The bounds of deep memory: The epic talks in Session 5 of TED2016
Session 5 starts with a talk from a 93-year-old television icon. But it goes back so much further in time than that. As astronomer shares th...
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence: Tabetha Boyajian at TED2016
Exploring space generates tons of data — so much data that most of it is studied using algorithms, not human eyes. But algorithms are ...
It’s time we inverted the pyramids: Satellite archaeologist Sarah Parcak invites the world into her work
Sarah Parcak is a space archaeologist, and has located multiple lost ancient sites. Still, she says, it’s easy to pick her greatest discover...
‘An impish sage’: Remembering Marvin Minsky onstage at TED2016
Onstage at TED this evening, Danny Hillis spoke a few words to remember his friend, the artificial intelligence researcher, cognitive scient...
Life hacks you’ll appreciate: The helpful talks in Session 4 of TED2016
Pay attention. The talks in Session 4 offer takeaways you’ll find yourself using in everyday life — from a new way to end an argument, to ho...
Are human beings just a group of traits?: Brian Little speaks on personality at TED2016
Brian Little is one of those professors everyone adores. Students sit starry-eyed in his class, hanging on his every word, and they line up ...
The intersection of health and haircuts: Joseph Ravenell at TED2016
The barbershop is a safe haven for black men, a place where they don’t have to worry about how they’re perceived by the outside ...
Imagination. Invention. Ingenuity: Inspiring talks in Session 3 of TED2016
Session 3 of TED2016 examines the ‘i’ words: Imagination. Invention. Ingenuity. Hosted by TED Fellows Jedidah Isler and José Gómez-Márquez, ...
What happens when you disrupt the White House: Haley Van Dyck speaks at TED2016
On technologist Haley Van Dyck’s first day working for the government, in 2008, she was handed a laptop that ran Windows 98. “Three presiden...