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    Meditations on The Intersection of Humanity and Technology

    Meditations on The Intersection of Humanity and Technology

    Documentary photographer Olivia Arthur has been exploring a new frontier: the evolution of the blurring line between humanity and technology. In this meditative talk, she shows her work documenting the remarkable ways humans have merged with machines -- from bionics and motorized limbs to synthetic muscles and strikingly realistic robots -- and offers wisdom on the complexity, adaptability and resilience of the human body.

    Subjects:
    Technology and Biomedical Engineering
    Keywords:
    Human body technology
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    How Technology Evolves

    How Technology Evolves

    Tech enthusiast Kevin Kelly asks "What does technology want?" and discovers that its movement toward ubiquity and complexity is much like the evolution of life.

    Subjects:
    Technology and History
    Keywords:
    Technology civilization Technology -- Social aspects
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    On Technology And Faith

    On Technology And Faith

    Speaking at TED in 1998, Rev. Billy Graham marvels at technology's power to improve lives and change the world -- but says the end of evil, suffering and death will come only after the world accepts Christ. A legendary talk from TED's archives.

    Subjects:
    Technology and Religious Studies
    Keywords:
    Technology -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    The Technology of The Heart

    The Technology of The Heart

    His Holiness the Karmapa talks about how he was discovered to be the reincarnation of a revered figure in Tibetan Buddhism. In telling his story, he urges us to work on not just technology and design, but the technology and design of the heart. He is translated onstage by Tyler Dewar.

    Subjects:
    Technology and Religious Studies
    Keywords:
    Technology -- Religious aspects
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    The Technology of Storytelling

    The Technology of Storytelling

    iPad storyteller Joe Sabia introduces us to Lothar Meggendorfer, who created a bold technology for storytelling: the pop-up book. Sabia shows how new technology has always helped us tell our own stories, from the walls of caves to his own onstage iPad.

    Subjects:
    Technology, Communication, and Storytelling
    Keywords:
    Social media Digital storytelling
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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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
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    How Art, Technology and Design Inform Creative Leaders

    How Art, Technology and Design Inform Creative Leaders

    John Maeda, former President of the Rhode Island School of Design, delivers a funny and charming talk that spans a lifetime of work in art, design and technology, concluding with a picture of creative leadership in the future. Watch for demos of Maeda's earliest work -- and even a computer made of people.

    Subjects:
    Technology
    Keywords:
    Design technology Art technology
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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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
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    How Technology Allowed Me To Read

    How Technology Allowed Me To Read

    Months after he was born, in 1948, Ron McCallum became blind. In this charming, moving talk, he shows how he reads -- and celebrates the progression of clever tools and adaptive computer technologies that make it possible. With their help, and the help of volunteers, he's become a lawyer, an academic, and, most of all, a voracious reader. Welcome to the blind reading revolution.

    Subjects:
    Technology, Electronic and Information Engineering, and Computing
    Keywords:
    Assistive computer technology Reading -- Aids devices Blind -- Books reading
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    Can Technology Solve Our Big Problems?

    Can Technology Solve Our Big Problems?

    In 1969, Buzz Aldrin’s historical step onto the moon leapt mankind into an era of technological possibility. The awesome power of technology was to be used to solve all of our big problems. Fast forward to present day, and what's happened? Are mobile apps all we have to show for ourselves? Journalist Jason Pontin looks closely at the challenges we face to using technology effectively ... for problems that really matter.

    Subjects:
    Technology
    Keywords:
    Technological innovations Technology -- Political aspects Technology -- Social aspects
    Resource Type:
    Video