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Photo of the day: A moment with Reggie Watts

Mike's Picks: Our photo editor, Mike Femia, is sorting through thousands of photos this week. He picks a favorite each day. Here's today's: A beautiful photo by Ryan Lash of the truly amazing Reggie Watts onstage at TED2012. My happiness increases by 10x every time I look at it.
Posted February 29, 2012
https://blog.ted.com/2012/02/29/photo-of-the-day-reggie-watts

Robin Ince: "I've just realised what I should have done my TED talk on"

Late in January, Robin Ince tweeted: balls, 7 months too late I've just realised what i should have done my TED talk on So the TED Blog asked: What? And here is what he wrote: Every year I attempt to say yes to things that are out of my comfort zone. These are never physical things such as parachute jumps or mountain climbs -- I...
Posted February 3, 2012
https://blog.ted.com/2012/02/03/robin-ince-ive-just-realised-what-i-should-have-done-my-ted-talk-on

Hey skater: 4 talks for Go Skateboarding Day

Today, June 21, is Go Skateboarding Day, which is a perfectly good reason to celebrate this global culture of under-the-radar creativity and community. Below are four TED Talks in celebration of the innovation and flow of skating. Rodney Mullen: Pop an ollie and innovate! Beginning at age 10, Rodney Mullen been sharing his unique style a...
Posted June 21, 2013
https://blog.ted.com/2013/06/21/hey-skater-its-go-skateboarding-day

Introducing TED Books

Today, we're thrilled to announce the launch of TED Books, an imprint of short nonfiction works designed for digital distribution. Shorter than traditional books, TED Books run less than 20,000 words each -- long enough to explain a powerful idea, but short enough to be read in a single sitting. Books are available on the Kindle and Kindle R...
Posted January 26, 2011
https://blog.ted.com/2011/01/26/introducing-tedbooks

Who doesn’t love sales? There’s just one problem: they lead us to make dumb choices

Most people’s hearts leap up when they see the words “50% off” or “Buy One Get One Free.” Unfortunately, discounts cause us to act quickly and spend more than we should, say economist Dan Ariely and writer Jeff Kreisler. Susan Thompkins is somebody’s Aunt Susan, and everyone has someone like her. Aunt Susan is a genuinely happy and loving woman...
Posted November 30, 2017
https://ideas.ted.com/who-doesnt-love-sales-theres-just-one-problem-they-lead-us-to-make-dumb-choices

Your 5-day gratitude challenge: 5 exercises to increase your gratefulness

These five different exercises -- all from TED speakers -- can help you add more thanks to your life. Feel free to do the challenges in any way that suits you, whether it’s in back-to-back days or spread out over weeks or months. Then, if some of them resonate with you more than others, focus on those and save the rest for another time. The...
Posted November 21, 2019
https://ideas.ted.com/your-5-day-gratitude-challenge-from-ted

What advice do you wish you’d gotten when you graduated from college? 25 TED speakers answer.

Whether you put on your cap and gown last week -- or last century -- these honest answers can give you some insight and guidance. “If you don't know what you want to do with the rest of your life, you're not a failure. Give yourself time and get yourself experience to figure things out.” -- Angela Duckworth (TED Talk: Grit -- the power of pass...
Posted May 22, 2018
https://ideas.ted.com/what-advice-do-you-wish-youd-gotten-when-you-graduated-from-college-25-ted-speakers-answer

Kevin Breel talks to the Today Show about his viral video

In an interview on the Today Show this morning, Kevin Breel reveals why he thinks his TED Talk has gone viral: not because his story is unique, but because it is so common. Breel’s talk, given at TEDxKids@Ambleside, has been watched about 1.5 million times so far. In it, the 19-year-old reveals that, while he seemed to be living a great l...
Posted October 8, 2013
https://blog.ted.com/2013/10/08/kevin-breel-appears-on-the-today-show

Charity Tillemann-Dick shares the harrowing story of living between life and death

At TEDMED 2010, opera singer Charity Tillemann-Dick told the story of a revolutionary, life-changing surgery -- a double lung transplant. While a doctor had warned her that she would never sing again, she revealed what it felt like to get her voice back. “We need to stop letting disease divorce us from our dreams,” she said. Now, three yea...
Posted January 28, 2013
https://blog.ted.com/2013/01/28/charity-tillemann-dick-shares-the-harrowing-story-of-living-between-life-and-death

Mindshift: Notes from Session 5 of TED2019

To kick off day 3 of TED2019, five speakers explored big shifts: challenging accepted wisdom on love, giving, leadership, truth -- and illegal substances. The event: Talks from TED2019, Session 5: Mindshift, hosted by TED's Chris Anderson and Corey Hajim When and where: Wednesday, April 17, 2019, 8:45am, at the Vancouver Convention Cen...
Posted April 17, 2019
https://blog.ted.com/2019/04/17/mindshift-notes-from-session-5-of-ted2019

