Counting the days until TED2013 starts on February 25? In the meantime, curl up with a book by one of the talented, scholarly, funny and wise speakers who will grace the stage in Long Beach, California. These books are organized below by session. And make sure to tune in to the TED Blog starting on the 25th for exclusive -- and extensive -- live...

Talking as fast and fervently as a circus busker, TED Fellow Greg Gage introduces the world to RoboRoach -- a kit that allows you create a cockroach cyborg and control its movements via an iPhone app and "the world's first commercially available cyborg in the history of mankind." "I'm a neuroscientist," says Gage, "and that means I had to...

In 2009, futurist and venture capitalist Juan Enriquez had big ideas about how the human species is about to evolve. In his TED Talk that year, The next species of human, he suggested that a new wave of innovation was going to emerge from the science labs -- around concepts that might make our kids very different from us. To bring the talk up to...

Take a trip back to the future with this week's TED Radio Hour, as six TED speakers share their prophecies for what lies ahead. From curing cancer to self-driving cars, these TEDsters offer exciting visions for the future, but not without cautionary warnings. The episode starts with a walk down memory lane with Nicholas Negroponte, who made s...

About this event: Ethics, common sense or rationality? The first edition of TedxKlangValley brought together inspiring individuals to share their stories on these interesting topics. The one-day TEDx conference highlighted various aspects of ethics and social responsibility and the work being done to shift Malaysia towards a more socially-ethical nation. ...

About this event: We want to analyze the current situation of our country, with empahsis in the caribbean from a 10,000 ft perspective. What are the ethcial reasons that make our country so unequal? Why is it worse in the Caribbean and Cartagena? How can we change it?

About this event: Converting an idea into reality is never an easy task. Giving ideas life is much like giving birth to a child. Regardless of the circumstances, you are responsible for it because no one understands the dynamics associated with it like you do. The process of cultivating an idea into a reality is a never ending cycle. And thus, the theme of this ...

About this event: Wanderlust = A strong desire or urge to wander or travel and explore the world. But is ‘wandering the world’ a must in becoming a global citizen? And what does that mean for us as a student, lecturer and professional? The world is changing, borders are fading and we’re all part of a global society. Our environment seems to be local, but how c...

About this event: Speakers will address "On Your Own Terms" directly or indirectly through topics including ambassadorship, heroes, education, conservation, patriotism, stress, technology, ethics, gender identity, city planning and aging. We'll explore the many ways we can approach various aspects of our life and the world on our terms, and how that concept appli...

Behold, your recap of TED-related news: Print your own pharmaceutical factory. As part of an ongoing quest to make pharmaceuticals easier to manufacture, chemist Lee Cronin and his team at the University of Glasgow have designed a way to 3D-print a portable “factory” for the complicated and multi-step chemical reactions needed to create u...

TED Conversations is a unique space where any member of this community can get feedback on an idea, ask a question that they just can’t get out of their mind, or start a respectful debate on an issue they hold near and dear to their heart. This week, dozens of new conversations were started -- from “What does the average citizen need maths for?”...

By making the Internet as weightless and as frictionless as possible, we made our lives easier. But now, the whole world is suffering the consequences, says Jaron Lanier. In the early days of the popularization of the Internet, there was a debate about whether to make online digital experiences seem either casual and weightless or serious with ...

Much ado has been made in recent years over the quickly rising cost of healthcare in the United States. But the cost of college tuition and fees has skyrocketed at nearly twice that rate. Going to college today will cost a student 559% more than it did in 1985, on average. In an exciting talk given at TEDGlobal 2012, Stanford professor Da...

TED Conversations is a unique space where any member of this community can get feedback on an idea, pose an interesting question, or start a fascinating debate with fellow TEDizens from around the globe. This week, dozens of new conversations were started — from “What are the ethics of spending money?” to "Are we on the brink of creating a h...

[embed]https://www.ted.com/talks/angel_hsu_how_china_is_and_isn_t_fighting_pollution_and_climate_change?language=en[/embed] As usual, the TED community is making headlines. Below, some highlights. Does local action make a difference when fighting climate change? Environmental scientist Angel Hsu teamed up with experts at several climate re...

