A father and daughter talk about their photo tradition, 15 years in the making
In his TED Talk, Steven Addis shared a tradition that he and his daughter have kept for 15 years, since she was just 1 year old. On a father...
Meet the translator: Lidia Cámara de la Fuente, who translates into Spanish
TED Talks are available in 94 languages, from Albanian to Vietnamese, thanks to the tireless work of our translators. So far, more than 8,50...
Macy Gray creates TED playlist
Do you still know every word to Macy Gray’s lovesick ballad “I Try?” Us too. In fact, Gray’s chart-toppling album, On How Life Is, still sou...
Video: Fly to Alaska to “barcode” plants with Ellen Jorgensen
What is DNA barcoding, you ask? It’s a precise way of identifying plant species using their DNA (as opposed to external characteristics that...
Ellen Jorgensen on what you can do in a DIY biotech lab
[ted id=1568]“It’s a great time to be a molecular biologist,” Ellen Jorgensen says in today’s TED Talk, given at TEDGlobal 2012. The realm o...
Watch Chris Anderson on CNN Money
Last weekend, TED curator Chris Anderson sat down with CNN Money and shared a bold idea with host Ali Velshi: that ideas can make for a bett...
Who you’re most excited to see at TED2013, according to Twitter
Last week, we unveiled the incredible speaker lineup for TED2013, themed “The Young. The Wise. The Undiscovered.” And, judging by the steady...
A Latin ode to Michael Jackson
Got a case of the Mondays? We’re hoping that this performance from TEDxFIU might be enough to snap you out it. In this video, Peruvian...
Meet the fathers and daughters who danced the night away in a prison
[ted id=1646]For a teenage girl, few things are more awkward than developing a good relationship with her father. This is something that Ang...