Oceanographer Greg Stone tells the story of how he helped the Republic of Kiribati create an enormous protected area in the middle of the Pacific — protecting fish, sealife and the island nation itself. (Recorded aboard Mission Blue Voyage, April 2010 in Galapagos, Ecuador. Duration: 17:15) [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuCtZJGcEMU] While TED.com is down today — find this […]
TED.com is going offline today, Wednesday, Nov. 3, at noon EDT for about 6 hours. We’re upgrading some back-end software that will make it easier for us to add new features down the line. But we respect that some of you will need your TED fix during that time. A couple of suggestions: YouTube. Every […]
David Bismark demos a new system for voting that contains a simple, verifiable way to prevent fraud and miscounting — while keeping each person’s vote secret. (Recorded at TEDGlobal 2010, July 2010 in Oxford, England. Duration: 7:03) [ted id=997] Watch David Bismark’s talk on TED.com where you can download it, rate it, comment on it […]
Big Business is often blamed for the environmental and social ills that we are faced with today. But these speakers suggest that a business with a conscience can also provide solutions to the world’s biggest problems. Melinda Gates says foundations and nonprofits can learn important lessons from big business — to turn honorable intentions into […]
Using animation, projections and her own moving shadow, Miwa Matreyek performs a gorgeous, meditative piece about inner and outer discovery. Take a quiet 10 minutes and dive in. With music from Anna Oxygen, Mirah, Caroline Lufkin and Mileece. (Recorded at TEDGlobal 2010, July 2010 in Oxford, England. Duration: 11:12) [ted id=995] Watch Miwa Matreyek’s performance […]
At TEDxTelAviv, Shimon Steinberg looks at the difference between pests and bugs — and makes the case for using good bugs to fight bad bugs, avoiding chemicals in our quest for perfect produce. (Recorded at TEDxTelAviv, April 2010 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Duration: 15:24) [ted id=994] Watch Shimon Steinberg’s talk on TED.com where you can […]
Chef Barton Seaver presents a modern dilemma: Seafood is one of our healthier protein options, but overfishing is desperately harming our oceans. He suggests a simple way to keep fish on the dinner table that includes every mom’s favorite adage — “Eat your vegetables!” (Recorded on the Mission Blue Voyage, April 2010 on the National […]
Historian and diplomat Joseph Nye gives us the 30,000-foot view of the shifts in power between China and the US, and the global implications as economic, political and “soft” power shifts and moves around the globe. (Recorded at TEDGlobal 2010, July 2010 in Oxford, England. Duration: 18:16) [ted id=992] Watch Joseph Nye’s talk on TED.com […]
In a series of witty punchlines, Patrick Chappatte makes a poignant case for the power of the humble cartoon. His projects in Lebanon, West Africa and Gaza show how, in the right hands, the pencil can illuminate serious issues and bring the most unlikely people together. (Recorded at TEDGlobal 2010, July 2010 in Oxford, England. […]
Want to know more about JR, the winner of 2011’s TED Prize? We did, and his team put together this video, above, with an overview of his work in his own words and images. And below, here’s an FAQ to answer the big questions. First: Who is JR? JR is an anonymous photographer and artist. […]
Randy Kennedy of the New York Times got an interview with JR, winner of the 2011 TED Prize, for this morning’s Times. From the story: Reached by telephone on Wednesday morning on a bus in Shanghai, where he was headed to work on a largely unauthorized photo-pasting project to draw attention to the city’s demolition […]
[vimeo=http://vimeo.com/15686678] JR, a moving and innovative artist who exhibits freely in the world’s streets, has been named the recipient of the 2011 TED Prize — an award granting $100,000 and something much bigger: a wish to change the world with the support of the TED community. JR represents a new chapter in the TED Prize. […]
TED’s Musical Director, Thomas Dolby, lives at the crossroads of music and technology — and he’s hosting a TEDx that will take you there too. On Nov. 6, 2010, he and the TEDxAldeburghMusic team invite you to the Snape Maltings concert hall, just outside Aldeburgh in Suffolk, for a day of talks and performances from […]
On the web, a new “Friend” may be just a click away, but true connection is harder to find and express. Ze Frank presents a medley of zany Internet toys that require deep participation — and reward it with something more nourishing. You’re invited, if you promise you’ll share. (Recorded at TEDGlobal 2011, July 2011 […]
Today, TED releases the new TED iPad app, an innovative way to browse and watch TEDTalk video. The app redesigns the TED experience for the touchscreen, offering some cool iPad-only features for exploring, saving and watching. The iPad app, which is the first official mobile app released by TED, lets viewers browse our almost 800 […]
The TED iPad project was inspired by a number of requests coming in from TED fans wishing to see TEDTalks on mobile devices. In the past, the development community has graciously volunteered building various applications on both iPhone and Android platforms. When the iPad came out, we saw an opportunity to try our hand with […]