James Bridle: A new aesthetic for the digital age TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Writer, publisher and technologist James Bridle works both in the print world and the digital world -- and in the space between.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Yossi Sassi: The power of music to unite the world TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-10 | Yossi Sassi is a musician who blends East with West, rock with world music, and traditional folk instruments with electric riffs. Formerly, he was an executive IT expert at Microsoft and Jobookit Technologies Ltd.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Raymond Wang (age 14): Harvesting energy from rain, hail and snow TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-09 | Raymond Wang is a Canadian 8th grader. He was a finalist in the 2012 Google Science Fair for his project, the Weather Harvester, which converts the kinetic and potential energy of wind and rain into electricity.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little more rough 'n' ready than the usual TED.com talk.]
Alastair Parvin: Architecture for everyone, by anyone TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Designer Alastair Parvin is the Co-creator of Wikihouse, an open-source construction set. He argues that there is an economics to architecture that we don't think about, and realizing this can be a game changer.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Katharine Harborne: Lets rethink our relationship with plants TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Bioscientist Katharine Harborne is the Director of Carbon Focus, a think tank which advises organizations on effective, accurate and socially responsible carbon communications.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Rose George: Take toilets seriously TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Author and journalist Rose George has been writing for over 10 years on topics from the war in Kosovo to the importance of toilets.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Laurence Kemball-Cook: How to turn your footsteps into energy TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Laurence Kemball-Cook is the inventor of the Pavegen, a deceptively simple but functional innovation which converts the bounces from our everyday footsteps into energy.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Gerald Moy: The dangers and delights of global diets TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Scientist Gerald Moy is a food safety expert at the World Health Organization in Geneva, where he studies chemicals in food and determines the risks they might pose to consumers.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
James Nester & Albert Sauter: Garden gnome travels the world for science TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | James Nester and Albert Sauter are working on a unique project: Sending a garden gnome around the world to get weighed. They hope to draw attention to an important but overlooked gravitational property.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Josh Atkins: A vision for TVs future TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Josh Atkins is the Studio Design Director for Microsoft's Soho Studio in London where he is using Kinect technology to develop a new interactive version of the children's TV show Sesame Street.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Vanessa Berlowitz: Extreme nature documentaries and how to survive them TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Explorer and filmmaker Vanessa Berlowitz is a Series Producer for BBC's Frozen Planet and has worked as a Producer for Planet Earth.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
James Alliban: Experimental art for your iPad and phone TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | James Alliban is an augmented reality artist and interaction designer. He develops apps that allow people to use electronic canvases to explore their artistic drives.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Harry Hui: Music dreams empower young Chinese artists TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Harry Hui has worked in the entertainment industry for over 10 years, serving as the President of Universal Music Group in South East Asia and the Executive Vice President and Managing Director of MTV Networks Asia.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Eleanor Longden: Learning from the voices in my head TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | At 17, Eleanor Longden had a promising future ahead of her; then she was diagnosed with schizophrenia. After a lifelong battle with the voices in her head, today she has a Masters in psychology and a second chance.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Pete Pattisson: Education should apply to real life TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Educator Pete Pattisson pioneered the development of citizenship education, a new field of study in England which teaches young people how to be responsible members of society.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Aral Balkan: Great design should empower, amuse and delight TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | User experience designer Aral Balkan is interested in how bad design frustrates and infuriates us -- and how good design can make us feel like superheroes.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Daniel Reisel: The neuroscience behind evil TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Daniel Reisel is a Junior Doctor and Researcher at one of London's premier teaching hospitals. Reisel recently spent a year at Wormwood Scrubs High Security Prison studying amygdala activity in the inmates.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Yu Jordy Fu: An artistic vision for tomorrows buildings TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Artist Yu "Jordy" Fu started drawing when she was five and published her first book at six. Her work has shown at venues all over the world, including the Venice Biennale and London Fashion Week.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Edmond Hui: The paper airplane redesigned TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Edmond Hui has a PhD in marine biology, but his passion for the past 50 years has been constructing paper airplanes. In 2008 he revolutionized the classic pastime by designing a completely new kind of paper plane.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Mike Wood: Catapulted cabbage comedy TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Comedian and performer Mike Wood is the only person he knows making a living by catching catapulted cabbages -- on his head.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Lena Edlund: How to build a house with no money or electricity TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | From childhood journalist Lena Edlund has dreamt about building a house on the Stockholm archipelago with her bare hands -- and no electricity. Today she rents the house she successfully built to happy vacationers.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
James Freedman: Secrets from a professional pickpocket TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | James Freedman is an entertainer -- and a professional pickpocket. He uses his expertise to consult on films and TV shows, but his real passion is helping people stay safe and avoid falling victim to real theft.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Faith Jegede: Autism through a siblings eyes TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Poet and writer Faith Jegede draws on her experiences growing up with two autistic brothers in order to spread awareness and understanding about this increasingly common diagnosis.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Feng He: Crowd funding creativity in China TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Feng He is the Co-founder of China's first and largest crowd funding website, Demo Hour, which helps young Chinese creatives make their ideas a reality.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Farida Vis: Social media and the life cycle of rumors TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Farida Vis is a Lecturer in Media and Communication at the University of Leicester and has written for the Guardian. She specializes in social media and its role in crisis situations.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Liu Bolin: Painting myself invisible TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Liu Bolin is an artist who paints people, including himself, into real-life scenes, so that they are completely camouflaged. Bolin's work protests against the Chinese government, who closed his studio in 2005.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Jonas Merian: My upcycled furniture TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Jonas Merian is a designer who makes handmade furniture and home accessories from reclaimed, reused and repurposed material. He previously worked for 17 years in prosthetics and orthotics.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
