Michael v. Michael: A debate on how (or if) business can solve social problems
Their names may both be Michael. They may even both be professors at Harvard. But Michael Porter and Michael Sandel offer up radically diffe...
TED Weekends examines capitalism and charity
Capitalism and charity. A seemingly paradoxical combination. But could running charities like businesses foster the innovation and problem-s...
Cherish the employees who bring you bad news, says Margaret Heffernan
Margaret Heffernan thinks deeply about what makes businesses work, and her answers are often surprising. At TEDGlobal 2012, she shared why d...
Click Your Fortune: TED-Ed’s choose-your-own-adventure look at careers
By Logan Smalley In a job market where many top jobs didn’t even exist a decade ago, how can teachers help prepare students for career...
What can you learn from 10 Ads Worth Spreading? Read our whitepaper
Each year, TED chooses 10 great ads to feature as part of our Ads Worth Spreading challenge. And this week, we’re featuring a whitepap...
10 alternative currencies, from Bitcoin to BerkShares to sweat to laundry detergent
“Is there a reason for governments to be in charge of money?” asks Paul Kemp-Robertson in today’s talk. Judging by the new raft of alternati...
Millennials, learn to code, says Razorfish CEO at TED Annex
“Your lifestyle is the future of marketing,” Bob Lord told a group of young New Yorkers at the TED Annex (our new spillover office) on Tuesd...
The psychology of energy savings: Talking behavioral economics with Alex Laskey and Sendhil Mullainathan
“For the past five years we’ve been running the largest behavioral science experiment in the world,” says Alex Laskey in today&#...
Energy from your feet: When sidewalks and dance floors become energy sources
The average person takes about 150 million steps in a lifetime. What if we could turn all that movement into energy? Two innovators are work...