More on the TED Conference
Two more articles on the TED Conference by Jo Twist, BBC News science and technology reporter:
A future full of hopes and fears
Science and technology have powered huge leaps in understanding but our biggest challenges lie ahead.
The science of complexity is perhaps the greatest challenge of all, Astronomer Royal Sir Martin Rees believes.
The biggest conundrum is humanity and how we came to be, he told the Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) conference in Oxford.
The cosmologist said that in the 21st Century science has changed the world faster than ever before and in many new ways.
"Our century is very, very special," said Professor Rees. "It is the first where humans can change themselves."
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Pushing for the next giant leap
Humans have a "moral imperative" to open up space as a "new frontier", says X-Prize founder Peter Diamandis.
He also believes that within the next decade humans will find ubiquitous life on Mars and, in our lifetime, millions of people will be going into space.
Mr Diamandis addressed last week's Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) conference in Oxford, held in Europe for the first time.
TED Global brings together scientists, designers and big thinkers to discuss how to make a better future for all.
High ambition
"If you think about space, everything we hold of value on this planet is in infinite supply there," Mr Diamandis explains.
"Earth is a crumb in a supermarket full of resources."
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A future full of hopes and fears
Science and technology have powered huge leaps in understanding but our biggest challenges lie ahead.
The science of complexity is perhaps the greatest challenge of all, Astronomer Royal Sir Martin Rees believes.
The biggest conundrum is humanity and how we came to be, he told the Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) conference in Oxford.
The cosmologist said that in the 21st Century science has changed the world faster than ever before and in many new ways.
"Our century is very, very special," said Professor Rees. "It is the first where humans can change themselves."
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Pushing for the next giant leap
Humans have a "moral imperative" to open up space as a "new frontier", says X-Prize founder Peter Diamandis.
He also believes that within the next decade humans will find ubiquitous life on Mars and, in our lifetime, millions of people will be going into space.
Mr Diamandis addressed last week's Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) conference in Oxford, held in Europe for the first time.
TED Global brings together scientists, designers and big thinkers to discuss how to make a better future for all.
High ambition
"If you think about space, everything we hold of value on this planet is in infinite supply there," Mr Diamandis explains.
"Earth is a crumb in a supermarket full of resources."
