From Lebanon to the world: Why today’s talk on the beauty of Arabic is so important right now
By the organizers of TEDxBeirut Archaeologists believe that Phoenician traders, who set out from the shores of Lebanon, spread their alphabe...
Your holiday reading list: Great novels by 2013 TED speakers
Packing up for your holiday trip home? For the downtime from eggnog, food and family, consider bringing a couple of these excellent novels f...
6 studies on how money affects the mind
How does being rich affect the way we behave? In today’s talk, social psychologist Paul Piff provides a convincing case for the answer: not ...
Phil Hansen gives the gift of TED
Limitations, schimitations. At TED2013, Phil Hansen shared the story of how he thought his art career was over when he developed a severe ha...
How should we talk about mental health?
Mental health suffers from a major image problem. One in every four people experiences mental health issues — yet more than 40 percent...
Lisa Bu gives the gift of TED
The pressure to find great gifts is on. And rather than wait in a long line to purchase yet another sweater, we ask: why not give the gift o...
Kelly McGonigal gives the gift of TED
Great gifts aren’t always tangible. Just think back to the last time someone made your holiday season by gifting you an experience, or by wr...
The immortality bias: Further reading on the 4 stories we tell ourselves about death
We each live in the shadow of a personal apocalypse: the knowledge that — someday, somehow — we will die. It’s a terrifyin...
I am, because of you: Further reading on Ubuntu
Boyd Varty’s talk brings together many fascinating moments: a tribute to Nelson Mandela (who passed away just hours before Varty took the st...