Ads Worth Spreading: Announcing the 10 winning ads!
The 10 final selections of the second TED Ads Worth Spreading initiative were announced from the TED stage only moments ago, and we’re...
Meet the TED2012 House Band
Less than 24 hours before TED and just a few miles away in sunny Beverly Hills, the TED2012 house band gathers for its third day of rehearsa...
TED Fellow wins an Oscar!
Congratulations to Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, who won an Oscar this evening for her short documentary Saving Face. Obaid-Chinoy accepted the awa...
Robin Ince: “I’ve just realised what I should have done my TED talk on”
Late in January, Robin Ince tweeted: balls, 7 months too late I’ve just realised what i should have done my TED talk on So the TED Blo...
The beautiful math behind the ugliest music: Scott Rickard on TED.com
Scott Rickard set out to engineer the ugliest possible piece of music, devoid of any pattern, using a mathematical concept known as the Golo...
There are no mistakes on the bandstand: Stefon Harris on TED.com
What is a mistake? By talking through examples with his improvisational Jazz quartet, Stefon Harris walks us to a profound truth: many actio...
Science versus wonder? Robin Ince on TED.com
Does science ruin the magic of life? In this grumpy but charming monologue, Robin Ince makes the argument against. The more we learn about t...
The augmented reality of techno-magic: Marco Tempest on TED.com
Using sleight-of-hand techniques and charming storytelling, techno-illusionist Marco Tempest brings a jaunty stick figure to life onstage at...
Naif Al-Mutawa and his 99 superheroes fight on
At TEDGlobal 2010 Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa introduced us to THE 99, a comic book and animated series featuring a team of 99 young superheroes insp...