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Young gun: Fellows Friday with Ed Ou

Award-winning Canadian photographer Ed Ou fell into photojournalism as a teenager, while studying political science in Jerusalem. Since then, he has blazed a trail of cinematic images covering the Egyptian revolution, the Somali Civil War, victims of radiation poisoning in the Soviet Union, and beyond, capturing moments of beauty and humanit...
Posted January 4, 2013
https://blog.ted.com/2013/01/04/young-gun-fellows-friday-with-ed-ou

Up for Debate: Talks from TED and Doha Debates

The world is more interconnected than ever before -- and the need to bridge political and ideological divides has never been more urgent. Now is the time to examine the rules of genuine human engagement, to find common ground for respectful, passionate discourse and to celebrate civility. That's the idea behind TED Salon: Up for Debate, a...
Posted January 18, 2019
https://blog.ted.com/2019/01/18/up-for-debate-talks-from-ted-and-doha-debates

Wayfinders: Notes from Session 6 of TEDWomen 2019

The final session of TEDWomen 2019 is here! We can't believe it; we won't believe. But, if we must close out these three incredible days, it's good we did it by hearing from a diverse range of "wayfinders" -- incredible women who are using their wisdom and insight to light the way forward, tackle global problems and find the right balance of...
Posted December 6, 2019
https://blog.ted.com/2019/12/06/wayfinders-notes-from-session-6-of-tedwomen-2019

Four difficult truths highlighted by the Ebola epidemic

Last Mile Health has expanded health-care access to the most remote regions of Liberia. Raj Panjabi, the nonprofit’s founder and winner of the 2017 TED Prize, looks back at how his team handled the Ebola outbreak -- and how it can help them build a healthier future for their country and us all. In December 2013, a 2-year-old boy named Emile die...
Posted December 6, 2016
https://ideas.ted.com/four-difficult-truths-highlighted-by-the-ebola-epidemic

Homophobia in our blood

Homophobia and mass shootings are afflictions that won't be solved overnight -- but the problematic and outdated restrictions against gay blood donors could be. Nothing rubs salt in the wounds of tragedy like bigotry or bureaucracy -- or both. But that is just what happened last week after the shooting at the gay nightclub Pulse in Orlando. Wit...
Posted June 22, 2016
https://ideas.ted.com/homophobia-in-our-blood

An artist’s slavery relics and reimagined KKK robes show us the reality of systemic racism

Paul Rucker’s eye-opening work forces people to look at the bias and bigotry that have been sewn into the fabric of America. The silhouette of a KKK robe is unmistakable, with its ominous, hooded outline. It's a stark reminder of one of the ugliest parts of America’s past -- a past that has been bubbling to the surface again in recent years. Th...
Posted October 12, 2018
https://ideas.ted.com/an-artists-slavery-relics-and-reimagined-kkk-robes-show-us-the-reality-of-systemic-racism

Tradition or travesty? A TED Fellow's documentary investigates the complexities of whale hunting in the Faroe Islands

For the 50,000 people of the Faroe Islands, a self-governing country within the Kingdom of Denmark, hunting long-finned pilot whales — a dark gray species found in their waters — is a tradition that stretches back centuries. These whales are a food source, and hunting them is considered an important part of Faroese culture. Today, the hunt, k...
Posted April 17, 2015
https://blog.ted.com/2015/04/17/a-ted-fellows-documentary-on-whale-hunting-in-the-faroe-islands

How can we improve democracy? One intriguing idea: Set up a jury system.

Collective wisdom might best be found when small groups of people are given a chance to discuss and deliberate, say social scientists Mariano Sigman, Joaquin Navajas, Gerry Garbulsky and Dan Ariely. Could this suggest a better way to vote? For many years, problems with democracy have been pushed under the carpet in the general belief that “demo...
Posted November 21, 2017
https://ideas.ted.com/how-can-we-improve-democracy-one-intriguing-idea-set-up-a-jury-system

Drew Curtis of Fark.com is running for governor of Kentucky. How a TED Talk inspired his campaign—and why he hopes it’ll inspire you too

Drew Curtis is not a politician. The curator of Fark.com, the legendary online community of news jokes and funny Photoshops, he proudly proclaims this fact on homepage of his latest website. This declaration is only surprising because, just a few inches above, the intention of the website is revealed: “Drew Curtis for Governor.” See, poli...
Posted February 19, 2015
https://blog.ted.com/2015/02/19/drew-curtis-of-fark-on-running-for-governor-of-kentucky

More to life than DNA: Fellows Friday with Sheref Mansy

American synthetic biologist Sheref Mansy is working on constructing artificial cells that mimic -- and "talk" to -- biological cells. In this fascinating conversation, Mansy weaves through the question of what does and does not constitute "life," the possible practical applications for his work, and how conversations with artists have opene...
Posted October 11, 2013
https://blog.ted.com/2013/10/11/more-to-life-than-dna-fellows-friday-with-sheref-mansy

