In the concise space of less than 100 pages, How We’ll Live on Mars delivers an elegant overview of the history, science, and technology relevant to Martian colonization. But more than a technical primer, Petranek’s new book is a manifesto. Gizmodo About the book When the first humans set foot on Mars, the moment will be more significant in ter...

About this video: How do you move a steam engine without using train tracks? Or ship 10,000 terracotta warriors? Take a peek into the crazy array of items UPS has transported safely around the world. About this event TED@UPS was a TED-curated event featuring a diverse group of speakers from across the UPS community. Jointly produced by TED and ...

I wish you would use all means at your disposal — films! expeditions! the web! new submarines! — to create a campaign to ignite public support for a global network of marine protected areas, Hope Spots large enough to save and restore the blue heart of the planet. The plan In 1872, the United States began establishing a system of parks that some...

I wish my artwork could persuade millions of people to join a global conversation about sustainability. I wish we could launch a ground-breaking competition that motivates kids to invent new ideas in sustainable living. I wish I could create an IMAX film that would make my work accessible to a broader audience. The plan Create a website to rai...

The TED Fellows Program recognizes people at work on future-shaping ideas, offering them tools to amplify the power of their vision. Each year, a new group of TED Fellows from around the world, and from every discipline, are welcomed into this international community of remarkable thinkers and doers who have shown unusual accomplishment, excepti...

We get it. You care about the climate crisis—but sometimes thinking about it is just too overwhelming. Well, we’re here to help with that. Host Dan Kwartler unpacks the problems and solutions behind big systemic issues in bite-sized episodes. You’ll find out which bag is best for the planet, imagine our world without humans, and follow the inter...

I wish that you would help with the creation, launch and propagation of a Charter for Compassion, crafted by a group of leading inspirational thinkers from the three Abrahamic traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam and based on the fundamental principles of universal justice and respect. The plan Compassion isn't just a warm feeling. Reli...

About Outrage + Optimism Face the climate crisis head on, but understand that we have the power to solve this. Hosted by Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac and Paul Dickinson this podcast about issues and politics will inform you, inspire you and help you realize that this is the most exciting time in history to be alive. About the hosts Ch...

The Pursuit of Happiness Monterey, California February 25-28, 2004 Dear TEDizens, A few years age I stumbled upon a question I found both shocking and exhilarating: Suppose our natural instincts about what we needed to make us happy were dead wrong? That was what the latest scientific research on happiness seemed to suggest: that most of the t...

Written by the educators who created The Deep Ocean, a brief look at the key facts, tough questions and big ideas in their field. Begin this TED Study with a fascinating read that gives context and clarity to the material. How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean. Arthur C. Clarke Planet Ocean In the late 1960s,...

Written by the educator who created What Makes Us Human?, a brief look at the key facts, tough questions and big ideas in his field. Begin this TED Study with a fascinating read that gives context and clarity to the material. As a biological anthropologist, I never liked drawing sharp distinctions between human and non-human. Such boundaries ma...

The TED Countdown Summit is an invite-only gathering in Detroit, Michigan that will bring together a group of global innovators, business executives, scientists, policymakers, next generation leaders, artists, activists and more who are determined to create a better future. The TED Countdown Summit 2023 July 11–14, 2023 Detroit, Michigan A net-...

Written by the educators who created Reworking the Western Diet, a brief look at the key facts, tough questions and big ideas in their field. Begin this TED Study with a fascinating read that gives context and clarity to the material. Sweet and salty, meaty and mega-sized: Introducing the Western diet If you live in a Western culture, chances ar...

Get to know the amazing scientists, designers, technologists, explorers, artists, performers (and more!) who will be speaking at TEDYouth 2015. Adam Stelzner Ever wonder if there's life on Mars? Thanks to Adam Steltzner and his team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, we may find the answer. He and his team designed the sky crane that landed th...

TED Climate Wednesday, August 11, 2021 Dan Kwartler: Hi and welcome to TED Climate, a podcast from the TED Audio Collective. I’m your host, Dan Kwartler. On this show, we’re staring straight into the abyss of the climate crisis. Don’t worry though, we promise not to bum you out too much. Each episode of this season we’ll look at two different s...

