The gamification of weight loss
In 2007, Mayor Mick Cornett put Oklahoma City on a diet, after the city made a less-than-flattering appearance on a list of the most obese c...
Your TED-inspired New Year’s resolutions
If you’re dreading the inevitable day your New Year’s resolutions—to lose weight, get a better job, and drink less, perhaps?—fall flat, it m...
Why the eff didn’t you watch these TED Talks? The 2013 edition
Perhaps you are looking forward to a new and hopeful 2014; perhaps you see late December as the perfect time for reflection and resolution. ...
Your holiday reading list: Great novels by 2013 TED speakers
Packing up for your holiday trip home? For the downtime from eggnog, food and family, consider bringing a couple of these excellent novels f...
Diana Nyad shares the epic playlist that kept her motivated on her swim from Cuba to Florida
Diana Nyad swam 110 miles from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage, a journey that took her just under 53 hours last September. In today’s ...
A giant step backward: Fellows Friday with Nitin Rao, who speaks out on India’s recriminalizing of homosexuality
In a major setback last week for the LGBT community, an Indian Supreme Court ruling upheld Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code — a 15...
6 studies on how money affects the mind
How does being rich affect the way we behave? In today’s talk, social psychologist Paul Piff provides a convincing case for the answer: not ...
Exclusive video: How to make a cocktail from strawberry DNA
DNA. It’s what encodes the genetic material of every living thing. And it also makes a yummy cocktail. This video, which stars TED Fellow sy...
This girl hacker is beating all the boys: a Q&A with Jennie Lamere
If you’ve ever had the ending of your favorite TV show ruined by a spoiler-filled tweet, Jennie Lamere feels your pain. The 18-year-old tech...