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The Big Idea: How to find and hire the best employees

So, you want to hire the best employee for the job? Or perhaps you’re the employee looking to be hired. Here’s some counterintuitive and hyper-intuitive advice that could get the right foot in the door. Expand your definition of the “right” resume Here’s the hypothetical situation: a position opens up at your company, applications start rolling ...
Posted February 6, 2018
https://blog.ted.com/2018/02/06/the-big-idea-how-to-find-and-hire-the-best-employees

A picture that rendered me speechless, snapped at TED2015

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. This picture was worth all the words I had -- it rendered me speechless. It’s an image of six Black women, smiling and hugging, taken by Ryan Lash at the TED2015 conference. There we were --  LaToya, Somi, Aomawa, Camille, Danielle and myself -- in all of our various and sundry Black Woman-ness. ...
Posted June 25, 2015
https://blog.ted.com/2015/06/25/a-picture-that-rendered-me-speechless-snapped-at-ted2015

TEDxIGSELive: TED2012: Full Spectrum - an independently organized event

About this event: We're in the midst of a dramatic reinvention of the ancient art of the spoken word. The surprising spread of talks online and the explosion of TEDx events around the globe are testament to that. At TED2012 we plan to celebrate this phenomenon and nudge it a further step forward. Full Spectrum is a term we've adapted to mean the rich use of multi...
Event details: Seoul, Seoul Teugbyeolsi, South Korea · February 29, 2012
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/4763

TEDxPajaritoLive: Full Spectrum - an independently organized event

About this event: A Stimulating Day of Presentations (Los Alamos, NM, February 20, 2012) TEDx PajaritoLive, a live simulcast of the February 29th sessions being presented at TED2012 in Long Beach will take place on Wednesday, February 29th between the hours of 9:30 am and 7:45 pm at the Hive, 134 State Road 4 in White Rock. The overall theme of TED2012 is "F...
Event details: Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States · February 29, 2012
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/5130

TEDxItaewonLive: TED2012: Full Spectrum - an independently organized event

About this event: We're in the midst of a dramatic reinvention of the ancient art of the spoken word. The surprising spread of talks online and the explosion of TEDx events around the globe are testament to that. At TED2012 we plan to celebrate this phenomenon and nudge it a further step forward. Full Spectrum is a term we've adapted to mean the rich use of multi...
Event details: Seoul, Seoul Teugbyeolsi, South Korea · March 1, 2012
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/4527

TEDxAlbanoLazialeLive: The Young The Wise, The Undiscovered - an independently organized event

About this event: LIVE SIMULCAST (LIVE WEBCASTING) OF THE TED 2013 CONFERENCE (from Los Angeles, California) ‘The Young. The Wise. The Undiscovered’. We will ONLY screen (LIVE, with Exclusive License and in English only), the Fourth and Fifth Session of the 27th line-up (the entire conference actually lasts 4 days but it is allowed to screen only the 27th): ‘DIS...
Event details: Albano Laziale, Italy · February 27, 2013
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/7733

Fellows Friday with Sarah Jane Pell

Sarah Jane Pell is making preparations to live in the ocean. That’s right, under the sea -- but not until after a jaunt to the Arctic. Never one to be satisfied with the ordinary, Sarah Jane founded the Aquabatics Research Team Initiative to explore water choreography, technology, and human behavior as works of live art. Her future projects wi...
Posted April 8, 2011
https://blog.ted.com/2011/04/08/fellows-friday-with-sarah-jane-pell

Lars Jan | TED Fellow

Transmedia Director
https://www.ted.com/profiles/935338/about

In debates, watch for signs of warmth: Q&A with Amy Cuddy

At TEDGlobal 2012, Amy Cuddy gave a talk about the remarkable power of our posture to affect our mental state: Strike a powerful pose (in private) before a job interview, and your performance will improve.  With the US election coming up, we asked Cuddy, an expert on nonverbal communication, for her insights into political posturing -- an...
Posted October 1, 2012
https://blog.ted.com/2012/10/01/in-debates-watch-for-signs-of-warmth-qa-with-amy-cuddy

