JR’s posters come full circle
Artist JR’s Inside Out Project has dispersed more than 100,000 stunning black-and-white posters all over the world, intended for groups to p...
8 fascinating talks about Mars, including a new one from Bill Nye the Science Guy
In today’s thrilling TED-Ed lesson, Bill Nye the Science Guy admits that he has S.O.D., otherwise known as Sundial Obsessive Disorder. But t...
Digging through the clutter of the online world: A Q&A with TED Books author Jim Hornthal
Finding answers to complex questions on the Internet is often a challenge, as a simple search can sometimes lead you down a rabbit hole of i...
5 steps for being an impatient patient, from John Wilbanks
[ted id=1585 width=560 height=315] In the late 1800s, Cuban physician Carlos Finlay had a theory that yellow fever was spread by mosquitos &...
A transportation app that plans your route, with coffee pick-up, wins City 2.0 award
. Navigating around big cities is rarely easy. Subway systems are generally crowded and unreliable, taxis are often expensive and prone to g...
A TEDx playlist: 15 amazing physical feats
Not all TEDx presenters speak in the traditional sense of the word. Many sing, dance, contort and do dazzling acrobatics. Since the TEDx pro...
New exhibit explores design for the public good
Good design isn’t just about making a great-looking colander. Good design can actually improve our lives, both individually and collectively...
8 highly unusual schools
At TEDGlobal, educator Eddie Obeng highlighted a disconcerting thought — that the answers we learned in school aren’t necessarily true...
The 20 most-watched TEDx talks so far
X certainly marks the spot. The TEDx program was launched in 2009 to bring the mission of spreading ideas to the local level, with independe...