Living with voices in your head: Eleanor Longden at TED2013
Eleanor Longden did well at school, and gleefully entered student life at university in England. By all appearances, she was a happy, typica...
The Congo is not hopeless: Ben Affleck at TED2013
On Sunday night, Ben Affleck accepted the Academy Award on behalf of his film Argo as it was named the Best Picture of 2012. And today, he a...
Secret Voices: Speakers in Session 10 at TED2013
Shhh … it’s time for Secret Voices, the 10th session of TED2013. Get ready to hear stories of the forgotten, marginalized, stigm...
Infographic: It’s Rare Disease Day
What do JFK, Venus Williams and Dan Ackroyd all have in common? All have been diagnosed with a rare disease. Today is Rare Disease Day, and ...
How I named, shamed and jailed: Anas Aremeyaw Anas at TED2013
Anas Aremeyaw Anas can’t show you his face, but his name carries enough weight. Famous in Ghana for his investigative journalism, Anas...
How to spy on hackers: James Lyne at TED2013
Cybersecurity specialist James Lyne takes the TED2013 stage to show us some of the newest and nastiest creations that cybercriminals have de...
“I was watching like no one was dancing”: Allison Hunt at TED2013
“If you’re middle-aged and North American, you probably learned to dance when you were in a gymnasium in junior high.” All...
The vastness of human sexuality: Christopher Ryan at TED2013
Humans have sex like apes Christopher Ryan begins his talk with a strong reminder, “We didn’t descend from apes. We are apes....
A dry yet astonishing demo: Mark Shaw at TED2013 (with animated gif)
Imagine driving through a downpour and coming out with a dry car. Mark Shaw produces Ultra Ever-Dry, a liquid-repellent coating that may sou...