Tinker, tailor, solderer: Fellows Friday with Catarina Mota
Open source hardware advocate, maker, teacher and scholar Catarina Mota (watch her TED talk) has devoted a decade to considering why we need...
The full epic of Ed Gavagan
[ted id=1566] Today’s talk is about surviving a brutal attack, and the extraordinary skill of the surgeons who saved Ed Gavagan’...
How can you help push for fair trade cell phones?
[ted id=1567 width=560 height=315] Bandi Mbubi has conflicting feelings about his cell phone. On the one hand, Mbubi — who fled his na...
Playlist: 8 great talks that will leave you seeing double
Yes, the classic TEDTalk involves one speaker and a deck of slides. But when two speakers take the TED stage together, the effect is layered...
Thomas Dolby retires as musical director of TED Conferences
Thomas Dolby, TED’s longtime musical director, has retired from his post. Dolby recently returned to recording after a break of nearly...
How does the Internet work? See how a continent gets plugged in
This image of a mysterious person emerging from the ocean looks like a shot from a James Bond movie. But as journalist Andrew Blum explains ...
On our reading list: Steven Johnson’s book Future Perfect
Steven Johnson’s new book, Future Perfect: The Case for Progress in a Networked Age, tackles subjects ranging from underground music video m...
10+ tips for designing classrooms, hospitals and offices that are kind on ears, from Julian Treasure
[ted id=1564] Architects design with their eyes rather than their ears — which means that spaces generally look great and sound terrib...
Previously on the internet … from Becky Chung
Every week at TED’s New York office, the media team gathers for a staff meeting. During the proceedings, one staffer is tasked with sharing ...