ToriNews.com » PEOPLE http://www.torinews.com Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:36:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 TED: Mike deGruy: Hooked by an octopus – Mike deGruy (2010) http://www.torinews.com/2012/02/ted-mike-degruy-hooked-by-an-octopus-mike-degruy-2010/ http://www.torinews.com/2012/02/ted-mike-degruy-hooked-by-an-octopus-mike-degruy-2010/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:46:20 +0000 admin http://www.torinews.com/2012/02/ted-mike-degruy-hooked-by-an-octopus-mike-degruy-2010/

Underwater filmmaker Mike deGruy has spent decades looking intimately at the ocean. A consummate storyteller, he takes the stage at Mission Blue to share his awe and excitement — and his fears — about the blue heart of our planet.
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]]> http://www.torinews.com/2012/02/ted-mike-degruy-hooked-by-an-octopus-mike-degruy-2010/feed/ 0 TED: Erica Frenkel: The universal anesthesia machine – Erica Frenkel (2011) http://www.torinews.com/2012/02/ted-erica-frenkel-the-universal-anesthesia-machine-erica-frenkel-2011/ http://www.torinews.com/2012/02/ted-erica-frenkel-the-universal-anesthesia-machine-erica-frenkel-2011/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:46:41 +0000 admin http://www.torinews.com/2012/02/ted-erica-frenkel-the-universal-anesthesia-machine-erica-frenkel-2011/

What if you’re in surgery and the power goes out? No lights, no oxygen — and your anesthesia stops flowing. It happens constantly in hospitals throughout the world, turning routine procedures into tragedies. Erica Frenkel demos one solution: the universal anesthesia machine.
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]]> http://www.torinews.com/2012/02/ted-erica-frenkel-the-universal-anesthesia-machine-erica-frenkel-2011/feed/ 0 TED: Gayle Tzemach Lemmon: Women entrepreneurs, example not exception – Gayle Tzemach Lemmon (2011) http://www.torinews.com/2012/01/ted-gayle-tzemach-lemmon-women-entrepreneurs-example-not-exception-gayle-tzemach-lemmon-2011/ http://www.torinews.com/2012/01/ted-gayle-tzemach-lemmon-women-entrepreneurs-example-not-exception-gayle-tzemach-lemmon-2011/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:46:14 +0000 admin http://www.torinews.com/2012/01/ted-gayle-tzemach-lemmon-women-entrepreneurs-example-not-exception-gayle-tzemach-lemmon-2011/

Women aren’t micro–so why do they only get micro-loans? At TEDxWomen reporter Gayle Tzemach Lemmon argues that women running all types of firms– from home businesses to major factories– are the overlooked key to economic development.
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Imagine playing a video game controlled by your mind. Now imagine that game also teaches you about your own patterns of stress, relaxation and focus. At TEDxToronto Ariel Garten shows how looking at our own brain activity gives new meaning to the ancient dictum “know thyself.”
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]]> http://www.torinews.com/2012/01/ted-ariel-garten-know-thyself-with-a-brain-scanner-ariel-garten-2011/feed/ 0 TED: Lisa Harouni: A primer on 3D printing – Lisa Harouni (2011) http://www.torinews.com/2012/01/ted-lisa-harouni-a-primer-on-3d-printing-lisa-harouni-2011/ http://www.torinews.com/2012/01/ted-lisa-harouni-a-primer-on-3d-printing-lisa-harouni-2011/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:49:34 +0000 admin http://www.torinews.com/2012/01/ted-lisa-harouni-a-primer-on-3d-printing-lisa-harouni-2011/

2012 may be the year of 3D printing, when this three-decade-old technology finally becomes accessible and even commonplace. Lisa Harouni gives a useful introduction to this fascinating way of making things — including intricate objects once impossible to create.
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2012 may be the year of 3D printing, when this three-decade-old technology finally becomes accessible and even commonplace. Lisa Harouni gives a useful introduction to this fascinating way of making things — including intricate objects once impossible to create.
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]]> http://www.torinews.com/2012/01/ted-lisa-harouni-a-primer-on-3d-printing-lisa-harouni-2011-2/feed/ 0 TED: Sheena Iyengar: How to make choosing easier – Sheena Iyengar (2011) http://www.torinews.com/2012/01/ted-sheena-iyengar-how-to-make-choosing-easier-sheena-iyengar-2011/ http://www.torinews.com/2012/01/ted-sheena-iyengar-how-to-make-choosing-easier-sheena-iyengar-2011/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:46:31 +0000 admin http://www.torinews.com/2012/01/ted-sheena-iyengar-how-to-make-choosing-easier-sheena-iyengar-2011/

We all want customized experiences and products — but when faced with 700 options, consumers freeze up. With fascinating new research, Sheena Iyengar demonstrates how businesses (and others) can improve the experience of choosing.
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After a crisis, how can we tell if water is safe to drink? Current tests are slow and complex, and the delay can be deadly, as in the cholera outbreak after Haiti’s earthquake in 2010. TED Fellow Sonaar Luthra previews his design for a simple tool that quickly tests water for safety — the Water Canary.
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Inspired by Aung San Suu Kyi’s call to action, “If you’re feeling helpless, help someone,” Morley composed this song. She sings it at TEDxWomen in her gorgeous, warm voice.
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In 2011 three young women swept the top prizes of the first Google Science Fair. At TEDxWomen Lauren Hodge, Shree Bose and Naomi Shah described their extraordinary projects– and their route to a passion for science.
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