South Central’s renegade gardener: Ron Finley at TED2013
Ron Finley describes himself as a “renegade gardener,” and he’s here to tell us all about his home, in South Central, or S...
Sustain!: The speakers in Session 7 at TED2013
It’s no longer possible to ignore the effect humans have — on the environment, on each other and on the Internet. In that spirit...
The art of bow-making: Dong Woo Jang at TED2013
The Korean education system is famed for its high levels of scholastic achievement, but as 15-year-old Seoul native Dong Woo Jang professes,...
An early detection test for pancreatic cancer: Jack Andraka at TED2013
When Jack Andraka was 15 years old, he didn’t know what a pancreas was. Now, this teenager has created a test for the early detection ...
Sugata Mitra’s talk, in cartoon form
Many of you have already watched Sugata Mitra’s TED Prize talk, posted on TED.com earlier today, calling for the building of the Schoo...
Manipulating electrons, playing with paper: Kate Stone at TED2013
Kate Stone loves paper, and she loves technology, so she resolved to combine the two, which she shows us in a magical demonstration on the T...
Finding ways to let the story tell itself: Jacky Myint at TED2013
Recently, the New York Times released Snow Fall, an extraordinary interactive experience that was heralded by many as a milestone in interac...
Designing a cloud: Yu “Jordy” Fu at TED2013
An overhead sculpture of cut paper that looks like an intricately woven cloud. An undulating shopping mall designed like a wave. An apartmen...
The oomph of umami: Barb Stuckey at TED2013
You think your food tastes good, but food inventor Barb Stuckey thinks you could be doing better. In her book, Taste What You’ve Been ...