Remembering internet activist Aaron Swartz
On Friday, Aaron Swartz — the 26-year-old internet innovator who helped create RSS and had a hand in the building of Reddit — wa...
New playlists: Dinos! and War stories
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 teaches you easy life hacks in body language
Amy Cuddy gave a fascinating, and research-backed, suggestion for anyone heading into a job interview, a first date or a public speaking eve...
In Short: Should education be monetizable? Plus, teaching a computer slang
Enjoy a sampling of the stories from around the internet that captured our interest this week: This look at the dramatic rise of MOOCs and o...
Dazzling in the deep: A Fellows Friday conversation with Asha de Vos, Kristen Marhaver and Colleen Flanigan
We asked three TED Fellows who work in the briny depths — whale researcher Asha de Vos, coral reef biologist Kristen Marhaver and arti...
TEDx speaker killed in bombing
Yesterday, two bomb blasts ripped through a snooker hall in the town of Quetta in Pakistan, killing 81 people. We were very saddened to hea...
Meet the translator: Unnawut Leepaisalsuwanna, who translates talks into Thai
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...
4 scientific studies on how meditation can affect your heart, brain and creativity
[ted id=1640]Many people have tried to sell me on the idea of meditating. Sometimes I try it, and have an incredible, refreshing experience....
The TED2013 speakers found through our 14-city talent search
The theme of TED2013 is “The Young. The Wise. The Undiscovered.” So how did we find those undiscovered speakers with incredible stories to s...