How to pick the right movies to share with kids: Some tips and thoughts from Colin Stokes
[ted id=1650]Colin Stokes’ favorite part of being a dad is sharing movies with his two young children. While his daughter’s favorite is The ...
TED Fellow Jon Gosier wins Knight News Challenge Mobile grant
Congratulations is in order for TED Fellow Jon Gosier. His mobile app, Abayima, has been awarded a $150,000 grant from the Knight News Chall...
A brand new TED Book: Radical Openness
At TEDGlobal 2012, Don Tapscott gave us an beautiful metaphor for how society could function: like a starling murmuration. By flying as a gr...
Talk pages can now recognize your language of choice
Thanks to the intrepid volunteers who translate TED Talks into 96 languages — and thanks to the incredible reach of the TEDx community...
Does your hometown make you disease-prone? 6 talks on how location impacts health
[ted id=1648]If you look at mortality data across the United Kingdom, a striking correlation materializes: the higher the latitude, the grea...
Life, in six words: Highlights from our chat with Larry Smith
In 2006, Larry Smith issued a challenge to his online community: encapsulate your life in a six-word memoir. It quickly became a phenomenon,...
TED teams up with PBS to talk about the high school dropout crisis
With fresh thinking and bold ideas, TED and PBS are hosting a one-hour special with talks about the US high school dropout crisis. On May 7 ...
6 TED Talks on beauty
[ted id=1647]In today’s bold TED Talk, model Cameron Russell — who has walked runways for Victoria’s Secret and Chanel — mulls o...
Model Cameron Russell gives the real story behind six of her stunning photos
[ted id=1647]Television schedules are packed with reality shows about the wild world of modeling. Tyra Banks’ America’s Next Top Model is ca...