TED Weekends reveals sleight of mind
[ted id=310] Hypnosis is a source of both debate and fear. It’s an intimidating thought that the subconscious mind can listen and react to o...
Your weekend reading: Gary’s Glass, a malarial milestone
A round-up of what’s interesting on the interwebs this week: Gary Shteyngart tries Google Glass. Hilarity ensues. [The New Yorker] To ...
TED Radio Hour: Hacking our way to a better world
This week’s TED Radio Hour examines the hacker, a term often associated with computer crime. But, as host Guy Raz tells us, “All of our TED ...
Further reading (and watching) on autism
Derek Paravicini is many things: an incredible piano player, a blind man, an excited talker, a musical savant, and a 30-something with sever...
X Marks the Spot: Penguins, jumbo squid and the California condor. It’s an animal-themed week at TEDx
The star attraction on the TEDx Blog this week: penguins. The site featured a post containing two moving TEDx Talks on the ooooh and ahhhh-w...
Big data for Lou Gehrig’s disease, MS, HIV, fibromyalgia — from patients themselves: Fellows Friday with Paul Wicks
TED Fellow Paul Wicks is changing the way patients with chronic health conditions connect with one another, and how they participate in rese...
8 talks to watch for Book Lovers Day
The Book. Few things are as universal, as ubiquitous and as transformative. On this Book Lovers Day, we’ve compiled talks that examine all t...
Lineup of speakers for TEDCity2.0, unveiled
Around the world, cities are growing at an exceptionally fast clip. As the oft-quoted statistic goes, by 2030, 6 out of every 10 people on t...
Treating the diagnosis rather than the individual: A look at the increase in recognized disorders and prescriptions
By Grace Rubenstein Eleanor Longden’s new TED Book, Learning from the Voices in My Head, charts her harrowing journey from terrified young w...