7 reasons why we should bring back the Tasmanian tiger
Death by gun and death by fungus. The thylacine, otherwise known as the Tasmanian tiger, and the gastric-brooding frog are two species that ...
What if superpowers were real? A series of TED-Ed lessons explores the science of flight, super speed, invisibility and more
By Logan Smalley Everyone fantasizes about what it would be like to lift a building, run faster than a speeding bullet, or temporarily turn ...
One Million Bones on the National Mall, all countable in this gigapixel image
In the image above, one million handmade bones — made by schoolchildren and artists around the world — have been methodically la...
TED News in Brief: Edi Rama becomes prime minister of Albania, Human kaleidoscope wins award
The past two weeks have seen some fascinating TED-related news items. Below, highlights. As the mayor of Tirana, Albania, Edi Rama transform...
JR and Liu Bolin join forces to make the TED dream team
The image above is classic Liu Bolin — the artist painted exactingly to blend in with the scene behind him. (Watch his talk from TED20...
Bob Mankoff picks his 11 favorite New Yorker cartoons ever
Bob Mankoff lives and breathes cartoons. He’s drawn many himself — he’s had a contract with The New Yorker for more than 3...
TEDxKhartoum’s “Our Sudan” video inspires a new generation of Sudanese youth
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhD_rCGjqUM%5DA year ago, political scientist Tarig Hilal captivated the audience at TEDxKhartoum wi...
Why our understanding of obesity and diabetes may be wrong: A Q&A with surgeon Peter Attia
Surgeon Peter Attia sees a disconcerting paradox at work when it comes to our health: while people are talking about eating healthily and ex...
TEDGlobal 2013, visually scribed
Installed in the middle of the social spaces during TEDGlobal 2013 two weeks ago, three visual scribes kept busy throughout the conference d...