New to the TED2014 speaker lineup…
TED2014, “The Next Chapter,” is less than a month away, and four new speakers have been added to the program. Here, get to know just a littl...
What happens when employees give TED Talks? A look at TED@StateStreet, part of the TED Institute
“What corporate management team doesn’t say that they’re open to innovation?” says Michael Metcalfe, the senior managing director of State S...
6 unexpected historical figures with the civic hacker mindset
Hacking has always been an important component of healthy democracies. Despite the bad connotation the word often has these days — ind...
Strangers with cookies: How a TED Talk inspired college students to do a highly altruistic act during finals week
The McGregor Reading Room at the University of Virginia is sometimes referred to as the “Harry Potter Room.” All bookshelves, oriental carp...
Books to get you ready for TED2014
TED2014, our 30th anniversary conference, is less than a month away! If you’re counting the days like we are, get a head start by reading so...
Red light, brain probes and the future: An enlightening conversation
Ed Boyden is the head of the Synthetic Neurobiology group at the MIT Media Lab, where he works on tools to map, control, record — and ...
TED News in Brief: Geoffrey Canada steps down in Harlem, Keith Barry plays tricks on used car salespeople
Four TED speakers have been given the AIGA Centennial Medal, billed as “the highest honor in the design profession.” Chip Kidd (watch his ta...
How to grow a bone without a body
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_lk4Q-2x8I&w=560&h=315%5D This video features the work of TED Fellow Nina Tandon and Sari...
5 studies that offer fascinating conclusions about human sexuality
The standard narrative of human sexual evolution says: men provide women with goods and services in exchange for women’s sexual fidelity. Bu...