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 … […]
Sarah Caddick is a neuroscientist who’s obsessed with the way that science and, in particular, the brain, are understood by those who don’t spend most of their lives inside a lab. She is the Neuroscience Advisor to David Sainsbury and a senior advisor to the Gatsby Charitable Foundation — a big funder of scientific research, […]
[ted id=1476] Today’s TEDTalk, Beeban Kidron on the shared wonder of film, invokes some iconic film scenes swimming around in our shared narrative. Looking for the list? Here it is for you to immerse yourself — “Unless you do, you may not know that you, too, have a heart.” – Miracle in Milan, Vittorio de […]
Technology futurists Ayesha and Parag Khanna say that we are rapidly moving from a co-existence with technology to a point of co-evolution with it. In their new TED ebook, Hybrid Reality: Thriving in the Emerging Human-Technology Civilization, they argue that we have entered the Hybrid Age, where technology is ubiquitous (with trillions of sensors coating […]
On Monday, June 25, the curtain rises on TEDGlobal 2012: Radical Openness. More than 70 speakers — scientists, artists, technologists, students and visionaries — will take the TED stage over four days in Edinburgh, Scotland, to explore the intriguing theme of openness of all kinds, in politics, science, art, private life … We’ll be bringing […]
Ridley Scott’s summer blockbuster Prometheus opens today in the US, telling the story of a future civilization that may have … overreached. Back in 2011, writer Damon Lindelof, a fan of TED, was exploring one of the key characters in the movie’s backstory: the corporate mogul Peter Weyland. What was his vision? How would he […]
[ted id=1468] From Science Made Cool: On her blog, anatomist Diane Kelly explores her thought process as she prepares to give a serious talk about science — in 12 minutes. The key? Careful editing and a good story. From the piece: Classes and department seminars usually take about 45 minutes. The TEDMED limit? 12 minutes. […]
Sneak peek: Quixotic rehearsals at TED2012: Full Spectrum. February 27 – March 2, 2012. Long Beach, CA. Photo: James Duncan Davidson Cross-posted from the TEDx Tumblr: Kansas City-based dance troupe Quixotic Fusion performed at TEDxKC 2010 and 2011 before finding their way to the TED2012 stage (you can watch that performance on TED.com). During the […]
As the TED team travels around the world hosting salons in 14 cities, we’re collecting great local stories. Here’s a quick report from TED@Vancouver, held June 1, 2012 at the Roundhouse Community Centre, and locally hosted by TED staff Janet and Katherine McCartney. Above, check out the excited Katie Zeppieri at her first TED event, […]
As the TED team travels around the world hosting salons in 14 cities, we’re collecting great local stories. Here’s a quick report from TED@Tokyo, held May 29, 2012, at Academyhills, and locally hosted by the team at TEDxTokyo. To relive a fraction of the buzzing excitement around the event, check out the Facebook album from Tokyo […]
As the TED team travels around the world hosting salons in 14 cities, we’re collecting great local stories. Here’s a quick report from TED@Sydney, held May 27, 2012, at Carriageworks, and hosted locally by TEDxSydney organizers. Start with this abundant photo set from Jean-Jacques Halans on Flickr to relive and relish some of the Australian […]
As the TED team travels around the world hosting salons in 14 cities, we’re collecting great local stories. Here’s a quick report from TED@Seoul, held May 23, 2012, at the Samsung Hall, and locally hosted by the TEDxSeoul team. To start with, view 317 pictures from the TED@Seoul “TED Worldwide Talent Search” Facebook album. Read more about this […]
Have boys bottomed out? A new TED Book says yes. The culprit: the rampant overuse of video games and online porn. In their provocative ebook The Demise of Guys: Why Boys Are Struggling and What We Can Do About It, celebrated psychologist Philip G. Zimbardo and Nikita Duncan say that an addiction to video games […]
At TEDxSummit last month, Herbert Reininger from TEDxPSU shot this moment of classic Hans. Can you explain the world in ten rocks?
As the TED team travels around the world hosting salons in 14 cities, we’re collecting great local stories. Here’s a quick report from TED@Bangalore, held May 20, 2012, in the Mount Carmel College auditorium, and locally hosted by TEDxBLR. First, check out Shilo Shiv Suleman‘s tweet about designing the stage: [tweet https://twitter.com/shilo1221/status/202734616434577408 align=’center’] Then check […]
The organizers of the recent TEDxMogadishu send this short and thoughtful interview video, made just before the event. Meet four people who are committed to remaking their city after 20 years of chaos.