10 talks on predicting the future
We’re just a week into 2013, and the year seems filled with possibility. The turn of the New Year is generally an occasion to look back and ...
Defusing political conflicts: A Q&A with Jonathan Haidt about how liberals and conservatives can band together
In the final days of 2012, as Congress worked to hammer out a last-minute deal to avoid the fiscal cliff, it was difficult to turn on any Am...
New playlists: The quest to end poverty and Might you live a great deal longer?
TED playlists are collections of talks around a topic, built for you in a thoughtful sequence to illuminate ideas in context. This weekend, ...
The bold new TED Book “In Mistrust We Trust” asks, “Can democracy survive?”
A recent Gallup poll listed the most- and least-trusted professions in America. At the bottom of the list: car salesmen and members of Congr...
The top 10 classic fears in literature
[ted id=1637 width=560 height=315]By Marianna Torgovnick It’s the story that inspired Moby Dick. In 1819, the crewmembers of the whaleship E...
Favorites of 2012: Why the eff didn’t you watch these TED Talks?
[ted id=1461 width=560 height=315] 2012 was the year of radical openness at TED. In that spirit, while our office is closed for winter break...
Favorites of 2012: The power of a flashbulb
. 2012 was the year of radical openness at TED. In that spirit, while our office is closed for winter break, TED’s editorial staffers ...
New playlists: The Power of Film + Personal Tales from the Edge
TED playlists are collections of talks around a topic, built for you in a thoughtful sequence to illuminate ideas in context. This weekend, ...
The evocative world of the six-word memoir: A Q&A with new TED ebook author Larry Smith
Pause for a moment and imagine the grand, confusing and ultimately exhilarating drama that is the sweep of your life. Think you can summariz...