Sarah Jane Pell | TED Fellow

Artist Researcher, Aquabatics
https://www.ted.com/profiles/373287/about

Nina McNeely: "Once There Was III" -- a mesmerizing blend of dance, animation and tech

A talented trio of dancers brings to life choreographer Nina McNeely's contemporary dance piece "Once There Was III." Settle in for a dazzling, hypnotic performance.
https://www.ted.com/talks/nina_mcneely_once_there_was_iii_a_mesmerizing_blend_of_dance_animation_and_tech

Sarah Kay: "A Bird Made of Birds"

"The universe has already written the poem you were planning on writing," says Sarah Kay, quoting her friend, poet Kaveh Akbar. Performing "A Bird Made of Birds," she shares how and where she finds poetry. (Kay is also the host of TED's podcast "Sincerely, X." Listen on the Luminary podcast app at luminary.link/ted)
https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_kay_a_bird_made_of_birds

Jinha Lee: Reach into the computer and grab a pixel

The border between our physical world and the digital information surrounding us has been getting thinner and thinner. Designer and engineer Jinha Lee wants to dissolve it altogether. As he demonstrates in this short, gasp-inducing talk, his ideas include a pen that penetrates into a screen to draw 3D models and SpaceTop, a computer desktop prot...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jinha_lee_reach_into_the_computer_and_grab_a_pixel

Jorge Drexler: Poetry, music and identity

One night in 2002, a friend gave Jorge Drexler the chorus to a song and challenged him to write the rest of it using a complex, poetic form known as the "Décima." In this fascinating talk, Drexler examines the blended nature of identity, weaving together the history of the Décima with his own quest to write one. He closes the talk with a perform...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jorge_drexler_poetry_music_and_identity

Wayne McGregor: A choreographer's creative process in real time

We all use our body on a daily basis, and yet few of us think about our physicality the way Wayne McGregor does. He demonstrates how a choreographer communicates ideas to an audience, working with two dancers to build phrases of dance, live and unscripted, on the TEDGlobal stage.
https://www.ted.com/talks/wayne_mcgregor_a_choreographer_s_creative_process_in_real_time

Janet Echelman: Taking imagination seriously

Janet Echelman found her true voice as an artist when her paints went missing -- which forced her to look to an unorthodox new art material. Now she makes billowing, flowing, building-sized sculpture with a surprisingly geeky edge. A transporting 10 minutes of pure creativity.
https://www.ted.com/talks/janet_echelman_taking_imagination_seriously

TEDxFactory798: The Zeitgeist - an independently organized event

About this event: The theme of the upcoming TEDxFactory798 2013: The Zeitgeist Originally a German word, Zeitgeist means Spirit of the Time. Often attributed to philosopher Georg Hegel, it means intellectual fashion or dominant school of thought that typifies and influences the culture of a particular period in time. Session 1. Inside Out TED Prize winner...
Event details: Beijing, China · May 12, 2013
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/8818

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks: How we can face the future without fear, together

It's a fateful moment in history. We've seen divisive elections, divided societies and the growth of extremism -- all fueled by anxiety and uncertainty. "Is there something we can do, each of us, to be able to face the future without fear?" asks Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks. In this electrifying talk, the spiritual leader gives us three specific wa...
https://www.ted.com/talks/rabbi_lord_jonathan_sacks_how_we_can_face_the_future_without_fear_together

Felice Belle and Jennifer Murphy: How we became sisters

Poets Felice Belle and Jennifer Murphy perform excerpts from their play "Other Women," which is created and directed by Monica L. Williams. In a captivating journey, they weave together stories full of laughter, loyalty, tragedy and heartbreak, recalling the moments that made them sisters.
https://www.ted.com/talks/felice_belle_and_jennifer_murphy_how_we_became_sisters

Chris Milk: The birth of virtual reality as an art form

Chris Milk uses innovative technologies to make personal, interactive, human stories. Accompanied by Joshua Roman on cello and McKenzie Stubbert on piano, Milk traces his relationship to music and art -- from the first moment he remembers putting on headphones to his current work creating breakthrough virtual reality projects. VR is the last med...
https://www.ted.com/talks/chris_milk_the_birth_of_virtual_reality_as_an_art_form

