Wisdom Blog

Articles, reflections, and teachings from our community.

Art

Is this the face of Leonardo Da Vinci? Siegfried Woldhek’s discovery, on TED.com

Unveiled at TED2008: We all know Leonardo Da Vinci’s life and work — but until now, we have not known what he looked like as a m...

Apr 1, 2008
Read
Film

"Bad Voodoo's War" on Frontline April 1 and online

Deborah Scranton‘s latest “virtual embed” documentary film, Bad Voodoo’s War, premieres April 1, 2008, on PBS’...

Mar 30, 2008
Read
Uncategorized

Fair play for Kenya farmers' market

Ode Magazine writes of the inspiring efforts of TEDGlobal Fellow and agriculture activist Thomas George to build fair-play marketplaces for ...

Mar 29, 2008
Read
Education

18 minutes with an agile mind: Clifford Stoll on TED.com

Clifford Stoll could talk about the atmosphere of Jupiter. Or hunting KGB hackers. Or Klein bottles, computers in classrooms, the future. Bu...

Mar 27, 2008
Read
Uncategorized

The biology of religion

At TED 2006, Dan Dennett spoke out for the unbiased study of religion as a natural, biological phenomenon. His hope may come true. The Econo...

Mar 25, 2008
Read
Transcript

See inside your brain in real time: Christopher deCharms on TED.com

From last month’s TED conference: Neuroscientist Christopher deCharms demos an amazing new way to use fMRIs to watch the brain in acti...

Mar 25, 2008
Read
Uncategorized

Ben Saunders plans to break another record

Ben Saunders, who spoke at the 2005 TED Conference about his solo trip to the Geographic North Pole, is heading north again in an attempt to...

Mar 24, 2008
Read
Architecture

Building on the green agenda: Sir Norman Foster on TED.com

From the DLD Conference in Munich: Architect Norman Foster discusses his own work to show how computers can help architects design buildings...

Mar 24, 2008
Read
Uncategorized

More slo-mo gecko video from Robert Full

Robert Full (watch his TEDTalk on gecko feet) and his team at UC Berkeley have uncovered more oddly-worth-knowing facts about geckos and how...

Mar 21, 2008
Read
Visit full blog on WordPress