Invasion of the golden mussel: A TED Fellow wields genes to protect the Amazon
Back in the ’90s, the golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei) hitched a ride on ships traveling from Asia to South America. In the past decade a...
Imagination in health and medicine? 11 fresh ideas from the TEDMED stage
Prosthetics as sculpture, the maternal benefits of breast milk, Cuba’s radical approach to free medical education. These are just a few of t...
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Fotokite! TED Fellow Sergei Lupashin brings aerial photography down to Earth
With his tethered quadcopter Fotokite, Russian-born inventor Sergei Lupashin plans to put aerial photography and the power of unmanned aeria...
Need help? Aunt Bertha helps people in need find social services in their area
Most of us will, at some point, face a life crisis — divorce, job loss, illness, eviction. In the United States, 95% of social safety ...
Orphans of the narrative: Bosnian photographer Ziyah Gafić documents the aftermath of war
Bosnian photojournalist Ziyah Gafić photographs the aftermath of conflict. (Watch his TED Talk, “Everyday objects, tragic histories.&#...
On origami, Alzheimer’s & kindness: Global health expert Alanna Shaikh rethinks preparing for dementia
Global health expert Alanna Shaikh gave an unexpected and moving talk at TEDGlobal 2012, called “How I’m preparing to get Alzheimer’s.” In i...
A perpetual tourist who makes his own souvenirs: The intriguing work of TED Fellow Jorge Mañes Rubio
From China’s underwater cities to Amsterdam’s neglected neighborhoods to Italy’s looted ruins, Jorge Mañes Rubio seeks out forsaken places a...
An overgrown asylum, an abandoned power plant and a handmade village on a river: TED Fellows create popup experiences in Berlin’s secret spaces
A crumbling former asylum, a massive brick power station, and an alternative community built by hand by a river. In the hours before TEDBerl...
Freebird: Juliana Machado Ferreira leads the charge against Brazil’s illegal wildlife trade
Conservation biologist Juliana Machado Ferreira uses genetic data to fight illegal wildlife trafficking in Brazil—a $2 billion-a-year busine...