How to create universes and (literally) shatter the Earth
If you haven’t seen the TED-Ed Lesson “A rare, spectacular total eclipse of the sun,” you should really check it out. Not only will you lear...
How translating TED Talks helped me recover from a serious illness
The illness hit me on a beautiful summer weekend. I woke up early and did an hour of exercise, feeling very excited to take my children to a...
10 tips for editing video
By Kari Mulholland The techniques that video editors use to shape their content reveal a lot about how people create meaning in the world. E...
What happens when 5th graders run the classroom: A SOLE in action
Eleven-year-olds running a classroom? That could sound outlandish to some elementary school teachers, but not to Joe Jamison, or “Mr. J” as ...
The man who plants trees: Shubhendu Sharma is reforesting the world, one patch at a time
A forest planted by humans, then left to nature’s own devices, typically takes at least 100 years to mature. But what if we could make the p...
“In the middle of chaos, a bright side”: Iraq Builders celebrates one year of repairing homes around Baghdad
If you happened upon a small park in Nasiriyah, Iraq, last June 28, you would have noticed a group of 15 people, fast asleep, with blue hard...
An album with charm (bracelet), a Mayday call to action, an astronaut sing-along and more
Just a few of the intriguing headlines involving members of the TED community this week: Jill Sobule’s new album, Dottie’s Charm...
EyeWire’s creative director on how she got her job from an email, how her team is highlighting the beauty of the brain
Amy Robinson maxed out her bank account to attend TEDGlobal 2010. While there, she heard Sebastian Seung of MIT give the talk “I am my conne...
In the Skype Studio: The ever-changing finish line
In his TED Talk, published last week, Sports Illustrated reporter David Epstein asks, “Are athletes really getting faster, better, stronger?...