One invisible barrier holding back women at work: the conformity bind

Most of us enter the professional world believing that the focus and hard work which got us through our education will help us rise there, too. But we don't yet realize that there are significant obstacles lying in our path. Author Michelle P. King explains how the need to conform can stand between women and success. Between the ages of 24 a...
Posted March 24, 2020
https://ideas.ted.com/one-invisible-barrier-holding-back-women-at-work-the-conformity-bind

The right way to be introspective (yes, there's a wrong way)

Obsessive navel-gazing can be satisfying, but the problem is, it can also be damaging. Organizational psychologist Tasha Eurich suggests ways to escape the loop of rumination and learn how to move forward for real. It was Tuesday evening around 11pm. Holed up in my dark office, I sat staring at a set of freshly analyzed data. A few weeks earlie...
Posted June 2, 2017
https://ideas.ted.com/the-right-way-to-be-introspective-yes-theres-a-wrong-way

Doom. Gloom. Outrage. Uproar. Notes and feelings from Session 1 of TED2018

Let it be noted, says co-host Chris Anderson, that this year's TED started with a roaring cheer and with a scream of anguish. Our job this week is to explore what's amazing, in every sense of the word, from the jaw-droppingly wonderful to the shocking and urgent. So Chris and co-host Helen Walters have decided to kick off Session 1 with a qu...
Posted April 10, 2018
https://blog.ted.com/2018/04/10/doom-gloom-outrage-uproar-notes-and-feelings-from-session-1-of-ted2018

TED's summer culture list: 114 podcasts, books, TV shows, movies and more to nourish you

Whether you're staying put or going away, summer can be a great time to relax and try new things. So we asked TED speakers to recommend podcasts, books, TV shows, movies and more that have nourished their minds, spirits and bodies (yes, you'll find a link to a recipe for olive-cheese loaf below) in recent times. You can use the links here to ju...
Posted July 2, 2020
https://ideas.ted.com/teds-summer-culture-list-114-podcasts-books-tv-shows-movies-and-more-to-nourish-you

Curious connections: Fellows Friday with Kyra Gaunt

Musician, ethnomusicologist, author, and social media maven -- Kyra Gaunt (see her TEDxChisinau talk here) won’t limit herself to one way of thinking. Using a variety of media, she works nonstop to help humanity see our own remarkable unity in diversity. Your work encompasses scholarship, musical performance, educational theory, race, gender,...
Posted March 16, 2012
https://blog.ted.com/2012/03/16/curious-connections-fellows-friday-with-kyra-gaunt

TED.com wins a 2012 Peabody Award

Among the winners of the 71st annual Peabody Awards: TED.com! The judges wrote: An outgrowth of a 1984 conference that brought together leaders in technology, entertainment and design (TED), the site makes creative thinkers and their ideas available everywhere, anytime. We're thrilled and honored to be among this company of Peabody awa...
Posted April 4, 2012
https://blog.ted.com/2012/04/04/ted-wins-a-2012-peabody-award

Change your life and those around you, with these 22 inspiring new books from TED speakers

Clearer, Closer, Better: How Successful People See the World by Emily Balcetis (TED Talk: Why some people find exercise harder than others) Many of us look at high achievers and envy how they seem to navigate their lives with ease. In Clearer, Closer, Better, social psychologist Emily Balcetis tells readers that success might be a matter of ...
Posted June 18, 2020
https://ideas.ted.com/change-your-life-and-those-around-you-with-these-23-inspiring-new-books-from-ted-speakers

Considering Steven Pinker at TED2018

Linguist and psychologist Steven Pinker's talk at the end of TED2018 Session 1 argued enthusiastically that humanity has, as a whole, made remarkable progress toward prosperity, peace and happiness — backing up his assertions with charts that showed an optimistic trajectory. But is that the whole story? A roundtable of TED Fellows — includin...
Posted April 12, 2018
https://blog.ted.com/2018/04/12/enlightenment-or-entitlement-a-response-to-steven-pinker-from-a-panel-of-ted-fellows

Think you've got a terrible memory? You don't know the half of it

What happens when the technology for manipulation on the neural level becomes possible? Could there be a future therapy for people with depression or PTSD -- or heartbreak? Do people really want to have their memories manipulated? Elizabeth Loftus, Steve Ramirez and Xu Liu grapple with some big questions. In late 2013, MIT neuroscientists Xu ...
Posted February 19, 2014
https://ideas.ted.com/think-youve-got-a-terrible-memory-you-dont-know-the-half-of-it

Teaching science by bad example: Q&A with Ben Goldacre

On the stage at TEDGlobal 2011, Ben Goldacre delivered an incredibly fast-paced and informative talk on the subtle ways nutritionists, pharmaceutical companies, and others distort scientific evidence. TED's Ben Lillie caught up with him to talk about how to read newspapers, the power of the placebo effect, and how people really want to learn...
Posted September 29, 2011
https://blog.ted.com/2011/09/29/teaching-science-by-bad-example-qa-with-ben-goldacre

