6 reasons I’m excited by our new website
After an 18 month labor of love, we formally launched the new version of our website today. Here are six things I’m proud of: 1. The ...
BJ Novak on his short story, “The Impatient Billionaire and the Mirror for the Earth,” which pivots on a misunderstood TED Talk
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FxhTn9cEhI&w=586&h=330] “If only the earth could hold up a mirror to itself …” Say no more,...
The new TED.com lets you dig deeper into ideas and see your influence on how they spread
Today on TED.com, you’ll notice some changes. That’s because we have launched our first major redesign since the site debuted in 2007, back ...
1984 vs. 2014: A comedic showdown
This year TED says goodbye to its roaring twenties and hello to the big 3-O. To celebrate TED’s thirtieth birthday, I’m hopping ...
Janet Echelman begins installation of 745-foot aerial sculpture in Vancouver: A making-of gallery
Janet Echelman is installing her new sculpture as we speak. Not in a gallery or on a pedestal, but instead soaring over the middle of downto...
Questions you may have about Mary Lou Jepsen’s TED Talk
Mary Lou Jepsen’s talk about the future of brain-reading devices was widely discussed at TED2013 and, after the conference, we receive...
The Rare Genomics Institute celebrates World Rare Disease Day 2014
Today is World Rare Disease Day – an event launched in 2008 to galvanize public awareness and research momentum for rare diseases. In the Un...
Working for the health of the many: How Asher Hasan is bringing insurance coverage to Pakistan’s low-income workers
Growing up in the UK and coming of age in Pakistan, TEDIndia Fellow Asher Hasan observed a vast discrepancy: those with and without access t...
An update on my non-profit credit rating agency, which could revolutionize how economies are graded
Eight months after my talk at TEDGlobal 2013, much progress has been made on the International Non-profit Credit Rating Agency (INCRA) conce...