In memoriam: Dr. Mahtab Uddin Shaikh
Dr. Mahtab Uddin Shaikh, who taught human anatomy and physiology for 30 years at Onondaga Community College, died earlier this month surroun...
The complexities of the psychopath test: A Q&A with Jon Ronson
Jon Ronson is the author of The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry, an exploration of what defines a psychopath. At TED...
Creating the psychopath experience: TEDTalks from Julian Treasure and Evan Grant
[ted id=1544] Jon Ronson got by with a little help from two friends at TED2012 as he told the story of Tony, a man who faked insanity when f...
Where’d you go, Bernadette? She went to TED! A Q&A with author Maria Semple
New York Times reviewer Janet Maslin calls Maria Semple’s new book, Where’d You Go, Bernadette, a “sparkling novel” ...
From silent conductors to manta rays: Highlights from TED@Johannesburg
This spring, TED headed on the road, visiting 14 cities across six continents on the hunt for untapped talent. The idea behind the sweeping ...
Hit by a natural disaster? The first 6 things to do for your community’s relief effort
[ted id=1545] . Every part of the world is susceptible to natural disaster, but somehow, the quiet western part of Massachusetts steered cle...
Launched today in beta: MakeLoveNotPorn.tv
The wonderful Cindy Gallop — whose TEDTalk “Make Love Not Porn” offers a frank look at our online-porn-obsessed culture an...
In Short: Gotye crowdsources a remix, scientists near a blood test for cancer
Musician Gotye posted this video over the weekend, titled “Somebodies: A YouTube Orchestra.” It’s a remix of his song “Somebody That I Used ...
The music teacher you wish you had
Far too many of us still have flashbacks to piano lessons, when an uber-serious teacher would rap our knuckles after every wrong note. If on...