Unmanned aerial vehicles -- that is, drones -- have a lot of people (and entire countries) hot under the collar. Every few days it seems a new report comes out about the death of another group of "faceless" people, whether it's suspected terrorist leaders or civilians. With little transparency from the governments launching drone strikes, th...

History is a curious thing, and Niall Ferguson investigates not only what happened but why. (Hint: Politics and money explain a lot.)

The number is 110: One hundred and ten past and new TED speakers are part of our newest conference, TEDSummit, happening in Banff, Canada, 26–30 June 2016. And you are invited to join us! Some of the most popular TED speakers of all time, including Dan Pink, David Gallo, Esther Perel, Kelly and Jane McGonigal, Pico Iyer and dozens more...

About this event: TEDxYouth@CEHS aims to inspire, encourage, motivate and awaken the Junior and Senior classes in preparation for their future. This will feature speakers from diverse backgrounds and will give students of CEHS a new perspective on life. This program is designed to open minds and open doors. In May of 2012, the School Board of the town of Cape ...

About this event: If we aim to cross borders, if we want true adventures and real discoveries, then we need to cross the borders to other cultures. We need to meaningfully engage with others who see and experience the world in a different way or from a different point of view. In many respects our progress and prosperity depends on it. This is why we chose ’Conve...

About this event: TEDCity2.0Program/TEDxCalhounStreet Session 1 Redefining Citizen (9:00 - 10:50am) 9:00 am | ---Live-Stream, Set-Up 9:40 am | Nick Jenkins: Welcome! & Public Space? 10:00 am | Stanfield Gray: We Are The City: One Block Per Minute 10:30 am | Jean-Marie Mauclet: Questions In Space - Socially Engaging Art Session 2 Reinventing Ur...

About this event: Nowadays we can observe the birth of the Open-Source Culture. Concepts such as Open Source Government, Open Source Education, Open Source Ecology, Open Source Ethics, Open Source Media, etc are starting to be used more often. For most people, the concept of Open Source means the way of development and delivery (distribution) of the software alo...

About this event: Join us as we look ‘Through A New Lens’, on Sunday 12th May 2019 at Scheltema, Leiden. Immerse yourself in an experience devoted to intellectual curiosity and perception-altering ideas. In our second edition, TEDxLeidenUniversity invites you to explore insights that will push you to view the world with a fresh perspective. Learn how business a...

In 2009, political scientist P.W. Singer gave a TED Talk in which he predicted that the growing use of robots in war would change the realities of combat. Four years, and thousands of US drone strikes later, he talks to journalist Matthew Power; an edited version of their conversation follows. Matthew Power: In a recent article you discussed ...

About this event: #tedxvictoria2014 On Saturday, November 22nd, the fourth-annual TEDxVictoria took place at the McPherson Playhouse in Victoria, BC, Canada. Our theme was "Pursuit of Knowledge" - and with that ambition in mind we hoped to bring our audience some of the most mind-expanding, informative, inspirational, and interesting ideas from throughout t...

About this event: In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organ...

About this event: TEDxBedford 2014 took place on the afternoon of the 15th November 2014 at The South Bank Arts Centre, Bedford College. A diverse range of speakers joined us to share their ‘ideas worth spreading’ relating to our theme ‘by Design’. When many people think of ‘design’ they tend to think of design in a tangible way like the creation of clothing,...

About this event: The theme for TEDxBunbury 2016 is Eudaimonia…human flourishing. The concept of eudaimonia comes to us from the Ancient Greek philosophers Socrates, Plato and, most notably, Aristotle. Eudaimonism is a moral philosophy that is part of the system of ‘virtue ethics’, whereby an individual’s character is emphasised as the key element of ethical thin...

About this event: Photojournalism has to be a link between what happens in the world and the viewer who seeks answers, photography is nothing more than a dialogue between the photographer and the observer. Take a great photography transcends the act of shooting with the camera, because the difficulty is to be in the right place, at the right time and in the right...

About this event: This is a reference to Baudelaire’s work of poems « Les Fleurs du mal », which aims at finding good in the darkness. We are playing on words where “les fleurs” - the flowers - are actually transformed into “l’effleure” (phonetically similar) meaning “scratching”. It could be wholly translated in “Scratching, for better or for worse”. Our confere...