Browse the Time 100 list — and let it point you to great TEDTalks! Hillary Clinton: “Tough. Indefatigable. Patient. Smart. Knowledgeable. Superior political instincts. Funny. Loyal team player. Finds opportunities in crises and challenges. Skilled global advocate for American interests and American values. That is my job description for U.S. Secretary of State.” Watch Hillary […]
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Photo: James Duncan Davidson Last night Reggie Watts performed at TED@Doha, the first of TED’s Worldwide Talent Search events, during TEDxSummit. During rehearsal members of the TED staff caught up with him to talk about … whatever he wanted to talk about. I saw you perform at TEDxGotham; some people just didn’t get your style. […]
Photo: James Duncan Davidson Chris Anderson demos the anticipated new platform, TED-Ed, which allows teachers to upload their best lessons to be turned into animated videos for students. TED-Ed also employs flip teaching, so that any teacher may “flip” a lesson and make it their own. Attendees voice their passion and interest, suggesting improvements and […]
At this week’s TEDxSummit, Tom Rielly gave the TEDxers a little gift from the TED Fellows program — by premiering a brand-new guide to finding great speakers who also happen to be Fellows. Each TED Fellow, past and present, has a page that lists everything they’re passionate about and ready to give a talk on. […]
Krisztina “Z” Holly was the first person to ever be called a TEDx organizer. Her event, TEDxUSC, took place on March 23, 2009, and had 1,200 attendees. Last year there were 6,000 applicants for those same 1,200 spots. We caught up with her at TEDxSummit. How did you get involved with TEDx (before it even […]
TEDxSummit Opening Night marked the start of a week-long global gathering of 650 TEDx organizers from over 90 countries, to celebrate “The power of x”. “X began as a superscript”, TED curator Chris Anderson explained, “to denote an independently organized event, but now it has come to signify a multiplier”. The multiplier effect encompasses ideas, […]
It all starts with an idea — a seed that spawns astonishing inventions, fresh approaches to old problems, new ways to think, to create. Journey through the world of extraordinary ideas with TED Radio Hour, a new program from NPR and TED that inspires imagination about modern life and places bets on tomorrow, with today’s […]
While we write up our notes from TEDxSummit Opening Night, here are a few of many voices from Twitter (follow #TEDxSummit for more): [tweet https://twitter.com/allangipe/status/191974024757264384%5D [tweet https://twitter.com/kristinalford/status/191953889300455424%5D William Noel onstage at TEDxSummit Opening Night. Photo: James Duncan Davidson [tweet https://twitter.com/SnezanaSubotic/status/191947693524918273%5D [tweet https://twitter.com/junecohen/status/191961923489775616%5D [tweet https://twitter.com/TEDxKrakow/status/191960076263759874%5D
Dancers + camera + kaleidoscope = this infinitely gorgeous short video. (Watch in 1080p fullscreen if you can.) It’s made for TEDxSummit, an unprecedented gathering of TEDx organizers from around the world. The video celebrates “the power of x” to multiply great ideas. And if you’re wondering … yes, it’s a real kaleidoscope. No editing […]
Have you ever wanted to watch Hans Rosling premiere a brand-new talk live onstage? In just 4 hours, at 7:30 AST / 4:30pm GST / 12:30pm EDT, tune in to tedxsummit.ted.com or watch on AlJazeera.com to watch a free two-hour livestream from TEDxSummit Opening Night, a full session of TED with speakers, performers and TED […]
On the day before TEDxSummit began, our documentary crew, What Took You So Long, rode out to the desert to visit a herd of camels, including a 20-day-old camel baby and its mom, who generously gave the crew some camel milk. Along the way, they asked Kris Krüg, one of our photographers and a longtime […]
Yesterday, TED2012 speaker Sherry Turkle held a 1-hour Live Conversation around her new TEDTalk “Connected but alone?” She asked the TED.com community this question: “How has digital technology changed the kind of communications you have with your friends, family and coworkers?” Here are some highlights of the back-and-forth: Vanessa Borg : “Changes in digital technology has […]
On Monday, April 16, watch a session of TED streaming live to the world — at TEDxSummit Opening Night. Curated by TEDGlobal’s own Bruno Giussani, it’s a two-hour session with TEDTalks favorites (Hans Rosling, Raghava KK) and vital voices from the Middle East. Watch this irreverent promo for TEDxSummit Opening Night >> Get the full […]
Among many TED Conversations, below we are highlighting some of the TED.com community’s most-discussed ones: Technology doesn’t create loneliness, it reveals it — Join the conversation here >> Willis Phu: “When relationships become out of balance, would technology really fill the void or is it a vapid substitution? Like Dr. Turkle stated, the fantasies of […]
Next week, in Doha, Qatar, we’re launching a four-day-long workshop called TEDxSummit — where 700 TEDx organizers from around the world will meet to take classes and learn from one another how to make great local TEDx events. And to kick off the summit, we’re throwing a session of TED — and inviting the world […]