Why It Was Almost Impossible to Make the Blue LED
AdultsHistoryScienceTechnologyEngineeringThe blue LED was supposed to be impossible—until a young engineer proposed a moonshot idea.
Why AI Will Spark Exponential Economic Growth | Cathie Wood | TED
AdultsHistoryHumanTechnologyEconomyArtificial IntelligenceInvestor Cathie Wood explores this unique moment in technology, which she sees as being marked by the simultaneous evolution of five pivotal innovation platforms — a scenario unparalleled in history.
Sherlock Holmes and the case of the Red-Headed League - Alex Rosenthal
AdultsCreativityHumanPsychologyBooksHistoryOne day in the fall, you called upon your friend, Sherlock Holmes, and found him in conversation with Jabez Wilson. Wilson had been working for the mysterious League of Red-Headed Men.
The Power of Unconventional Thinking | David McWilliams | TED
AdultsCreativityHumanPsychologyHistoryEconomyPoliticsFrom World War II to the 2008 economic collapse and beyond, history shows that economists don’t always see the future as clearly as they think they do, says David McWilliams.
Historian Breaks Down Napoleon's Battle Tactics | WIRED
AdultsCreativityHistoryHumanPolitics"Love him or hate him, Napoleon is a figure probably unrivaled in modern history." Today Jonathon Riley, a British General and historian, breaks down French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's most prominent battles and utilized war tactics.