TEDWeekends wonders: Do you have an inner hero?
Yo-yo champion BLACK does, in fact, wear a special costume — all black, with a red sash. But he has not always been a superhero. In hi...
Happy 157th birthday, Nikola Tesla
[ted id=1482] Nikola Tesla, named by The Oatmeal the “greatest geek who ever lived,” was born on this day in 1856. And on the oc...
6 talks involving a banjo
Jonny Mizzone didn’t come from Alabama with a banjo on his knee. No, this 11-year-old virtuoso hails from the state of New Jersey, where he ...
The anatomy of a turning point, on TED Radio Hour
Your life’s turning point — whether it happens in an instant or is the culmination of gradual change — could occur tomorrow. Wou...
10 old movies about new technology
Roy Amara’s classic quote goes: “We tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the lon...
How do you film a School in the Cloud? Q&A with documentarian Jerry Rothwell
By Courtney E. Martin What do sperm donation, marathon runners, disabled rockstars, and yacht racing have in common? They’ve all been subjec...
Filmmaker to make documentary about TED Prize winner Sugata Mitra
Sugata Mitra’s TED Prize story may soon be coming to a theater near you. Today during the TEDGlobal 2013 session “Exquisite, Enigmatic Us,” ...
Holding his breath underwater for 17 minutes didn’t scare David Blaine—but stepping on the TEDMED stage did
David Blaine is the master of the endurance stunt. In 1999, he was buried alive in a clear box underneath three tons of water. Over the cou...
Framing the Story: TED Radio Hour takes a look at the power of narrative
Telling stories is that thing that makes us human. Stories ignite our imagination, and let us leap over cultural walls and cross the barrier...