TED and Audible debut “Sincerely, X” audio series: Sharing important ideas, anonymously
TED’s always on the hunt for new speakers with new ideas. But in our latest project, we’re offering speakers something unprecedented: ...
GlobalXplorer invites you to find and protect archaeological sites
The power of the crowd has helped digitize the world’s books; it maintains the online encyclopedia many of us check by default. The crowd ha...
From shanty mega-towns to a cyborg uprising: Talks from TEDNYC Idea Search 2017
Here at TED headquarters, we are constantly looking for new voices, new ideas — and late last year, we opened a challenge to the world...
A new museum 14 meters under the sea, a dance that draws on fiction, and other news from TED speakers
As usual, the TED community has lots of news to share this week. Below, some highlights. An underwater museum. Off the south coast of Lanzar...
Comment of the week, January 25, 2017: “Use your voices on our behalf”
The comment I’d like to highlight this week was left on Jen Brea’s TED Talk by Serena Morriss, who is currently suffering with M...
On Roxane Gay’s TED Book
Author Roxane Gay has asked to cancel her planned TED Book, titled How to Be Heard. We’re disappointed that we won’t get to put this importa...
This billion-dollar fund wants to prevent the next epidemic
A powerhouse coalition will change the way vaccines are made — and help us prep for the next global outbreak. (Because it’s not if but when....
One TED speaker adorns the walls of the New York City subway, another the walls of a building in Dubai…
As usual, the TED community has lots of news to share this week. Below, some highlights. A subway line with museum-worthy art. After 45 year...
Meet the 2017 class of TED Fellows and Senior Fellows
Welcome the class of TED2017 Fellows! Representing 12 countries, one tribal nation and an incredible range of disciplines, this year’s...