David Merrill: Toy tiles that talk to each other

MIT grad student David Merrill demos Siftables cookiesized, computerized tiles you can stack and shuffle in your hands. These futuretoys can do math, play music, and talk to their friends, too. Is this the next thing in handson learning TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, and Lost producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Watch the Top 10 TEDTalks on at