Journalist John Hockenberry explores the rise of the climate change skeptics movement
For anyone watching the three presidential debates between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, two words were surprisingly absent: “climate change...
11 stats that suggest our world may not be as globalized as we think
[ted id=1593 width=560 height=315] Pankaj Ghemawat coined a new phrase in his talk from TEDGlobal: “globaloney.” In other words, Ghemawat ta...
The first-ever TEDx event in Afghanistan: “The Art of the Unexpected”
Yesterday, Afghanistan got its very first TED experience with TEDxKabul, which brought together 250 people for a day of ideas, innovations a...
Investigating foreign fighter groups in Syria: A Q&A with Shyam Sankar and Brian Fishman
Shyam Sankar isn’t satisfied with the current state of data analysis. In his recent TEDTalk, “The rise of human-computer coopera...
Meet two Chinese factory workers, Lu Qingmin and Wu Chunming
[ted id=1554 width=560 height=315] It’s hard not to get a lump in your throat when you read about the grueling conditions in Chinese factori...
Some stats on the devastating impact of mental illness worldwide, followed by some reasons for hope
[ted id=1557 width=560 height=315] Getting treatment for a mental illness when you live in the developing world is hardly as easy as making ...
A new way to fund space exploration, from 2009 TED Prize winner Jill Tarter
Astronomer Jill Tarter wants us all to ask the question, “Are we alone?” As director of the SETI Institute (it stands for the Search for Ext...
You Tell Us: What would you do for the world with $1 million? Part 3!
This is the final week of nominations for the TED Prize, which means you only have three more days to nominate a person with a wish to inspi...
Playlist: Thoughts on energy efficiency from the TED2013 Talent Search
As unusual seasonal effects raze our global ideas on sustainable practices, TED set out on a tour of 14 cities on six continents to find fre...