Art
W-i-n-d-y: TEDGlobal photo pick
TEDx organizers hike a blustery Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh as photographed by the multitalented Bret Hartman.
Global Issues
How to beat the TED time limit: Fellows give 20-second TEDTalks
TED Fellows Juliette LaMontagne, Diana Yousef, Suzanne Lee and Cesar Harada at TEDGlobal 2012, June 23, 2012, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Photo: Ryan Lash It’s been an intense first full day for the TEDGlobal Fellows, starting with a morning workshop on public speaking from coach Richard Mullholland. The South African former roadie’s methods were rapid-fire and […]
News
Snapshot: View from backstage at TEDGlobal 2012
The stage crew is wiring up the red TED sign — which means it’s almost time for TEDGlobal 2012, kicking off Tuesday morning in Edinburgh, Scotland, and bringing 70 amazing speakers to explore Radical Openness in all its forms. Follow our coverage here on the TED Blog as the conference unfolds. Photo: James Duncan Davidson
News
Video: TEDGlobal Fellows storm Edinburgh
On Friday, June 22, 53 TEDGlobal Fellows and Senior Fellows from all over the world landed in Edinburgh for TEDGlobal 2012. After a low-key day of adjusting to changes of climate and time zones, this video captures a dinner full of happy reunions and already-intense discussions about everything under the summer rain clouds. (Check out […]
Global Issues
The upside and downside of transparency: Q&A with TEDGlobal guest host Parag Khanna
No stranger to the TED stage himself, geo-strategist and author Parag Khanna is curating one of the sessions at this year’s TEDGlobal. “The Upside of Transparency” promises to be enlightening, thought-provoking — and perhaps just a little bit scary. Helen Walters recently talked to Parag in London. An edited version of their conversation follows. How […]
Technology
Fellows Friday: The Vibrancy of Data
Humanity is generating a huge explosion of data, information that can be used for or against us. How can we democratise access to it? With the Vibrant Data Project, complexity scientist Eric Berlow has created – in collaboration with artist and designer David Gurman – Tru North MAPPR, a revolutionary new tool that harnesses the […]
Design
5 amazing spaces with surprising ways to stay cool
Going to an outdoor event during the steamy months of summer generally involves packing a miniature fan and slathering yourself in sunscreen, as most venues do little to shade attendees in the cheap seats. This is something Wolfgang Kessling, of the German climate engineering firm Transsolar, would like to change. In a talk at the […]
News
The 5 best talks to re-watch with our HD, full-screen video player
They say that change is hard, but this is one that will be easy to roll with. TED.com has a new, improved video player, built in large part thanks to your user requests. What should you expect? For starters, higher quality video, easier-to-read (and find) subtitles, and a toolbar that makes sharing, rating and favoriting […]
Entertainment
Marco Tempest makes the early 1900s new again as he tells the story of Nikola Tesla
[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/43684443 w=500&h=281] Illusionist Marco Tempest is known for making magic out of new technology, memorably using iPods culled from the TED audience for his talk about the beauty of deception. But for his newest TEDTalk, Tempest reaches to the past to create visual wizardry, telling the story of inventor Nikola Tesla using the principles […]
News
Meet the TEDGlobal Fellows of 2012
Want to know what’s going to happen next in the worlds of science, art, tech and more? Get to know the 2012 class of TEDGlobal Fellows and Senior Fellows in our downloadable guide (PDF). Some 55 TEDGlobal Fellows and Senior Fellows will attend TEDGlobal next week. As director Tom Rielly writes: Our Fellows truly embody […]
Science
Video: How I used TED Conversations to engage my classroom
In this short talk from TEDxCooperUnion, bioengineer (and TED Fellow) Nina Tandon talks about her experiment in using TED Conversations as a teaching tool in a tissue engineering class — inspiring students to ask bigger questions online, and engage with a broad community to create wide-ranging discussions about biology, ethics, perception and much more … […]
Q&A
It’s OK to eat alone: Q&A with Susan Cain
By far the most viewed talk from TED2012 was given by an introvert who doesn’t like talking. Susan Cain, author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, quietly and powerfully delivered a call to action: take introverts seriously and understand what they can do in the right environment. There is, […]
Q&A
Micro-metal management: Fellows Friday with Damian Palin
Biomineralogist Damian Palin (watch his TED Talk) collaborates with bacteria to mine valuable minerals from desalination brine, the toxic byproduct of desalinating seawater — creating wealth from waste while protecting the environment. You work in the field of geomicrobiology. What is it, and why is it becoming increasingly important? Geomicrobiology is a field of science […]