A fractal film noir uses a dark narrative to help teach math
The TED-Ed Lesson “The case of the missing fractals” isn’t just an introduction to the intricate and beautiful world of fractal geometry; it...
The Snowdenbot’s next adventure?
Edward Snowden hasn’t forgotten about the remote presence robot that allowed him to speak on the TED2014 stage and roam the halls of the con...
“It’s like climbing a mountain—you take one step at a time”: TED Prize winner Charmian Gooch talks campaigning to end anonymous companies
Earlier this month, the Queen announced legislation to clamp down on corporate secrecy in her speech at the opening of Parliament in the Uni...
TED Fellows take over the Oval Office, Elon Musk opens Tesla’s patent trove, Sebastian Thrun on the NanoDegree and much more
Several members of the TED community appeared in the news this week. Below, some highlights: Yesterday marked the first-ever White House Mak...
Bound for Brazil: How we chose themes and speakers for TEDGlobal 2014
TEDGlobal 2014 will be held in Rio de Janeiro from October 5 through 10. With a speaker program that ranges from a nomadic filmmaker to a Bu...
Obama pledges support for massive new Pacific Ocean “hope spots,” echoing a TED Prize wish
On June 17, 2014, US president Obama pledged support to create 700,000 square miles of new Pacific Ocean “hope spots” — no...
Why TED is “cleaning” every single one of our video files — all 1,700 of them
When you watch a TED Talk, you see a speaker on a stage sharing a big idea. But for us in TED’s post-production department, we see eac...
Freebird: Juliana Machado Ferreira leads the charge against Brazil’s illegal wildlife trade
Conservation biologist Juliana Machado Ferreira uses genetic data to fight illegal wildlife trafficking in Brazil—a $2 billion-a-year busine...
Your summer reading list: Rashida Jones, Elizabeth Gilbert, Bill and Melinda Gates and many more share their book recommendations
Summer: the season for cracking open a good book under the shade of a tree. Below, we’ve compiled about 70 stellar book recommendatio...