Posts Tagged ‘species’
Jill Tarter: Why the search for alien intelligence matters (TED Prize winner!)
Posted by Rudolf Getel | Filed under Science, TED talks, life
The SETI Institute’s Jill Tarter makes her TED Prize wish: to accelerate our search for cosmic company. Using a growing array of radio telescopes, she and her team listen for patterns that may be a sign of intelligence elsewhere in the universe.
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David Griffin: Photography connects us with the world
Posted by Rudolf Getel | Filed under Art, Conceptual, Photography, TED talks, life
The photo director for National Geographic, David Griffin knows the power of photography to connect us to our world. In a talk filled with glorious images, he talks about how we all use photos to tell our stories.
Frans Lanting: A lyrical view of life on Earth
Posted by Rudolf Getel | Filed under Art, Photography, Science, TED talks, life
In this stunning slideshow, celebrated nature photographer Frans Lanting presents The LIFE Project, a poetic collection of photographs that tell the story of our planet, from its eruptive beginnings to its present diversity. Soundtrack by Philip Glass.
David Galleo - Underwater astonishments - TED.COM
Posted by Rudolf Getel | Filed under Science, TED talks, life
David Gallo shows jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures, including a color-shifting cuttlefish, a perfectly camouflaged octopus, and a Times Square’s worth of neon light displays from fish who live in the blackest depths of the ocean.
Exploring the ocean’s hidden worlds - TED.COM
Posted by Rudolf Getel | Filed under Science, TED talks, life
Ocean explorer Robert Ballard takes us on a mindbending trip to hidden worlds underwater, where he and other researchers are finding unexpected life, resources, even new mountains. He makes a case for serious exploration and mapping. Google Ocean, anyone?
On the verge of creating synthetic life
Posted by Rudolf Getel | Filed under Science, TED talks
“Can we create new life out of our digital universe?” Craig Venter asks. His answer is “yes” — and pretty soon. He walks through his latest research and promises that we’ll soon be able to build and boot up a synthetic chromosome.
