How pervasive has government distrust gotten?
[ted id=1547] . Political theorist Ivan Krastev believes that we are witnessing a “crisis of democracy.” There appears to be little dissent ...
Great Minds Think Alike: Making the morning commute more humane
A friend recently told me this story: The first time he took his daughter, age 4, on the New York City subway at 9 o’clock in the morning, s...
In Short: Heat waves becoming more common, the cost of an Olympic medal
It’s not your imagination, says James Hansen’s latest paper — his analysis suggests heat waves are more common than they used to...
Playlist: Unusual materials described during the TED2013 Talent Search
Earlier this year, TED headed out on a worldwide Talent Search through 14 cities on six continents — Amsterdam, Bangalore, Doha, Johannesbur...
Are all new things a mash-up of what came before? A Q&A with Kirby Ferguson
In today’s TEDTalk, director Kirby Ferguson outlines a bold vision of creativity — that it’s not about dreaming up a new s...
14 brilliant quotes on remixing
[ted id=1535] Art cannot be created or destroyed — only remixed. In a convincing talk from TEDGlobal 2012, director Kirby Ferguson exp...
Sketches of a TED event, by a storyboard artist
Nesta Morgan is a storyboard artist. And while in the audience at a TED Salon in London in May, she found herself so inspired by several spe...
In Short: What healthcare can learn from the Cheesecake Factory, and why you’ll have to play Beck’s next album
Enjoy these fascinating reads from across the internet: What can the healthcare system learn from chain restaurants like the Cheesecake Fact...
What happens when prisoners breed butterflies
An endangered species of butterfly has found an unusual set of champions — the inmates of the Mission Creek Corrections Center for Wom...