For those of you who haven’t attended TED … this 3-minute trailer will give you a taste … Once we’ve whet you’re appetite, you can dive into the full-length TEDTalks presentations (and by full-length, I mean roughly 18 minutes: the aggressively brief spot each TED speaker is allotted). New talks will be posted weekly … […]
Today, for the first time ever, we’re thrilled to present some of the most remarkable talks from TEDs past. We launch with six from this year’s conference — Al Gore, Tony Robbins, David Pogue, Majora Carter, Hans Rosling and Ken Robinson — with more coming weekly. All the talks are downloadable as audio or video, […]
Sir Ken Robinson is author of Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative, and a leading expert on innovation and human resources. In this talk, he makes an entertaining (and profoundly moving) case for creating an education system that nurtures creativity, rather than undermining it. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 20:02) Get […]
Al Gore, in his own words, “used to be the next President of the United States of America” but has since changed professions. This talk is a follow-up to his now-famous presentation, featured in the movie An Inconvenient Truth. In it, he outlines what we can do to avert a global climate crisis. [Recorded February […]
Majora Carter is the Macarthur-winning founder of Sustainable South Bronx, an organization dedicated to holistic community development, sponsoring projects that create jobs, protect the environment and bring beautiful green space to the inner city. In this charismatic presentation (which received a prolonged standing ovation), she explains her commitment to environmental justice and her vision for […]
In this talk, Tony Robbins explains how to unlock your true potential, and asks the audience (including former Vice President Al Gore) for a bit of high-level interaction. [Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 26:02] Get TED delivered: Subscribe to the TEDTalks video podcast via RSS >> Subscribe to the iTunes video podcast […]
David Pogue is the personal technology columnist for The New York Times, an Emmy award-winning tech correspondent for CBS News, and one of the world’s bestselling how-to authors. In this unconventional talk, he offers a sweeping (and unusual) view on the state of software, partially set to music. [Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA. Duration: […]
Hans Rosling is a public health expert, director of Sweden’s world-renowned Karolinska Institute, and founder of Gapminder, a nonprofit that brings vital global data to life. Here, with the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, he debunks a few myths about the “developing” world. [Recorded February, 2006 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 20:34] Get TED […]
Just got back from a screening of “Who Killed the Electric Car?” an entertaining documentary – opening this week in NY and LA – chronicling the remarkable story of the little car that couldn’t: the GM EV1. I had the privilege of visiting the film crew on location, in the summer of 2004, mere days […]
I admit it: When I first saw the reviews for Phaidon Design Classics, I was hoping this authoritative 3-volume set would turn out to be over-rated. I live in New York, I have a book-buying problem, and I just don’t have the room for yet another “essential” reference. But it looks like I’ll be clearing […]
Some of the best-loved TV ads can hold their own as short films, with compelling characters, surprising twists, emotional resonance … and maybe a mariachi band. For example: Pac-Man Puppet Show, an exceedingly endearing ad, which may well be the sweetest spot we highlighted at TED2006. Created for Gametap by Mullen (Wenham, MA), and filmed […]
Starting this week, we add a new pen to our TEDBlog team: Bruno Giussani, who kicked off his tenure yesterday with a piece on rogue gerontologist Aubrey deGrey. Bruno left us all in awe with his nearly minute-by-minute coverage of TED2006, and was producer of last year’s TEDGlobal in Oxford, UK. Based in Switzerland, he […]
Yes, it is true that Chris Bliss does not have a McCarthur Genius Award like TED alumni Michael Moschen. Nor is he as funny as TED mainstays, the Raspyni Brothers. But Bliss did warm up for Michael Jackson on the "Victory Tour" and he can juggle a mean routine to the Golden Slumbers Medley. Check […]
There’s been a lot of talk in TED HQ lately about The Show. That is, Ze Frank’s show. The one he writes, films and posts each weekday, as a result of a New Year’s resolution. (Many of you will remember Ze’s resolutions from TED2005). With this new daily format, Ze’s really hit his stride. But […]
Could someone with the proper scientific credentials please stand up and tell us whether Aubrey de Grey’s claim that we can defeat aging has any credibility? That’s the challenge put forth by the MIT Technology Review last summer – and a few people did stand up. The dispute is not resolved yet, but the controversy […]
Could digitized analog be the new black? From Pixar’s incredible Zoetrope to the time-lapse interstitial films we saw between sessions at TED 2006, capturing analog events on digital media suddenly seems a lot more interesting and compelling than slick computer graphics or a carefully manicured piece of Photoshop wizardry. I think it has something to […]