
2011: A Sense of Place
Our existence is defined through our experience of place: our place on Earth, in the universe, in culture, and in time. Understanding place is critical to the spread of knowledge, ideas and to progress. From the smallest sub-atomic particles to cities, to galaxies and undersea mountain ranges, everything has a place. TEDxMidAtlantic 2011 celebrates and explores place, mobility, context, and locality – and humanity’s ongoing desire to achieve a sense of place.


Vint Cerf: Interplanetary Internet

Reggie Watts: What Does it Mean When Technology Fails?

The Wire Conversation

Avi Rubin: All Your Devices Can Be Hacked

Jane Rigby: Putting Telescopes into Space

Arun Majumdar: This is the Future of Energy

Luis von Ahn: Translating the Web Into Every Language

Ping Chong: All Islands Connect Underwater

Paula Apsell: Using Television to Teach Science

Bob Corrigan: Building the Encyclopedia of Life

Stowe Boyd: An Architecture for Cooperation

Rebecca Renard: The Truth About ‘Using’ Teens

Duncan Watts: The Myth of Common Sense

Dante Chinni: Our Patchwork Nation

Eldar Shafir: Living Under Scarcity

Jay Parkinson: Rethinking Healthcare

Danielle Brian: Unifying a Divided Country

Jon Maurer: The Harpejji

Erica Frenkel: Demonstrating the Universal Anesthesia Machine

Phil Salesses: Hot or Not for Cities
