Favorites of 2012: The power of a flashbulb
. 2012 was the year of radical openness at TED. In that spirit, while our office is closed for winter break, TED’s editorial staffers ...
Comments we loved this year: The gift of additional information
TED Talks often get 100 or more comments — a mixed bag of kudos, critiques and questions. Looking back on the year, here are a few com...
Favorites of 2012: On being wrong about business talks
[ted id=1533 width=560 height=315] Business talks are boring. Among all the things I was certain of when I started writing for TED, that one...
TED Weekends: A meditation on asteroids
In Phil Plait’s talk from TEDxBoulder, “How to defend earth from asteroids,” he astonishes the audience, sharing how a single rock hurtling ...
New playlists: The Power of Film + Personal Tales from the Edge
TED playlists are collections of talks around a topic, built for you in a thoughtful sequence to illuminate ideas in context. This weekend, ...
In Short: Big kid Legos, plus outer space real estate
Enjoy this sampling of the stories from around the internet that captured our interest this week: Kids at heart, rejoice! Makeblock — ...
And the countdown to Armageddon continues…
[ted id=167 width=560 height=315] By Stephen Petranek So, the world hasn’t come to an end yet. But the insecurities and fears about the so-c...
The voice detective: Fellows Friday with Max Little, whose Parkinson’s Voice Initiative took off after his TED Talk
At TEDGlobal 2012, Max Little (watch his TED Talk) asked the public to contribute voice samples to the Parkinson’s Voice Initiative, a...
4 TEDxTalks on how the world could end today (but, chances are, won’t)
Well, it’s December 21st, 2012, in EST time zones and, if you’re reading this, the world has not ended. Or, maybe it has and you found the W...