Capt. Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation first discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch -- an endless floating waste of plastic trash. Now he's drawing attention to the growing, choking problem of plastic debris in our seas.

Designer Ross Lovegrove expounds his philosophy of "fat-free" design and offers insight into several of his extraordinary products, including the Ty Nant water bottle and the Go chair.

By making photographs that seem to show our favorite celebs (Diana, Elton John) doing what we really, secretly, want to see them doing, Alison Jackson explores our desire to get personal with celebs. Contains graphic images.

In this absorbing look at emerging media and tech history, Peter Hirshberg shares some crucial lessons from Silicon Valley and explains why the web is so much more than "better TV."

Carlos Molina discute en ésta conferencia cómo la curiosidad ha sido el motor del descubrimiento y el antídoto más efectivo contra el miedo. En una ciudad, un país y un planeta donde estamos obsesionados con la idea de frontera y que incluso inventamos la llamadas fronteras invisibles, el estudio del Universo, la astronomía, nos muestra que de h...

Juan Carlos proposes the use of future studies all throughout all levels of education

You're a failure. This statement often has a negative connotation to it, but why? Success is defined by attaining an expected end goal or an outcome, but the path to success, which involves setbacks and failures is seldom embraced. Success is viewed as something that enhances a person, while failure does the opposite. In this talk, Maria Charles...