Photographer Ed Burtynsky accepts the 2005 TEDPrize, and presents a stunning slideshow of his work, which explores human impact on the natural world in eerily beautiful large-scale landscapes. In 2006,... continue reading

posted by plastiquemonkey 1 decade 7 years 4 months 1 week ago • 1,996 views

Chopra speaks concisely on how dualism limits our ability to understand the world around us. (source) Albert Einstein had similar ideas: "A human being is a part of the whole, called by us, "Universe,"... continue reading

posted by fissionchips 1 decade 6 years 9 months 4 weeks ago • 4,650 views

Scientists of the University of Kassel in Germany prove that the entire country can be powered by renewables only. They connected biogas, wind and solar power in a distributed way and show it can deliver... continue reading

posted by cybrbeast 1 decade 6 years 9 months 4 weeks ago • 1,171 views

Amazing philosophical movie based on systems thinking which was explored by Fritjof Capra. I think this movie is rather timely.

posted by smibbo 1 decade 7 years 1 week ago • 3,586 views

Satire for a good cause. http://www.worldvision.com.au/40hourfamine/ http://www.30hourfamine.org/

posted by Fletch 1 decade 7 years 5 months ago • 1,366 views

Amory Lovins: We must win the oil end game

posted by my15minutes 1 decade 6 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 2,287 views

"David Attenborough explores just how much climate change is altering our planet. He looks ahead to find out what needs to be done to save Planet Earth from the worst impact of global warming and discovers... continue reading

posted by Fedquip 1 decade 7 years 6 months 1 week ago • 2,308 views

Topic is mostly centered on climate change / global environment. This is part one, the rest are linked to below. Good solid science. Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzsYazk2RtY Part 3: http://www.youtube.c... continue reading

posted by gluonium 1 decade 7 years 8 months 1 week ago • 3,467 views

Janine Benyus is a science writer whose study looks at solutions to design problems which can be learned from studying nature's organisms.

posted by persephone 1 decade 6 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 1,657 views

I have built with straw bales and i have to say they are really cool. I reckon the only reason they are not insanely popular is that building regulators and mortgage lenders are paid off by the steel and... continue reading

posted by MINK 1 decade 7 years 2 months ago • 3,487 views

Duration 20 minutes 54 seconds. From http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/140; In a follow-up to his now-legendary TED2006 presentation, Hans Rosling demonstrates how developing countries are... continue reading

posted by Deano 1 decade 7 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 3,878 views

Harvard professor Dan Gilbert discusses why we are especially unsuited to respond to global warming. Update: jwray points out that the frog thing is a myth. As a metaphor it may not be true - but it... continue reading

posted by winkler1 1 decade 6 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 4,441 views