Are you familiar with the films of Claude Nuridsany and Marie Pérennou? If you haven’t shown them to students, you might consider the possibility of doing so. Microcosmos was released in 1996 and Genesis in 2004. The nature videography is unparalleled and is accompanied by orchestral music matched to the activities of various life forms. The mood is meditative, with little human voice overs.
Curiosity Matters
knowing what we see rather than seeing what we know
TED | TED Blog- The science behind a climate headline: Rachel Pike on TED.com November 10, 2009In 4 minutes, atmospheric chemist Rachel Pike provides a glimpse of the massive scientific effort behind the bold headlines on climate change, with her team -- one of thousands who contributed -- taking a risky flight over the rainforest in pursuit of data on a key molecule. (Recorded at TEDGlobal University 2009, July 2009, Oxford, UK. Duration: 4:14) Twitt […]Array
- The refugees of boom-and-bust: Cameron Sinclair on TED.com November 9, 2009At TEDGlobal U, Cameron Sinclair shows the unreported cost of real estate megaprojects gone bust: thousands of migrant construction laborers left stranded and penniless. To his fellow architects, he says there is only one ethical response. (Recorded at TEDGlobal University 2009, July 2009, Oxford, UK. Duration: 3:06) Watch Cameron Sinclair's talk on TED […]Array
- TEDIndia Session 9: Within You, Without You November 7, 2009"Within You, Without You," the final session of TEDIndia, rings in with a drumbeat -- the rich, propulsive stylings of Sivamani. He combines the sounds of a variety of percussive instruments with a recurring motif: water. Dipping instruments in water as he plays them, the instruments take on the character of the life-giving substance that all livin […]Array
- The Buzz: Shashi Tharoor on India's soft power November 7, 2009Shashi Tharoor, India’s minister of state for external affairs, says India should influence the world through soft power -- attracting other countries to India’s example. Here are some responses from Twitter: Tharoor: The penetration of mobile phones in India - testimony to development / empowerment / flattening of info hierarchies -- infosys Engrossing talk […]Array
- Onsite at TEDIndia: Q&A with producer Bharath November 7, 2009Bharath (his full name) was the local producer of TEDIndia, a calm authority figure in the middle of a large, international, multilingual crew. After the conference wrapped on Saturday afternoon, he had time to talk about the massive job of getting TEDIndia up and running. How did you get connected with TEDIndia? I'm basically a filmmaker. I do corporat […]Array
- The Buzz: His Holiness the Karmapa on heart-centered design November 7, 2009His Holiness the Karmapa, a spiritual Buddhist leader, proposes that the worldwide acceleration of technological connectivity should be accompanied by increased heart-to-heart connections. Check out some reactions from Twitter: His Holiness the Karmapa speaking his story of being "found" at 7 as the next Karmapa. He expected more toys, less respons […]Array
- Meet the TED Blog and social media team for TEDIndia November 7, 2009Our gavel-to-gavel coverage of TEDIndia comes from an extraordinary team. Matthew Trost, Shanna Carpenter and Jenny Zurawell have been blogging and live-tweeting conference proceedings as they happen. Emily McManus provided backstage reports. Leigh Ferreira led the social-media effort on Twitter and Facebook, engaging the worldwide community, responding to v […]Array
- The Buzz: Eve Ensler begins a celebration of the "girl self" November 7, 2009Eve Ensler at TEDIndia, Session 8, "Learning to Learn," November 7, 2009, in Mysore, India. Credit: TED / James Duncan Davidson Eve Ensler brought her dynamic stage presence to TEDIndia, to fight for a new celebration and love for the girl inside us all. The audience gave her all the love she wanted, and couldn't stop sharing her words on Twit […]Array
- The Buzz: Kiran Sethi makes "contagious" a good word November 7, 2009Kiran Bir Sethi at TEDIndia, Session 8, "Learning to Learn," November 7, 2009, in Mysore, India. Credit: TED / James Duncan Davidson Kiran Sethi is the founder of a revolutionary new school in India, called The Riverside School. She's changing the way we think about children, the way they think about themselves and her ideas are contagious! He […]Array
- TEDIndia Session 8: Learning to Learn November 7, 2009Photo: TEDIndia 2009. Mysore, India, November 4-7, 2009. Credit: TED / James Duncan Davidson Here's what we learned from the the second-to-last session of TEDIndia, "Learning to Learn": Sashwati Banerjee brings greetings from the longest street in the world: Sesame Street. Director of Sesame Workshop, Sashwati Banerjee takes the stage after a […]Array
- The science behind a climate headline: Rachel Pike on TED.com November 10, 2009
