About this event: Themed under the tagline ‘Connecting Dots,’ TEDxKathmanduUniversity is an independently organized, completely non-profit TED event scheduled for December 23, 2019, in the central campus premises, Kathmandu University at Dhulikhel, Kavrepalanchok. TEDxKathmanduUniversity encompasses a handful of ideas to be delivered to the curious souls. The eve...

The key to harnessing self-doubt starts with self-efficacy, or our confidence in our ability to set ourselves up for success. And we can improve self-efficacy through something that we all already do: talk to ourselves, says writer Rich Karlgaard. We live in a society where people are obsessed with early achievement, but most of us don’t expl...

Governments’ role in spurring innovation is a controversial one. In rough terms, political debates about public spending usually go something like this: One side argues governments should only spend on the most basic public goods and do whatever they can to keep out of the way of the private sector that grows the economy and funds innovation...

About this event: The theme of TED2019 was "Bigger than us," was chock-full of compelling ideas and calls for action. Here are a few takeaways: From Opening Session: Truth... We're shining light into some really dark places. Sheperd Doeleman, head of the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration, takes us inside the new (and iconic) black hole image and the epic eff...

About this event: DIY - Do It Yourself What is TEDxBrum? Now in its third year, TEDxBrum is an independently organised and volunteer led event, proudly based in our home city of Birmingham. In conjunction with a global initiative to spread ideas further, the TEDx program was born in 2009 to enable individuals and communities worldwide to hold locally rel...

  $1.26 million in change is tossed into Rome’s Trevi Fountain each year. Legend has it that throwing a penny into the fountain guarantees the visitor a return trip to Rome. The city council donates the funds to Caritas, a major Catholic charity. [via Chicago Tribune] 1 ice cream shop serves all of Rwanda. Its name: Sweet Dreams. Swe...

Some people might not take kindly to being called a knucklehead by their boss. Not Noah McQueen. But if your boss were President Barack Obama, you'd probably give him a pass, too. In a Storycorps interview that aired this morning, President Obama interviewed McQueen, an 18-year-old White House mentee in the My Brother's Keeper initiative,...

Great design doesn’t just look good -- it has the potential to make lives easier and to enhance the public good. Public Interest Design, the website dedicated to examining how, has created a list of 100 makers, educators, connectors, policymakers and visualizers in the U.S. who are doing incredible work at the intersection of design and serv...

About this event: We tend to disparage failure. A mainstream and narrow-minded appreciation of success contributes to leaving on the sidewalk those who do not fit in, and to impeding our capacity to innovate. However failing is a necessary step in learning. The ability to risk, and to explore ideas beyond the beaten tracks is crucial in advancing science or tak...

About this event: The first half of the event would be focused on conveying the techniques and aspects associated with a good speaker and how this could be incorporated in different spheres of professional life. Especially in academic and corporate scenarios including improving on interview and presentation skills. This would be based on Toastmaster’s proven educ...

Glossophobia, or the fear of public speaking, is one of our best-known fears. Depending on who you ask or what study you consult, more people fear public speaking than death, snakes, heights and just about anything else. We’re very familiar with this fear at TED -- and we have a not-so-hidden secret approach to overcoming it: coaching. Wit...

About this event: David Thodey - Telstra CEO David Thodey became Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director in May 2009. David joined Telstra in April 2001 as Group Managing Director of Telstra Mobiles and in December 2002 was appointed as Group Managing Director Telstra Enterprise and Government. In this role, David was responsible for the company's corpo...

About this event: TEDxWartburgCollege “Explore the Unknown” aims to create a free and secure space for people who want to share their experiences of discovering, creating and exploring their ideas. “Explore the Unknown” intends to make individuals take a journey into their definition of the unknown, free their imagination and at the same time integrate through th...

Masarat Daud wears the burka -- but she didn't always. As a younger woman at university in Dubai, she thought: "People would think I was so religious, no one would want to be friends with me!" She wore western clothes, to the amusement of her parents. But her mother began suggesting she wear the burka, as she had, as her grandmother had, as ...

