TED News in Brief: A ruling on NSA phone surveillance, a beautiful essay from Rose George, and more
Behold, your weekly recap of TED-related news: Yesterday, a United States federal court ruled that the NSA’s surveillance of phone records i...
Give me your fussy, your bored, your hard to buy for: the TED Fellows gift guide
Still hurting for gift ideas? Never fear. The inventive and iconoclastic TED Fellows are coming to the rescue with the recent fruit of their...
Kelly McGonigal gives the gift of TED
Great gifts aren’t always tangible. Just think back to the last time someone made your holiday season by gifting you an experience, or by wr...
The first School in the Cloud opens in the UK
By Sarah Schoengold Sugata Mitra has opened the doors of the world’s first School in the Cloud. Located inside George Stephenson High School...
The 20 most popular TED Talks, as of December 2013
UPDATED: To see all these talks at one click, check out our updated Playlist: The 20 Most Popular Talks of All Time. As 2013 draws to a clos...
What to do about Detroit? A Q&A with urban planner, Toni Griffin
Everyone knows Detroit is in trouble. The list of problems assaulting the once-mighty Motor City is long and, from a look at national newspa...
Gift idea: Make your own TED DVD
In her talk from TED2013, Nilofer Merchant inspired many to try walking meetings rather than spend hour-upon-hour in a chair. Now, this busi...
Fake it ’til you become it: Amy Cuddy’s power poses, visualized
No two ways about it: Social psychologist Amy Cuddy’s talk from TEDGlobal 2012 touched a nerve, and sparked a sensation. In the talk, ...
Beyoncé samples Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s TEDx message on surprise album
Beyoncé must love surprises. Because late last night, she unexpectedly dropped her fifth studio album, Beyoncé, on iTunes. It’s what s...