Ellen Johnson Sirleaf wins the Nobel Peace Prize! Watch her video from TEDWomen
This morning, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, president of Liberia, was named one of three winners of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, in honor of her wor...
Remembering Steve Jobs
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc] This evening, Apple announced that Steve Jobs, its legendary leader, has died. Watch hi...
TEDxEastSalon: Irrationality as the real invisible hand
Want short TEDx events, once a month? Many TEDx organizers are doing exactly that, including TEDxEast, which has a series of TEDxEastSalon e...
Less stuff, more happiness: Graham Hill on TED.com
Writer and designer Graham Hill asks: Can having less stuff, in less room, lead to more happiness? He makes the case for taking up less spac...
Experience the magic of Richard Dawkins’ reality
If living in Richard Dawkins’ world is to live without an omnipotent creator, to explain life’s most wondrous mysteries with scientific fact...
Finding life we can’t imagine: Christoph Adami on TED.com
How do we search for alien life if it’s nothing like the life that we know? At TEDxUIUC Christoph Adami shows how he uses his research...
From our live Q&A with Nina Tandon: Is it life, or Creative Commons?
Here’s a big question: If your cells were used to grow an organ in the lab, is it still “your” organ? On Monday afternoon,...
Announcing Ads Worth Spreading, year 2
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKboB0Dxlf4] Today, TED Curator Chris Anderson announced the second cycle of Ads Worth Spreading at ...
The generation that’s remaking China: Yang Lan on TED.com
Yang Lan, a journalist and entrepreneur who’s been called “the Oprah of China,” offers insight into the next generation of...