Martha Payne may only be 9-years-old, but she is already a world-renowned food blogger. In a preamble to his fascinating TEDTalk about what governments can learn from open-source programming, Clay Shirky told Payne’s inspirational story. In April of 2012, Scottish schoolgirl Payne started the blog NeverSeconds.blogspot.co.uk, which documen...

Ready to level up your working knowledge of business? Here’s what to read now -- and next.  Business 101, with Nilofer Merchant First, read these 2 foundational books... 1. The Change Masters Rosabeth Moss Kanter Free Press, 1985 "A foundational book for your collection. When a colleague recently switched careers, I lent her this incre...

Here, your weekly recap of TED-related news: You see their work every time you start a TED Talk: the video firm Psyop created our water-drop titles (among lots of other work you’ll recognize). Now they’ve released their very first iOS and Android game -- a game for social good called “Nightmare: Malaria.” It comes from their nonprofit wing, E...

On Monday, June 25, the curtain rises on TEDGlobal 2012: Radical Openness. More than 70 speakers -- scientists, artists, technologists, students and visionaries -- will take the TED stage over four days in Edinburgh, Scotland, to explore the intriguing theme of openness of all kinds, in politics, science, art, private life ... We'll be...

About this event: TEDxOPS was a Corporate event, open only to Ontario Public Servants. Please contact melissa.tullio at ontario.ca if you have any questions. What/Who: TEDxOPS 2013 was led by Neill Kernohan and an enthusiastic team of organizers and volunteers, with support from the Provincial Interministerial Councils and Centre for Innovation + Workplace Cul...

TED2014 will bring together more than 70 speakers with fresh thinking on topics as diverse as leadership, genetics and the magic of fireflies. But this is our 30th anniversary conference, and it’s also time to look back at some of the incredible ideas surfaced in the past. At TED2014, we will hold five All-Stars sessions that bring 50+ favorite ...

Written by the educators who created Cyber-Influence and Power, 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. Each and every one of us has a vital part to play in building the kind of world in which government and technolog...

Written by the educators who created Leading Wisely, 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. Understanding management means understanding people. What motivates us to engage deeply and perform powerfully at work? How...

Polar explorer Ben Saunders took the stage at the TEDSalon in London on November 7 to ask the question: "If everything is being done somewhere by someone and we can participate virtually, then why bother leaving the house?" A journalist had posed this question to him weeks earlier. He addressed it onstage through both his own experience of skiin...

By Liz Jacobs and Ben Lillie Taking stock of our moment in history helps us better understand ourselves, our societies and the present moment itself  -- which often gets lost in the temptation to look backwards or forwards. And at TED2014: The Next Chapter we're doing plenty of both. But we're also designating this All-Stars session to th...

All eyes are on the Federal Communications Commission, as commissioner Tom Wheeler unveiled the FCC's plan for "Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet." The plan has had many Internet-centric companies up in arms, decrying any plan that might create a two-tiered Internet comprising "fast lanes" for companies that can pay, and "slow lanes" fo...

About this event: Come join us for this TEDx viewing party at the Northbrook Public Library. Our theme for the night is "Our Relationship with Social Media." Refreshments will be provided. Tickets are not required but registration is suggested. All are welcome, but seating is limited to the first 100 attendees. Post Event Recap: After a brief introductory TEDx ...

Sonaar Luthra (watch his TED Talk) is packing water-safety analysis and mobile networking into the Water Canary -- a handheld, open-source, and easy-to-use gadget accessible to all -- hoping to save lives and gather information that will improve global water health. You have a background as a writer, educator and journalist. How did you end u...

The Internet may help authoritarian regimes more than it hurts them, argues Evgeny Morozov in his new book, The Net Delusion: The Dark Side of Internet Freedom. Born to a mining family in Belarus, Evgeny himself was once a firm believer in the power of new media to liberate oppressed people. His experience and research, however, have convinced...

  Summer: the season for cracking open a good book under the shade of a tree. Below, we’ve compiled about 70 stellar book recommendations from members of the TED community. Warning: not all of these books can be classified as beach reads. And we think that is a good thing. Picks from Elizabeth Gilbert, author  The Principles of Uncertainty ...

How do we consume data? At TED@SXSWi, technologist JP Rangaswami muses on our relationship to information, and offers a surprising and sharp insight: we treat it like food.

In this uplifting talk, Katherine Fulton sketches the new future of philanthropy -- one where collaboration and innovation allow regular people to do big things, even when money is scarce. Giving five practical examples of crowd-driven philanthropy, she calls for a new generation of citizen leaders.

Outside.in's Steven Johnson says the Web is like a city: built by many people, completely controlled by no one, intricately interconnected and yet functioning as many independent parts. While disaster strikes in one place, elsewhere, life goes on.