August 2012
7 posts
June 2012
3 posts
May 2012
8 posts
Design by a housefly: Mahmood Hajim @ TEDxBaghdad
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How does the common housefly beat its wings two-hundred times a second without burning out? Ingenious design. Engineer Mahmood Hajim demos his fly-inspired perforated propeller that could revolutionize everything from wind farms to submarines.
Each week, we choose four of our favorite talks, highlighting just a few of the enlightening speakers from the TEDx community, and its diverse constellation of ideas worth spreading. Browse all TEDxTalks here »
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April 2012
29 posts
How to use a paper towel: Joe Smith
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You use paper towels to dry your hands everyday, but chances are, you’re doing it wrong. Joe Smith shows proper paper towel technique at TEDxConcordiaUPortland.
Each week, we choose four of our favorite talks, highlighting just a few of the enlightening speakers from the TEDx community, and its diverse constellation of ideas worth spreading. Browse all TEDxTalks here »
Eavesdropping on plants: Jack Schultz
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Plants collaborate, compete, and even communicate with each other. At TEDxMU, Dr. Jack Schultz breaks down a few of these plant behaviors and shows how we can decipher their chemical codes to improve everything from pesticide use to the way we pick our fruit.
Each week, we choose four of our favorite talks, highlighting just a few of the enlightening speakers from the TEDx community, and its diverse constellation of ideas worth spreading. Browse all TEDxTalks here »
The Making Of: The Boat of Your Dreams
When the banality of office life has you dozing off at your computer, what do you dream of? If you’re anything like us, the images dancing through your head probably resemble @kaylaporter’s Instagram photos. Is there an existence any dreamier than building wooden boats on an island in Washington?
Know any other Instagrammers doing something unique with their hands? Send us a note through Tumblr.
redpepper: A poster, 100 business cards and a flipbook. All in one. →
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100 IDS from Silvio Teixeira on Vimeo.
They are many ways to brand yourself as a creative. Many are overwhelmed by the options and the fact that it’s quite difficult to set yourself apart or truly illustrate the extent of your creativity and talent with the minimal real estate of a…
User Feature: The Pets of Instagram
Anyone who’s ever had a bad day knows the power of a well-timed pet photo popping up in their Instagram feed. There is no shortage of beautiful animals in the world, or talented photographers taking pictures of them, but here are a few of our favorites.
@mdouthwright
@kissani
@shortformelissa
@komoiuu
@malisheep
Who’s your favorite animal-snapping Instagrammer? Send us a note through Tumblr.
The photo at the top is by @noire_et_blanche.
TEDx: Scenes from TEDxSummit workshops →
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Photo: James Duncan Davidson
Chris Anderson demos the anticipated new platform, TED-Ed, which allows teachers to upload their best lessons to be turned into animated videos for students. TED-Ed also employs flip teaching, so that any teacher may “flip” a lesson and make it their own….
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Go Nashville Predators
After the Red Wings couldn’t keep the puck in their offensive zone, Nashville took advantage of the ensuing rush, as a tip from up high beat Jimmy Howard to give the Predators the 2-1 lead a little more than halfway through the second period.
Gabriel Bourque tipped Matt Halischuk’s shot from the point at 12:29, putting Nashville ahead.
The Predators came out hot after the goal, running around all over the place. That cost them, as Martin Erat took a roughing penalty in all the madness, sending the Red Wings back to the power play, where they’ll look to repeat their success of earlier in the period.
Instagram: The 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Instagram →
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The 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs started yesterday. The top 16 teams in the National Hockey League (@nhl) made the cut and will battle over the next two months until one team is declared the Stanley Cup champion.
Many NHL teams are using Instagram to give fans a behind-the-scenes look…
“If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some false friends and true enemies; succeed anyway. If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; be honest and frank anyway. If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous; be happy anyway. The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; do good anyway… You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God; it was never between you and them anyway.”
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