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    Technology's Epic Story

    Technology's Epic Story

    In this wide-ranging, thought-provoking talk, Kevin Kelly muses on what technology means in our lives -- from its impact at the personal level to its place in the cosmos.

    Subjects:
    Technology
    Keywords:
    Technology -- Social aspects Technological innovations -- Social aspects
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    Technology Hasn't Changed Love. Here's Why

    Technology Hasn't Changed Love. Here's Why

    In our tech-driven, interconnected world, we've developed new ways and rules to court each other, but the fundamental principles of love have stayed the same, says anthropologist Helen Fisher. Our faster connections, she suggests, are actually leading to slower, more intimate relationships. At 12:20, couples therapist and relationship expert Esther Perel steps in to make an important point -- that while love itself stays the same, technology has affected the way we form and end relationships.

    Subjects:
    Anthropology, Sociology, and Technology
    Keywords:
    Love Courtship Communication technology Interpersonal communication
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    The Next Step in Nanotechnology

    The Next Step in Nanotechnology

    Nearly every other year the transistors that power silicon computer chip shrink in size by half and double in performance, enabling our devices to become more mobile and accessible. But what happens when these components can't get any smaller? George Tulevski researches the unseen and untapped world of nanomaterials. His current work: developing chemical processes to compel billions of carbon nanotubes to assemble themselves into the patterns needed to build circuits, much the same way natural organisms build intricate, diverse and elegant structures. Could they hold the secret to the next generation of computing?

    Subjects:
    Nanotechnology and Electric and information Engineering
    Keywords:
    Nanoelectromechanical systems Nanotechnology
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    What Happens When Biology Becomes Technology?

    What Happens When Biology Becomes Technology?

    "We've been promised a future of chrome -- but what if the future is fleshy?" asks biological designer Christina Agapakis. In this awe-inspiring talk, Agapakis details her work in synthetic biology -- a multidisciplinary area of research that pokes holes in the line between what's natural and artificial -- and shares how breaking down the boundaries between science, society, nature and technology can lead us to imagine different possible futures.

    Subjects:
    Technology and Biology
    Keywords:
    Synthetic biology Sci9ence -- Social aspects
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    How Can Technology Transform The Human Body?

    How Can Technology Transform The Human Body?

    TED Fellow Lucy McRae is a body architect -- she imagines ways to merge biology and technology in our own bodies. In this visually stunning talk, she shows her work, from clothes that recreate the body's insides for a music video with pop-star Robyn, to a pill that, when swallowed, lets you sweat perfume.

    Subjects:
    Biomedical engineering and Biology
    Keywords:
    Synthetic biology Bioengineering
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    The Technology of Touch

    The Technology of Touch

    As we move through the world, we have an innate sense of how things feel -- the sensations they produce on our skin and how our bodies orient to them. Can technology leverage this? In this fun, fascinating TED-Ed lesson, learn about the field of haptics, and how it could change everything from the way we shop online to how dentists learn the telltale feel of a cavity.

    Subjects:
    Electronic and Information Engineering and Biology
    Keywords:
    Haptic devices Touch
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    Design at The Intersection of Technology And Biology

    Design at The Intersection of Technology And Biology

    Designer and architect Neri Oxman is leading the search for ways in which digital fabrication technologies can interact with the biological world. Working at the intersection of computational design, additive manufacturing, materials engineering and synthetic biology, her lab is pioneering a new age of symbiosis between microorganisms, our bodies, our products and even our buildings.

    Subjects:
    Biotechnology and Chemical and Bioprocess Technology
    Keywords:
    Biotechnology Biosynthesis -- Industrial applications
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    A Forgotten Space Age Technology Could Change How We Grow Food

    A Forgotten Space Age Technology Could Change How We Grow Food

    We're heading for a world population of 10 billion people -- but what will we all eat? Lisa Dyson rediscovered an idea developed by NASA in the 1960s for deep-space travel, and it could be a key to reinventing how we grow food.

    Subjects:
    Food Science
    Keywords:
    Carbon dioxide -- Recycling Food science Food--Biotechnology Sustainable agriculture
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    A performance of "Mathemagic"

    A performance of "Mathemagic"

    In a lively show, mathemagician Arthur Benjamin races a team of calculators to figure out 3-digit squares, solves another massive mental equation and guesses a few birthdays. How does he do it? He’ll tell you.

    Subjects:
    Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Mental arithmetic Mental calculators
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    The Mathematics of War

    The Mathematics of War

    By analyzing raw data on violent incidents in the Iraq war and others, Sean Gourley and his team claim to have found a surprisingly strong mathematical relationship linking the fatality and frequency of attacks.

    Subjects:
    Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    War -- Mathematical models
    Resource Type:
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