What it means to be green - starting with waste not and want not.

<p id="tagline">What could you do with the world's smallest 3D printer? At TEDxVienna Klaus Stadlmann demos his tiny, affordable printer that could someday make customized hearing aids -- or sculptures smaller than a human hair.</p>

Amy Purdy became a professional snowboarder despite losing both her legs to meningitis. She encourages us to take control of our lives, and our limits.

<p id="tagline">At his Stanford University commencement speech, Steve Jobs, CEO and co-founder of Apple and Pixar, urges us to pursue our dreams and see the opportunities in life's setbacks -- including death itself.</p>

Writer and designer Graham Hill asks: Can having less stuff, in less room, lead to more happiness? He makes the case for taking up less space, and lays out three rules for editing your life.

After years of research on touch-driven computer displays, Jeff Han has created a simple, multi-touch, multi-user screen interface that just might herald the end of the point-and-click era.

<p id="tagline">Every new invention changes the world -- in ways both intentional and unexpected. Historian Edward Tenner tells stories that illustrate the under-appreciated gap between our ability to innovate and our ability to foresee the consequences.</p>

Plenty of robots can fly -- but none can fly like a real bird. That is, until Markus Fischer and his team at Festo built SmartBird, a large, lightweight robot, modeled on a seagull, that flies by flapping its wings.

In this TED archive video from 1998, paralympic sprinter Aimee Mullins talks about her record-setting career as a runner, and about the amazing carbon-fiber prosthetic legs (then a prototype) that helped her cross the finish line.

JD Schramm who teaches future business leaders both the theoretical and practical aspects of communication talks about creating resources for people who have attempted suicide to seek help.

<p>One of the world's foremost expert in life and business coaching, Tony Robbins, gives a power-packed excerpt on what motivates us and causes us to behave and act in a certain way.</p>

John Wooden, ranked by ESPN as one of the greatest basketball coaches of all time, shares his advice on success and encourages us to be our best.

At age 14, in poverty and famine, a Malawian boy built a windmill to power his family's home. Now at 22, William Kamkwamba, who speaks at TED, here, for the second time, shares in his own words the moving tale of invention that changed his life.

Ric Elias had a front-row seat on Flight 1549, the plane that crash-landed in the Hudson River in New York in January 2009. What went through his mind as the doomed plane went down? At TED, he tells his story publicly for the first time.

John Hunter puts all the problems of the world on a 4'x5' plywood board -- and lets his 4th-graders solve them. At TED2011, he explains how his World Peace Game engages schoolkids, and why the complex lessons it teaches -- spontaneous, and always surprising -- go further than classroom lectures can.

Brene Brown studies human connection -- our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk at TEDxHouston, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity. A talk to share.

Life is not just about money and work. It is more than that. It's about people, relationship, passion and love for healthy hobby. True happiness comes from pursuing the excellence of relationship with people, and doing stuff that you love. That's why I picked up a new hobby. What hobby got me all excited?

The test of man is the fight he makes,The grit that he daily shows; The way he stands on his feet and takes Fate's numerous bumps and blow.

It was cold out, even though it was first sunny day that I experienced for the last 4 days that I've been in Vancouver.&nbsp; The city is notorious for having perennial rain, and is gloomy at best for most of the time, a far cry from sunny Singapore.&nbsp; It's been dark since 4:30pm, typical for this time of year.

Played out by his business partner, lost his business, went into debt of more than $500k. He has since turns those debt around, and his network of influential individual is growing. His networth is growing too. Let Mike Sim shares his story.<br />

A fantastic example of seeing a niche in the business world. Alan Lee saw an opportunity and acted on it. He now owns a men's shoes business and is expanding the business. He took calculated risk and his advice is "Do it while you are young." This is the story of how he found this niche.

I have been a frequent public transportation commuter since I was a toddler. I could recall Mum carrying my brother on her right arm and another hand holding me. Back then, there was a bus conductor in the bus and we would have to pay our fare through him.

I was introduced to the book, Rich Dad Poor Dad, in the year 2000. Then, I was still a young adult who hasn't officially begun my exploration into the working world. Like many others, I believe, this book has had a dramatic impact on my life, at least from the aspect of the career path I'd choose.

I love my life. It wasn't like that all the while. I was only in recent months that I learned to fully enjoy my life. My life is so fun, exciting and full of surprises. The never-ending surprises made life so unpredictable. When the surprises came, I just have to act on it spontaneously without judgement, and fully enjoy the process.

By all standards, my marriage is considered a young one; I tied the knot in October 2007 - that makes my marriage less than 3 years old. Any couple who stays married will be kind enough to tell you - staying married is no walk in the park.

To begin with, I am an Entrepreneur and a Property Investor. I run a publishing company that sends out e-magazine in the area of personal development, which is one of its kind in Singapore. Who am I?

Vivienne Quek was fired during asian economy crisis in 1997. That didn't stop her from becoming a successful businesswoman. She possess the determination to succeed, yet believing that business should be done in an ethical manner. How did she turn crisis into opportunity? Though it was challenging, she maintained her principles of integrity. Where did she find the courage to do it alone?

Philip Lee Sensei shares how Akido has helped him in his life. His passion in Akido allows him to build confidence in life. His application of the principles, techniques and skills of Akido has brought him success in life. His sharing here gives us great insight in how the Spirit of Akido is highly related to the way of life.

Inspiring story of a young girl who moves from prison to a fulfilling life. How did she turn her life around? What is her behind the scene story? What got her into prison and how did she transform her life?