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more about #ted YokoFaloola: Aimee Mullins is an inspiration, and I am so pleased that we will be seeing her at TEDMED again. I find it curious that the founder of TEDMED does ... more » Tony Bostony: I dont care if she is leggless, I would do her if she didnt find me repulsive. more » korybing: God, I've had a serious crush on Aimee Mullins ever since I saw her performance in Matthew Barney's Cremaster Cycle series. she is absolutely amazing. more » walkingagh: Pretty cool, but the question is what OS will they run? I mean if my kids are going to have a robot playmate, would I want it to be Jobsian, Gatesian,... more » dingus: As someone who works for their competition, I appreciate that you called it the "BM Blue Gene". more » rcast1986: All I needed today was a well-placed Turtles reference. Thank you Rosa, and be blessed. more » Kaiser-Machead: I'm a personality prototype. You can tell...can't you? more » Digo: Wait, does this mean true A.I. or is it just referring to brain power not necessarily brain function? more » Hello Mister Walrus: Stay tuned for Bill Gates' next speech, when he unleashes a herd of Mexican swine on the crowd... more » Tim Reid: Old news is old? It's still cool...but seriously? Is there something new here that I'm missing? more » nutbastard: Hey everyone, it's EXACTLY THE THING I SUBMITTED AS AN INVENTION FOR A GIZ PHOTOSHOP CONTEST, WHICH THEN PROMPTLY LOST TO A GODDAMN CLOCK. more » badhatharry: Wow. I'm amazed and kind of scared at the same time. more » Curves: Needs messier hair. more » dna: No video link? Really? more » Jim Topoleski: I SOO want Apple to license it. Jobs offered Negroponte OS X and a team of engineers to help for free but he turned them down. more » BeautifulAgony: Well, the article does specifically say he is releasing and open-sourcing the hardware design. That doesn't sound like "licensing" to me, Jack. I coul... more » nutbastard: "Today Bill Gates unleashed thousands of bugs on consumers. Also, he let a bunch of mosquitoes out." more » Curves: Brain pr0n. I am SO saving that site. Even if I have no clue what they are talking about, I love hearing them say it. more » nutbastard: so... when does PETA start bitching and moaning? more » Curves: I would love to get to mingle at the TED cocktail hour. My IQ would go up 20 points just breathing their air. more » -
#tedmed
Bionic Athlete Aimee Mullins To Speak at TEDMED 2009
After displaying her collection of prosthetic legs at this year's TED conference, bionic actress, athlete and model Aimee Mullins recently announced that she will speak at the TEDMED convention this fall. More » -
#artificialbrain
Krang Rejoices: Artificial Brain Ten Years Away From Reality
Scientists are claiming that a functional, artificial brain is only a decade away. This prediction correlates with the above chart, according to which our current computing capabilities limit us to...simulated lizard brains. More » -
#thefuturenow
Sixth Sense Technology May Change How We Look at the World Forever
I can't really describe Sixth Sense in a line. Sure, it is a system that projects information about what surrounds you over objects' surfaces, but it's also much more. You just have to watch it: More » -
#robots
Mad Roboticist Re-Creates Einstein's Head, This Time With More Feeling
David Hanson, the roboticist who brought us the creepy cybernetic substitute son Zeno, is now offering an empathetic smiling Einstein bot for our general horrification. More » -
#olpc
Negroponte Open Sources OLPC Hardware Design, Invites Copy-Cats
The embattled OLPC program, already reeling from job cuts and salary decreases, is making one final attempt to stay afloat: Open source everything and hope enough companies copy the design to make it profitable. More » -
#iphoneapps
Watch and Listen To The Geniuses of This Week's TED Conference On Your iPhone
Are you feeling dumb today? I kind of am, and if I had time, I'd cure that by watching one of the TED Conference's smarties present what's beautiful, inspiring and interesting to them. More » -
#whoa
Bill Gates Just Unleashed a Swarm Of Live Mosquitoes On A Room Full of Geniuses
In what is probably the coolest conference-talk attention grab I've ever heard of, Bill Gates apparently just released a swarm of mosquitoes into the crowd at TED, the geniuses-only mind meld. Holy shit. More » -
