TED Fellow and space archaeologist Sarah Parcak heads to ancient Rome
TED Fellow Sarah Parcak is a “space archaeologist” who uses infrared technology coupled with satellite imagery to discover previously hidden...
10 spoken word performances, folded like lyrical origami
[ted id=1625 width=560 height=315] Spoken word artist Lemon Andersen begins today’s talk with the poem, “Please Don’t Take My Air Jordans,” ...
Introverts, (gently) rejoice! We found a web series just for you
You may remember Susan Cain’s revolutionary talk from TED2012, on the quiet, unseen power of introverts. Careful to acknowledge that many of...
They feel like they can fly: The first wheelchair basketball tournament in Afghanistan, seeded in a TED wish
Close your eyes and listen to the grunts and jostling, the smack of rubber on cement and triumphant high-fives. You could be listening to a ...
The Space Between: Talks from TEDxWomen
Over the past two days, TEDxWomen brought together 50 speakers from around the globe, each giving a different slice of thinking on the state...
Stop street harassment with your cell phone? The latest City 2.0 award winner shows how
Too many people know the situation — you’re walking down the street, enjoying a cup of coffee and minding your own business, when a st...
A taxonomy of TED on Twitter
Sharing is caring, and here at TED we do a lot of both — especially on social media. You can like our Facebook page, catch us on Insta...
New TED Book: The Science of Optimism
The world may be a tough and tenuous place, but we humans tend to think that the future will be better than the past. Why? In the new TED eb...
TED Weekends imagines a crowdsourced future
Most choirs require their members to have a great voice, enjoy wearing a robe and be available for rehearsals in the same location. This is ...