What kind of wish would you like to see win the TED Prize?
From now until August 31, anyone in the TED community — from speakers to fans — can nominate a leader with a wish to inspire the word for th...
3 talks about pushing our bodies to the limit — to send a message
[ted id=1336] This past Monday, swimmer Diana Nyad made her fourth attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida. Though this attempt ended when weat...
Why you’ll want to update your Android, iPhone and iPad TED apps today
For those of you who depend on your iPad, Android or iPhone for your daily dose of TED, get ready to hit the update button. To make your on-...
The 20 most-watched TED Talks to date
TED is dedicated to ideas worth spreading. And that leaves many wondering exactly which ideas have been spread the most widely in the six ye...
The Encyclopedia of Life: Animals that travel in schools, towers, bloats and more
In just two weeks, students will stream back to school. And while all of us know that — coincidentally — fish travel in schools,...
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[ted id=649] In this classic talk from TEDGlobal 2009, graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister explains why, every seven years, he closes his New...
In Short: Parkinson’s Voice Initiative reaches 10K calls, as a restaurant asks you to check your phone
Max Little, who gave the recent talk “A test for Parkinson’s with a phone call,” let us know that the Parkinson’s Voice Initiative has reach...
Playlist: Thoughts on energy efficiency from the TED2013 Talent Search
As unusual seasonal effects raze our global ideas on sustainable practices, TED set out on a tour of 14 cities on six continents to find fre...
An Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor picks the 5 movies that floored him visually
[ted id=1524 width=560 height=315] Most people get into visual effects for the explosions. But not Robert Legato, the visual effects supervi...