Does the internet have a brain? Highlights from our chat with TED Book author Tiffany Shlain
New parents talk to their babies constantly — not because the babies will understand, but because they want to encourage brain develop...
This 93-year-old has a message for us: “A beach body at 90 is no longer a dream”
Charles Eugster may be 93, but he has no less spring in his step than he did as a young man. In this talk from TEDxZurich, he brings us a po...
Jeff Smith: The rest of his political incarceration story
[ted id=1624 width=560 height=315] Jeff Smith was blown away by some of the brilliant business ideas he heard while spending 366 days in pri...
Finding the meaning in video games: Yes, they have value beyond entertainment and self-improvement
By Andy Robertson New art forms are polarizing. We love or hate Damien Hirst’s formaldehyde animals or Tracey Emin’s unmade bed but roundly ...
Introverts, (gently) rejoice! We found a web series just for you
You may remember Susan Cain’s revolutionary talk from TED2012, on the quiet, unseen power of introverts. Careful to acknowledge that many of...
Who’ll be at TEDActive? Meet just a few of this year’s movers and shakers
TEDActive is like attending TED, only without having to sit in an auditorium for hours at a time. TEDActive attendees get to watch the talks...
4 talks that will change the way you think about soap
[ted id=1611 width=560 height=315] Ludwick Marishane is the youngest person in South Africa to hold a patent. His invention? A “bath w...
TIME Magazine reveals the 25 Most Influential People in Space — among them, 5 TED veterans
In TIME’s end-of-the-year “New Space Discoveries” special, the magazine picked “The 25 Most Influential People in Space” — from telesc...
They feel like they can fly: The first wheelchair basketball tournament in Afghanistan, seeded in a TED wish
Close your eyes and listen to the grunts and jostling, the smack of rubber on cement and triumphant high-fives. You could be listening to a ...