Written by the educators who created Ecofying Cities, a brief look at the key facts, tough questions and big ideas in their field. Begin this TED Study with a fascinating read that gives context and clarity to the material. Right now, our economy operates as Paul Hawken said, "by stealing the future, selling it in the present and calling it GDP....

Inspired by Nature Monterey, California February 2005 Surrounded by imperfect manmade technology, medicine, and production, we are more frequently turning to the world of nature for answers to our ailments. How can nature better serve our pursuit of knowledge? How are our aesthetics shaped by nature? How can we begin to work with nature instead ...

TED Salons welcome an intimate audience for an afternoon or evening of highly-curated TED Talks revolving around a globally relevant theme. A condensed version of a TED flagship conference, they are distinct in their brevity, opportunities for conversation, and heightened interaction between the speaker and audience. Learn more about TED Salons....

The TED Interview Randall Munroe answers your wildest questions October 27, 2022 [00:00:00] Steven Johnson: Welcome to the TED Interview. I'm your host, Steven Johnson. Now, this is a show where we wrestle with big, profound questions like, where is the artificial intelligence revolution going to take us? Or how can we reinvent our work routin...

Deepen your understanding of Visualizing Data with these carefully crafted educational exercises that let you get the most out of this TED Studies subject. Activity 1 Watch Nic Marks's TEDTalk "The Happy Planet Index". Marks argues that when we measure only economic indicators such as GDP, we are focusing on the wrong things. What does Marks thi...

After watching the collection of talks on The Deep Ocean, read a thoughtful recap of the major points in this TED Study, and learn where experts believe things are headed. Where next? TED speaker Robert Ballard and many other scientists and ocean explorers find it remarkable that we're expending so much effort to explore outer space when we have...

From the curator of Understanding Happiness, a brief look at the key facts, the tough questions and the big ideas in his field. Begin this TED Studies subject with a fascinating read that gives context and clarity to the material. An introduction to happiness A few years ago I stumbled upon a question I found both shocking and exhilarating: Supp...

Written by the educators who created Covering World News, a brief look at the key facts, tough questions and big ideas in their field. Begin this TED Study with a fascinating read that gives context and clarity to the material. At the newsstand, on our smartphones and while watching the evening news, we learn about faraway people and places from...

Written by the educators who created Climate Change, a brief look at the key facts, tough questions and big ideas in their field. Begin this TED Study with a fascinating read that gives context and clarity to the material. The greenhouse effect has been detected, and it is changing our climate now. James Hansen, June 24, 1988 The drought that cr...

TEDYouth is a day-long event for middle and high school students, with live speakers, hands-on activities and great conversations. Scientists, designers, technologists, explorers, artists, performers (and more!) share short talks on what they do best, serving both as a source of knowledge and inspiration for youth around the globe. About TEDYout...

After watching the collection of talks on Cyber-Influence and Power, read a thoughtful recap of the major points in this TED Study, and learn where experts believe things are headed. Where next? Trends and questions in politics, cyber-influence and power As the year 2012 drew to a close, the Syrian government shut down the Internet in order to c...

Re:Thinking with Adam Grant Life, the universe, and everything with Nobel laureate physicist Saul Perlmutter October 18, 2022 [00:00:00] Adam Grant: Hey everyone, it's Adam Grant. Welcome back to ReThinking, my podcast on the science of what makes us tick. I'm an organizational psychologist, and I'm taking you inside the minds of fascinating p...

The TED Interview Steven Johnson wants to know how enlightenment happens June 23, 2022 [00:00:00] Chris Anderson: Well, hello there. Uh, welcome to The TED Interview. This is Chris Anderson. Now then, uh, this episode may start out sounding a bit like bad news, but it really, it really isn't. By the time it's over, it's going to sound like ver...

Monday, November 29, 2021 Mona Chalabi: One winter a couple years ago, some of my cousins came to visit me in New York. I have about 90 cousins, so I’m not going to say anything controversial about favorites, but I’m really close with these two. They’re sisters and I’ll call them Reem and Leila. I decided to introduce them to my boyfriend at ...

The TED Interview Unlocking the Mysteries of our Brain | David Eagleman June 16, 2022 [00:00:00] Chris Anderson: Hello there. This is Chris Anderson, welcoming you to The TED Interview. Now then, uh, this is a, a special episode that was recorded live at the TED Conference featuring one of the most amazing minds there is out there: David Eaglem...