Welcome to "Dear Guy," TED's advice column from psychologist Guy Winch. Twice a month, he'll answer reader questions about life, love and what matters most. Please send them to dearguy@ted.com; to read his previous columns, go here. Dear Guy:  I lost my job as a host in a restaurant when the shutdowns started in March. Two weeks ago, the own...

Since its inception, TED has been zealous in its mission of spreading ideas that inspire. It was out of this passion that a partnership between National Geographic Learning emerged to create materials for the English language learning classroom -- and help English learners to find their own voice. National Geographic Learning's goal is to...

. What makes a great designer? According to IDEO founder David Kelley, who gave the TED Talks “Human-centered design” and “How to build your creative confidence,” being an incredible designer isn’t necessarily about having a great aesthetic sensibility or coming up with out-of-the-box ideas. No,  Kelley says that the key characteristic is e...

Most of us know the story all too well — you have a big project that you've been dreading and a looming deadline. But instead of working on it and checking it off your to-do list, you put it off by watching hours of YouTube videos or color-coding your bookshelves. If that's you, first, know you’re in good company. In fact, revered author Marg...

About this event: Kick off Women's History Month by joining us for our second TEDxPhiladelphiaSalon of 2019, themed Girls Run the World, on Monday, March 4th at World Cafe Live from 5:30-9:00pm, with our talks starting at 6:30pm. Celebrate, explore, and unpack how “Girls Run The World” with a screening of a past TED talk on women empowerment and a LIVE talk fr...

About this event: Boxes come in all shapes and sizes. Cardboard boxes, matchboxes, pencil boxes; we even live inside one - a brick box. If we look around ourselves, we see that we are physically surrounded by different kinds of boxes – our rooms, our TVs, our cars, to mention a few. And if we look within ourselves, more boxes figuratively surround us. Boxes are ...

About this event: We at TEDxTeranWomen joined the conversation TEDWomen2020 started with the theme of "Fearless". We believe being fearless means to lead your fears and block all the labels and stereotypes to build your confidence and trust from within. Fearlessness means many things: Leaning into what you believe you can achieve while very few think you can do...

Stella Young’s story brings to mind two TED Talks that on the surface could not be more different, but share a common thread. Geena Rocero is a young woman who made a conscious choice to inspire with her identity. As a kid, she knew she’d been born into the wrong body, and she looked up to role models who helped her grow and step into her own...

About this event: Our Vision We aspire to be a platform that will broaden the lives of children across different sectors. We believe that in the changing educational landscape, creativity is being forgotten. We promise to bring together inspirational, inclusive and pertinent ideas that will strengthen children's experiences beyond the classroom. Our unique event...

Pat Mitchell is a serial ceiling smasher: She was the first female president of CNN Productions and PBS and the first woman to own and host a nationally syndicated daily talk show. She is also a passionate mentor, and here, she offers practical advice on how to best empower other women. I’m quite sure I never heard the word "mentor" while gro...

The Future We Will Create… Monterey, California February 2006 Dear TEDizens, I can foresee the future. Specifically, your future. In the next four days, you will ... • experience emotions of excitement, hilarity, wonder, inspiration ... and extreme tiredness • gain at least three insights that will significantly impact the way you see the worl...

If we want to improve the competence level of people in leadership positions, we need to improve our own competence for judging and selecting them, especially when they are men, says organizational psychologist Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic. Have you ever worked with people who are not as good as they think?  This finding won’t come as a surprise ...

There are seemingly infinite options in the world today. And with increased options come increased choices. This may seem like a good thing, but for most people it is not. More choices mean more decisions, and decision fatigue can lead to you getting stuck in negative cycles. A lot of the choices you encounter on a daily basis are endless...

With TEDGlobal 2013 just 17 days in the distance, we in the TED office are getting very excited to “Think Again.” Here, a look at the conference speakers who made the news this week. Education innovator Anant Agarwal is interviewed in The New Yorker article “Laptop U.” The founder of edX, Harvard and MIT’s online learning venture, Agarwal wi...

Psychologist Guy Winch shares some practical tips for soothing the sting of rejection. Rejections are the most common emotional wound we sustain in daily life. Our risk of rejection used to be limited by the size of our immediate social circle or dating pools. Today, thanks to electronic communications, social media platforms and dating apps, e...

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...