8 great data visualizations from TED Talks
We live in a sea of data — and visualizations can help us understand the movement of individual waves. Great data visualizations can g...
Bertrand Piccard begins around-the-world flight in a plane that requires no fuel
This morning, the Solar Impulse 2 — a plane powered only by the sun — took off from Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, sailing past the ...
The story of TEDConnect, a conference app for real-life interaction
The goal of our conference app, TEDConnect? To get you to put down your phone and talk to people. “The idea is to foster in-person connectio...
The jaguar stone in the City of the Monkey God: Mark Plotkin on the lost city his team just rediscovered
“The White City.” “The City of the Monkey God.” “The Place of Cacao.” Rumors of a majestic city nestled in the remote rainforest of Honduras...
Pico Iyer inspires Oprah to have “the biggest aha of my life”
On this weekend’s episode of Super Soul Sunday, Oprah Winfrey asks TED Books author Pico Iyer to explain more precisely what he means by the...
Behind the scenes at TED: When shipping snafus strike
Two days before TEDGlobal 2012, Will True found himself on a train, trekking across Scotland on a mission. See, one of six cases sent by our...
6 must-listen episodes to get you ready for TED Radio Hour’s third season
This Friday, TED Radio Hour kicks off its third season. As one of the editorial consultants for the show on TED’s side, I am always impresse...
8 talks to inspire TED Prize wishes
TED Prize winners turn ideas into world-changing projects, with $1 million in seed money and the TED community’s support. Beyond having a so...
How I learned to listen
The core of StoryCorps is listening. It’s about honoring another human being by simply listening to them. The joke, of course, is that...