The beauty of calligraphy, the power of street art: We watch eL Seed create ‘calligraffiti’
Artist eL Seed fuses the beauty of Arabic letters with the modern art of graffiti — an art form he calls calligraffiti. He paints colo...
The neuro-revolution is coming: Greg Gage’s neuroscience kits put research in the hands of the curious
Greg Gage is a reliable source of both shock and awe at TED. Onstage over the years, this TED Fellow has demonstrated his low...
Astronomer, actor, role model: TED Fellow Aomawa Shields looks for life on other planets
Aomawa Shields is a woman of “contradictions.” An astronomer and astrobiologist, she searches for exoplanets where life might ex...
The dinosaur hunter: TED Fellow Nizar Ibrahim searches for lost worlds
Like many kids, German-Moroccan paleontologist Nizar Ibrahim nursed a fascination for dinosaurs from a young age. The difference is, he grew...
Avoiding the hunger season: How a TED Fellow is working to save African cassava from whiteflies
For decades, the farmers of East Africa have battled the African whitefly, a tiny insect that infests the cassava crop. Cassava, also called...
TED Fellow Tal Danino programs bacteria to detect and treat cancer – and make art
Did you know that bacteria can be programmed as though they were computers? Bioengineer and artist Tal Danino is working out how to instruct...
Straw into gold: A TED Fellow cultivates mushrooms to fight climate change
In agricultural entrepreneur Trang Tran’s native Vietnam, farmers traditionally burn the straw and husks that remain after the rice harvest....
Tradition or travesty? A TED Fellow’s documentary investigates the complexities of whale hunting in the Faroe Islands
For the 50,000 people of the Faroe Islands, a self-governing country within the Kingdom of Denmark, hunting long-finned pilot whales — a dar...
Check before you rent: How a TED Fellow is holding New York City landlords accountable
Cockroaches. Moldy walls. Stolen deposits. Bad landlords happen to all of us, and it can be impossible to tell before moving into a property...