniless last days.

The 100,000-student classroom | Peter Norvig

Jun 21 2012 6 mins  
In the fall of 2011 Peter Norvig taught a class with Sebastian Thrun on artificial intelligence at Stanford attended by 175 students in situ -- and over 100,000 via an interactive webcast. He shares what he learned about teaching to a global classroom.

Reinventing the encyclopedia game | Rives

Jun 26 2012 10 mins  
Prompted by the Encyclopaedia Britannica ending its print publication, performance poet Rives resurrects a game from his childhood. Speaking at the TEDxSummit in Doha, Rives takes us on a charming tour through random (and less random) bits of human knowledge: from Chimborazo, the farthest point from the center of the Earth, to Ham the Astrochimp, the first chimpanzee in outer space

Every city needs healthy honey bees | Noah Wilson-Rich

Jul 28 2012 12 mins  
Bees have been rapidly and mysteriously disappearing from rural areas, with grave implications for agriculture. But bees seem to flourish in urban environments -- and cities need their help, too. Noah Wilson-Rich suggests that urban beekeeping might play a role in revitalizing both a city and a species.

A teacher growing green in the South Bronx | Stephen Ritz

Jul 31 2012 13 mins  
A whirlwind of energy and ideas, Stephen Ritz is a teacher in New York's tough South Bronx, where he and his kids grow lush gardens for food, greenery -- and jobs. Just try to keep up with this New York treasure as he spins through the many, many ways there are to grow hope in a neighborhood many have written off, or in your own.