R. Buckminster Fuller "Lifting the Curtain"

As an impressionable young man, Eric had the opportunity to attend a lecture by one of his favorite authors, Buckminster Fuller. After the lecture, he spoke with Mr. Fuller and asked simply, "What should I do with my life?" The advice Mr. Fuller gave shaped Eric's life trajectory and eventually culminated in his EarthBalls being installed around the world and even taken to the international space station.

Eric is the founder and creator of The EarthBall and was inspired by the early photographs of the whole Earth taken by the NASA astronauts during the Apollo Moon voyages. These images of Earth motivate him to create a truly spherical & photorealistic representation of our planet as it appears from deep space. 

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx