D-Wave Systems builds the world’s first and only commercial quantum computers. The scientists, engineers and executives here are among the many people who have contributed to this…
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In the past decade, we’ve seen an unprecedented rise of powerful social networks, connecting millions or even billions of people who can now communicate almost instantaneously. But…
In the 1970s and 1980s, a generous spirit suffused the internet, whose users were few and far between. But today, the net is ubiquitous, connecting billions of…
Entrepreneur Elon Musk is a man with many plans. The founder of PayPal, Tesla Motors and SpaceX sits down with TED curator Chris Anderson to share details…
The neocortex works on principles that are fundamentally different than traditional computers. In this talk Jeff describes recent advances in understanding the neocortex and how we are…
Materials are a defining characteristic of society. The ages of civilization are named after materials and the development of new materials do more than simple transform technology:…
The lecture honores the memory and work of Aaron Swartz, the programmer and activist who took his own life on Jan. 11, 2013 at the age of…
Ramesh Raskar presents femto-photography, a new type of imaging so fast it visualizes the world one trillion frames per second, so detailed it shows light itself in…
Pranav Mistry demos several tools that help the physical world interact with the world of data – including a deep look at his SixthSense device and a…
Expansion of online education will bring about dramatic changes in global education system in the nearest future. This topic was discussed by the participants Philanthropic Roundtable organized…
At the University of Pennsylvania, Vijay Kumar studies the control and coordination of multi-robot formations. At the General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception (Grasp) Lab, at the…
