Unlikely collaborations: 5 TED Talks that reach across fields
Architecture and microbiology may seem like an odd couple, but TED Senior Fellow Jessica Green would beg to differ. In today’s talk, she rev...
5 smart materials, from inks that conduct electricity to acrylic that diffuses lights
“We may not yet have the flying car that science fiction promised us,” says Catarina Mota in today’s talk, given at TEDGlobal 2012. “But we ...
Wikihouse’s Alastair Parvin on the bright potential of community-led development
One of the things we’re interested in exploring here at TED is … what happens after a talk? Most often, a speaker is telling us ...
Welcome to 4D printing: A Q&A with Skylar Tibbits at TED2013
We’ve all heard of 3D printing. But what the heck is 4D printing? During TED Senior Fellow’s Skylar Tibbits’ talk at TED U...
The story of writing in Africa: Saki Mafundikwa at TED2013
Saki Mafundikwa founded the Zimbabwe Institute of Vigital Arts, ZIVA, a Bauhaus-style school focused on African heritage. (“Vigital” denotes...
Quoted at TED2013: Julian Treasure on five-senses design
Julian Treasure watches out for the ears. In the four TED Talks he’s given so far, he’s offered up “5 ways to listen bette...
Skyscrapers of wood: Michael Green at TED2013
Architect Michael Green presents an interesting riddle: why are buildings made of wood only a few stories high when trees found in nature ar...
Paper or plastic or what? Leyla Acaroglu at TED2013
We all know sustainability is essential to our future, in vague terms. But what does that mean for the choices we make every day? In other w...
Finding ways to let the story tell itself: Jacky Myint at TED2013
Recently, the New York Times released Snow Fall, an extraordinary interactive experience that was heralded by many as a milestone in interac...