Beyond where babies come from: Talks for asking tough questions about sex
Today’s talk, which posits a fascinating metaphor for sex beyond baseball, comes from a passionate and dedicated sexuality educator. Al Vern...
A spoonful of sugar: Reflections on being a wedding officiant and a sexuality educator
Editor’s note: In today’s talk, Al Vernacchio offers a new metaphor for thinking about sex — ordering a pizza. Outside of his Philadel...
TEDxKhartoum’s “Our Sudan” video inspires a new generation of Sudanese youth
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhD_rCGjqUM%5DA year ago, political scientist Tarig Hilal captivated the audience at TEDxKhartoum wi...
Hey skater: 4 talks for Go Skateboarding Day
Today, June 21, is Go Skateboarding Day, which is a perfectly good reason to celebrate this global culture of under-the-radar creativity and...
11 TED Talks about equality of all kinds for Pride Month
June is otherwise known as Pride Month, a time to celebrate both the struggles and victories on the road to equality. So it feels very fitti...
Playlist: Embrace your inner nerd
Vive les nerds! While the term used to be something of a put-down, meant to mock an excessive interest in math or science, it’s now of...
X Marks the Spot: A crowdsourced meal for 2000, plus this week’s TEDx talks
Catering a TEDx event can be — how do you say it? – costly. So we think it’s so cool that the organizers of TEDxSydney decided to crow...
A reading list in behavioral science, from speaker Alex Laskey
At Opower, Alex Laskey and colleagues are running what they describe as “the largest behavioral science experiment in the world.” Lask...
When self-identity can change: Q&A with Charles Limb
This morning’s TED Talk from Andrew Solomon asks a deep question about parents and children. Inspired by his own upbringing, Solomon w...