Shallot-like humor website takes on TED
We’re not sure anyone could be more excited than us for the launch of Onion Talks, the new weekly video series from The Onion. Forget ...
9 talks by impressive kids
[ted id=1587 width=560 height=315] Few scientific papers are written in crayon and begin with the words, “Once upon a time.” But then again,...
Susan Cain makes last night’s episode of Jeopardy
The answer to this clue from last night’s Jeopardy? Who are ‘introverts,’ of course. The TED staff was excited to see Susan Cain, who gave t...
Amy Cuddy talks power posing on CNN
[cnnvideo url=’http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2010/10/09/nr.power.pose.cnn’ inline=’true’] In the TE...
Previously on the internet … with Lisa Bu
Every week at TED’s New York office, one media team staffer shares a handful of things on the web that intrigued, shocked or amused them. We...
How a contortionist plays music
We are thoroughly impressed with contortionist Anudari, who performed last week at TEDxUlaanbaatar in Mongolia. She has been studying contor...
Previously on the Internet … with Haley Hoffman
Every week at TED’s New York office, one media team staffer shares 5 things on the web that intrigued, shocked or amused them. We call it: P...
In debates, watch for signs of warmth: Q&A with Amy Cuddy
At TEDGlobal 2012, Amy Cuddy gave a talk about the remarkable power of our posture to affect our mental state: Strike a powerful pose (in pr...
On our reading list: Nate Silver’s new book The Signal and the Noise
One might ask Nate Silver, the data whiz behind FiveThirtyEight.com, which shot to prominence after providing eerily accurate forecasts of t...