Hip-hop, creativity and the brain: Q&A with Dr. Charles Limb
In his TEDTalk (watch now), Charles Limb reviews his groundbreaking work studying creativity and the brain — by putting musicians insi...
Surgery that saved my life and my voice: Charity Tillemann-Dick on TED.com
You’ll never sing again, said her doctor. But in a story from the very edge of medical possibility, operatic soprano Charity Tillemann...
Martin Luther King Jr. as leader: A TED Talks playlist
Today in the United States, we’ll celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the civil rights leader. Dr. King was an activist, an orator, ...
Watch Carolyn Porco’s 2007 TEDTalk re-created shot for shot in LEGO
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/18074950 w=525&h=294] From the great blog annals of spacetime: This. Plus a lovely essay on the how and why. The...
Gaming to re-engage boys in learning: Ali Carr-Chellman on TED.com
At TEDxPSU, Ali Carr-Chellman pinpoints three reasons boys are tuning out of school in droves, and lays out her bold plan to re-engage them:...
Fellows Friday with Jessica Mayberry
Jessica Mayberry is the founder of Video Volunteers, which trains rural Indians to use filmmaking to drive social change in their communitie...
The politics of breast cancer: Q&A with Deborah Rhodes
In her TEDWomen talk, Deborah Rhodes, a physician and researcher at the Mayo Clinic, describes a new technique for screening women for breas...
On the 12 steps to a compassionate life: Q&A with Karen Armstrong
This week, religious scholar and 2008 TED Prize winner Karen Armstrong released 12 Steps to a Compassionate Life, a practical guide to the u...
Remembering Zoe Anderson, 1986 – 2010
The TED community is grieving the loss of Zoe Anderson, the 24-year-old daughter of TED Curator Chris Anderson. She died tragically of carbo...