Yo-yo artist BLACK performs with Cirque du Soleil
Yo-yo master BLACK, who gave a rousing demonstration of his skills at TED2013 along with a moving talk about how the yo-yo helped him transc...
How technology is changing blindness: 6 talks on how those who can’t see can drive cars, take photographs and more
[ted id=1818] When Ron McCallum was a child, he loved story time. But he was sad not to be able to read a book on his own. It was the 1940s,...
11 moving images from 9/11 submitted by people around the world
In 2006, Jake Barton of the interactive media design firm Local Projects received a challenge unlike any other: to create the installations ...
TED News in Brief: TED app featured during iPhone reveal, Pico Iyer breaks our hearts
Today, Apple thrilled the tech world by revealing its two new iPhones, one a candy-colored, lower-priced model. And we were very excited to ...
Confessions of a depressed comic: A Q&A with Kevin Breel
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYs05qPycYQ&w=560&h=420] As a teenager, Kevin Breel almost took his own life. His story — so...
Building the 9/11 Memorial Museum: Reflections as opening day approaches
In today’s moving TED Talk, Jake Barton of the design firm Local Projects shares the idea at the core of the yet-to-open National Sept...
The 5 most walkable cities in the world
City planner Jeff Speck has a big idea for how America can be more economically resilient, more environmentally sustainable, and a whole lot...
A walk on the wild side: 7 fascinating experiments in rewilding
George Monbiot begins today’s talk by recalling a time he was “ecologically bored.” “We evolved in rather more challenging times than these,...
New playlist: TED under 20
They might not be old enough to rent a car solo or to order a glass of wine, but they certainly have what it takes to deliver a fascinating ...