Wikihouse’s Alastair Parvin on the bright potential of community-led development
One of the things we’re interested in exploring here at TED is … what happens after a talk? Most often, a speaker is telling us ...
8 talks about learning from failure
Allan Savory isn’t afraid to own up to the “greatest blunder” of his life. In his incredible talk from TED2013, Savory shares his life’s wor...
Soul to sole: Eye surgeon Anthony Vipin Das has developed shoes that see for the blind
A haunting black-and-white video screened during the TED Fellows talks depicted people speaking into a device and then walking — at fi...
Timelapse of a disappearance: Talking with Liu Bolin
On Thursday at TED2013, Chinese artist Liu Bolin talked about his remarkable photographic installations, in which he paints himself (and som...
TED Weekends reimagines education
At TED2013, Sugata Mitra accepted the TED Prize for 2013 with a striking talk. His wish: for children to learn about any variety of subjects...
Gallery: The second half of TED2013, in comic form
A TED Talk is generally an auditory experience. But Fever Picture, a collective of graphic mavens who translate the ideas expressed at confe...
A new way to judge nonprofits: Dan Pallotta at TED2013
Dan Pallotta created two huge charity initiatives — AIDS Rides bicycle journeys and Breast Cancer 3-Day events. These initiatives rais...
A choir live and online: Eric Whitacre at TED2013
In an extraordinary finale for TED2013, Eric Whitacre stages a type of performance that has never been seen before, with a choir assembled t...
The magic of kindness: Orly Wahba at TED2013
Orly Wahba is here to talk to us about the magic of kindness. As a middle-school teacher, she wanted to make a difference in the life of her...