3-D graphics technology pioneered by Pixar, the studio behind Toy Story and most of the other blockbusters children are obsessed with…is being harnessed to assemble computed tomography thin-slice images of a person’s internals…for viewing and minipulation gamer-style. (Read Here)

ImagineIt! Presents: Ed Catmull, co-founder and President of Pixar Animation Studios, speaks on “The Grand Challenges.” (Play)

March 12, 1790: John Frederic Daniell, a 19th-century scientific and academic heavyweight, inventor of the first practical electric battery and all-around geek, is born in London, England.  He attended prestigious schools in Europe where he excelled in science — especially when it came to performing experiments and building instruments. (Read Here)

ImagineIt! Presents: Dr. Ed Roberts, Professor of Management of Technoloy, MIT, speaks on “Focusing on the How.” (Play)

Not familiar with the Rube Goldberg machine? Oh, but you are—it’s that Mousetrap-like series of chain reactions that come from just one small action. In this case, driving a toy truck into a line of dominos.

“I had a chance last week to listen to Paul Otellini, the chief executive of Intel, said Otellini, ‘the U.S. is badly lagging in developing the next generation of scientific talent and incentives to induce big multinationals to create lots more jobs here.’” (Read Here)

Imagine It! Presents: Thoughts on the grand challenges for engineering. (Play)

Much of the cutting-edge research and development in key areas such as renewable energy now takes place outside the United States. There’s a real chance that the “green Silicon Valley” will take root in Germany or China. We can’t afford to let that happen. (Read Here)

ImagineIt! Presents: Dean Kamen, inventor & recipient of the National Medal of Technology, on how creativity is a valuable and delicate thing. (Play)

Google Inc. plans to build a handful of experimental, ultra-fast broadband networks around the country to connect consumers to the Internet and ensure that tomorrow’s systems can keep up with online video and other advanced applications that the search company will want to deliver. (Read Here)

ImagineIt! Presents: Iqbal Quadir, professor, Harvard University, with remarks on how Connectivity is Productivity. (Play)

IN the half-finished basement of his parents’ home in the Boston suburb of Lexington, Massachusetts, 21-year-old Michael Easton hunches over a long table, sweat on his brow and thrusts a putty knife under the surface of an innovative new blade meant to form part of a 6-foot-tall residential wind turbine. (Read Here)

ImagineIt! Presents: Dr. Peter Diamandis, founder of X Prize Foundation & CEO of Zero Gravity Corporation, speaking about the importance of taking risk. (Play)

By John Legend (recording artist, concert performer and philanthropist):  ”We Americans know that change can happen. We have come a long way in the United States, the land of opportunity, the land of plenty, the land people risk their lives to get to. But even here, far too many people are left behind.” (Read Here).

ImagineIt! Presents: Calestous Juma, Professor – Harvard University, speaking about the important role of teachers. (Play)

With so many incredible scientific advances and discoveries in 2009, Wired Science had a tough time choosing which 10 were the biggest.  From the amazing collective power of jellyfish, to a new human ancestor, to a cancer-detecting breathalyzer test, these stories made WIRED MAGAZINE’S list of top science breakthroughs for 2009. (Read Here)

ImagineIt! Presents: Ray Kurzwell, author, speaking about the fantastic future. (Play)

Schools are partnering with mobile-phone companies to help kids conquer math. Are smartphone-learning initiatives more than a corporate gimmick? (Read Here)

ImagineIt! Presents: Gary Stager, Educator & Collaborator at MIT Lab Future of Learning, discussing his hopes for schools of the future. (Play)

Dec. 16, 1832: Gustave Eiffel is born in Dijon, France. His innovative metal-structure design still supports buildings, bridges and even statues. (Read Here)

ImagineIt! Presents: Howard Anderson,  Founder, The Yankee Group, speaking on the theme “Fortune Favors The Bold.” (Play)

3-D TV, HTML5, video over Wi-Fi, superfast USB and mobile “augmented reality” will emerge as breakthrough technologies in the next few years. Here’s a preview of what they do and how they work. (Read Here)

ImagineIt! Presents: Tom Leighton,  chief scientist & co-founder, Akamai Technologies, speaking on the theme “We didn’t know it wasn’t possible.” (Play)