Unnumbered sparks fly through the sky, created by cellphone signals
“It looks like it’s holding up the clouds.” “It’s like a sky jellyfish.” “I love how the light moves across it along with the sound.” ...
My journey to dance again: CNN report on Adrianne Haslet-Davis
Adrianne Haslet-Davis performs the rumba at the end of Hugh Herr’s talk, “The new bionics that let us run, climb, dance.” Normally, this wou...
How should we talk about transgender issues?
Geena Rocero did a pretty bold thing at TED2014: She came out. The transgender fashion model chose Vancouver to reveal to the world that she...
Kate Stone: I’m proud to be transgender — but ask me about my work first
When creative scientist Kate Stone gave her talk at TED2013, her biggest worry was whether her paper DJ decks would work onstage. Something ...
What is the TED Prize (and how can you win next year’s)?
What do a British chef, an education technology professor and a pioneering ocean researcher have in common? They’re all winners of the TED P...
Yes, that’s Commander Chris Hadfield wearing the Oculus Rift. (And yes, the Internet just exploded.)
Oculus VR may have won the headlines today by, you know, being acquired by Facebook for $2 billion. But last week it won the hearts and mind...
What will blow our minds in the *next* 30 years?
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR2E9i3g0po&w=560&h=315%5D Predictions are a mug’s game. If they come true, you like...
The future is coming. 6 ways it will change everything
by Blaise Agüera y Arcas, Google How will our minds be blown in the next 30 years? Well, that’s quite a long time, given the accelerat...
What will be the most important driver of change in the future?
One of the installations at TED this year challenged attendees to vote on ten potential drivers of change in the next 30 years. The crowd ha...