Scenes from a pandemic: Firsthand stories of life in 23 countries, from the TED Fellows

The current coronavirus pandemic is a truly global one; in fact, Antarctica is the only continent with no cases (although that could change). Most nations have responded with similar measures -- stay-at-home advisories, shutdown of non-essential businesses, social distancing -- but the scope of these changes has varied and so has the human impac...
Posted April 10, 2020
https://ideas.ted.com/scenes-from-a-global-pandemic-heres-what-life-is-like-in-23-countries-from-the-ted-fellows

Michael Moschen: Juggling as art ... and science

Michael Moschen puts on a quietly mesmerizing show of juggling. Don't think juggling is an art? You might just change your mind after watching Moschen in motion.
https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_moschen_juggling_as_art_and_science

Ami Klin: A new way to diagnose autism

Early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder can improve the lives of everyone affected, but the complex network of causes make it incredibly difficult to predict. At TEDxPeachtree, Ami Klin describes a new early detection method that uses eye-tracking technologies to gauge babies' social engagement skills and reliably measure their risk of devel...
https://www.ted.com/talks/ami_klin_a_new_way_to_diagnose_autism

Steven Strogatz: The science of sync

Mathematician Steven Strogatz shows how flocks of creatures (like birds, fireflies and fish) manage to synchronize and act as a unit -- when no one's giving orders. The powerful tendency extends into the realm of objects, too.
https://www.ted.com/talks/steven_strogatz_the_science_of_sync

Paola Antonelli: Design and the Elastic Mind

MOMA design curator Paola Antonelli previews the groundbreaking show Design and the Elastic Mind -- full of products and designs that reflect the way we think now.
https://www.ted.com/talks/paola_antonelli_design_and_the_elastic_mind

Rick Guidotti: From stigma to supermodel

Rick Guidotti is a fashion photographer with a passion project: finding and sharing the beauty of kids with albinism and other conditions that affect their physical appearance -- and the way society treats them. At TEDxPhoenix, he shares some of their stories and the empowering effects of a little glamour as he redefines their beauty in a flash.
https://www.ted.com/talks/rick_guidotti_from_stigma_to_supermodel

Gregory Gorman: Planet And Profit - We Don't Have To Choose

Mr. Gregory Gorman, conservation chair for the New Jersey Sierra Club, discusses the Green New Deal and how this legislation specifically impacts New Jersey, USA. As a part of the TED Countdown initiative, this talk aims to discuss climate change action with specific focus on infrastructure and cost parity.
https://www.ted.com/talks/gregory_gorman_planet_and_profit_we_don_t_have_to_choose

Gregor Stöckler: What if machines would teach us to be more human?

Since the beginning humanity developed tools to compensate its deficits. Meanwhile, we reached the point, where these tools become more powerful than its creators. This idea and its implications towards human kind can be scary. Forecasts of our future fluctuate between dystopian and utopian outlooks. But is artificial intelligence really the ove...
https://www.ted.com/talks/gregor_stockler_what_if_machines_would_teach_us_to_be_more_human

Gregory Sverdlin: Homeless — a human or a state

Grigory Sverdlin is the head of the nonprofit organization for help homeless people called “Nochlezhka”. In this stirring and eye-opening talk he showed the reasons why people are getting homeless and the ways how nonprofit organizations and public can help people in need to get back to normal life. By sharing photos and personal stories he br...
https://www.ted.com/talks/gregory_sverdlin_homeless_a_human_or_a_state_jan_2019

Gregor Trpin: 180 Days: Ode to my students

In a dramatic, poetic performance, english teacher Gregor Trpin challenges the status quo. Believing a multitude of pressures facing today's students prevent learning in the classroom, Gregor believes the answer to improved learning lies in being sensitive to how his students are feeling and balancing curriculum with his students' emotional well...
https://www.ted.com/talks/gregor_trpin_180_days_ode_to_my_students
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