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Engineering

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Engineering.

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Video playlists about Engineering

Reduce, reuse, recycle

Discover the beauty in minimizing material goods, repurposing your most well-loved things and intentionally (and sustainably) reducing your carbon footprint.

How to nurture brilliant women in STEM

Inspiring talks from women who have pushed the boundaries in their field and are paving the way for the next generation of girls to earn their place in traditionally male-dominated professions.

Thrifty TED Talks

Give old things new life and even imagine a futuristic perspective on repurposing everyday items with these fun and thoughtful talks.

Things to do to make STEAM learning (more!) fun

Science, technology, engineering, art and math talks that will make school classes feel a little fresher.

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Talks about Engineering

Franziska Trautmann

Your empty wine bottle could help rebuild coastlines

Norah Magero

This refrigerator is saving lives

George Zaidan

The thing in your kitchen most likely to kill you

Deb Chachra

The invisible networks shaping your everyday life

Tammy Ma

The secret force for limitless energy? Lasers

Anima Anandkumar

AI that connects the digital and physical worlds

Kylan Gibbs

Entertainment is getting an AI upgrade

Brian Crim

The Nazis recruited to win the Cold War

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Percy Liang

A new way to build AI, openly

Andrew Ng

AI isn't the problem — it's the solution

Tara Boroushaki

Could AI give you X-ray vision?

Amjad Masad

How AI can help you turn an idea into the next great app

Cedrik Neike

Time is running out on climate change. The metaverse could help

Nina Tandon

The future of repairing the human body

Marcelo Mena

Meet methane, the invisible climate villain

Shannon Odell

This is what happens when you hit the gas

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Exclusive articles about Engineering

No, they’re not a mirage — learn how these ingenious ice towers are helping communities preserve water for dry times

Using glacier water and pipes (with a big boost from gravity), Indian engineer Sonam Wangchuk has devised a way to store water in the dry high desert.

Posted Jan 2019

How to solve problems, from an inventor with 200+ patents

Robert Fischell invented the rechargeable pacemaker and the implantable insulin pump -- not to mention created the precursor to GPS. The 87-year-old shares a peek into his creative process.

Posted Sep 2016

Book excerpt: How we’ll live on Mars

Author Stephen Petranek makes the case that humans will live on Mars in the not-too-distant future. He explains how and when this might happen -- and what risks those who head there first might face.

Posted Jul 2015

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