Following is the full text of designer Douglas Thomas’ talk titled “How A Typeface Helped Launch Apollo” at TED conference in which he shares Futura’s role in launching the Apollo 11 spacecraft — and how it became one of the most used fonts in the world. Douglas Thomas – TED Talk TRANSCRIPT In 1969 in …
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Here is the full text of David Peterson’s talk titled “Why Language is Humanity’s Greatest Invention” at TED conference. In this talk, language creator and author, David J. Peterson shares the importance of learning languages in today’s society and redefines language as more than just a tool. David Peterson – Author, The Art of Language …
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Here is the full text of Esther Meduna’s talk titled “Why We Should Grow Food for Future Generations” at TEDxBasel conference. The world has experienced a 75% decrease in horticultural diversity in the past 150 years. In this talk, Esther explores the causes of this decline, the risk this poses and what the average person …
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Following is the full text of neurosurgeon Jocelyne Bloch’s talk titled “The Brain May Be Able To Repair Itself — With Help” at TED conference. Jocelyne Bloch – Neurosurgeon So I’m a neurosurgeon. And like most of my colleagues, I have to deal every day with human tragedies. I realize how your life can change …
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Here is the full text of civil rights lawyer Laura Rovner’s talk titled “Why U.S. Prisons Need to Abolish Solitary Confinement” at TEDxMileHigh conference in which she shines a light on solitary confinement in America. Laura Rovner – TEDx Talk TRANSCRIPT The drive through the world’s most secure prison is beautiful. The federal government’s only …
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Here is the full text of cryptography researcher Craig Costello’s talk titled “The promise and peril of our quantum future” at TEDxSydney conference. Craig Costello – Microsoft Research I’m in the business of safeguarding secrets, and this includes your secrets. Cryptographers are the first line of defense in an ongoing war that’s been raging for …
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Here is the full transcript of neuro-linguistic expert Charles Faulkner’s talk titled “Imagination: It’s Not What You Think. It’s How You Think” at TEDxIIT conference. Charles Faulkner – Author of Success Mastery with NLP This idea is at least 275 years old. But moreover, it has been rediscovered at least 50 times that I can …
In this TED-Ed lesson, Sara Garofalo explains how some drugs can alter the communication between cells in the brain. TED-Ed Lesson TRANSCRIPT Most people will take a pill, receive an injection, or otherwise take some kind of medicine during their lives, but most of us don’t know anything about how these substances actually work. How …
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Following is the full text of Don Vaughn’s talk titled “Neurohacking: rewiring your brain” at TEDxUCLA conference. Don Vaughn – TEDx Talk TRANSCRIPT Inside each one of us is a beautiful symphony. 100 billion neurons firing in concert, constructing this vivid reality that we’re living in. And inside each little piece of that neural activity …
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In this TED-Ed lesson, Madhumita Murgia shows how chronic stress can affect brain size, its structure, and how it functions, right down to the level of your genes. TED-Ed Lesson Transcript Are you sleeping restlessly, feeling irritable or moody, forgetting little things, and feeling overwhelmed and isolated? Don’t worry. We’ve all been there. You’re probably …
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