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.

Linking together the histories of Henrietta Swan Leavitt, Edwin Hubble and Tracy K. Smith, poet and thinker Maria Popova crafts an astonishing story of how humanity came to see the edge of the observable universe. (Followed by an animated excerpt of "My God, It's Full of Stars," by Tracy K. Smith)

How do the world's best leaders and visionaries earn trust? They don't just present data -- they also tell great stories. Leadership consultant Karen Eber demystifies what makes for effective storytelling and explains how anyone can harness it to create empathy and inspire action.

In a friendly, high-speed presentation, Will Wright demos his newest game, Spore, which promises to dazzle users even more than his previous masterpieces.

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...

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