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TEDxChange: the future we make

On September 20, 2010, more than 150 of the world’s leading thinkers and doers will come together in New York for TEDxChange. Convened by Melinda French Gates on the 10th anniversary of the Millennium Development Goals, this event will explore what

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By Sasha Naod on August 20, 2010

VIDEO: Marcel Dicke, ‘Why not eat insects?’

TEDxAmsterdam: Marcel Dicke from TEDxAmsterdam on Vimeo. Prof. dr. Marcel Dicke is an ecologist with a special interest in the relation between plants and insects. He is a recipient of the NWO-Spinoza award, also known as the Dutch Nobel prize. The

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By Monique van Dusseld… on December 10, 2009

VIDEO: Christien Meindertsma on PIG05049

TEDxAmsterdam: Christien Meindertsma from TEDxAmsterdam on Vimeo. Christien Meindertsma’s fascinating talk at TEDxAmsterdam is based on her book PIG 05049, that documents an astounding array of products with different parts of an anonymous pig cal

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By Monique van Dusseld… on December 1, 2009

Why not have an insect, or two?

Marcel Dicke is an ecologist with a mission. He wants to spread the word that we all should starting to eat insects. We have a huge food problem waiting for us. There are more and more people in China and India that strive for the same eating pattern

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By Ernst-Jan Pfauth on November 20, 2009

Marcel Dicke – preview

Marcel Dicke is an ecologist with a special interest in the relation between plants and insects. The central theme in his research is the way that plants define the lives of insects. For example, there are plants that spread special fragrances if the

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By Alexander Klopping on October 13, 2009

Louise Fresco’s talk at TED 2009

Louise Fresco shows us why we should celebrate mass-produced, supermarket-style white bread. She says environmentally sound mass production will feed the world, yet leave room for small bakeries and traditional methods. About Louise Fresco A powerfu

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By Jim Stolze on July 18, 2009