New playlists: “Maestros, if you please … !” and “Design of useful things”
TED playlists are collections of talks around a topic, built for you in a thoughtful sequence to illuminate ideas in context. This weekend, ...
TED Weekends: Big data gets personal
At TED2011, Deb Roy shared his talk, “The birth of a word,” describing when he and his wife, Rupal Patel, brought home their baby boy for th...
In short: The true story of Kid President, the danger of Dr. Oz
Here, some staff picks of smart, funny, bizarre and cool stuff on the interwebs from this (and last) week: The true story of Kid President: ...
X marks the spot: This week’s TEDx Talks
Each week, TEDx chooses four of our favorite talks, highlighting just a few of the great speakers from the TEDx community and its diverse co...
Lift the ban on YouTube: Artists in Pakistan speak out
As a young musician in Pakistan, TED Fellow Usman Riaz learned to play in the percussive guitar style by watching YouTube videos of Kaki Kin...
Pope Benedict XVI receives the Charter for Compassion in week before resignation
The TED Prize’s Charter for Compassion reached Pope Benedict XVII this week, just days before the Pope announced to the world that he ...
An ode to 51 lost children: Fellows Friday with Bahia Shehab
On November 17, 2012, in a village in Assuit-Egypt, a train crashed into a school bus killing 51 children. These kinds of accidents have alw...
Talks to watch on a snowy day
In the Northeastern United States, there is only one thing on the mind today: snow. What should you do if you get snowed in, with an interne...
8 views of Tirana, Albania — with its bright, multicolored buildings
Edi Rama — the mayor of Tirana, Albania, for 11 years — was an artist before a politician. “I still paint. I love the joy that c...