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Engineering

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

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

Felix Brooks-church

How I built a machine that feeds millions

Rachel Yang

Should you rinse your dishes before placing them in the dishwasher?

Connor C. Wilson

How to attack (and defend) a medieval castle

Miles Wu

Origami, the ancient art form solving modern problems

Mark Rober

My $60 million science experiment

Stephanie H. Smith

The incredible engineering of Venice

Arianna Soldati

Why Iceland's lava is so hard to control

Mark Miodownik

The brilliance of bridges and roads that repair themselves

Philip Johnston

Let's build AI data centers in space

Sean Farrington

Why your blood should flow like ketchup

Refilwe Ledwaba

How to empower the next generation of pilots

César Ramírez-Sarmiento

The new era of AI-powered protein design

Xu Hao

How we’re turning pollution into toys, toothpaste and more

Eric Nguyen

How AI could generate new life-forms

Kiran Bhat

How to build the 3D world of your dreams with just a text prompt

How did NASA touch the Sun without melting?

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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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