Stephen Petranek’s TED talk ‘Your kids might live on Mars. Here’s how they’ll survive’ details how humankind will one day become a spacefaring species. Petranek is a writer and technologist who focuses on how emerging technologies could benefit our future lives. Petranek’s talk can be found on ted.com under the ‘science’ section. Journalist Stephen Petranek […]
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Best of TED: Are computers really the future of growing food?
Caleb Harper’s TEDtalk “This computer will grow your food in the future” discusses Harper’s work in the development of new agricultural systems to explore the future of food and its growth. Harper is the Principal Investigator and Director of the Open Agriculture Initiative, designed as an open-source data system to create a collaborative food network […]
Best of TED: 10 things you didn’t know about the big ‘O’
It’s Valentine’s Day soon and what better way to celebrate than to talk all things scientific about the orgasm? Mary Roach’s TED talk, ’10 things you didn’t know about orgasm’ is an enlightening 17 minute watch, though one you might not want to be broadcasting at full volume. In it, Roach delves into obscure scientific research […]
Best of Ted: Chimply the best
Tristan Gatward, Online Music Editor, discusses the need for rights for Chimps. They have feelings and thoughts, so why not rights too? This was based on the work of lawyer, Steve Wise, who worked tirelessly for years to change the status of Chimps from ‘things’ to ‘persons’. You can watch this inspirational TedTalk here. THE […]