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2005
2005x1
Lennart Green does close-up card magic
Episode overview
Like your uncle at a family party, the rumpled Swedish doctor Lennart Green says, "Pick a card, any card." But what he does with those cards is pure magic -- flabbergasting, lightning-fast, how-does-he-do-it? magic.
2005x3
Graham Hawkes flies through the ocean
Episode overview
Graham Hawkes takes us aboard his graceful, winged submarines to the depths of planet Ocean (a.k.a. "Earth"). It's a deep blue world we landlubbers rarely see in 3D.
2005x5
Zach Kaplan and Keith Schacht demo toys from the future
Episode overview
The Inventables guys, Zach Kaplan and Keith Schacht, demo some amazing new materials and how we might use them. Look for squishy magnets, odor-detecting ink, "dry" liquid and a very surprising 10-foot pole.
2005x6
Larry Burns on the future of cars
Episode overview
General Motors veep Larry Burns previews cool next-gen car design: sleek, customizable (and computer-enhanced) vehicles that run clean on hydrogen -- and pump energy back into the electrical grid when they're idle.
2005x8
James Surowiecki: When social media became news
Episode overview
James Surowiecki pinpoints the moment when social media became an equal player in the world of news-gathering: the 2005 tsunami, when YouTube video, blogs, IMs and txts carried the news -- and preserved moving personal stories from the tragedy.
2005x9
Luca Turin on the science of scent
Episode overview
What's the science behind a sublime perfume? With charm and precision, biophysicist Luca Turin explains the molecular makeup -- and the art -- of a scent.
2005x10
Scott McCloud on comics
Episode overview
In this unmissable look at the magic of comics, Scott McCloud bends the presentation format into a cartoon-like experience, where colorful diversions whiz through childhood fascinations and imagined futures that our eyes can hear and touch.
2005x11
Paul Sereno digs up dinosaurs
Episode overview
Strange landscapes, scorching heat and (sometimes) mad crocodiles await scientists seeking clues to evolution's genius. Paleontologist Paul Sereno talks about his surprising encounters .. show full overview
2005x12
Arthur Benjamin does 'Mathemagic'
Episode overview
In a lively show, mathemagician Arthur Benjamin races a team of calculators to figure out 3-digit squares, solves another massive mental equation and guesses a few birthdays. How does he do it? He’ll tell you.
2005x16
Ben Saunders: Three things to know before you ski to the North Pole
Episode overview
Arctic explorer Ben Saunders recounts his harrowing solo ski trek to the North Pole, complete with engaging anecdotes, gorgeous photos and never-before-seen video.
2005x2
Dan Gilbert on our mistaken expectations
Episode overview
Dan Gilbert presents research and data from his exploration of happiness -- sharing some surprising tests and experiments that you can also try on yourself. Watch through to the end for a sparkling Q&A with some familiar TED faces.
2005x4
Yochai Benkler on the new open-source economics
Episode overview
Yochai Benkler explains how collaborative projects like Wikipedia and Linux represent the next stage of human organization.
2005x7
Peter Diamandis on our next giant leap
Episode overview
Peter Diamandis says it's our moral imperative to keep exploring space -- and he talks about how, with the X Prize and other incentives, we're going to do just that.
2005x13
Barry Schwartz on the paradox of choice
Episode overview
Psychologist Barry Schwartz takes aim at a central tenet of western societies: freedom of choice. In Schwartz's estimation, choice has made us not freer but more paralyzed, not happier but more dissatisfied.
2005x14
Richard Dawkins: The universe is queerer than we can suppose
Episode overview
Biologist Richard Dawkins makes a case for "thinking the improbable" by looking at how the human frame of reference limits our understanding of the universe.
2005x15
Steven Pinker on language and thought
Episode overview
In an exclusive preview of his book The Stuff of Thought, Steven Pinker looks at language and how it expresses what goes on in our minds -- and how the words we choose communicate much more than we realize.
2005x17
Carl Honore: In praise of slowness
Episode overview
Journalist Carl Honore believes the Western world's emphasis on speed erodes health, productivity and quality of life. But there's a backlash brewing, as everyday people start putting the brakes on their all-too-modern lives.