I live in Philly and work at TED HQ in New York, leading the editorial team that writes words about TED Talks and the ideas in them. Check out ideas.ted.com because it is amazing and fun to read. Previously: Wired, MacWEEK, the SF Bay Guardian, magazines.
“One year ago, the incomparable Jamie Olive came to TED and made a wish that kids should be taught what healthy food was. That families would start cooking again. And that people everywhere would join the fight against obesity.” Chris Anderson just said these words onstage at TED, to introduce Jamie Oliver. Who comes to […]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo24PmD9eic] During Session 6: Knowledge Revolution, TEDx’s Lara Stein played this inspiring video, pulling footage from TEDx events all over the world. Barely into the second year of TEDx, the community of hosts around the world is closing in on 2,000 events of all sizes, sharing great ideas in their schools, companies and hometowns around […]
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/20527833 w=525&h=294] Astronaut Cady Coleman, who’s on a six-month tour on the International Space Station, recorded this talk last week to address the opening session of TED2011. Join her on a tour of the space station … with a view. TED’s Film + Video director Jason Wishnow, who directed and edited this short film […]
It’s time for TED! Photo: TED / Robert Leslie Astronaut Cady Coleman talks to the audience newly assembled in Long Beach, Palm Springs and all over the world, from her home in zero-gravity on the International Space Station. Watch her talk. Then Gregory Groover Jr., from TED2011’s house band, the Berklee City Music All-Stars, played […]
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/20559195 w=525&h=294] From the blog of +1 Amsterdam: Last year we designed the opening title for TEDxAmsterdam. This work came to attention of Chris Anderson, the international TED curator. He was impressed and asked us to work on the opening film for their ‘flagship conference’: TED2011 in Long Beach, California. This year’s theme is […]
We’re excited to announce, on the eve of TED2011, that you can now watch TEDTalks on Hulu. Starting with a set of 50 TEDTalks you can browse, we’ll soon (after TED) grow the collection to match the 800+ talks online at TED.com. Hulu’s Andy Forssell wrote a nice blog post welcoming us to the incredibly […]
Sunday was the first onsite rehearsal for the TED2011 house band, six young stars from Berklee College of Music’s City Music program. These musicians, most still in high school, come from New York, New Jersey, Boston, Philly and Cleveland, and they’ve been getting together every weekend for a month to get ready for this gig. […]
The bright, useful TED2011 Program Guide (download it for iPad or for desktop) draws a good helping of its personality from 50 extraordinary drawings, from the pen of illustrator Siegfried Woldhek. (If his name sounds familiar, watch his TEDTalk.) Charming and incisive, the portraits of TED2011 speakers and performers speak volumes about who they are. […]
The TED2011 program guide — containing short speaker bios and sharp portraits by Siegfried Woldhek, plus a magazine of info about TED projects — is available in a couple of electronic forms this year, for the first time at a Long Beach TED. First to drop: the TED2011 iPad app. Using some new software, Adobe […]
The amazing Cindy Gallop — whose 2009 TEDTalk was a powerful look at the effects of online porn on a generation of young people — has expanded the short talk into a thoughtful TED Book. In Make Love Not Porn: Technology’s Hardcore Impact on Human Behavior, Gallop talks about the personal experiences and research that […]
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/20156515 w=525&h=294] In this reel, TED recaps an amazing year of talks from three conferences, a bunch of smaller TED events — and a powerful year of TEDx. Dive in, and then follow up with talks that intrigue you … You’ll see, in order of appearance: The LXD, Chris Anderson and Julian Assange, Bill […]
On Friday’s Charlie Rose, TED curator Chris Anderson sat down to talk about spreading ideas and the rise of TEDx — and shares the secret of the legendary 18-minute time limit. Watch here >>
The LA Weekly has exclusive access as JR (our 2011 TED Prize winner) and his crew paste up a new exhibit across Los Angeles this week. Called “The Wrinkles of the City,” the show pastes images of older LA residents across massive streetside canvases. From the LA Weekly: “The Wrinkles of the City” involves 20 […]
In this new Theme on TED.com, catch up on TEDTalks from speakers who are coming to TED2011 with something fresh to share. Interestingly, only some of these speakers have appeared at a TED; others come from TEDx, from our content partners, or from the Best of the Web series. We’re pulling great ideas from all […]
Philip Zimbardo (watch his other TEDTalks) introduces the Heroic Imagination Project at TED University 2010. Zimbardo, whose work has studied the depths of human evildoing and the heights of heroism, is passionate about inspiring people to take heroic action. Learn how to practice everyday heroism. Learn more about the Heroic Imagination Project >>
Christopher McDougall explores the mysteries of the human desire to run. How did running help early humans survive — and what urges from our ancient ancestors spur us on today? At TEDxPennQuarter, McDougall tells the story of the marathoner with a heart of gold, the unlikely ultra-runner, and the hidden tribe in Mexico that runs […]