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William Kamkwamba on building a windmill
Young Malawi inventor William Kamkwamba built an electricity-
generating windmill from spare parts, working from rough plans he
found in a library book. In conversation with TED Curator Chris
Anderson, he tells a story of ingenuity and adaptation that will move
you.
Blaise Aguera y Arcas: Photosynth demo
Chris Abani: Telling stories of our shared humanity
Chris Abani tells stories of people: People standing up to soldiers. People being compassionate. People being human and reclaiming their humanity. It's "ubuntu," he says: the only way for me to be human is for you to reflect my humanity back at me.
Young Malawi inventor William Kamkwamba built an electricity-
generating windmill from spare parts, working from rough plans he
found in a library book. In conversation with TED Curator Chris
Anderson, he tells a story of ingenuity and adaptation that will move
you.
Blaise Aguera y Arcas: Photosynth demo
Chris Abani: Telling stories of our shared humanity
Chris Abani tells stories of people: People standing up to soldiers. People being compassionate. People being human and reclaiming their humanity. It's "ubuntu," he says: the only way for me to be human is for you to reflect my humanity back at me.