"It may seem like a solution for vision when it's actually a solution for poverty." High-tech scientific instruments are often bulky, expensive and difficult at...
"At its core, the Boston Tree Party is a diverse coalition of organizations, institutions, and individuals coming together in support of civic fruit." Lisa Gross,...
"These things can scale to gianormous!" Mick Mountz revolutionized the way warehouses pack and ship their inventory by using robots, mobile shelving, and algorithms based...
"You're probably thinking, 'Wow that looks super easy!'...but it's not." TED fellow and MIT lecturer, Skylar Tibbits explains the technology behind self-assembling, programmable parts that...
The Revolution Will Not be Televised: How Citizen Engagement in Local Issues Elections, and Community Activism is Being Redefined for the 21st Century About TEDx,...
"Nobody felt safe; the prisoners weren't safe, the staff weren't safe...A radical idea began to spread: maybe meditation could help." Psychotherapist Jenny Phillips describes how...
"I didn't have authorization to paint [this wall], but ... all the neighborhood ladies kept introducing me to their daughters!" International public artist Caleb Neelon...
"You've just gained thirty, fourty years of longer life and you're just sitting there!" Joe Coughlin from the MIT Age Lab explains why our increasing...
