Job jars, synthetic voices and dream catchers: A recap of TEDWomen 2013 session 2
By Helen Walters and Kate Torgovnick TED Fellow Meklit Hadero kicks off the second session of TEDWomen 2013. Her sultry singing, backed by a...
A power-generating jumprope, a sexy spacesuit and a swim from Cuba to Florida: A recap of TEDWomen 2013 session 1
By Becky Chung and Emily McManus The SF Jazz theater fills with the beeping and plinking sounds of a cellphone. Bora Yoon, a TED Fellow and ...
The changing face of exploration
To explore is human. It’s as basic as cooking and bathing, and as essential as song and dance. It’s not something that needs a l...
My City: Life as a blind architect in San Francisco
On St. Patrick’s Day in 2008, Chris Downey, an architect, planner and consultant who lives in Piedmont, California, some 10 miles east of Sa...
San Francisco in pictures: Chris Downey on the experience of a city
It might seem strange to show a gallery of images of places the narrator can’t actually see. But as architect Chris Downey explains, h...
11 fascinating talks from TEDWomen
A dream analysis app creator. A fearless swimmer. The CEO of Campbell’s Soup. A spacesuit designer. These are the kinds of speakers who will...
Sally Kohn talks leaving Fox News
In today’s talk, pundit Sally Kohn shares what it’s like to be progressive, gay and … working for Fox News. The key: emotional correct...
Investing private funds for public good: An update from Toby Eccles
Toby Eccles, whose talk about Social Impact Bonds was published yesterday, has been busy since he gave his talk at TEDGlobal in June. Eccles...
TED News in Brief: The (real) secret to a great infographic, Ai Weiwei at Alcatraz, and more
Here, your weekly recap of TED-related news: You see their work every time you start a TED Talk: the video firm Psyop created our water-drop...