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AK-47s transformed into jewelry and watches, thanks to a chance meeting in a TED hallway

The watch looks both futuristic and retro at the same time. A swirl of visible gears and carefully calibrated dials, it charts time in an unusual way — the hour jumps into place at the top, the minute is marked in a semicircle along the bottom, and the seconds swoop above. It’s a statement watch, the kind of piece that people inevitably ask ...
Posted May 1, 2015
https://blog.ted.com/2015/05/01/ak-47s-transformed-into-jewelry-and-watches

TEDxBoulevardMsiri - an independently organized event

About this event: Dans l'esprit des idées qui valent la peine d'être diffusées, TED a créé un programme appelé TEDx. TEDx est un programme d'événements locaux auto-organisés qui rassemblent les gens pour partager une expérience de type TED. TEDxBoulevardMsiri est un événement destiné à développer la communauté TED et TEDx en RDC avec une vision pour présenter de...
Event details: LUBUMBASHI, Katanga, DR Congo · January 31, 2020
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/35300

How big is the ocean? A summer-appropriate TED-Ed lesson

“Imagine yourself standing on a beach, looking out at the ocean -- waves crashing against the shore, blue as far as your eyes can see." This is the opening line of Scott Gass’ TED-Ed lesson, “How big is the ocean?” But the animated video gives you much more to think about than sand between your toes and waves tickling a white sandy paradise. I...
Posted July 8, 2013
https://blog.ted.com/2013/07/08/how-big-is-the-ocean-a-summer-appropriate-ted-ed-lesson

TED Fellow Naomi Natale lays One Million Bones on the National Mall

This weekend, thousands gathered in Washington, DC, to help lay one million handmade representations of human bones -- 1,018,260 bones, to be exact -- on the National Mall. This breathtaking installation created a haunting river of bones leading to the US Capitol, and represents the culmination of a nearly five-year social activism project imagi...
Posted June 9, 2013
https://blog.ted.com/2013/06/09/ted-fellow-naomi-natale-lays-one-millon-bones-on-the-national-mall

From the Mascarene Islands to Syria, reports from the field: A recap of session 4 of TEDGlobal 2014

The theme of Session 4 is Field Work -- and we're hearing from people who get outside, who work in the field and hear what's really going on. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim is a professor at the University of Mauritius, and she’s here this morning to show us five plants unique to where she works and lives: the Mascarene Islands. She introduces us to...
Posted October 8, 2014
https://blog.ted.com/2014/10/08/a-recap-of-session-4-of-tedglobal-2014

Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff, Rashad Robinson, Dr. Bernice King, Anthony D. Romero: The path to ending systemic racism in the US

In a time of mourning and anger over the ongoing violence inflicted on Black communities by police in the US and the lack of accountability from national leadership, what is the path forward? Sharing urgent insights into this historic moment, Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff, Rashad Robinson, Dr. Bernice King and Anthony D. Romero discuss dismantling the ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/dr_phillip_atiba_goff_rashad_robinson_dr_bernice_king_anthony_d_romero_the_path_to_ending_systemic_racism_in_the_us

"I couldn't turn away": Part 2 of our Q&A with Deborah Rhodes

In the second part of our conversation with Dr. Deborah Rhodes (read Part One), we talk about the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and her partnership with the Panzi Hospital, which serves victims of sexual violence there. She tells the incredibly disturbing story that got her involved, and discusses what can be done to help Am...
Posted January 22, 2011
https://blog.ted.com/2011/01/22/i-couldnt-turn-away-part-2-of-our-qa-with-deborah-rhodes

How can countries help refugees while also raising their GDP? Let them work.

Uganda is an eye-opening example of how displaced people can lift up a nation, say economics professor Paul Collier and refugee researcher Alexander Betts. Uganda hosts more than 500,000 refugees, making it the third-largest host country in Africa (after Ethiopia and Kenya). Its refugees come from a wide variety of unsettled neighboring countri...
Posted September 8, 2017
https://ideas.ted.com/how-can-countries-help-refugees-while-also-raising-their-gdp-let-them-work

The story of writing in Africa: Saki Mafundikwa at TED2013

Saki Mafundikwa founded the Zimbabwe Institute of Vigital Arts, ZIVA, a Bauhaus-style school focused on African heritage. (“Vigital” denotes visual arts taught using digital tools.) It's the first graphic design and new media college in the nation, and he wanted his students to understand the power of design--and in particular to understand ...
Posted February 28, 2013
https://blog.ted.com/2013/02/28/the-story-of-writing-in-africa-saki-mafundikwa-at-ted2013

Ben Saunders’ solo crossing of Antarctica, and more news from TED speakers

As usual, the TED community has lots of news to share this week. Below, some highlights. A solo crossing of Antarctica. With chilling detail, Ben Saunders documents his journey across Antarctica as he attempts to complete the first successful solo, unsupported and unassisted crossing. The journey is a way of honoring his friend Henry Wors...
Posted December 15, 2017
https://blog.ted.com/2017/12/15/ben-saunders-solo-crossing-of-antarctica-and-more-news-from-ted-speakers

An ambitious plan to explore our oceans, and more news from TED speakers

  [embed]https://www.ted.com/talks/ray_dalio_how_to_build_a_company_where_the_best_ideas_win[/embed] The past few weeks have brimmed over with TED-related news. Below, some highlights. Exploring the ocean like never before. A school of ocean-loving TED speakers have teamed up to launch OceanX, an international initiative dedicated to di...
Posted June 15, 2018
https://blog.ted.com/2018/06/15/an-ambitious-plan-to-explore-our-oceans-and-more-news-from-ted-speakers

Joel Selanikio’s system for collecting big data on global health: A tale of two playlists

It may be the age of big data, but it’s still very hard to know how many children were born in Bolivia or Botswana last year, or to know something as simple as which clinics in the developing world have medicine and which don’t. Until recently, there was only one way to find answers to questions like these -- to send a group of workers out i...
Posted July 2, 2013
https://blog.ted.com/2013/07/02/joel-selanikios-system-for-collecting-big-data-on-global-health-a-tale-of-two-playlists

Cameron Paterson: The infamous and ingenious Ho Chi Minh Trail

The Ho Chi Minh Trail not only connected North and South Vietnam during a brutal war but also aided Vietnamese soldiers. The trail shaved nearly five months of time off of the trip and was used as a secret weapon of sorts. Cameron Paterson describes the history and usage of the infamous trail. [Directed by Maxwell Sørensen, narrated by Cameron P...
https://www.ted.com/talks/cameron_paterson_the_infamous_and_ingenious_ho_chi_minh_trail