THINK Global School and Traidhos Three Generation Community for Learning host a lecture event with Tony Wagner, a renowned educator focused on transforming education for the 21st century. (52m 12s)

Google announced its self-driving car project in 2010 to make driving safer, more enjoyable, and more efficient. Having safely completed over 200,000 miles of computer-led driving, it shares one of its favorite moments in this …

Google believes technology should work for you —- to be there when you need it and get out of your way when you don’t. A team within in the Google[x] group started Project Glass to …

Peter Diamandis makes a case for optimism — that we’ll invent, innovate and create ways to solve the challenges that loom over us. “I’m not saying we don’t have our set of problems; we surely …

In a remarkable feat of micro-engineering, UNSW physicists have created a working transistor consisting of a single atom placed precisely in a silicon crystal. The transistor has implications for both classical and quantum computing. (2m …

In Reinventing Discovery, Michael Nielsen argues that we are living at the dawn of the most dramatic change in science in more than 300 years. This change is being driven by powerful new cognitive tools, …

Calling on Clay Shirky’s “cognitive surplus” theory, Peter Diamandis, chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation, argues that the best way to solve the world’s problems and encourage social innovation is to engage the …

The Thiel Foundation defends and promotes freedom in all its dimensions: political, personal, and economic. It supports innovative scientific research and new technologies that empower people to improve their lives, champions organizations and individuals who …

After re-purposing CAPTCHA so each human-typed response helps digitize books, Luis von Ahn wondered how else to use small contributions by many on the Internet for greater good. At TEDxCMU, he shares how his ambitious …

Find out what Revolution through Competition really means and discover how the X PRIZE Foundation is Making the Impossible, Possible. (7m 17s)

The Sahara Solar Breeder Project, a huge project led by Japanese scientists, is getting underway. Its goal is to provide the ultimate solution to humanities biggest problem in the 21st century – our reliance on …

Arthur C. Clarke speaks on predicting the future: a video clip from a 1964 BBC Horizon program. (3m 13s)

As the 21st century progresses, we are grappling with far more challenging business and social problems than ever before. Solving them will require a new approach that might be found in the most unlikely of …

Aldebaran Robotics, the world leader in humanoid robotics, has released its latest version of the NAO robot — NAO Next Gen. The power of NAO Next Gen, the new fully programmable humanoid robot that has …

Tim Brown, president and CEO of IDEO and the author of Change By Design talks about design thinking at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. (5m 18s)

Stephen Wolfram, founder and CEO of Wolfram Research, talks about humanity and the future of technology at Singularity Summit 2011 in New York City. (58m 24s)

Green-minded architect and designer William McDonough asks what our buildings and products would look like if designers took into account “all children, all species, for all time.” (21m 57s)

It was just over two centuries ago that the global population was 1 billion — in 1804. But better medicine and improved agriculture resulted in higher life expectancy for children, dramatically increasing the world population, …

Amory Lovins presents at the Reinventing Fire official launch at the National Geographic headquarters in Washington, D.C. The book offers actionable solutions for four energy-intensive sectors of the economy: transportation, buildings, industry, and electricity. Built …

Yang Lan, a journalist and entrepreneur who’s been called “the Oprah of China,” offers insight into the next generation of young Chinese citizens — urban, connected (via microblogs) and alert to injustice. (17m 14s)

50% of the world’s population is under the age of 27, the majority of whom live in urban areas. With this in mind, we are becoming increasingly aware that solutions to our global challenges must …

Freeman Dyson, Professor Emeritus at Princeton University delivers a lecture entitled, Living Through Four Revolutions. Dyson discusses Space Technology, Nuclear Energy, the Genome and the Computer Revolution. (55m 48s)

Siva Vaidhyanathan talks about the evolving culture of America and the internet and how Google represents the growing trends in our society. He then shares his opinions on the various benefits and downsides to having …

Steve Jurvetson, Managing Director at venture capital firm Draper Fischer Jurvetson, discusses innovation and disruption in the energy sector. Steve previously invested in companies such as Hotmail and Tradex, and sits on the board of …

Software programs based on game theory are being used to predict political outcomes and track down terrorists. (7m 11s)