How the mayor of Calgary decided to run for office. Hint: it all started with a TEDx Talk
When Naheed Nenshi spoke at TEDxCalgary, he was a university professor. Now, he’s the mayor of Calgary. In May of 2010, just a month after g...
How 50 music teachers are creating 5,000 musician-citizens across the US, thanks to a TED Prize wish
On a drizzly spring day in Boston earlier this month, three dozen musicians mingled in the President’s Library of the New England Conservato...
A powerful talk from Hugh Herr, 7 years in the making
“As you can see, my legs are bionic,” said Hugh Herr on the TED2014 stage. “The artificial part of my body is malleable, able to take ...
Classic rock: Dan Visconti, the 21st-century composer
Dan Visconti is updating the image of the classical composer — from lone, fusty genius to dynamic community leader who creates music a...
A “living” amphitheater blooms, Edward Snowden gets graphic, and a new algorithm for Google …
Below, just a few of the intriguing headlines involving members of the TED community this week: TED Fellow Antonio Torres is creating a̶...
TEDx celebrates 10,000th event. A handy infographic to show just what that means.
Happy 10,000th event, TEDx! Since its start in 2009, TEDx events have been held in 167 countries at an average rate of 8 per day. These even...
Reflections on the opening of the 9/11 Memorial Museum, from the lead exhibition designer
If you watch TED Talks, you know Tom Hennes’ designs well. His firm, Thinc Design, created the stage for the TED conference in Monterey and ...
Funny in 33 languages: The art of translating Maysoon Zayid’s hilarious TED Talk
What’s funny in one language isn’t necessarily funny in another. Maysoon Zayid’s “I got 99 problems … palsy is just one” presented many chal...
In the Skype Studio: How social media transforms ideas and movements
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-J9TLBembw&w=983&h=553] Last week, Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to Crimea, giving a...