How would a butterfly inspire your next design? By Nic Price on 22 July 2009 — 1 min read That’s the question currently on the homepage of Ask Nature, a new web-based resource which catalogues the many ways we can learn from nature when we’re trying to solve problems. The project is run by the Biomimicry Institute. The site was announced this morning at TED Global in Oxford. Here’s an excerpt: Anchors of bull... More
Stopped smoking? Have a “TED break” By Nic Price on 27 June 2008 — 1 min read If you’ve quit smoking and you’re wondering what to do with your extra 30 minutes at work every day, why not spend 18 of them watching one of the many great talks on TED (technology, entertainment, design). This week TED clocked up 50 million viewings. Jill Bolte Taylor’s talk (below) is the most watched. I... More
Musical inspiration By Nic Price on 21 April 2008 — 1 min read TED Talk: Tod Machover & Dan Ellsey: Releasing the music in your head Via Joe Lazarus via Scobleizer on Twitter. More
Why design? By Nic Price on 7 December 2007 — 1 min read Philippe Starck does his turn at TED. Don’t look up, it’s a trap. [Via Richard Sambrook] More