(Photo credit: TED / James Duncan Davidson) On understanding happiness, Daniel Kahneman says we must distinguish between “the experiencing self” and “the remembering self.” (Photo credit: TED / James Duncan Davidson) Esther Duflo: “We cannot helicopter people out of poverty.” (Photo credit: TED / Richard Lewis) David Cameron says a post-bureaucratic world is emerging. Its […]
As you can see above, the lobby of the Terrace Theater is big. To bring it down in scale, and create more intimacy and connection for attendees, this year we divided the lobby and Plaza into nine areas we call “social spaces.” We’ll profile or photoblog each social space on the TED Blog. One feature […]
A detail from the TED2010 stage — full reveal at 11am. We can. Not. Wait. Photo: TED / James Duncan Davidson
In Tuesday morning’s chill, a group of 100 TEDx organizers — representing over 30 countries — set off in a caravan of buses through the misting desert mountains to gather at Noah Purifoy’s art site at Joshua Tree. They joined TED’s Lara Stein and Salome Heusel to talk TEDx. (Lara Stein at TEDActive 2010. February […]
We dropped by the TED Fellows speaker rehearsals yesterday and chatted with two extraordinary TED 2010 Fellows: Anita Doron and Mitchell Joachim. They told us about their projects, their first two days at TED and their hopes for the rest of the week. Tell us who you are. I am Anita Doron and I am […]
TED’s legendary Gift Bag evolved this year — it’s still a gorgeous Rickshaw Bagworks messenger bag filled with goodies, but this year, by popular demand, attendees could choose their own custom set of TED Gifts to go inside it and have the bag mailed home. Which is lovely, but does set up an issue: at […]
TEDActive is all about the speculative, and so it began with an adventure. We kicked off Day Zero with an early-morning trip out and up to the mysterious world of Noah Purifoy’s sculpture. In the high desert of Joshua Tree, we found a garden of twisted junk whirled up into unearthly (yet familiar) forms. Encircled […]
TED2010 photographer Duncan Davidson took this happy shot outside on the Plaza this morning — and recalled the sad fate of last year’s TED balloon, which flew off in a storm and was never heard from again. “I actually saw it as it started to rip off,” he remembers, “but then I turned my back […]
This year’s TED in Long Beach will be the first conference that we shoot entirely to hard drive — previous TEDs have been a combination of tape and drive. Above, set up in our production area (accurately called the Media Cave) is the array of specialized drives for recording camera feeds, called KiPros. There’s one […]
Some of the world’s most baffling social problems, says Peter Eigen, can be traced to systematic, pervasive government corruption, hand-in-glove with global companies. At TEDxBerlin, Eigen describes the thrilling counter-attack led by his organization Transparency International. (Recorded at TEDxBerlin, November 2009, Berlin. Duration: 16:12) Watch Peter Eigen’s talk from TEDxBerlin on TED.com, where you can […]
Above: TED banners have started flying over Long Beach in preparation for next week’s <a href="TED2010. (More banners here.) Below, on the Plaza, crews are assembling a geodesic dome — it’ll house a Simulcast Lounge and some amazing exhibits and toys. Also on the Plaza, there’s also a huge Bedouin tent (for the Global Village […]
TED visits Tom Shannon in his Manhattan studio for an intimate look at his science-inspired art. An eye-opening, personal conversation with John Hockenberry reveals how nature’s forces — and the onset of Parkinson’s tremors — interact in his life and craft. (TED in the Field: Recorded May 2009, New York, NY. Duration: 13:22) http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf Watch […]
Traditionally, David Agus says, cancer treatments have had a short-sighted focus on the offending individual cells. He suggests a new, cross-disciplinary approach, using atypical drugs, computer modeling and protein analysis to treat and analyze the whole body. (Recorded at TEDMED, November 2009, San Diego, CA. Duration: 23:44) [ted id=761] Watch David Agus’ talk from TEDMED […]
In the lifetime of the TED Prize, we’ve launched more than 20 wishes, generating ongoing projects to save the oceans…to teach and to connect… to prepare for health crises…to catalog all life on Earth. The TED Prize provides seed money and organizational help for each wish. The TED Prize is unique among global honors. Winners […]
Traditional lab tests for disease diagnosis can be too expensive and cumbersome for the regions most in need. George Whitesides’ ingenious answer, at TEDxBoston, is a foolproof tool that can be manufactured at virtually zero cost. (Recorded at TEDxBoston, July 2009, Boston, MA. Duration: 16:16) Watch George Whitesides’ talk on TED.com, where you can download […]
The TED Associate Membership allows you to watch next week’s TED conference live as it happens — and to do so in the company of friends, family or colleagues. It’s a category of TED membership that is relatively little known; we’re bringing it to your attention because we’re extraordinarily excited about next week’s program. So […]