TEDWomen is a conference full of inspiring ideas, stories, visons — but what do we do with that energy and inspiration? A first step: Write a letter. If you’re watching the TEDWomen feed, watching live at a TEDx, following the news on Twitter and the TED Blog, and you feel a moment of deep inspiration […]
@NaomiAKlein: the rehearsals for #TEDwomen yesterday were a little bit like the auditions for American Idol. At speaker rehearsals, from left, June Cohen, Pat Mitchell, Chris Anderson, Betsy Scolnick. Preparing for TEDWomen. December 7-8, 2010. Washington DC. Credit: Michael Brands / TED
Above, TEDWomen speaker Sejal Hathi is miked in preparation for her rehearsal. TEDWomen speakers rehearsed all day Monday; TEDWomen conference sessions begin Tuesday at 2:30pm EST in Washington, DC, and at TEDx events and screenings around the world. See more photos of backstage prep, and watch this space for much more news from TEDWomen. Credit: […]
During session breaks at TEDWomen, TEDx organizers in Washington, D.C. will connect live with some of the 115 TEDx events organized around the TEDWomen livestream to lead rich, thought-provoking conversations about the preceding session. Four Skype stations will dial into events in the following regions to bring in voices from the global TEDx community: Africa, […]
Cartoonist and TEDWomen speaker Liza Donnelly just posted a sneak peek of her talk and the exhibit of international cartoons she’s curated for TEDWomen. Find it here.
It’s a short 3 days until TEDWomen opens in Washington, DC, Dec. 7-8. With hundreds of amazing attendees in the house and almost 100 related TEDx events around the world — it’s a global event, and you’re invited to join wherever you may be on Tuesday and Wednesday. With so many TEDx for TEDWomen events, […]
Today, Felisa Wolfe-Simon and scientists at NASA announced the discovery of a new form of bacteria that uses arsenic as part of its basic biology, something previously thought impossible. The bacteria appears to use the arsenic to replace phosphorous — possibly even in its DNA. Phosphorous was considered to be essential for all life, and […]
At TEDxRotterdam, Bart Weetjens talks about his extraordinary project: training rats to sniff out land mines. He shows clips of his “hero rats” in action, and previews his work’s next phase: teaching them to turn up tuberculosis in the lab. (Recorded at TEDxRotterdam 2010, June 2010 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Duration: 12:11) [ted id=1019] Watch […]
Marcel Dicke makes an appetizing case for adding insects to everyone’s diet. His message to squeamish chefs and foodies: delicacies like locusts and caterpillars compete with meat in flavor, nutrition and eco-friendliness. (Recorded at TEDGlobal, July 2010 in Oxford, UK. Duration: 16:35) [ted id=1018] Watch Marcel Dicke’s talk on TED.com where you can download it, […]
At TEDxMidwest, William Ury, author of “Getting to Yes,” offers an elegant, simple (but not easy) way to create agreement in even the most difficult situations — from family conflict to, perhaps, the Middle East. (Recorded at TEDxMidwest, June 2010 in Chicago. Duration: 18:45) [ted id=1017] Watch William Ury’s talk on TED.com where you can […]
11-year-old Birke Baehr presents his take on a major source of our food — far-away and less-than-picturesque industrial farms. Keeping farms out of sight promotes a rosy, unreal picture of big-box agriculture, he argues, as he outlines the case to green and localize food production. (Recorded at TEDxNextGenerationAsheville 2010, August 2010 in Asheville, NC. Duration: […]
On Nov. 18, TEDsters gathered at the UN to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the launch of the Charter for Compassion — Karen Armstrong’s 2008 TED Prize Wish. The event, TEDPrize@UN featured talks on compassion by a number of fascinating speakers. Watch the archive of the TEDPrize@UN webcast >> Photos from the event: Karen Armstrong: […]
TEDGlobal 2009 Fellow Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has announced his candidacy for president of Nigeria. In his first North American interview since the announcement, the anti-corruption activist spoke with TED’s Emeka Okafor, keeper of the seminal Africa blog Timbuktu Chronicles. There is a tremendous amount of interest in your run for presidency. What would you attribute […]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M_FaoKxvFA] TEDxYouthDay events have begun around the world! Watch the TEDxYouthDay Livestream — or sign up for a Meetup Everywhere to watch the stream. Many events on Nov. 20, including TEDxYouth@Tokyo, TEDxYouth@HongKong, TEDxYouth@Singapore and TEDxYouth@NASA, will be collaborating through the livestream to do shout-outs and program sharing to other TEDxYouthDay events. Plus! Jim Stolze from […]
Join John Hardy on a tour of the Green School, his off-the-grid school in Bali that teaches kids how to build, garden, create (and get into college). The centerpiece of campus is the spiraling Heart of School, perhaps the world’s largest freestanding bamboo building. (Recorded at TEDGlobal 2010, July 2010 in Oxford, UK. Duration: 13:36) […]
Today, Thursday, Nov. 18, at 11 a.m. ET, join us in celebrating the one-year anniversary of the launch of the Charter for Compassion — Karen Armstrong’s 2008 TED Prize Wish. The event, TEDPrize@UN — hosted by the United Nations — will be streamed live over the web, and feature talks on compassion by a number […]