Lovely opening video for TED2013: The Young. The Wise. The Undiscovered., featuring art by celebrated children’s book illustrator and author Oliver Jeffers.
Complement with 10½ great reads from the TED 2013 Bookstore.
Mark Applebaum: The mad scientist of music
Mark Applebaum writes music that breaks the rules in fantastic ways, composing a concerto for a florist and crafting a musical instrument from junk and found objects. This quirky talk might just inspire you to shake up the “rules” of your own creative work.
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Eric Whitacre: Part of Something Larger Than Ourselves
At the first impression I expected this TED talk to be some kind of superficial. Gladly proven wrong, you find me deeply touched by the music, the stories behind this project and something “Larger Than Ourselves”!
Forget multitasking, try monotasking | TED.com
People aren’t just cooking anymore — they’re cooking, texting, talking on the phone, watching YouTube and uploading photos of the awesome meal they just made. Designer Paolo Cardini questions the efficiency of our multitasking world and makes the case for — gasp — “monotasking.” His charming 3D-printed smartphone covers just might help.
Paolo Cardini is a product designer who asks serious questions about how we live — and answers them with whimsical and playful designs.
TED.com: Reggie Watts disorients you in the most entertaining way
Reggie Watts’ beats defy boxes. Unplug your logic board and watch as he blends poetry and crosses musical genres in this larger-than-life performance.
Sculpting waves in wood and time
Reuben Margolin is a kinetic sculptor, crafting beautiful pieces that move in the pattern of raindrops falling and waves combining. Take nine minutes and be mesmerized by his meditative art — inspired in equal parts by math and nature.
What if every seemingly isolated object was actually just where the continuous wave of that object poked through into our world?
Reuben Margolin
Slow motion video from a TED talk: The beauty of pollination
Kelli Anderson: Design to challenge reality
A must watch!
Kelli Anderson shatters our expectations about reality by injecting humor and surprise into everyday objects. At TEDxPhoenix she shares her disruptive and clever designs.
