https://omid.dev/tags/ted/Recent content in TED on Omid FarhangHugo -- 0.152.2en-US2025 Omid Farhang | All rights reserved.Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:01:00 +0000https://omid.dev/2012/02/06/google-launches-solve-for-x-think-tank-for-fixing-global-problems/Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:01:00 +0000https://omid.dev/2012/02/06/google-launches-solve-for-x-think-tank-for-fixing-global-problems/<p><img loading="lazy" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-533skO5YOQg/Ty__s6HITnI/AAAAAAAAEfw/doeqbILpb68/s1600-h/SolveForX%25255B3%25255D.png" alt="" /> </p> <p><strong>Mashable:</strong> Google just debuted a project dedicated to attacking some of the biggest problems facing civilization, such as global warming, and proposing “radical” ideas for solving them.</p> <div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden;"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share; fullscreen" loading="eager" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/uDDy7QSdt6A?autoplay=0&amp;controls=1&amp;end=0&amp;loop=0&amp;mute=0&amp;start=0" style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border:0;" title="YouTube video"></iframe> </div> <p>Solve for X</p> <p>Called “Solve for X,” the idea resembles TED (Technology Entertainment and Design), the series of conferences that feature industry leaders exploring big-picture ideas and how they can improve society. Solve for X, however, appears to be more focused on global problems, using them as opportunities to encourage “moonshot” thinking.</p>