What causes antibiotic resistance? – Kevin Wu
Right now, you are inhabited by trillions of microorganisms. Many of these bacteria are harmless (or even helpful!), but there are a few strains of ‘super bacteria’ that are pretty nasty — and they’re growing resistant to our antibiotics. Why is this happening? Kevin Wu details the evolution of this problem that presents a big […]
Inside Google Translate
Have you ever wondered how Google Translate creates your translations?
Can Robots be creative? – Gil Weinberg
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/can-robots-… People have been grappling with the question of artificial creativity — alongside the question of artificial intelligence — for over 170 years. For instance, could we program machines to create high quality original music? And if we do, is it the machine or the programmer that exhibits creativity? Gil Weinberg investigates […]
The Next X Prize: Artificial Intelligence!
Hank takes you to the next frontier of innovation: the XPrize for Artificial Intelligence, talking about how true AI can be measured, and what the future might look like.
How Search Works
http://www.google.com/howgoogleworks | The life span of a Google query is less then 1/2 second, and involves quite a few steps before you see the most relevant results. Here’s how it all works.
Google and NASA’s Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab
A peek at the early days of the Quantum AI Lab: a partnership between NASA, Google, USRA, and a 512-qubit D-Wave Two quantum computer. Learn more at http://google.com/+QuantumAILab
Nick Bostrom: What happens when our computers get smarter than we are?
Artificial intelligence is getting smarter by leaps and bounds — within this century, research suggests, a computer AI could be as «smart» as a human being. And then, says Nick Bostrom, it will overtake us: «Machine intelligence is the last invention that humanity will ever need to make.» A philosopher and technologist, Bostrom asks us […]
Outer Space: «A Beautiful, Beautiful World,» The Earth Song by StoryBots
There are eight planets in our solar system, but the most beautiful is the one we call home. →
The miracle of life
From conception to birth, Hans Zimmer mixing musics.
How many universes are there? – Chris Anderson
The fact that no one knows the answer to this question is what makes it exciting. The story of physics has been one of an ever-expanding understanding of the sheer scale of reality, to the point where physicists are now postulating that there may be far more universes than just our own. Chris Anderson explores […]
Santino The Chimpanzee & The Artist
Santino is a 33 year old male chimpanzee who lives at Furuvik zoo in Sweden. He is a unique artist who paint to save his relatives in Africa.
Why do honeybees love hexagons? – Zack Patterson and Andy Peterson
Honeybees are some of nature’s finest mathematicians. Not only can they calculate angles and comprehend the roundness of the earth, these smart insects build and live in one of the most mathematically efficient architectural designs around: the beehive. Zack Patterson and Andy Peterson delve into the very smart geometry behind the honeybee’s home.
How do you know you exist? – James Zucker
How do you know you’re real? Is existence all just a big dream? Has some mad scientist duped us into simply believing that we exist? James Zucker investigates all of these questions (and more) in this mind-boggling tribute to René Descartes’s «Meditations on First Philosophy.»
What gives a dollar bill its value? – Doug Levinson
The value of money is determined by how much (or how little) of it is in circulation. But who makes that decision, and how does their choice affect the economy at large? Doug Levinson takes a trip into the United States Federal Reserve, examining how the people who work there aim to balance the value […]