7 writer/artist/thinker groups whose members made a tremendous impact on their time … as well as ours
In 1812, four men met for a “philosophical breakfast” at Cambridge University: Charles Babbage, John Herschel, Richard Jones and William Whe...
10 amazing comments from renegade gardener Ron Finley
Ron Finley, the self-described renegade gardener, gave a hit talk at TED2013 on his gardening efforts all over South Central LA. Finley is a...
Three TED speakers have been named Guggenheim Fellows
Today, the Guggenheim Foundation revealed its new class of Fellows. Three thousand applied and, in the end, 175 scholars, artists, scientist...
Nominations are now open for the 2014 TED Prize
Each year, the TED Prize is awarded to an extraordinary individual with a creative and bold vision to spark global change. Think JR’s global...
How technology can empower patients, including 4 diagnostic tools for your iPhone
Eric Dishman is used to thinking about how technology can transform the world of health care. As an Intel Fellow and general manager of the ...
9 documentaries that you need to see this year
By Marianna Torgovnick Some documentaries show us the strange, the exotic and the unfamiliar; others make us feel anew about something so ev...
The 61 TEDGlobal 2013 speakers who tweet
TEDGlobal 2013, themed “Think Again,” takes place June 10-14, which may be too long to wait. So until then, we’ve compiled a list of confere...
Daring greatly and acting boldly: Chelsea Clinton challenges youth to rise to the occasion
Chelsea Clinton has some advice for those with the greatest potential to become change-makers — the young. At TEDxTeen, held in New Yo...
What motivates us at work? 7 fascinating studies that give insights
“When we think about how people work, the naïve intuition we have is that people are like rats in a maze,” says behavioral economist Dan Ari...