7 talks about work to watch on Labor Day

Work comes in all shapes and sizes — there's no one-size-fits-all model for what humans do to make a living. We can see this in the countless TEDTalks from people telling stories about what they do, be it single-handedly creating a polyphonic orchestra, performing magical stunts on city streets, or even studying fungi. While we aren't all glam...
Posted September 3, 2012
https://blog.ted.com/2012/09/03/7-talks-about-work-to-watch-on-labor-day

Strangers with cookies: How a TED Talk inspired college students to do a highly altruistic act during finals week

The McGregor Reading Room at the University of Virginia is sometimes referred to as the “Harry Potter Room.” All  bookshelves, oriental carpets and chandeliers, the room earned its nickname for its posh look and the fact that it’s a favorite spot for studying. But last December, this room filled with a little real-life magic: the smell of fre...
Posted February 24, 2014
https://blog.ted.com/2014/02/24/how-a-ted-talk-inspired-an-altruistic-act

The Dinner Party: Session 3 at TED2012

In this session, TED is hosting a dinner party on stage, with various TED attendees and some speakers sitting on stage throughout. Seth Godin, Stewart Brand and Sir Ken Robinson are all primed and ready to jump in with discussion of those we are about to hear. Namely: Rebecca Newberger Goldstein writes novels that explore questions of phi...
Posted February 28, 2012
https://blog.ted.com/2012/02/28/the-dinner-party-session-3-at-ted2012

Breakthroughs: The talks of TED@Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Humanity is defined by its immense body of knowledge. Most times it inches forward, shedding light onto the mysteries of the universe and easing life's endeavors in small increments. But in some special moments, knowledge and understanding leap forward, when one concentrated mind or one crucial discovery redirects the course of things and ch...
Posted November 30, 2017
https://blog.ted.com/2017/11/30/breakthroughs-the-talks-of-tedmerck-kgaa-darmstadt-germany

New playlist: Design giants

Happy Tuesday! Enjoy a bonus binge this week: a playlist about design. "Design giants" contains 13 talks by iconic modern designers. Hear from Philippe Starck, who asks, "Why design?" ... Stefan Sagmeister on how design helped him find happiness ... Eames Demetrios on his grandparents' legendary work ... and today's talk, Paola Antonelli, on...
Posted May 28, 2013
https://blog.ted.com/2013/05/28/new-playlist-design-giants

TED Radio Hour brings great ideas to NPR stations. Premiere: April 27

It all starts with an idea -- a seed that spawns astonishing inventions, fresh approaches to old problems, new ways to think, to create. Journey through the world of extraordinary ideas with TED Radio Hour, a new program from NPR and TED that inspires imagination about modern life and places bets on tomorrow, with today's most compelling ...
Posted April 16, 2012
https://blog.ted.com/2012/04/16/ted-radio-hour-brings-great-ideas-to-npr-stations-premiere-april-27

What’s the worst kind of praise you can give?

One hint: it often ends with the letters “est.” And it can lead to competition and disappointment, says psychologist and workplace researcher Shawn Achor. Some people treat praise like a limited commodity. They believe that the key to advancement and success must be to absorb and rack up as much recognition and admiration as possible. This is t...
Posted February 14, 2018
https://ideas.ted.com/whats-the-worst-kind-of-praise-you-can-give

Why you should always deliver the bad news first

Many of us like to lead with the positive, but it turns out that goes against what psychologists are discovering about human nature, says business writer Daniel Pink. “I’ve got some good news and some bad news.” You’ve undoubtedly said that before. Whether you’re a parent, a kid, a teacher, a doctor or a writer trying to explain a missed dea...
Posted January 23, 2018
https://ideas.ted.com/why-you-should-always-deliver-the-bad-news-first

Why grown-ups love coloring books too

Anyone who has appreciated a meditative mental drift while knitting or mowing a lawn knows that there is something calming about engaging in a familiar, low-impact activity that requires minimal thought and bestows a clear sense of progress. That goes at least some of the way toward explaining the immense appeal of adult coloring books, which no...
Posted March 9, 2016
https://ideas.ted.com/why-grown-ups-love-coloring-books-too

From the comments: Are we over-sensitive, or what?

