Apply now to become one of 100 TED Fellows to attend TEDIndia in Mysore, held Nov. 4-7, 2009. TED Fellows will attend TEDIndia, join a two-day Fellows pre-conference event before TED starts, and then take advantage of all that the TEDIndia conference has to offer — amazing TED talks, performances and demos; conversation and connection […]
Margaret Wertheim leads a project to re-create the creatures of the coral reefs using a crochet technique invented by a mathematician — celebrating the amazements of the reef, and deep-diving into the hyperbolic geometry underlying coral creation. (Recorded at TED2009, February 2009, in Long Beach, California. Duration: 15:34.) Watch Margaret Wertheim’s talk on TED.com, where […]
In this talk from TED University 2009, veteran rock climber Matthew Childs shares nine pointers for rock climbing. These handy tips bear on an effective life at sea level, too. (Recorded at TED U 2009, February 2009, in Long Beach, California. Duration: 4:48.) Watch Matthew Childs’ talk on TED.com, where you can download this TEDTalk, […]
Productivity guru Tim Ferriss‘ fun, encouraging anecdotes show how one simple question — “What’s the worst that could happen?” — is all you need to learn to do anything. (Recorded at EG 2008, December 2008, in Monterey, California. Duration: 16:26.) Watch Tim Ferriss’ talk on learning on TED.com, where you can download this TEDTalk, rate […]
The Webbies are here again and TED has been nominated in 3 categories for 2009. TED.com is in the running for Best Use of Video or Moving Image and Podcasts. The third nomination is for Pangea Day in the Movie and Film category. Pangea Day is the progeny of TED Prize and Razorfish Inc., maintaining […]
JoAnn Kuchera-Morin demos the AlloSphere, an entirely new way to see and interpret scientific data, in full color and surround sound inside a massive metal sphere. Dive into the brain, feel electron spin, hear the music of the elements … (Recorded at TED2009, February 2009, in Long Beach, California. Duration: 06:28.) Watch JoAnn Kuchera-Morin demo […]
Thanks to user requests and some kind engineers, we’re thrilled to report that TED’s embeddable video player now works with WordPress.com. You can embed TEDTalks following the instructions at the support site: Visit TED and locate the talk you would like to embed in your blog. Click on the red “Share” button at the bottom […]
In this prophetic 2003 talk — just days before Dolly the sheep was stuffed — biotech ethicist Gregory Stock looked forward to new, more meaningful (and controversial) technologies, like customizable babies, whose adoption might drive human evolution. (Recorded at TED2003, February 2003, in Monterey, California. Duration: 17:52.) Watch Gregory Stock’s talk from TED2003 on TED.com, […]
Forget about the hybrid auto — Shai Agassi says it’s electric cars or bust if we want to impact emissions. His company, Better Place, has a radical plan to take entire countries oil-free by 2020. (Recorded at TED2009, February 2009, in Long Beach, California. Duration: 18:06.) Watch Shai Agassi’s talk from TED2009 on TED.com, where […]
In this funny (and actually poignant) 3-minute talk, social strategist Renny Gleeson breaks down our always-on social world — where the experience we’re having right now is less interesting than what we’ll tweet about it later. (Recorded at TED2009, February 2009, in Long Beach, California. Duration: 03:47.) Watch Renny Gleeson’s talk from TED2009 on TED.com, […]
Philosopher-comedian Emily Levine talks (hilariously) about science, math, society and the way everything connects to everything else. She’s a brilliant trickster, poking holes in our fixed ideas and bringing hidden truths to light. Settle in and let her ping your brain. (Recorded at TED2002, February 2002, in Monterey, California. Duration: 22:52.) [ted id=510 width=560 height=315] […]
Bonnie Bassler discovered that bacteria “talk” to each other, using a chemical language that lets them coordinate defense and mount attacks. The find has stunning implications for medicine, industry — and our understanding of ourselves. (Recorded at TED2009, February 2009, in Long Beach, California. Duration: 18:41.) Watch Bonnie Bassler’s talk from TED2009 on TED.com, where […]
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita uses mathematical analysis to predict (very often correctly) such messy human events as war, political power shifts, Intifada … After a crisp explanation of how he does it, he offers three predictions on the future of Iran. (Recorded at TED2009, February 2009, in Long Beach, California. Duration: 19:05.) Watch Bruce Bueno […]
Nathaniel Kahn shares clips from his documentary My Architect, about his quest to understand his father, the legendary architect Louis Kahn. It’s a film with meaning to anyone who seeks to understand the relationship between art and love. (Recorded at TED2002, February 2002, in Monterey, California. Duration: 10:28.) Watch Nathaniel Kahn’s talk from TED2002 […]
In this powerful talk, P.W. Singer shows how the widespread use of robots in war is changing the realities of human combat. He shows us scenarios straight out of science fiction — that now may not be so fictitious. (Recorded at TED2009, February 2009, in Long Beach, California. Duration: 16:06.) Watch P.W. Singer’s talk from […]
Wingsuit jumping is the leading edge of extreme sports — an exhilarating feat of almost unbelievable daring, where skydivers soar through canyons at over 100MPH. Ueli Gegenschatz talks about how (and why) he does it, and shows jawdropping film. Afterward: Q&A with TED’s June Cohen. (Recorded at TED2009, February 2009, in Long Beach, California. Duration: […]