Look on the bright side: A Q&A with TED ebook author Tali Sharot on our biological wiring for optimism
The mad rush of the holidays can stress out the sunniest soul, and yet somehow, beneath it all, we remain cheerfully optimistic. We look ah...
7 fascinating talks on better understanding Islam
The core mystical moment of Islam took place in the year 610, or “half the world and almost half of history away,” as Lesley Hazleton, biogr...
TED Weekends asks: What if your life were to end today …
[ted id=1130 width=560 height=315] On January 17, 2009, at 3:24pm, Flight 1549 took off from New York’s LaGuardia Airport as normal. Five mi...
The Space Between: Talks from TEDxWomen
Over the past two days, TEDxWomen brought together 50 speakers from around the globe, each giving a different slice of thinking on the state...
New playlists: Animals that amaze and The end of oil?
TED playlists are collections of talks around a topic, built specially for you in a thoughtful sequence to illuminate ideas in context. This...
Stop street harassment with your cell phone? The latest City 2.0 award winner shows how
Too many people know the situation — you’re walking down the street, enjoying a cup of coffee and minding your own business, when a st...
7 TEDxTalks from women making change to get you ready for TEDxWomen
Counting down the final hours of the workweek is a Friday afternoon tradition. And today, you have extra incentive to watch the clock —...
The 7 best moustaches on TED.com
Multitasking is highly overrated, says Paolo Cardini. In this talk, given at TEDGlobal 2012, he shares that he fed up with doing multiple th...
A playlist of TED Talks, created by Björk
TED Playlists are designed to give you deep dive into the topics that fascinate you— like “Re-imagining school,” “The future of medicine,” a...