Poll: Do you understand your pet’s emotions, and do they understand yours? The TED community answers
Pets: they are just like us. Well, maybe. In her TED Talk, “Depressed dogs, cats with OCD—what animal madness means for us humans,” Laurel B...
How teachers can best use TED Talks in class, from the perspective of a student
My high school English class had just finished reading Madame Bovary, and we were all confused. (For those of you who have not read i...
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.&#...
Liu Bolin turns friends into money, a solar cell from recycled car batteries, and fascinating looks at race in America
As always, many members of the TED community have been popping in the news this week. Below, some highlights. Liu Bolin uses paint to make h...
Unbelievable stats from our project to “clean” every video file
A while back, we told you about a big initiative underway in the TED office: Project Cleans. Essentially, we are taking each and every one o...
A filmmaker dives into Sylvia Earle’s underwater world in the doc Mission Blue
Fisher Stevens produced The Cove, the 2009 Oscar-winning documentary about dubious Japanese dolphin-hunting practices, and his latest film t...
TED Ideas in Business aims to shake up the same old thinking on professional development
For many, the words “professional development” conjure up memories of sitting in a human resources office, watching a series of awkward trai...
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...
Mission Blue chronicles the life, loves and calling of ocean champion Sylvia Earle
Sylvia Earle is a fearless 78-year-old woman. In the new documentary Mission Blue, we watch her dive with sharks in the deep blue sea and fe...