At the 2008 EG Conference, artist Miru Kim talks about her work. Kim explores industrial ruins underneath New York and then photographs herself in them, nude -- to bring these massive, dangerous, hidden spaces into sharp focus.

Anastasia Taylor-Lind is a documentary photographer who works around the world on issues relating to women, birth rights, depopulation and post-conflict regions.

As a cofounder of Upworthy, and the author of "The Filter Bubble," Eli Pariser leverages technology to help build better and more democratic societies.

Tavares Strachan probes the intersections of art, science and politics, asking us to consider the cultural dynamics of scientific knowledge.

Humanity's future is the future of cities. Explore the crowded favelas, greened-up blocks and futuristic districts that could shape the future of cities -- and take a profane, hilarious side trip to the suburbs.

As abortion debates have turned black-and-white, Aspen Baker advocates being "pro-voice" -- listening respectfully and compassionately to all kinds of experiences.

Kristin Poinar uses remote sensing and numerical models to study the interaction of meltwater with ice flow, especially on the Greenland Ice Sheet.

From wedding invitations to Utopian newspapers, Kelli Anderson re-designs commonplace objects to go beyond their ordinary functions and create surprising experiences.

In this short, provocative talk, architect Alison Killing looks at buildings where death and dying happen -- cemeteries, hospitals, homes. The way we die is changing, and the way we build for dying ... well, maybe that should too. It's a surprisingly fascinating look at a hidden aspect of our cities, and our lives.

Climate action has historically had a gender-neutral lens, but this lack of intentionality allows underlying biases to sneak in and negatively impact women, says gender and climate researcher Zineb Sqalli. Using Vienna, Austria's gender-equal urban planning program as a model for how women can be included in every step of building a green econom...

Cave diver Jill Heinerth explores the hidden underground waterways coursing through our planet. Working with biologists, climatologists and archaeologists, Heinerth unravels the mysteries of the life-forms that inhabit some of the earth's most remote places and helps researchers unlock the history of climate change. In this short talk, take a di...

Throughout her life, Rosa Parks repeatedly challenged racial violence and the prejudiced systems protecting its perpetrators. Her refusal to move to the back of a segregated bus ignited a boycott that lasted 381 days and helped transform civil rights activism into a national movement. But this work came at an enormous risk— and a personal price....

Take a graffiti tour through ancient Pompeii with Roman archaeologist Jacqueline DiBiasie-Sammons and discover what 2,000-year-old scribblings from antiquity can teach us about life in modern times. A fascinating reminder of what we leave behind for future generations.

Amanda Williams shares her lifelong fascination with the complexity of color: from her experiences with race and redlining to her discovery of color theory to her work as a visual artist. Journey with Williams to Chicago's South Side and explore "Color(ed) Theory," a two-year art project in which she painted soon-to-be-demolished houses bold, mo...

Jay Walker is fascinated by intellectual property in all its forms. His firm, Walker Digital, created Priceline and many other businesses that reframe old problems with new IT. In his private life, he's a bibliophile and collector on an epic scale.

Who deserves to be in a museum? For too long, the answer has been "the extraordinary" -- those aspirational historymakers who inspire us with their successes. But those stories are limiting, says museum curator Ariana Curtis. In a visionary talk, she imagines how museums can more accurately represent history by honoring the lives of people both ...

Snow Dragon. Pure Imagination. Frozen Minotaur. These are the names Eddy Cartaya and his climbing partner Brent McGregor gave three glacier caves that they were the first to explore. As the Sandy Glacier slowly slides down Mount Hood in Oregon, the caves and tunnels inside it morph annually thanks to warm water from above and warm air from below...

A crumbling former asylum, a massive brick power station, and an alternative community built by hand by a river. In the hours before TEDBerlin Salon kicked off, three TED Fellows led conference attendees on a treasure hunt through the sprawling streets of sunny Berlin to these locations. Guided by the mobility app Moovel -- which recommends the ...

Like a modern-day Indiana Jones, Sarah Parcak uses satellite images to locate lost ancient sites. The winner of the 2016 TED Prize, her wish is to protect the world’s shared cultural heritage.

About this event: As we navigate daily life's frenzy, we engage in complex interactions, both visible and invisible. TEDxPanteionUniversity's theme unveils the hidden truths in our daily encounters and familiar spaces, urging us to question our understanding of our environments and communities. In the urban labyrinth, we seek meaning and connection amidst challen...

Artist Shih Chieh Huang teases out the personality from everyday objects by fusing them together into colorful, clamorous creations. Where others see trash, mundane household items or random electronics components, New York City–based artist (and TED Fellow) Shih Chieh Huang sees the possibility for glowing, waving, whirring, multi-tentacled cr...

About this event: Throughout human history, change has never felt as fast or relentless as it does today. Technology is transforming how we work, live, and connect. Tired ideas need fresh perspectives. Our speakers will reveal the hidden judgements embedded in everyday household objects. They are navigating equity and security in borderless digital spaces that ...

About this event: Join us as we explore ideas worth spreading. We’ve got underwater explorers (yes, Franck actually slept underwater for four days!), the nation’s favourite garden gnome, our local Deathwalker who asks if our final act could be our most subversive, an expert who will submerge you in the soundscapes of our streams, an artist exploring how rainbow...

About this event: Forman Christian College is extrememly proud to have organized its second TEDx event on December 8th of last year. With the theme, "Innovation- Harnessing the Hidden Revolution" , we have chosen to identify individuals who can still see potential for change and improvement in the existing structures preset in Pakistan. Innovation and creativ...

About this event: TEDxGuangzhou is a localized TED event in Guangzhou, a city famous for its over 2000 years of history and as among the first cities to open up to the rest of the world in China. The theme for the TEDxGuangzhou conference in 2011 is "Hack the Game". We want to explore the hidden matrix of hacking and creativity through storytelling at the eve...

About this event: We find ourselves in a world where boundaries blur and shift—between technology and humanity, nature and industry, individuality and community. These uncharted territories hold immense potential, yet challenge us to navigate complexities we can barely imagine. At TEDxScarisbrick, we’ll explore these liminal spaces where transformation begins. W...

On September 11, TED welcomed its latest class to the TED Residency program, an in-house incubator for breakthrough ideas. Residents spend four months in TED’s New York headquarters with other exceptional people from all over the map—including the Netherlands, the UK, Tennessee and Georgia. The new Residents include: A filmmaker crea...

How to Be a Better Human How to laugh at yourself (w/ Nuar Alsadir) April 29, 2024 [00:00:00] Chris Duffy: You are listening to How to Be a Better Human. I'm your host, Chris Duffy. I tend to approach the world through a framework of humor and laughter. That may not be surprising considering I am a comedian by trade, but I really do believe in t...

Musician and sound artist Jason Sweeney lives and works in Adelaide; he describes it as "a prototype for what a developed city in the western world could be like." Here, he tells Alison Prato about life in his city. As a teenager, Jason Sweeney was bullied. It was the mid-1980s, and he was one of hundreds of students at the Urrbrae Agricultur...

Jason Sweeney lives and works in Adelaide, Australia, a city he describes as "a prototype for what a developed city in the western world could be like." Here, he describes his life in the city. Also, see and hear his favorite Adelaideian spots in the photoessay by Kristin Alford, accompanied by audio snippets of the same places recorded by Sween...