The Classroom: Session 11 at TED2012
We all know how important education is for our future. For this very special session at TED2012, we invited a host of current educators to s...
How we know about evolution: Aaron Reedy at TED2012
Photo: Duncan Davidson Aaron Reedy starts by taking us on a quick tour of evolution, natural selection and Darwin. But what’s more int...
Photo of the day: Mama Foundation Gospel for Teens
Mike’s Picks: Our photo editor, Mike Femia, is sorting through tens of thousands of photos this week. He picks a favorite each day. He...
Don’t define people by their maddest edges: Jon Ronson at TED2012
Photo: James Duncan Davidson Journalist and writer Jon Ronson is now on stage to share some of the insights from his recent book on, well, p...
Words for a life: Philippe Petit at TED2012
Photo: Ryan Lash Philippe Petit is most famous for walking between the towers of the World Trade Center, but he’s done much, much more...
Real-life augmented reality: Marco Tempest at TED2012
Marco Tempest wowed the TED crowd yesterday, and now he’s back with an experiment, a demonstration of live augmented reality using the...
Remembering to remember: Joshua Foer at TED2012
Photo: James Duncan Davidson Joshua Foer challenges the audience to close their eyes, and then he tells a very strange story. In summary: &#...
Everything goes better with fire: Jared Ficklin at TED2012
Photo: Ryan Lash Jared Ficklin‘s passions are music, technology, and making things. And he brings them together to visualize sound ...
The Campfire: Session 10 at TED2012
Session 10: The Campfire is about storytelling, connecting, and the power of gathering around a shared light. We start with Jared Ficklin, a...