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This week, Steven Pinker releases his latest book, The Stuff of Thought, about language as a window onto human nature. We present two TEDTal...
2007 TED Prize winner EO Wilson wished to create the key tool that we need to inspire preservation of Earth’s biodiversity: the Encycl...
Dutch sculptor Theo Jansen shares the story of his “Strandbeests,” eerily lifelike kinetic sculptures that he has built from pla...
Making private space travel possible and accessible to everyone has been a recurring topic at recent TED conferences, discussed by speakers ...
This year at TED, TED Prize winner Bill Clinton wished for us to partner with his foundation, the Rwandan government, and Partners in Health...
Andrew Mwenda is a journalist from Uganda and an active critic of many forms of Western aid to Africa. In this provocative talk, he asks us ...
Update: OLPC has announced that, starting Nov. 12, it will begin selling the XO laptop to consumers through its Give 1 Get 1 program. From t...
Is the beloved paper dictionary doomed to extinction? When does a made-up word become real? And could you use “synecdochical” in...
Al Seckel writes: To all TEDsters, It is with the greatest of sadness that we have to inform you that our very dearest friend and fellow TED...