Stranded by the ash cloud, inspired by the just-concluded Skoll World Forum, and temporarily headquartered in one of the world’s greatest cities, a group of entrepreneurs, thinkers, tinkerers and creatives is throwing an unprecendented TEDx event: TEDxVolcano. Put together in 48 hours by TEDster Nathaniel Whittemore with the support of TED (including host June Cohen), […]
In this special guest blog, Teo Härén, co-founder of TEDxStockholm, explains the concept behind TEDxStockholm week, which will begin tomorrow (April 17) and run until April 24. It is all there in the TED tagline, isn’t it? — “Ideas worth spreading”: Three words that say it all. Three words that all TED lovers know. But […]
We’re thrilled to report that TED.com is nominated in five categories for the 2010 Webby Awards. Log in and vote for us! Best Copy / Writing: http://on.ted.com/8GGD Best Visual Design – Function: http://on.ted.com/8GGL Best Event: http://on.ted.com/8GGM Best Radio / Podcast: http://on.ted.com/8GGN Best Religion / Spiritual, for the Charter for Compassion: http://on.ted.com/8GGU The field of five […]
Underwater filmmaker Mike deGruy has spent decades looking intimately at the ocean. A consummate storyteller, he takes the stage at Mission Blue to share his awe and excitement — and his fears — about the blue heart of our planet. (Recorded on the Mission Blue Voyage, April 2010 on the National Geographic Endeavor, the Galápagos […]
In a short, funny, data-packed talk at TED U, Catherine Mohr walks through all the geeky decisions she made when building a green new house — looking at real energy numbers, not hype. What choices matter most? Not the ones you think. (Recorded at TED University 2010, February 2010 in Long Beach, CA. Duration: 6:13) […]
Today marks the one-year anniversary of TEDx, our program to support independent TED-style events in local communities around the world. The very first TEDx event happened this time last year on the campus of the University of Southern California — and right now in Southern California, the second annual TEDxUSC is happening, a day-long event […]
Only have three minutes for a video snack? You can now find TEDTalks by length: 3, 6, 9, 12 or the classic 18-minutes … Visit http://www.ted.com/talks and use the pulldown menu on the left-hand side:
Photographs do more than document history — they make it. At TED University, Jonathan Klein of Getty Images shows some of the most iconic, and talks about what happens when a generation sees an image so powerful it can’t look away — or back. (Recorded at TED2010, February 2010 in Long Beach, CA. Duration: 6:02) […]
Vaccine-autism claims, “Frankenfood” bans, the herbal cure craze: All point to the public’s growing fear (and, often, outright denial) of science and reason, says Michael Specter. He warns the trend spells disaster for human progress. (Recorded at TED2010, February 2010 in Long Beach, CA. Duration: 16:29) Watch Michael Specter’s talk on TED.com, where you can […]
Natalie Merchant sings from her new album, Leave Your Sleep. Lyrics from near-forgotten 19th-century poetry pair with her unmistakable voice for a performance that brought the TED audience to its feet. (Recorded at TED2010, February 2010 in Long Beach, CA. Duration: 27:17) Watch Natalie Merchant’s talk on TED.com, where you can download this TEDTalk, rate […]
Pollen goes unnoticed by most of us, except when hay fever strikes. But microscopes reveal it comes in stunning colors and shapes — and travels remarkably well. Jonathan Drori gives an up-close glimpse of these fascinating flecks of plant courtship. (Recorded at TED University 2010, February 2010 in Long Beach, CA. Duration: 07:12) Watch Jonathan […]
At TEDxNASA, Dennis Hong introduces seven award-winnning, all-terrain robots — like the humanoid, soccer-playing DARwIn and the cliff-gripping CLIMBeR — all built by his team at RoMeLa, Virginia Tech. Watch to the end to hear the five creative secrets to his lab’s incredible technical success. (Recorded at TEDxNASA, September 2009 in Newport News, VA. Duration: […]
Soldiers who’ve lost limbs in service face a daily struggle unimaginable to most of us. At TEDMED, Dean Kamen talks about the profound people and stories that motivated his work to give parts of their lives back with his design for a remarkable prosthetic arm. (Recorded at TEDMED 2009, February 2010 in San Diego, CA. […]
Child prodigy Adora Svitak says the world needs “childish” thinking: bold ideas, wild creativity and especially optimism. Kids’ big dreams deserve high expectations, she says, starting with grownups’ willingness to learn from children as much as to teach. (Recorded at TED2010, February 2010 in Long Beach, CA. Duration: 8:13) Watch Adora Svitak’ talk on TED.com, […]
With help from some surprising footage, Derek Sivers explains how movements really get started. (Hint: it takes two.) (Recorded at TED2010, February 2010 in Long Beach, CA. Duration: 3:10) Watch Derek Sivers’ talk on TED.com, where you can download this TEDTalk, rate it, comment on it and find other talks and performances from our archive […]
Since TED.com launched in 2006, we’ve always aimed to make TEDTalks work across a wide variety of platforms. Anywhere people watch video, we want them to watch TEDTalks. In the past year, smartphones have emerged as a major platform for watching video and web content. And while TEDTalks have always been viewable on the phone […]