10 steps to tame your email inbox and keep chaos at bay
Just like you, we at TED get inundated with email. And just like you, many of us think of an overflowing inbox as a guilt-inducing, anxiety-...
Could comets explain why there’s life on Earth? A lesson in chalk
When Justin Dowd worked as a food runner at a restaurant, he would sometimes doodle on the chalkboard in the kitchen. He had no idea that th...
40 brilliant idioms that simply can’t be translated literally
It’s a piece of cake. You can’t put lipstick on a pig. Why add fuel to the fire? Idioms are those phrases that mean more than the sum ...
Could you build your own house, car or tractor? A TED Fellow on his adventures in extreme manufacturing
What if you could build a civilization from scratch, using tools that could also be built from scratch? In his talk “Open-sourced blue...
The continued quest to map the brain, TED Oscar connections and a frog joke from Wil Wheaton
The TED community has been busy in the past week. Below, a few TEDsters with news to share. Mapping by the millions. Frustrated by the inabi...
Stéphane Charbonnier eyes, courtesy of TED Prize winner JR
More than a million people took to the streets of Paris yesterday to show solidarity against extremism and terrorism. And their eyes were on...
Three chords and a TED Talk: This fan writes songs about talks that move him
Many people feel a burst of inspiration after watching a TED Talk. Some take action by volunteering their time or making a donation. Nigel G...
Are you being tracked? A TED Fellow on how law enforcement follows your movements, and why you should care
Did you know that across the United States, cameras are automatically taking pictures of your car’s license plate as you drive by, recording...
Doors open at Area Zero, the flagship School in the Cloud lab in India
You’ve probably heard of Area 51. But how about Area Zero? Area Zero is the flagship center of Sugata Mitra’s School in the Cloud, the idea ...