Taking apart the art of puzzles: Scott Kim on TED.com
At the 2008 EG conference, famed puzzle designer Scott Kim takes us inside the puzzle-maker’s frame of mind. Sampling his career’...
The ancient ingenuity of water-harvesting: Anupam Mishra on TED.com
With wisdom and wit, Anupam Mishra talks about the amazing feats of engineering built centuries ago by the people of India’s Golden De...
Cindy Gallop: Make love, not porn
ALERT: This talk contains graphic sexual language. At TED2009, audience member Cindy Gallop gave a 4-minute presentation that became one of ...
Q&A with Cindy Gallop: Tackling porn, feminism and big dreams
Advertising whiz Cindy Gallop delivered one of the most talked-about talks at TED2009, so before it was posted the TED Blog had to snag her ...
The hunt for a supermassive black hole: Andrea Ghez on TED.com
With new data from the Keck telescopes, Andrea Ghez shows how state-of-the-art adaptive optics are helping astronomers understand the univer...
Raise your awareness on World AIDS Day
Every year, on December 1, the globe comes together on World AIDS Day to learn more about the virus and to show support for those have been ...
Gordon Brown on global ethic vs. national interest
Can the interests of an individual nation be reconciled with humanity’s greater good? Can a patriotic, nationally elected politician r...
Turning dunes into architecture: Magnus Larsson on TED.com
Architecture student Magnus Larsson details his bold plan to transform the harsh Sahara desert using bacteria and a surprising construction ...
The best of times, the worst of times
Historically, American happiness nose-dives in tandem with economic downturns. But despite the recession, current indicators paradoxically s...