Texting as a “miraculous thing”: 6 ways our generation is redefining communication
Was it a suicide? A homicide? Or an accident? Read and decide….
A new TED Playlist not for the faint of heart: GROSS!
There’s something oddly satisfying about hearing something gross — something that automatically scrunches your face and makes you cove...
TED Weekends explores the catharsis of revealing secrets
In 2004, Frank Warren began a massive undertaking: he distributed 3,000 blank postcards and invited strangers to share their secrets with hi...
Your weekend reading: A marathon to remember, income inequality a subway ride away
It’s been a hard week for many Americans, as the Boston bombings continue to raise more and more questions. Here is some weekend readi...
Welcome to the pleasuredome: Fellows Friday with Antonio Torres
Squishy, vivid, frozen, frothy – architect and artist Antonio Torres’s wildly colorful and whimsical built spaces are often created us...
A visual look at 7 things that make us feel good about work
Last week, Dan Ariely asked an interesting question in a TED Talk: “What makes us feel good about our work?” The TED Blog responded with the...
X marks the spot: This week’s TEDx Talks
The paradox of finding peace in a war zone, and a way to make aid more effective — by decentralizing it and thus speeding it up. Each ...
TED Radio Hour asks: What is beauty?
We all know what it feels like to stand in a place that overwhelms our eyes with splendor, to hear a piece of music that seems to pluck the ...
6 great videos of yo-yo performer BLACK, perfect for Friday afternoon procrastination
Yo-yo world champion BLACK admits that the first time he picked up his instrument of choice, at age 14, he couldn’t figure out the simplest ...