The natural building blocks of sustainable architecture | Michael Green
If we're going to solve the climate crisis, we need to talk about construction. The four main building materials that humans currently use -- concrete, steel, masonry and wood -- have a heavy environm...
9 Kesä 202311min
The outlaws of the ocean -- and how we're reeling them in | Tony Long
Pirate fishing, oil spills and other undetected crimes are destroying ocean ecosystems -- but we can't stop what we can't see. Harnessing the power of satellite data and AI to catch maritime offenders...
8 Kesä 20237min
Nature, art and magical blocks of flying concrete | Lonneke Gordijn
Our bodies instinctually respond to the movements and rhythms of nature, like the uplifting feeling you get when walking in a forest. Can art evoke the same emotions? Experiential artist Lonneke Gordi...
7 Kesä 202311min
How wireless energy from space could power everything | Ali Hajimiri
Modern life runs on wireless technology. What if the energy powering our devices could also be transmitted without wires? Electrical engineer Ali Hajimiri explains the principles behind wireless energ...
6 Kesä 202310min
Can we recreate the voice of a 3,000-year-old mummy? | David M. Howard
Drawing on his work reconstructing the vocal tract of an ancient Egyptian priest, speech scientist David M. Howard shares three evolutionary wonders of human speech -- and the importance of nurturing ...
5 Kesä 20239min
How to design a school for the future | Punya Mishra
In all the conversations about improving education for children, the voices of students, teachers and community members are often left out. Educational designer Punya Mishra offers a method to shift t...
2 Kesä 20239min
The poetry of everyday language | Julián Delgado Lopera
In a captivating, poetic ode to the beauty and strength of mixed languages, writer Julián Delgado Lopera paints a picture of immigrant and queer communities united not by their refinement of language ...
1 Kesä 202315min
5 steps to fix any problem at work | Anne Morriss
In a practical, playful talk, leadership visionary Anne Morriss reinvents the playbook for how to lead through change -- with a radical, one-week plan to build trust and fix problems by following a st...
31 Touko 202311min
