Today’s playlist is about poetry. Where does a poem come from and how does it reveal itself? These speakers perform poems that come from the battlefields, childhood, and even from inside a computer, to create a lyrical soundtrack in some traditional and not-so-traditional ways. C.K. Williams shows how growing up is not so easy, and […]
At TED2010, we sent a video crew to follow two speakers as they prepared to give the talk of their lives. One, the artist Raghava KK, had never spoken at TED before. The other, Sir Ken Robinson, in 2006 gave one of the most watched TED Talks of all time. Follow both speakers on their journey […]
Hans Rosling reframes 10 years of UN data with his spectacular visuals, lighting up an astonishing — mostly unreported — piece of front-page-worthy good news. Along the way, he debunks one flawed approach to stats that blots out such vital stories. (Recorded at TEDxChange, September 2010 in New York, New York. Duration: 25:35) [ted id=974] […]
In the Huffington Post, Cameron Sinclair reports: Today is a very big day for my 2006 TED Prize. Thanks to this. It’s granted. Done. Finito. Complete. “This” is a brand-new iPad app called Open Architecture. It uses the power of Sinclair’s Open Architecture Network to help users discover and explore innovative building projects. Think of […]
As the world faces recession, climate change, inequity and more, Tim Jackson delivers a piercing challenge to established economic principles, explaining how we might stop feeding the crises and start investing in our future. (Recorded at TEDGlobal, July 2010 in Oxford, England. Duration: 20:23) [ted id=972] Watch Tim Jackson’s talk on TED.com where you can […]
Boxee, the video player that puts web content into an intuitive TV-friendly interface, has built a cool new app just for TED. The TED App runs on the free Boxee downloadable player; and it’ll work on the upcoming Boxee Box, due in the US this November. Using an elegant and simple interface developed by Boxee […]
Product designer Eben Bayer reveals his recipe for a new, fungus-based packaging material that protects fragile stuff like furniture, plasma screens — and the environment. (Recorded at TEDGlobal, July 2010 in Oxford, England. Duration: 9:05) [ted id=971] Watch Eben Bayer’s talk on TED.com where you can download it, rate it, comment on it and find […]
Today’s playlist is about innovative technology that can enhance or even replace our ability to see, feel, hear, taste and smell. These speakers have each worked with one of our five senses -– and the results are truly sensational! Josh Silver designs some funny-looking eyeglasses that can easily and cheaply match prescriptions for those in […]
When Jungian analyst Inge Missmahl went to Afghanistan, she found the universal wounds of the human heart — despair and trauma. Yet in a country of 30 million people, there were only two dozen psychiatrists. In promoting mental health counseling, she’s helping Afghan people find individual and social healing, and building new hope for families […]
Today, TED announces its Ads Worth Spreading Challenge. An open invitation to the global advertising community to reinvent, inspire and engage audiences with a new definition of what video advertising can mean in the digital age, using TED.com as its platform. TED is supported in part by advertising. Support from our partners allows TED to […]
Here at TED HQ we’re having fun playing with the new BitTorrent app for TEDTalks — part of the new BitTorrent Mainline client (and the current µTorrent beta). It’s Windows-only for now. Using the TEDTalks BitTorrent app, you can browse the TEDTalks library by date and keyword, finding talks that are most emailed, most tweeted, […]
At TED@Cannes, Gary Wolf gives a 5-min intro to an intriguing new pastime: using mobile apps and always-on gadgets to track and analyze your body, mood, diet, spending — just about everything in daily life you can measure — in gloriously geeky detail. (Recorded at TED@Cannes, June 2010 in Cannes France. Duration: 5:11) [ted id=966] […]
Today’s playlist is about the relationship between science and morality. These speakers question whether or not they can and should live in the same space. Their differing and provocative opinions are sure to incite thought, uncertainty, and passion. If Michael Specter could travel through time, he would travel into the future to witness the marvels […]
Julian Treasure says our increasingly noisy world is gnawing away at our mental health — even costing lives. He lays out an 8-step plan to soften this sonic assault (starting with those cheap earbuds) and restore our relationship with sound. (Recorded at TEDGlobal 2010, July 2010 in Oxford, England. Duration: 7:15) [ted id=965] Watch Julian […]
At TEDxBerlin, Fabian Hemmert demos one future of the mobile phone — a shape-shifting and weight-shifting handset that “displays” information nonvisually, offering a delightfully intuitive way to communicate. (Recorded at TEDxBerlin, February 2010 in Berlin, Germany. Duration: 4:15) [ted id=964] Watch Fabian Hemmert’s talk on TED.com where you can download it, rate it, comment on […]
For the last eight years, pop singer Annie Lennox has devoted the majority of her time to her SING campaign, raising awareness and money to combat HIV/AIDS. She shares the experiences that have inspired her, from working with Nelson Mandela to meeting a little African girl in a desperate situation. (Recorded at TEDGlobal, July 2010 […]