Our favorite author, giving a recap of our favorite book!

Why do societies fail? With lessons from the Norse of Iron Age Greenland, deforested Easter Island and present-day Montana, Jared Diamond talks about the signs that collapse is near, and how -- if we see it in time -- we can prevent it.

http://www.ted.com/talks/jared_diamond_on_why_societies_collapse.html

GIS is cool?

400 years after Hudson found New York harbor, Eric Sanderson shares how he made a 3D map of Mannahatta's fascinating pre-city ecology of hills, rivers, wildlife -- accurate down to the block -- when Times Square was a wetland and you couldn't get delivery.

http://www.ted.com/talks/eric_sanderson_pictures_new_york_before_the_city.html

Fish... It's What's for Dinner

     Chef Dan Barber squares off with a dilemma facing many chefs today: how to keep fish on the menu. With impeccable research and deadpan humor, he chronicles his pursuit of a sustainable fish he could love, and the foodie's honeymoon he's enjoyed since discovering an outrageously delicious fish raised using a revolutionary farming method in Spain.

http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_barber_how_i_fell_in_love_with_a_fish.html

Our favorite topic... Retrofitting Suburbia

     Ellen Dunham-Jones fires the starting shot for the next 50 years' big sustainable design project: retrofitting suburbia. To come: Dying malls rehabilitated, dead "big box" stores re-inhabited, parking lots transformed into thriving wetlands.

http://www.ted.com/talks/ellen_dunham_jones_retrofitting_suburbia.html

Growing your Home

TED Fellow and urban designer Mitchell Joachim presents his vision for sustainable, organic architecture: eco-friendly abodes grown from plants and -- wait for it -- meat.

http://www.ted.com/talks/mitchell_joachim_don_t_build_your_home_grow_it.html

New ways to look at ecology

     Natalie Jeremijenko's unusual lab puts art to work, and addresses environmental woes by combining engineering know-how with public art and a team of volunteers. These real-life experiments include: Walking tadpoles, texting "fish," planting fire-hydrant gardens and more.

http://www.ted.com/talks/natalie_jeremijenko_the_art_of_the_eco_mindshift.html

CoHousing Perspectives

These are a few VERY QUICK perspectives of the CoHousing project.