In short: A drone with claws, a giant envelope of air, some congratulations
Here, some staff picks of smart, funny, bizarre and cool stuff on the interwebs this week. First, happy (late) World Poetry Day! Celebrate t...
X Marks the Spot: This week’s TEDx Talks
Each week, TEDx chooses four of our favorite talks, highlighting just a few of the enlightening speakers from the TEDx community, and its di...
Spatzle in space: Fellows Friday with Angelo Vermeulen
Can real food be cooked on Mars? Thanks to the work of artist, biologist and space scientist Angelo Vermeulen (watch his TED talk), the answ...
Chinua Achebe: Some reflections
The world lost one of its literary giants today. Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe has died at the age 82. For Nigerians, Achebe was a national ...
The live meshing of a real life and virtual chorus
Eric Whitacre has spent most of his career conducting traditional choirs. Then, in 2009, a fan video posted to YouTube sparked a crazy idea:...
9 old drugs that learned new tricks: The head of the National Institutes of Health shares medicines that turned out to have multiple uses
When you pop a pill, do you know how it works? Most modern drugs target specific molecules, interacting with disease at the molecular level....
Questions, ideas and debates from TED Conversations — with a map!
TED Conversations is a unique space where any member of the TED.com community can get feedback on an idea, pose an interesting question, or ...
Take a video tour of TED-Ed, narrated by … who?
As the one-year anniversary of the TED-Ed website nears, the TED-Ed team created a new video to walk users through the features on the site,...
The tragedy of land mines: A Q&A with TED ebook author Brett Van Ort
How would it feel to walk across a sunny meadow, through a quiet forest, or up a beautiful ridge, knowing all the while there might be activ...