Joshua Prince-Ramus is architect of the Seattle Public Library and principal of REX (Ramus-Ella Architects). Previously, he was U.S. Director of Rem Koolhaas’s Office of Metropolitan Architecture. Through a series of beautiful visualizations, he deconstructs the collaborative process of building the Seattle Public Library, and also offers a sneak preview of his works in progress […]
Julia Sweeney is a comedian and playwright, well-known both for her stint on Saturday Night Live (she created the character “Pat.”) and for writing and performing the hit Broadway show, “God Said Ha!” (produced also as a film). Here, she performs an excerpt from her new one-woman play, “Letting Go of God.” [Recorded February 2006 […]
For those of you who haven’t attended TED … this 3-minute trailer will give you a taste … Once we’ve whet you’re appetite, you can dive into the full-length TEDTalks presentations (and by full-length, I mean roughly 18 minutes: the aggressively brief spot each TED speaker is allotted). New talks will be posted weekly … […]
Today, for the first time ever, we’re thrilled to present some of the most remarkable talks from TEDs past. We launch with six from this year’s conference — Al Gore, Tony Robbins, David Pogue, Majora Carter, Hans Rosling and Ken Robinson — with more coming weekly. All the talks are downloadable as audio or video, […]
Sir Ken Robinson is author of Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative, and a leading expert on innovation and human resources. In this talk, he makes an entertaining (and profoundly moving) case for creating an education system that nurtures creativity, rather than undermining it. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 20:02) Get […]
Al Gore, in his own words, “used to be the next President of the United States of America” but has since changed professions. This talk is a follow-up to his now-famous presentation, featured in the movie An Inconvenient Truth. In it, he outlines what we can do to avert a global climate crisis. [Recorded February […]
Majora Carter is the Macarthur-winning founder of Sustainable South Bronx, an organization dedicated to holistic community development, sponsoring projects that create jobs, protect the environment and bring beautiful green space to the inner city. In this charismatic presentation (which received a prolonged standing ovation), she explains her commitment to environmental justice and her vision for […]
David Pogue is the personal technology columnist for The New York Times, an Emmy award-winning tech correspondent for CBS News, and one of the world’s bestselling how-to authors. In this unconventional talk, he offers a sweeping (and unusual) view on the state of software, partially set to music. [Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA. Duration: […]
In this talk, Tony Robbins explains how to unlock your true potential, and asks the audience (including former Vice President Al Gore) for a bit of high-level interaction. [Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 26:02] Get TED delivered: Subscribe to the TEDTalks video podcast via RSS >> Subscribe to the iTunes video podcast […]
Hans Rosling is a public health expert, director of Sweden’s world-renowned Karolinska Institute, and founder of Gapminder, a nonprofit that brings vital global data to life. Here, with the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, he debunks a few myths about the “developing” world. [Recorded February, 2006 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 20:34] Get TED […]
A great TED tidbit we missed the first time around: In TIME Magazine last month, Tipping Point author Malcolm Gladwell (TED04) wrote a tribute to Freakonomics author Steven Levitt (TED04, TEDGlobal), who was honored as one of the TIME 100. It starts like this: Not long after Freakonomics came out, Steven Levitt and I had […]
It’s a great month for TED music in New York. It seems all our favorites will be coming through… Starting this Saturday June 10 with multi-faceted singer-songwriter Stew (TED2006), who’ll perform at Joe’s Pub. We’re hoping for a preview of his new musical, Passing Strange, which premieres next season at the Berkeley Rep and NY’s […]
We were pleased to see that several of the ads we highlighted at TED2006 and TEDGlobal were awarded Clios last night, in Miami. The Honda ads, Choir and Impossible Dream, took the Grand Clio, and gold awards went to Guinness noitulovE (that’s “evolution,” backwards), Sony Bouncy Balls, and Sony PSP A Day in the Life. […]
Yes, I know there are three, big, open wishes out there going through the wish granting process, but it’s time to start thinking about next year. Only two months left to get in nominations for the 2007 TED Prize winners. We’re looking for visionaries that can make a difference in the world and mobilize the […]
Last summer at TEDGlobal, Sasa Vucinic explained in quiet tones his maverick idea: He wanted to sell “free-press bonds.”. “If investors are willing to fund the US deficit, why wouldn’t investors want to fund the press freedom deficit?” Vucinic asked. (BBC article on that talk) Yesterday, he put that thought to the test. As TEDGlobal […]
A big thanks to TEDster Jim Young, who spotted this cup in a Dallas Starbucks. We’re curious how far Chris’s idea might spread… let us know if it turns up near you!