Putting the public back in public interest design: The making of an exhibit at TED2013
By Courtney E. Martin and John Cary Editor’s note: designer John Cary and journalist Courtney E. Martin are the curatorial brains behi...
The TEDx workshop: The community matures and continues to expand globally
When more than 300 people gathered on Sunday, February 24th, at the Merv Griffin estate for the fourth annual TEDx Workshop at TEDActive, TE...
Watch free online today: Skillshare at TEDActive
Today, TEDActive is teaming up with Skillshare, a platform that helps people learn anything from anyone, to create a free session of mini-le...
TED Fellow Greg Gage turns a smartphone into a microscope
At TED2012, DIY neuroscientist and TED Senior Fellow Greg Gage shocked the TED audience when he cut the leg off a live cockroach onstage to ...
TED speakers who’ve won Oscars
Think quick: what was the best film of 2012? Amour, Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Django Unchained, Les Miserables, Life of Pi, Lincoln...
New playlists: “Spoken-word fireworks” and “That’s absurd!”
TED playlists are collections of talks around a topic, built for you in a thoughtful sequence to illuminate ideas in context. This weekend, ...
TED2013 springs to life as Fellows arrive!
A cosmologist from South Africa. A found-object artist from Kenya. A neuroscientist from Palestine. A crowd fitting this description (and th...
LinkedIn Influencers on TED2013: Tips for speakers, tips for conference-goers
LinkedIn’s Influencers are 200+ of the thought leaders in their fields. And since several of them will be heading to TED2013, both as speak...
Revolution in The Square: Q&A with Jehane Noujaim
Egyptian filmmaker Jehane Noujaim won the TED Prize in 2006 with a wish to bring the world together for one day using the power of film. Her...