7 talks about incredible walks
[ted id=1631 width=560 height=315] Ben Saunders spent 10 weeks walking from the north coast of Russia to the North Pole, and around to the n...
3 ways to give the gift of TED this holiday season
When you’re in the giving mood, there are four different ways you can share TED: a membership to view two full TED Conferences with TE...
The power of design-based education: A Q&A with TED ebook author Emily Pilloton
Designer Emily Pilloton believes that education not only enriches the mind but the heart as well. And, in the best cases, it can also enhanc...
Parkour goes ‘x’
Kind of like skateboarding without the skateboard, parkour is a physical art form in which practitioners, run, jump, twist and flip off the ...
7 talks that contain fascinating facts about beetles
Marcus Byrne begins today’s talk with the words: “What I want to do today is share my passion for poo with you.” But before you delve into ...
A community center, built by the community, wins the latest City 2.0 award
The Klong Toey Community Lantern — a community space in the oldest and largest of Bangkok’s slums — was built very quickly. Not ...
An uphill battle to reclaim “jihad”: A Q&A with Bobby Ghosh
TIME Editor-at-Large Bobby Ghosh covers global affairs and the Middle East. For five years he served as the magazine’s Baghdad bureau ...
TEDxKraków’s ultimate green driving machine
At TEDxKraków, participants had an unusual transportation option—a grass-covered van. Created to fit the theme “Secret Lives,” the idea for ...
A sampling of Maz Jobrani’s stand-up, sprinkled with the work of his Axis of Evil Comedy Tour collaborators
[ted id=1629 width=560 height=315] Comedian Maz Jobrani has some advice for anyone who happens to be Middle Eastern and getting on a plane i...