Beer-Sheva, Israel-based community member Yubal Masalker wrote this in response to Jennifer Senior's TED Talk, For parents, happiness is a very high bar: "In my opinion, as we know more, we make more of an issue of every tiny matter. This is the main reason why there are now so many books about how to raise children. There is high demand for ...
Posted June 10, 2014
https://ideas.ted.com/from-the-comments-are-we-over-sensitive-or-what

The TED2015 conference in 30 quotes

TED2015 featured more than 90 speakers, and more than 20 hours of talks. We turned our perceptions inside-out, saw some new technology, traveled to space more than once, heard astounding life stories, learned about unusual materials, rethought artistic expression and contemplated the divides of society, with an eye toward ending injustice. ...
Posted March 23, 2015
https://blog.ted.com/2015/03/23/the-ted2015-conference-in-30-quotes

Dave Eggers, Stefan Sagmeister and Ryuichi Sakamoto reveal their favorite TED Talks

TED Talks have now been viewed more than a billion times around the world. To celebrate this occasion, we reached out to 24 incredible talents in the areas of technology, entertainment and design, asking them create playlists of the talks that resonated most with them. Over the past three days, we’ve revealed about half of those lists, from ...
Posted November 16, 2012
https://blog.ted.com/2012/11/16/dave-eggers-stefan-sagmeister-and-ryuichi-sakamoto-reveal-their-favorite-ted-talks

TED Books hit Apple's iBookstore

Great news: TED Books are now available on Apple's iBookstore. It’s an exciting time for publishing, and we’re glad to work with Apple to make TED Books available to as many readers as possible. TED Books, which launched earlier this year, are an imprint of short nonfiction works designed for digital distribution. Shorter than traditional book...
Posted August 2, 2011
https://blog.ted.com/2011/08/02/ted-books-hit-apples-ibookstore

Want to be happy? Slow down

In 1972, Matthieu Ricard had a promising career in biochemistry, trying to figure out the secrets of E. coli bacteria. A chance encounter with Buddhism led to an about turn, and Ricard has spent the past 40+ years living in the Himalayas, studying mindfulness and happiness. In this free-wheeling discussion at TED Global in October 2014, Ricard t...
Posted January 23, 2015
https://ideas.ted.com/want-to-be-happy-slow-down

Watch TED Talks on your Apple TV

A cure for those what-do-I-watch-now moments: starting today, TED is on Apple TV. In our beautifully designed new Apple TV channel, you can watch TED’s full library of talks (1900+ of them and counting) and our expanding collection of playlists (more than 200 of them, from “Architectural inspiration” to “Talks to watch when every conceivable...
Posted March 24, 2015
https://blog.ted.com/2015/03/24/watch-ted-talks-on-your-apple-tv

3 ways to give the gift of TED this holiday season

When you're in the giving mood, there are four different ways you can share TED: a membership to view two full TED Conferences with TED Live, a personally curated DVD of your favorite TED Talks, or simply a TED Talk that inspired you. With all of these options, you can definitely find at least one way to share a great idea with someone as yo...
Posted December 13, 2012
https://blog.ted.com/2012/12/13/4-ways-to-give-the-gift-of-ted-this-holiday-season

The positive side of “no,” how coral procreates and a lyrical look at life in Liberia post-Ebola

The TED community has been moving-and-shaking as usual. Below, some newsy highlights. What you don’t know about ‘no.’ If your friend is getting ready for a job interview and asks, “Do I look good in this?,” and you answer, “No, totally!,” should they change or stride confidently out the door? This week, Kathryn Schulz writes in The New Yorker a...
Posted April 9, 2015
https://blog.ted.com/2015/04/09/the-positive-side-of-no-ted-community-news-4-8-15

Dear Guy: "At some point, I will retire -- and that terrifies me"

Welcome to "Dear Guy," TED's advice column from psychologist Guy Winch. Every month, he answers readers' questions about life, love, work and what matters most. Please send them to dearguy@ted.com; to read his previous columns, go here. Dear Guy:  I have worked from age 17 to now (I am 60 this year), and I’ve really enjoyed my career in IT. ...
Posted September 3, 2020
https://ideas.ted.com/dear-guy-at-some-point-i-will-retire-and-that-terrifies-me

My Year of TED: How 54 talks changed a life

By Kylie Dunn What do you get when you cross a 39-year-old perfectionist with 54 TED Talks and far more honesty than any person probably needs to experience? You get my Year of TED. I’ve been inspired by TED Talks for years, and felt the urge to do something noteworthy and challenging to ring in my fortieth year on the planet. Inspira...
Posted March 27, 2013
https://blog.ted.com/2013/03/27/my-year-of-ted-how-54-talks-changed-a-life

The price of being single

One researcher's quest to end discrimination against single people. Bella DePaulo, now in her sixties, has always been single. For some time, she thought the marriage bug would bite her, until she realized it wouldn’t—and she didn’t want it to. DePaulo, who describes herself as “single at heart,” relishes the lifestyle. What she doesn’t love is...
Posted October 21, 2015
https://ideas.ted.com/the-price-of-being-single
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