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Charles Limb performs cochlear implantation, a surgery that treats hearing loss and can restore the ability to hear speech. But as a musician too, Limb thinks about what the implants lack: They don’t let you fully experience music yet. (There’s a hair-raising example.) At TEDMED 2011, Limb reviews the state of the art and the […]
TED iPhone developer Matt Drance at TED2011. Photo: Robert Leslie At the launch of the TED iPhone app, the TED Blog sat down with project leader Thaniya Keereepart and engineer Matt Drance to talk about working together, building new features and what’s coming next from our mobile team. Thaniya Keereepart: I work for TED, I […]
Deadline extended to submit your short video: Dec. 5! For our next conference — TED2012: Full Spectrum — we’re looking for 10 of the world’s best teachers to take the TED stage during a special session we’re calling The Classroom. We’re accepting video nominations to help track these people down. You can nominate yourself or […]
Damon Horowitz teaches philosophy through the Prison University Project, bringing college-level classes to inmates of San Quentin State Prison. In this powerful short talk, he tells the story of an encounter with right and wrong that quickly gets personal. (Recorded at TED2011, March 2011, in Long Beach, California. Duration: 3:51.) [ted id=1286] Watch Damon Horowitz’s […]
All photos: Ryan Lash After an amazing break (filled with beatboxing and Interesting Things) we reconvene for Session 2 of TEDYouth. “I’m not going to blow anything up,” says Adam Savage. :( He’s best known for his role as co-host of the TV show MythBusters on the Discovery Channel. (Watch his talk on TED.com) His […]
During Session 1 of TEDYouth, attendee Harry Kile won a gecko from speaker Robert Full. Here, Harry meets his new charge. Photo: Ryan Lash
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Offbookbeatbox spent the TEDYouth break beatboxing for kids in the audience to freestyle over. Woody Reid from upstate New York allowed us to photograph his lyric sheet:
All photos: Ryan Lash Starting at 3:30 Eastern: Session 2! Watch the TEDYouth livestream in English >> Ver TEDYouth en español en linea >> Where do we start? With a question: What can you share with the world? Rives and Kelly and the entire audience share answers on the mic: “We can share style and […]
Image-maker Alexander Tsiaras shares a powerful medical visualization, showing human development from conception to birth and beyond. (Some graphic images.) (Recorded at the INK Conference, December 2010, in Lavasa, India. Duration: 9:37) [ted id=1270] Watch Alexander Tsiaras’ talk on TED.com, where you can download it, rate it, comment on it and find other talks and […]
The next big shift is now, and it’s not what you think. Facebook is the new Windows; Google must be sacrificed. At TEDxSantaCruz, tech investor Roger McNamee presents 6 bold ways to prepare for the next internet. (Recorded at TEDxSantaCruz, March 2011, in Santa Cruz, California. Duration: 15:30.) [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR6jLD1USW0&rel=0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3%5D Watch Roger McNamee’s talk on TED.com, […]
For the upcoming TED conference — TED2012: Full Spectrum — we’re looking for 10 of the world’s best teachers to take the TED stage during a special session we’re calling The Classroom. We’re accepting video nominations to help track these people down. You can nominate yourself or a remarkable educator we should know about — […]
In his lab, Martin Hanczyc makes “protocells,” experimental blobs of chemicals that behave like living cells. His work demonstrates how life might have first occurred on Earth … and perhaps elsewhere too. (Recorded at TEDSalon Spring 2011, “Beauty/Complexity,” May 2011, in London, UK. Duration: 14:38) [ted id=1264] Watch Martin Hanczyc’s talk on TED.com, where you […]
To upgrade is human … TED.com will be offline for maintenance at 7pm Eastern time this evening for two hours of maintenance. If you need your TED fix while we’re at work, here are a couple of suggestions: YouTube. Every talk we post to TED.com is cross-posted to TED’s YouTube channel in regular and high-def. […]
When every cellphone can record video and take pictures, everyone is a potential news source. Reporter Paul Lewis tells two stories that show us the future of investigative journalism. (Recorded at TEDxThessaloniki, April 2011, in Thessaloniki, Greece. Duration: 16:56.) [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9APO9_yNbcg&rel=0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3%5D Watch Paul Lewis’s talk on TED.com, where you can rate it, comment on it […]
Starting today, you’ll see a new talk every single day on the homepage of TED.com! Each Saturday and Sunday, we’ll be posting a great talk from one of the thousands of independent TEDx events around the world. We launch with a powerful story from reporter Paul Lewis: Crowdsourcing the news. He uncovered evidence of a […]