Blog exclusive: A miniature TED all about voting
Last night at the TED offices, we held a special event: a miniature TED all about voting. Three amazing speakers took the stage to present i...
Deploying veterans for disaster relief: A Q&A with Jake Wood of Team Rubicon
[ted id=1608 width=560 height=315] Team Rubicon’s latest mission is called Operation: Greased Lightning. What does that mean, you ask? In th...
An Election Day playlist: 9 talks on making healthcare affordable
It’s voting day in the United States. As Americans line up at the polls to vote for Barack Obama or Mitt Romney, eyes around the world are f...
How you can help Hurricane Sandy relief in and around NY
The TED staff has returned to our downtown New York office in the wake of the chaos churned by Hurricane Sandy. All day, there has been just...
The power of daydreams: 4 studies on the surprising science of mind-wandering
[ted id=1607 width=560 height=315] What makes us happy? It’s one of the most complicated puzzles of human existence — and one that, so...
Red Hook still hurting after Hurricane Sandy: A diary
New York is slowly but surely coming back to life after being battered by Hurricane Sandy. Nearly all of Manhattan has electricity, and subw...
Circus in the Sky: Fellows Friday with Usman Riaz
Multi-instrumentalist, composer, artist and filmmaker Usman Riaz started recording his debut album, Circus in the Sky, at 18, shaking up the...
New: TEDWeekends on Huffington Post, a place to explore ideas
Imagine a book club for TED Talks … and you’ll know why we’re excited to launch TEDWeekends, a new way to explore ideas on...
One year ago, a TEDx speaker predicts Hurricane Sandy’s devastating effects
As efforts continue to recover from Hurricane Sandy throughout New York and New Jersey, we stumbled on this surprising 2011 talk from TEDxBe...