David Li: When piracy inspires innovation TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Programmer, hacker and maker David Li is the creator of Xin Che Jian, the first hackerspace in Shanghai.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Anas Aremeyaw Anas: My mission to name, shame and jail the corrupt TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Anas Aremeyaw, CEO of the African private investigation firm Tiger Eye, is also an undercover journalist breaking the cycle of corruption embedded within many international institutions.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Rob Burnet: The impact of comics in print and on radio TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Rob Burnet founded the local arts center Kuona Trust, directs the Emmy-award winning media firm Well Told Story, and created Shujaaz FM, a radio station for young Kenyans. [Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Jiaojiao Chen: Forgotten stories from Chinas history TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Jiaojiao Chen is a storyteller who works in creative media in China, most recently at "Outlook" magazine.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Andrew Yu: Teaching boxes for rural classrooms TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Andrew Yu founded a charity that provides boxes containing materials for arts and sciences lessons to teachers in rural parts of China.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu: On the air: A radio station just for farmers TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu founded the Smallholders Foundation, an NGO that uses educational radio programs and field demonstrations to promote market access for impoverished farmers.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Mary Abukutsa-Onyango: Why we should eat more indigenous plants and fruits TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Mary Abukutsa-Onyango, scholar and Professor of Horticulture at Jomo Kenyatta University, empowers citizens to learn sustainable uses and methods of production of indigenous African crops.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Enio Ohmaye: Can we choose not to suffer? TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Sao Paulo native Enio Ohmaye, formerly a Senior Scientist at Apple, is the CTO and CXO at Education First Labs.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Bonita Lim: A family legacy of giving TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Bonita Lim runs Brown Rice, which is a fashion design company focused on helping single mothers and the less fortunate.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Nadia Orlova: How marketers can practice cultural literacy TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Design consultant Nadia Orlova is a senior strategist at Continuum. Her passion is "collecting textures, flavors and behaviors, cracking culture codes, mining meanings, investigating patterns."[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Kamau Gachigi: Spreading African innovation through fab labs TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Mechanical engineer Kamau Gachigi oversees the Nairobi FabLab, hoping it will "add value to people to teach them to add value to materials, through digital fabrication."[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Amy Zhou: Helping people find happiness through giving TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Amy Zhou cofounded One Foundation Public Welfare with Jet Li. At the forefront of social entrepreneurship, Zhou is setting up the Center for Philanthropic Venturing in Beijing.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Peter Ting: A committee for beautiful cakes TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | London-based designer Peter Ting has a secret passion: cakes. With fellow cake lovers Ting created the Cake Committee, a group of creatives who bake for charity.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Lei Lei: The story of an artist through animation TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Animator Lei Lei received the Best Narrative Short Award at the Ottawa International Animation Festival. While earning his Bachelor's degree in animation from Tsinghua University, he founded Ray Design Studio.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Stefen Chow: Exploring what it means to be poor through food photography TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Before Stefen Chow was a professional photographer, he summited Mount Everest and numerous Himalayan peaks. "The Poverty Line," his most recent project, explores the contextuality of poverty across continents.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Calvin Chin: Can China innovate? TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Calvin Chin is the Founder and President of Qifang, a microlending site that provides an alternative way for students to pay for their education.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Richard Brown: The $49 tablet PC TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Richard Brown, Vice President of Marketing at VIA Technologies, believes that digital signage is one of the up-and-coming areas for product development.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Chen Xi Huang: The ancient art of hand puppetry TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Chen Xi Huang is an 82-year-old puppet master who preserves the beauty of traditional puppet theater, an increasingly rare art form.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Betty Ni: Powerful stories of recovery using stem cells TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Actor and singer Betty Ni runs the WA Hope Foundation, a charity that provides cutting-edge cell therapies to those who suffer from diseases such as autism, cancer, spinal cord injuries and Parkinson's.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Doreen Baingana: The role of offensive language in novels TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Doreen Baingana, award-winning short story writer, repurposes the past to inspire new personal and national identities, and to define generational differences.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Su Kahumbu: Mobile tech spreads seeds of information to farmers TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Su Kahumbu is an agriculturist and social entrepreneur who created iCow, an app that spreads seeds of information via text to farmers seeking bountiful and sustainable harvests.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
Eric Wainaina: Bringing edge to my music TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Eric Wainaina is an award-winning Afro-fusion musician from Nairobi who breathes the pain of social injustice into his music to bring about social, economic and political change for all Africans.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little more rough 'n' ready than the usual TED.com talk.]
Pauline Wanja: Retelling the slum story TEDTalentSearch 2012-07-05 | Pauline Wanja is the Cofounder and Executive Director of the LIST (Living In Shanty Towns) Initiative, which seeks to unite the youth in slums to work together to break the poverty cycle.[Note: We want you to see these talks exactly as they happened! The archive footage might be a little rougher than the usual TED.com talk.]
