Q&A with Laurie Garrett: “Pigs are passing their viruses to humans”
TED took 20 minutes with Laurie Garrett this afternoon to follow up on her TED Talk from 2007, posted today, about pandemic flu. Garrett is ...
Final day to vote for TED.com to win some Webbies
It’s the final day to vote for TED.com and Pangea Day in the Webby People’s Voice Awards. TED has been nominated in 3 categories...
What can we learn from the 1918 flu pandemic? Laurie Garrett on TED.com
In 2007, as the world worried about a possible avian flu epidemic, Laurie Garrett, author of The Coming Plague, gave this powerful talk to a...
Race and the city: An exclusive interview with Nate Silver
In his TEDTalk, blogger and statistics whiz Nate Silver explained how race may have affected the 2008 election. In this interview with the T...
Find TED on reddit.TV, launching today!
If you’re as addicted to reddit as we are here — visit the brand-new reddit.TV to channel-surf through reddit’s Best of th...
One woman, eight hilarious characters: Sarah Jones on TED.com
In this hilariously lively performance, actress Sarah Jones channels an opinionated elderly Jewish woman, a fast-talking Dominican college s...
Adopt a line of Miro player code
We love the free, open-source Miro player. If you do too, consider supporting the player by adopting a line of Miro code. Visit the Miro Ado...
Q&A on swine flu with virus hunter Nathan Wolfe: "We've created a perfect storm for viruses"
Swine flu has made this a busy week for virus hunter Nathan Wolfe, who spoke at TED2009 about preventing the next pandemic. His groundbreaki...
Exploring the re-wiring of the brain: Michael Merzenich on TED.com
Neuroscientist Michael Merzenich looks at one of the secrets of the brain’s incredible power: its ability to re-wire itself. He’...