One TED speaker becomes a college president, another designs a beautiful new perfume bottle …
The TED community has been very busy over the past few weeks. Below, some newsy highlights. Wellesley has a new president. Dr. Paula Johnson...
Larry Brilliant’s new book shows how pandemics can be eradicated
Epidemiologist Larry Brilliant remembers the day in 1974 when, while working for the United Nations in India, a mother handed him her young ...
TEDWomen update: Wellesley inaugurates Dr. Paula Johnson
Congratulations to TEDWomen 2013 speaker Dr. Paula Johnson who, earlier this month, was sworn in as the 14th president of Wellesley College....
Exploring our curiosity at TEDNYC: What Drives Us
We’re creatures of curiosity. Our impulse to explore and investigate has led us to incredible discoveries about the world around us an...
The TEDGlobal 2017 Fellowship application is open. Apply now
Are you an inventor or filmmaker? A scientist or entrepreneur? Do you have a unique approach to your work that is worth sharing with the wor...
Just announced: TEDGlobal 2017 heads back to Africa
Ten years on, TEDGlobal returns to Africa, and applications are open now to attend. TEDGlobal 2017: Builders. Truth-tellers. Catalysts. happ...
The state of women in the workforce, loopholes in London’s alternative stock market, and Mission 2020
As usual, the TED community has lots of news to share this week. Below, some highlights. Why there are still so few women at the top. Leanin...
TEDWomen Update: Memory Banda and a warrior’s cry against child marriage
Over the years, we’ve had so many wonderful and moving talks at the TEDWomen conference, but perhaps one of the most striking was Malawi act...
Meet the Fall 2016 class of TED Residents
On September 12, TED welcomed its latest class of the TED Residency program, an in-house incubator for breakthrough ideas. Residents spend f...