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Our job on the Media Team is to make TEDTalks look as wonderful as possible. At TED2010, we’re running an ambitious eight-camera shoot (with some cool new back-end processes to match — watch for more on that). Some of the people running these cameras are, from left: Alexandre Naufel, Richard Marcus, Todd Dos Reis, Rodney […]
This year’s TED in Long Beach will be the first conference that we shoot entirely to hard drive — previous TEDs have been a combination of tape and drive. Above, set up in our production area (accurately called the Media Cave) is the array of specialized drives for recording camera feeds, called KiPros. There’s one […]
Some of the world’s most baffling social problems, says Peter Eigen, can be traced to systematic, pervasive government corruption, hand-in-glove with global companies. At TEDxBerlin, Eigen describes the thrilling counter-attack led by his organization Transparency International. (Recorded at TEDxBerlin, November 2009, Berlin. Duration: 16:12) Watch Peter Eigen’s talk from TEDxBerlin on TED.com, where you can […]
Above: TED banners have started flying over Long Beach in preparation for next week’s <a href="TED2010. (More banners here.) Below, on the Plaza, crews are assembling a geodesic dome — it’ll house a Simulcast Lounge and some amazing exhibits and toys. Also on the Plaza, there’s also a huge Bedouin tent (for the Global Village […]
Traditionally, David Agus says, cancer treatments have had a short-sighted focus on the offending individual cells. He suggests a new, cross-disciplinary approach, using atypical drugs, computer modeling and protein analysis to treat and analyze the whole body. (Recorded at TEDMED, November 2009, San Diego, CA. Duration: 23:44) [ted id=761] Watch David Agus’ talk from TEDMED […]
In the lifetime of the TED Prize, we’ve launched more than 20 wishes, generating ongoing projects to save the oceans…to teach and to connect… to prepare for health crises…to catalog all life on Earth. The TED Prize provides seed money and organizational help for each wish. The TED Prize is unique among global honors. Winners […]
MacArthur winner Sendhil Mullainathan uses the lens of behavioral economics to study a tricky set of social problems — those we know how to solve, but don’t. We know how to reduce child deaths due to diarrhea, how to prevent diabetes-related blindness and how to implement solar-cell technology … yet somehow, we don’t or can’t. […]
We’re delighted to announce that registration for TED2011 is open. Next year’s theme takes us right to the core what so many people love about their TED experience: “The Rediscovery of Wonder.” For 2011, we are assembling a cast of characters that will stir the imagination: explorers, storytellers, photographers, scientific pioneers, visionaries and provocateurs from […]
As of 2005, only 15 percent of the world was mapped. This slows the delivery of aid after a disaster — and hides the economic potential of unused lands and unknown roads. In this short talk, Google’s Lalitesh Katragadda demos Map Maker, a group map-making tool that people around the globe are using to map […]
We’ve been so busy getting ready for TED2010 and rolling out new features on TED.com that a big milestone almost escaped us: Sometime last week, someone watched the 200 millionth TEDTalk. Since we launched in 2006, it’s been thrilling to see how TEDTalks have connected with the world. Thanks for watching, sharing and commenting. And […]
At TEDIndia, Devdutt Pattanaik takes an eye-opening look at the myths of India and of the West, and shows how these two fundamentally different sets of beliefs about gods, death and heaven help us consistently misunderstand one another. His goal is to help us all understand these founding beliefs — and use them to understand […]
Today, we’ve added some great new ways to share TEDTalks you love. Above is our new share bar, to be found just below the player window on every Talk page. It puts all the ways to share TEDTalks in one spot — social media buttons (via AddThis), download options, embed code and an improved way […]
Here’s the schedule for the first five TEDTalks to be released from TEDIndia. They’re premiering here on TED.com as well as on ted.indiatimes.com — and on mobile phones at http://indiatimes.vuclip.com. Live now: Pranav Mistry’s SixthSense demo — and an amazing announcement. Premiering Thursday, Nov. 19: Devdutt Pattanaik contrasts the mythology of India and the West […]
At TEDIndia, Pranav Mistry demos several tools that help the physical world interact with the world of data — including a deep look at his SixthSense device and a new, paradigm-shifting paper “laptop.” In an onstage Q&A, Mistry says he’ll open-source the software behind SixthSense, to open its possibilities to all. (Recorded at TEDIndia, November […]
After an accident during a BASE jump on Nov. 11, aerialist Ueli Gegenschatz has died in a Swiss hospital. This spring at TED, Gegenschatz spoke movingly of his desire “to come as close as possible to the human dream of being able to fly.” Our thoughts are with his friends and family.
Cynthia Schneider looks at two international “American Idol”-style shows — one in Afghanistan, and one in the United Arab Emirates — and shows the surprising effect that these reality-TV competitions are creating in their societies. (Recorded at TEDGlobal University 2009, July 2009, Oxford, UK. Duration: 5:38) Watch Cynthia Schneider’s talk on TED.com, where you can […]