Effective altruism: Peter Singer at TED2013
Moral philosopher Peter Singer starts the last session of TED2013, “A Ripple Effect?” with a shocking video of a 2-year-old girl...
In search of the man who broke my neck: Joshua Prager at TED2013
When Joshua Prager was young, he dreamt he would grow up to play baseball. Or be a doctor. He never imagined that at the age of 19 he would ...
Are we getting more intelligent? Jim Flynn at TED2013
Watch James Flynn’s TED Talk: “Why our IQ levels are higher than our grandparents’ Jim Flynn is an expert in intelligence ...
Understanding what we believe about life after death: Daniel Ogilvie at TED2013
When Daniel Ogilvie was a child, he often imagined what would it be like to be dead. (“I think that’s why I was so popular.̶...
Three important life skills, according to Kate Stone
Yesterday, Kate Stone charmed the assembled TED audience with her tales of failing exams, living on a sheep farm in Australia, and developin...
The interspecies internet: Diana Reiss, Peter Gabriel, Neil Gershenfeld and Vint Cerf at TED2013
The internet connects people all over the world. But could the internet also connect us with dolphins, apes, elephants and other highly inte...
“I was watching like no one was dancing”: Allison Hunt at TED2013
“If you’re middle-aged and North American, you probably learned to dance when you were in a gymnasium in junior high.” All...
Breaking the silence of deafness: Mohamed Jemni at TED2013
“80% of deaf people in the world,” says Mohamed Jemni, “do not have access to education.” Jemni, professor of ICT an...
The linguistic miracle of texting: John McWhorter at TED2013
More than 22 million text messages are sent across the world every day … many in truly terrible English. It’s the end of the wor...