What can the American and British education systems learn from classrooms in the developing world?
Adam Braun went to school in the US and now runs a nonprofit that builds schools in Ghana, Laos, Nicaragua and Guatemala. In contrast, Sugat...
How TEDx is spreading through rural Colombia—thanks largely to one organizer
If you were to map out all 10 TEDx events that Felipe Spath has organized, you’d have a constellation of waypoints zigzagging through Colomb...
From supermodel to managing editor: How Cameron Russell’s TED Talk inspired her to start a magazine
In the chaotic heart of downtown Brooklyn, a door greets you with an illustration of a man in a pink tutu and leopard print leggings tossing...
How did Nick Hanauer get onto TED’s home page?!
There’s a bit of a back story behind today’s TED Talk, in which Nick Hanauer issues a powerful warning to his fellow zillionaire...
Remembering Robin Williams
It’s 2008, moments before a BBC broadcast live from the stage at TED. But something’s gone wrong. The house lights are still up,...
Gallery: Watercolor sketchnotes from TEDSalon Berlin
The animal you see in this watercolor-washed illustration is not a camel. This is, technically, a dromedary. Anja Kantowsky, a communication...
Somi unveils an odyssey of song and soul in ‘The Lagos Music Salon’
This week, East African singer Somi releases her first major-label album, The Lagos Music Salon, in the United States. Already, it is #1 on ...
A night of nonfiction at the TED office
Last night, four authors stepped onto an Edison-bulb-lit stage in our New York office to share the bold ideas at the center of their books. ...
TEDx salon events form “the backbone” of TEDx communities, from Spain to India and far beyond
To attend a TEDxMadrid conference, residents of the city must fill out an application and have a ticket in hand. But on a balmy evening this...