How to embrace the near-win: Sarah Lewis at TED2014
Art historian Sarah Lewis’s first job was at the Museum of Modern Art. While there, she was entranced by an exhibit of works by the ar...
Passion: The speakers in session 10 of TED2014
Our passions are what drive us through our lives and our work. What unexpected places can they take us? In this session, seven speakers show...
Jimmy Wales’ latest venture? A telephone company that doesn’t advertise
Advertising for telephone companies is all around us. In the United States, AT&T commands us to “Rethink possible,” Verizon loves to ask...
Offices designed for introverts? Susan Cain announces lots of news to make quiet folks happy
Susan Cain is planning a Quiet Revolution. In her classic talk from TED2012, she spoke up for introverts, pointing out the many ways our cul...
Lies, sex, an even freer Wikipedia and Sir Ken at a slaughterhouse: A recap of “The future is ours,” All-Stars Session 5 at TED2014
By Kate Torgovnick, Morton Bast, Thu-Huong Ha The future. When it comes down to it, it’s not about flying cars, flashy robots, jetpack...
Celebrate the sacred cave: Frans Lanting at TED2014
Photographer Frans Lanting returns to TED for a short reminder of what’s happening outside the walls of our beautiful glass box. ̶...
10 great quotes about design
For years now, Target has invited designers like Isaac Mizrahi (watch his TED Talk), Diane von Furstenberg (check out her TED playlist) and,...
“A Dog on His Master” and “The Revenant”: Billy Collins at TED2014
Billy Collins returns to the TED stage to join a recent trend contemplating the cognition and emotional life of dogs. With characteristic dr...
A TED Talk from artificial intelligence? There’s an XPRIZE for that
TED invites thinkers from every walk of life to share a compelling idea onstage. And this now includes AIs. During Session 9: Signals, Chris...