Architectural forms as complex as snowflakes? Here’s what they look like up close
Architect Michael Hansmeyer is not one for the T-square. As he explains in a fascinating talk from TEDGlobal, this “computational” designer ...
Civilization reboot: Fellows Friday with Marcin Jakubowski
Founder of Open Source Ecology Marcin Jakubowksi is creating open blueprints for the building blocks of civilization, starting with the Glob...
A new kind of creature … brought to life
. At TED2007, artist Theo Jansen shared his work creating a new form of life — which can actually survive on its own — from plas...
From vultures to intelligent tea kettles: Highlights from the event TED@Nairobi
This spring, TED headed on the road, visiting 14 cities across six continents on the hunt for untapped talent. The idea behind the sweeping ...
Cameras that draw comics, diagnose eye prescriptions and more: Q&A with Ramesh Raskar
At TEDGlobal2012, Ramesh Raskar demonstrated his remarkable femtosecond camera, which can image a light-pulse as it travels through an objec...
12 powerful talks from Olympians and Paralympians
The Opening Ceremony for the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi takes place today, which means that — over the next few weeks — ...
In Short: A Grand Canyon in Antarctica, Brett Ratner photographs the homeless
Enjoy these fascinating reads from across the internet: Scientists have discovered a geologic feature in Antarctica … that is the size of th...
5 teenage cancer innovators
Some teenagers spend their free time playing video games. Others dedicate their after-school hours to a job, scooping ice cream or taking mo...
10 books inspired by paintings
Tracy Chevalier, the author of Girl with a Pearl Earring (1999), first saw the Johannes Vermeer painting that inspired her novel when she wa...