Rating the ratings agencies: Annette Heuser at TEDGlobal 2013
Sovereign credit ratings are kind of like Consumer Reports for nations — just as people read car magazines or washing machine reviews ...
“Crises are predictable”: Didier Sornette at TEDGlobal 2013
Risk economist Didier Sornette makes bold claims on Wednesday morning at TEDGlobal 2013, during the session “Money Talks.” Accor...
The age of global plutocracy: Chrystia Freeland at TEDGlobal 2013
The most important economic fact of our time, says Chrystia Freeland, author of Plutocrats, is that we are living in an age of surging incom...
Video: Opening titles for Money Talks, Session 4 of TEDGlobal 2013
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJng1RhCKEM&w=560&h=315] In this pastel dystopia, a group of headless and heartless beings m...
Money Talks: The speakers in session 4 at TEDGlobal 2013
In the immortal words of the Wu-Tang Clan, “Cash rules everything around me.” Then again, as Benjamin Franklin put it, “A penny saved is a p...
In case you missed it: Some highlights of day 1 at TEDGlobal 2013: Think Again
Something special happens when you think again. All it takes is an insightful thought and — all of a sudden — your brain does a ...
The upside of stress: Kelly McGonigal at TEDGlobal 2013
Health psychologist Kelly McGonigal is here to talk about stress. In particular, she’s here to make the case that stress might not, in...
Why your brain doesn’t want you to lose weight: Sandra Aamodt at TEDGlobal 2013
Standing on the TED stage looking stunning in a blue dress, neuroscientist and author Sandra Aamodt reveals that three and a half years ago...
5 reasons to nominate someone for the TED Prize
Who inspires you with their large-scale vision for change? Who offers a bold, unique solution to a global problem — and the capable leadersh...