Wisdom Blog

Articles, reflections, and teachings from our community.

Culture

Beware online “filter bubbles”: Eli Pariser on TED.com

As web companies strive to tailor their services (including news and search results) to our personal tastes, there’s a dangerous unint...

May 2, 2011
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A radical experiment in empathy: Sam Richards at TED.com

By leading the Americans in his audience at TEDxPSU step by step through the thought process, sociologist Sam Richards sets an extraordinary...

Apr 18, 2011
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Culture

Open-sourcing the blueprints of civilization: Marcin Jakubowski on TED.com

Using wikis and digital fabrication tools, TED Fellow Marcin Jakubowski is open-sourcing the blueprints for 50 farm machines, allowing anyon...

Apr 14, 2011
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Culture

Remaking my voice: Roger Ebert on TED.com

When film critic Roger Ebert lost his lower jaw to cancer, he lost the ability to eat and speak. But he did not lose his voice. In a moving ...

Apr 13, 2011
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Culture

Redefining apathy: Dave Meslin on TED.com

Local politics — schools, zoning, council elections — hit us where we live. So why don’t more of us actually get involved?...

Apr 12, 2011
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Culture

Global health, mutual survival: Fellows Friday with Alanna Shaikh

Today, infectious diseases race across the world, and one country’s health problem can affect the entire global economy. For these and other...

Mar 18, 2011
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Culture

New on TED Books: Cindy Gallop’s “Make Love Not Porn”

The amazing Cindy Gallop — whose 2009 TEDTalk was a powerful look at the effects of online porn on a generation of young people &#8212...

Feb 24, 2011
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Culture

Enter the Ads Worth Spreading Challenge

There’s a worrying trend in online advertising. Many sites are reporting falling click-through rates — and marketers are respond...

Dec 21, 2010
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Business

Have you seen the TED ad in the wild?

Here at TED’s New York office, we’re pretty excited to see the TED iPad app appearing in Apple ads all over town — and hel...

Dec 10, 2010
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