Animatronic Robot
AdultsArtificial IntelligenceTechnologyHanson Robotics collaborated with researchers at the University of California at San Diego to create this boy robot they've named Diego-San. The face was built by Hanson Robotics, and the body was built by Japan's Kokoro Co. Diego-San can see with HD cameras in his eyes, and uses artificial intelligence software "modeled on human babies" so that he learns.
Heart plays Led Zeppelins Stairway to Heaven makes Robert Plant cry
AdultsMusicTVCultureEntertainmentThere have been some mighty horrible renditions of Led Zeppelin's Stairway To Heaven, but when Nancy and Ann Wilson of Heart performed the song in front of the three remaining members of the legendary British rock band at the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony on Dec. 2, it made Robert Plant cry tears of joy.
Futuristic highways in the Netherlands glow in the dark
AdultsGlobal WarmingTechnologyTransportationA futuristic highway that can save energy and improve road safety is set to be installed in the Netherlands by mid-2013.
Bird listening to Ray Charles.
AdultsAnimalsMusicEntertainmentFrosty the cockatoo dancing to Ray Charles
Assumptions
AdultsCreativityVisual DesignPsychologyPhilosophyEyes are great for watching videos and whatnot, but can we really trust them?
Jerry Seinfeld "Pop Tart"
AdultsHumorWorkEntertainmentCultureHere about why one of the world's most successful comedians still does stand-up
Nasa crushes all scientific theories of the world ending
AdultsScienceWorldSpaceGlobal WarmingNASA scientist debunks 2012 end of the world doomsday scenarios.
Man of Steel - Official Trailer #2
AdultsFilmMarketingEntertainmentCultureAn alien infant is raised on Earth, and grows up with superhuman abilities. He sets out to use these abilities to guard his adopted world.
Tom Cruise stars in Oblivion - Official Trailer (HD)
AdultsFilmMarketingEntertainmentFutureAdventureTom Cruise stars in Oblivion, an original and groundbreaking cinematic event from the director of TRON: Legacy and the producer of Rise of the Planet of the Apes. On a spectacular future Earth that has evolved beyond recognition, one man's confrontation with the past will lead him on a journey of redemption and discovery as he battles to save mankind.
The Amazing Origami House: This Home Unfolds Eight Ways
AdultsConstructionCreativityArchitectureDesignEnvironmentIt all started with Lapland. When David ben Grunberg was an architecture student, he was given the assignment to design a pre-fab home that could work in wildly different temperature extremes.
New Google+ Feature: Communities
AdultsMarketingSocial MediaTechnologyInternet CultureWith Google+ Communities, you can talk about the stuff you're into with people who love it too. Plan events, start hangouts, and share with your communities from across the web.
Happy Day of the Ninja
AdultsHumorPetsEntertainmentCultureBut if you don't see any ninjas today, that's because they're ninjas. Or cats.
Aparna Rao: High-tech art (with a sense of humor)
AdultsArtCreativityHumorTechnologyVisual DesignArtist and TED Fellow Aparna Rao re-imagines the familiar in surprising, often humorous ways. With her collaborator Soren Pors, Rao creates high-tech art installations -- a typewriter that sends emails, a camera that tracks you through the room only to make you invisible on screen -- that put a playful spin on ordinary objects and interactions.
Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are
AdultsPsychologySelfEducationBody language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see ourselves. Social psychologist Amy Cuddy shows how "power posing" -- standing in a posture of confidence, even when we don't feel confident -- can affect testosterone and cortisol levels in the brain, and might even have an impact on our chances for success.
Amazing Anamorphic Illusions
AdultsCreativityVisual DesignArtFunA few Impressive illusions that will blow your mind
Keith Barry: Brain magic
AdultsArtCreativityPsychologyEntertainmentScienceKeith Barry shows us how our brains can fool our bodies -- in a trick that works via podcast too. Then he involves the audience in some jaw-dropping (and even a bit dangerous) feats of brain magic.