Why mayors should rule the world: Benjamin Barber at TEDGlobal 2013
“Democracy is in trouble,” announces political theorist Benjamin Barber as he makes his way onto the TEDGlobal stage. He continu...
That big old voice: Lissie at TEDGlobal 2013
“I started writing songs to be heard, to get attention. In life, being understood is really important to me,” says Lissie in a n...
The future of the sustainable Earth: Johan Rockström at TEDGlobal 2013
Johan Rockström returns to the TEDGlobal three years after his talk on environmental development to talk about the — hopeful! — ...
The problem of choice: Renata Salecl at TEDGlobal 2013
You have a choice: You can read this blog post, or not. Simple. Or you can read one of 80 other blog posts from this conference. Which to ch...
A tale of two systems: Eric X. Li at TEDGlobal 2013
Born in Shanghai in 1968, at the height of the Cultural Revolution, Eric X. Li grew up hearing a story: All human societies develop in linea...
Let’s talk about sex: Shereen El Feki at TEDGlobal 2013
TEDGlobal Fellow, and author of Sex and the Citadel, Shereen El Feki comes on stage to tell us about Faiza, a woman she met on a recent trip...
Video: Opening titles for State of the Nations, session 8 of TEDGlobal 2013
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyC2rGOCiOg&w=560&h=315] In this playful introduction to session 8 of TEDGlobal 2013, State ...
State of the Nations: The speakers in session 8 at TEDGlobal 2013
The world order of centuries past is deeply in flux. Western nations no longer sit comfortably atop the power pyramid, with democracy a glea...
How do you film a School in the Cloud? Q&A with documentarian Jerry Rothwell
By Courtney E. Martin What do sperm donation, marathon runners, disabled rockstars, and yacht racing have in common? They’ve all been subjec...