In short: Looking for love during chemo, Kierkegaard’s love letter to a pen
Here, some staff picks of smart, funny, bizarre and cool stuff on the interwebs this week, with a light Valentine’s Day theme: Suleika...
New TED Book: How Did You End Up Here?
Who hasn’t found themselves at party, standing awkwardly by the guacamole, approximately five feet from another person doing the same? Somet...
This week’s best questions, ideas and debates from TED Conversations
TED Conversations is a unique space where any member of this community can get feedback on an idea, ask a question that they just can’t get ...
8 great talks about love
Esther Perel begins today’s talk with an intriguing question: “Why does good sex so often fade even for couples who continue to love each ot...
The #1 myth of TED: You have to be invited
Every year, as registration for the TED conference begins, a myth floats in the ether: many people think that you have to be invited to atte...
7 things we learned about online dating from the co-founder of OKCupid
Few people know more about online dating that Christian Rudder, co-founder and editorial director of OKCupid. Privy to the vast mountains of...
Disagreements on the TED stage: Speaker debates over the years
TED2013 kicks off in just 11 days. And, in the very first session, Robert J. Gordon and Erik Brynjolfsson will ascend the stage for a debate...
Math class without hand calculation? Estonia is moving toward it
Math class should be fascinating, right? At TED2010, Conrad Wolfram suggests that one reason it often isn’t is hand calculation. Most ...
How does OKCupid’s algorithm work? A TED-Ed animator gets personal for Valentine’s Day
How, exactly, does online dating work? In a this perfect-for-Valentine’s-Day TED-Ed lesson, OKCupid co-founder Christian Rudder walks you th...