From April to June 2012, TED will be throwing 14 events around the world to search for unheard voices that need to be seen onstage at TED2013. Learn more about TED2013 Worldwide Talent Search >> Just announced: Applications are open now to appear at the event in Vancouver! If TED@Vancouver is the closest event to […]
In the past decade, we’ve changed the way we collectively view the health of the 7 billion people who occupy this planet. Health issues were once seen as an isolated national or regional problem; now they are a global concern. In What’s Killing Us: A Practical Guide to Understanding Our Biggest Global Health Problems, 2011 TED […]
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/38802303%5D Keeping with his annual tradition, Rickshaw Bags’ CEO, Mark Dwight, rode his bicycle more than 500 miles from San Francisco to Los Angeles in February to attend TED2012 in Long Beach — along the way raising more than $10,000 to help homeless youth via the I Think I Can campaign. With a Go […]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr4gWi9Jf6k] Educator Stacey Roshan from techieMusings shares this great, simple project: I work with a group of 9-12th grade students (very mixed skill level) and decided to do a unit focusing on social media. After the launch of TED-Ed, I got to thinking that maybe I could tie it all together … So I had […]
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/38292386 w=525&h=294] Watch Theo Jemison’s video of artist Kiel Johnson’s installation “Everyone’s an Architect” at TEDActive 2012. See how the project grows throughout the week, with dozens of collaborators stopping by or spending long hours to help build Johnson’s charming cardboard city — lit up with LEDs powered by human foot traffic and a […]
This morning we’re thrilled to formally announce TED’s official app for Android, which lets you browse and watch 1100+ TEDTalks on a wide array of Android-enabled phones and tablets. The new TED app for Android is built to adapt to all kinds of Android devices, including the new Sony Tablet P “dual screen” and the […]
John Boswell, who makes those wonderful Symphony of Science mashups, came to Long Beach with a mission: to auto-tune TED2012. Watch what he created: “It’s Time for TED.” The TED Blog asked John how he did it — how he compressed three days (and a few extra years) of TED onstage into this catchy number […]
A Pi day special! At TEDxYouth@BommerCanyon, 9-year-old Chirag Singh confesses his irrational love for Pi — and not the kind you eat: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhG3VbNPX5g%5D
Is the Earth maxed out, or should we be optimistic abut being able to solve our future? At TED2012 last week, Paul Gilding made the case for the former, and Peter Diamandis argued for the latter. And then: they debated onstage. Watch the video above to find out what happened. Want to talk about it […]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqly8ERIkHM&w=560&h=315%5D Throughout today, we’ll be sharing incredible video from our new TED-Ed channel. In the deepest, darkest parts of the oceans are ecosystems with more diversity than a tropical rainforest. Taking us on a voyage into the ocean — from the deepest trenches to the remains of Titanic — marine biologist David Gallo explores […]
The TEDTalks we’re sharing on Monday and Tuesday are part of our new short-video initiative for teachers and students: TED-Ed. Find more great video on the TED-Ed channel on YouTube: youtube.com/TEDEd And you are a big part of helping TED-Ed grow! If these talks inspire you to share your own lesson, we want to hear […]
Photo and video: James Duncan Davidson. Music: Tyler Walker Our photographer James Duncan Davidson made this great little video from all the hundreds of photos he snapped during Improv Everywhere’s prank on TED2012. Watch the whole prank … and learn more about how they did it.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9vnuaPGxrg&hd=1&w=560&h=315%5D Throughout today and tomorrow, we’ll be sharing incredible video from our new TED-Ed channel. In a new TED-Ed series designed to catalyze curiosity, TED Curator Chris Anderson shares his obsession with questions that no one (yet) knows the answers to. This introduction leads into two questions as follow-up films: Why can’t we see […]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr4gWi9Jf6k&hd=1&w=560&h=315%5D Throughout today and tomorrow, we’ll be sharing incredible video from our new TED-Ed channel. By dissecting a cockroach … yes, live on stage … TED Fellow and neuroscientist Greg Gage shows how brains receive and deliver electric impulses — and how legs can respond to stimulation via sound. Length: 6:16. This video is […]
TED’s Curator, Chris Anderson, writes this personal note on his blog: Today marks a big new chapter in the TED story, as we unveil the first part of our TED-Ed initiative. Viewed one way, it’s just the release on YouTube of a dozen short videos created for high school students and lifelong learners. But we’re […]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfJ5XG5i2aw&w=560&h=315%5D This morning, we’re thrilled to introduce TED-Ed — a resource of short lessons designed to spark curiosity and promote further learning in and out of classrooms. Watch our introductory video above … read Chris Anderson’s personal note … and watch for more news and video throughout the day.