62 great books by Black authors, recommended by TED speakers

Compiled from past TED book lists, here's a curated selection of fiction and non-fiction titles to check out now. Minority Leader: How to Lead from the Outside and Make Change by Stacey Abrams (TED talk: 3 questions to ask yourself about everything you do) I work in government affairs, and the last thing I enjoy reading for pleasure are books ...
Posted June 8, 2020
https://ideas.ted.com/62-great-books-by-black-authors-recommended-by-ted-speakers

Gaza's only female photojournalist, Eman Mohammed, shows the devastation of war on private lives

At the age of 19, Eman Mohammed became the only female photojournalist based in Gaza, breaking longstanding cultural taboos around the role of women in society. Three weeks into her career, the Gaza War began. Now 26, Mohammed continues to document harrowing and intimate stories of war and its aftermath in Gaza and beyond. Here, Mohammed tells...
Posted April 25, 2014
https://blog.ted.com/2014/04/25/eman-mohammed

Short talks, big energy: Notes from TED Unplugged at TED2018

“This is a little different than the mainstage at TED, in a sense that this is a little more relaxed,” says our host, the poet and TED speaker Clint Smith. “These are speakers who have not been selected specifically for the mainstage, but they’re just as talented, just as brilliant, and just as important.” A spectrum of ideas, stories, pe...
Posted April 11, 2018
https://blog.ted.com/2018/04/11/short-talks-big-energy-notes-from-ted-unplugged-at-ted2018

Online censorship, life on Mars and tiny robots: 20 TED Fellows give talks in Whistler

Our office might be closed for summer vacation, but the TED Fellows are hard at work at the very first TED Fellows Retreat, happening now  in Whistler, British Columbia. Because the Fellows have proliferated since the program officially launched in 2009, many of these extraordinary thinkers have never had a chance to meet and conspire. And t...
Posted August 19, 2013
https://blog.ted.com/2013/08/19/online-censorship-life-on-mars-and-tiny-robots-19-ted-fellows-give-talks-in-whistler

The complexities of the psychopath test: A Q&A with Jon Ronson

Jon Ronson is the author of The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry, an exploration of what defines a psychopath. At TED2012, he told a part of that story on stage -- how he met a man named Tony who was held for years in a psychiatric prison because he faked mental illness too well, and about how Ronson himself became tra...
Posted August 15, 2012
https://blog.ted.com/2012/08/15/the-complexities-of-the-psychopath-test-a-qa-with-jon-ronson

Books worth reading, as recommended by Bill Gates, Susan Cain and more...

Find repose by exciting the mind. Some of the world's leading thinkers offer the books that inspired them and their work. Skim the list for your favorite speakers, or get nerdy on a topic you've always wanted to know more about. Below find 52 books, recommended by TED speakers. Creativity Creative Confidence, by Tom Kelley and David Kelley Cr...
Posted December 16, 2014
https://ideas.ted.com/books-worth-reading-this-holiday-recommended-by-bill-gates-susan-cain-and-more

Ideas sparked by "What if?": The talks of TED@UPS 2018

The greatest ideas of our time will be sparked by a simple question: "What if?" What if we had truly inclusive workplaces? What if we removed the inefficiencies that stand in the way of eliminating world hunger? What if we could deliver quality health care in the home? What if we took back our privacy online? At this year’s TED@UPS -- held on...
Posted July 23, 2018
https://blog.ted.com/2018/07/23/ideas-sparked-by-what-if-the-talks-of-tedups-2018

Break the mold: The talks of TED@BCG 2017

Complex times require a bold embrace of diversity and difference -- and an ability to turn the unknown into an advantage. How can we tap into the unexpected? For a fifth year, BCG has partnered with TED to bring experts in education, diversity, AI, biology and more to the stage to share ideas from the forefront of innovation. At this year...
Posted October 5, 2017
https://blog.ted.com/2017/10/05/break-the-mold-the-talks-of-tedbcg-2017

Big data for Lou Gehrig’s disease, MS, HIV, fibromyalgia -- from patients themselves: Fellows Friday with Paul Wicks

TED Fellow Paul Wicks is changing the way patients with chronic health conditions connect with one another, and how they participate in research. Trained as a neuropsychologist -- and specializing in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Parkinson’s disease -- Paul began using the internet in 2002 to bring together communities of patients wi...
Posted August 9, 2013
https://blog.ted.com/2013/08/09/connecting-patients-online-for-a-wide-range-of-purposes-fellows-friday-with-paul-wicks

TED’s giant summer reading list: Books to read right now

We asked TED speakers, TED-Ed educators and TED Fellows: “What books would you bring with you to a desert island?” In their deliciously diverse responses, you'll find there's something for every kind of reader. They offered up recommendations -- please use the following links to jump around the sections you're interested in -- for when you're h...
Posted June 27, 2019
https://ideas.ted.com/teds-giant-summer-reading-list-151-books-to-dive-into-right-now
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