Wisdom Blog

Articles, reflections, and teachings from our community.

Art

The art of wearable communication: Kate Hartman on TED.com

Artist Kate Hartman uses wearable electronics to explore how we communicate, with ourselves and with the world. In this quirky and thought-p...

Sep 14, 2011
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Environment

Happy birthday, Sylvia Earle!

“As the ocean gives us life, we must give back — an enduring gift from us to the future.” — Sylvia Earle Today we ce...

Aug 30, 2011
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Biology

Are we filtering the wrong microbes? Jessica Green on TED.com

Should we keep the outdoors out of hospitals? Ecologist and TED Fellow Jessica Green has found that mechanical ventilation does get rid of m...

Aug 4, 2011
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Environment

Aerial photos of the oil slick

James Duncan Davidson, TED’s conference photographer, is among a crew of five photographers and videographers reporting on the Gulf of...

Jun 18, 2010
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Environment

TEDx organizers tackle the Gulf oil spill

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico may already be the worst environmental disaster the United States has ever faced &#821...

Jun 15, 2010
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Environment

How I fell in love with a fish: Dan Barber on TED.com

Chef Dan Barber squares off with a dilemma facing many chefs today: how to keep fish on the menu. With impeccable research and deadpan humor...

Mar 10, 2010
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Environment

The real danger lurking in the water: Romulus Whitaker on TED.com

The gharial and king cobra are two of India’s most iconic reptiles, and they’re endangered because of polluted waterways. Conser...

Jan 7, 2010
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Environment

The ancient ingenuity of water-harvesting: Anupam Mishra on TED.com

With wisdom and wit, Anupam Mishra talks about the amazing feats of engineering built centuries ago by the people of India’s Golden De...

Dec 3, 2009
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Environment

Ray Anderson’s radical confessions: Read an excerpt

Ray Anderson (watch his TEDTalk), the chairman and founder of carpet company Interface Inc., is part of a new industrial revolution: one tha...

Sep 15, 2009
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