8 tips for virtual collaboration, from TED’s tech team
Our 29-member Technology Team is spread out. TED HQ is in New York, but our team includes developers who live in six other states — from Flo...
Interviews live from Baltimore, a life lesson from chess, and Ava DuVernay becomes a Barbie
The TED community has been busy as usual this week. Below, some newsy highlights. On the ground in Baltimore. Last Monday night, Paul Lewis ...
AK-47s transformed into jewelry and watches, thanks to a chance meeting in a TED hallway
The watch looks both futuristic and retro at the same time. A swirl of visible gears and carefully calibrated dials, it charts time in an un...
The mystery of left-handedness: Why two right-handers created a TED-Ed lesson for southpaws
About one-tenth of the world’s population is left-handed — and archaeological evidence suggests that it’s been this way for the last 500,000...
What do you want to know about past TED speakers? For one fan, it’s the apps they use and books they read
TED speaker Virginia Postrel swears by the app Anti-Social when she needs to focus on her writing. Jon Gosier considers his iPhone 5 “the Sw...
TED wins 11 Webby Awards
Today, as the winners of the 2015 Webby Awards were announced, our jaws hit the floor. Between TED and TED-Ed, we won a total of 11 awards &...
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....
I’m walking: JR’s stunning image hits the cover of the New York Times Magazine
The image itself looks laid back enough — a 20-year-old man in a hoodie and jeans, walking through New York City. Except that this image is ...
Human rights for chimpanzees, how drawing can clarify reality and what every musician needs to know
As usual, the TED community has lots of news to share this week. Below, some highlights. Human rights for chimps? This week, TED2015 speaker...