Effective altruism: Peter Singer at TED2013
Moral philosopher Peter Singer starts the last session of TED2013, “A Ripple Effect?” with a shocking video of a 2-year-old girl...
A Ripple Effect: Speakers in Session 12 of TED2013
TED2013 has come to an end. Here, the final session — about the doers and givers who never stop spreading their ideas. In session 12, ...
Sexy city: Gabriella Gomez-Mont appointed head of Mexico City’s creativity lab
TED Senior Fellow alumna Gabriella Gomez-Mont made a suprise appearance at TED2013 with some incredible news – she’s just been appoint...
Sit back and relax: A look at the social spaces at TED2013
Behind the scenes, the attendees of TED2013 were abuzz — discussing the latest talk, enjoying a coffee, expanding on fresh ideas or ju...
In search of the man who broke my neck: Joshua Prager at TED2013
When Joshua Prager was young, he dreamt he would grow up to play baseball. Or be a doctor. He never imagined that at the age of 19 he would ...
How societies grow old: Jared Diamond at TED2013
Growing old in traditional societies Jared Diamond is the author of Guns, Germs, and Steel, which was a provocative answer to the question o...
Are we getting more intelligent? Jim Flynn at TED2013
Watch James Flynn’s TED Talk: “Why our IQ levels are higher than our grandparents’ Jim Flynn is an expert in intelligence ...
Training the brains of psychopaths: Daniel Reisel at TED2013
Daniel Reisel is here to talk about our brains. In particular, how we might change them–and how this kind of thinking might jus...
Understanding what we believe about life after death: Daniel Ogilvie at TED2013
When Daniel Ogilvie was a child, he often imagined what would it be like to be dead. (“I think that’s why I was so popular.̶...