Eleanor Longden’s selections for further reading on voice hearing
Eleanor Longden’s riveting story — featured in today’s talk and more in depth in the new TED Book, Learning from the Voices in M...
My emotional world, externalized: Jon Ronson talks to Eleanor Longden
By Jon Ronson In 2010, I made a radio documentary about Eleanor Longden for BBC Radio 4. When I heard that TED was doing a talent search ...
Everything you ever wanted to know about voice hearing (but were too afraid to ask)
During her freshman year of college, Eleanor Longden began hearing voices: a narrator describing her actions as she went about her day. Diag...
Embodying Sankofa: 5 African artists influenced by history
Zimbabwean designer Saki Mafundikwa has a powerful vision for the future of African art. As the founder of the Zimbabwe Institute of Vigital...
Click Your Fortune: TED-Ed’s choose-your-own-adventure look at careers
By Logan Smalley In a job market where many top jobs didn’t even exist a decade ago, how can teachers help prepare students for career...
Giles Duley launches “100 Portraits Before I Die”
“The thing about the intensive care unit is that the lights never go off and the noise is constant,” says photographer Giles Dul...
Phil Hansen channels your stories of limitations into art
In this 16-minute documentary, artist Phil Hansen stands in front of a giant blank canvas with a Sharpie in one hand and his cell phone in t...
TED News in Brief: Jeff Bezos buys The Washington Post, Alex Odundo plans a makerspace in Kenya
Over the past week, we’ve noticed a lot of fascinating TED-related news items. Here, some highlights. Jeff Bezos, the co-founder of Amazon (...
25 songs to celebrate innovators: A Spotify playlist inspired by TEDWomen
Inspired by the theme of TEDWomen 2013, “Invented Here,” we’ve created a killer playlist with songs about women who’ve innovated, made a dif...