185 voices from 12 countries join a choir that spans the globe: "Lux Aurumque," composed and conducted by Eric Whitacre, merges hundreds of tracks individually recorded and posted to YouTube. It's an astonishing illustration of how technology can connect us.

In 1901, David Hänig published research that led to what we know today as the taste map: an illustration that divides the tongue into four separate areas. It has since been published in textbooks and newspapers. There is just one problem: the map is wrong. So how do misconceptions like this spread, and what makes a fake fact so easy to believe? ...

At the intersection of word and form, Marian Bantjes makes her art.

Vanessa Ruiz documents the intersection of medical illustration and contemporary art.

David Bolinsky and his team illustrate scientific and medical concepts with high-drama animation. You've never seen the life of a cell quite like this.

Jill Shargaa is a woman of multiple talents. A seasoned comedian, she founded the all-female comedy revue, Evening of Estrogen. She is also an illustrator and designer who brings a pulp sensibility to her work.

Comparative anatomist and paleontologist Emma Schachner wants to know everything about the anatomy and evolution of reptiles and bird lungs: how they became so complex, why they have so many secondary functions and what role they played in their diversification and success.

David Macaulay gets under the skins of skyscrapers, mosques, pyramids, subways, and a host of other ancient and modern marvels. His lavish and micro-detailed renderings expose the world's secret engineering to dazzled readers of all ages.

Béatrice Coron has developed a language of storytelling by papercutting multi-layered stories.

Almudena Toral reports stories about migration, violence and trauma through documentary films.

Safwat Saleem uses satire and art to bring to light stories of adversity.

As a leader of the Participatory Budgeting Project, Shari Davis enriches democracy by returning the reins of government budgeting to the people.

With an abiding interest in science, Isabella Kirkland's work bears witness to the immense ecological challenges and losses humanity is facing.

Mona Chalabi tries to take the numb out of numbers. She's left with lots of "ers."

About this event: On early maps, uncharted territories and open oceans would be marked with an illustration of a dragon accompanied by the words, “here be dragons”- a warning to explorers of the dangers that lurk in the unfamiliar. TEDxUNT is challenging our speakers and audience to explore what waits just outside the established and familiar to illuminate opport...

With Wait But Why, Tim Urban demonstrates that complex and long-form writing can stand out in an online wilderness choked with listicles and clickbait.

Working at the intersection of art and science, Nirupa Rao seeks to bring alive the magic of the plant kingdom.

About this event: Korean Minjok Leadership Academy (민족사관고등학교), Korea's leading specialized highschool, is proud to host its first-ever TEDx on August 29th, 2015, under the theme: Pioneer. Two guest speakers will be honoring TEDxYouth@KMLA. Sakiroo Choi, a world renowned illustrator, will give a speech under the title “Between Stability and Instability”, with an i...

Jonathan Klein runs Getty Images, a stock photo agency whose vast archive of still photography and illustrations is a mainstay of the creative class.

Rosie King challenges stereotypes of people with autism and contextualizes the issue by asking us, “Why be normal?”

About this event: In everyone's life, we're faced with many choices, many problems to solve, and the examination or analysis of ideas. The emergence of "critical thinking" just happens to provide us with a new mode of thinking to improve the way we think about problems or situations that can then lead us a positive impact on our decisions. Art is not a thing si...

About this event: Fidèle à l’esprit de TED et des TEDx, le TEDxRéunion 2018 aura pour objectif de partager les idées qui feront le monde de demain, car « peu importe ce qu’on pourra dire, les mots et les idées peuvent changer le monde. » Cette 6ème édition réunira une dizaine d’intervenant-e-s aux profils divers, qui ont accepté d’entrer « dan’l’ron » … rouge ...

The TED2019 theme, Bigger Than Us, promises to be larger than life — big ideas, monumental insights, out-of-this-world discoveries, and more! — so naturally, the session art must deliver that sense of awe too, and does. Colours & Shapes, a Vancouver-based design firm, has created larger-than-life environments for TED since the confere...

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York is strained for cash. And so they announced last week that they would be offering advertising space on the back of MetroCards, which New Yorkers swipe (often, multiple times) to enter a train station. It’ll cost companies $25,500 to advertise on 50K cards and $450K to advertise on a million c...

We all want to know if we’re normal—do I have enough friends? Should it take me this long to get over my ex? Should I move or stay where I am? Endlessly curious data journalist Mona Chalabi NEEDS to know, and she’s ready to dive into the numbers to get some answers. But studies and spreadsheets don’t tell the whole story, so she’s consulting exp...

How to Be a Better Human How to answer your biggest questions—with data (w/ Mona Chalabi) November 28, 2022 [00:00:00] Chris Duffy: This is How to Be a Better Human. I'm your host, Chris Duffy, and this podcast has been fact-checked by professionals. That's important to note because, sometimes as a comedian, I can get a little squishy with my f...

Brief: People are similar to any good idea. It goes through an adventure to become mature. Director's statement: "We drew a character with a massive pile of hair containing bits of his world. We see bits and pieces of his widening and deepening life until we reach his older self.' - Hobson-Chant Direction and Illustration: Hobson-Chant ...

About this event: TEDxVytautasMagnusUniversity is Vytautas Magnus University's first ever TEDx. The theme of the event is "Embrace Change." Lithuania is a relatively new European country, having gained independence from the Soviet Union only 25 years ago. In this respect, the country still has a lot of catching up to do socioeconomically. There is still some ret...

Brief: An idea multiplies and becomes open when you play with it. Director's statement: "I like to bring out the growth of inspiration. How a new idea inspires others to think differently and let their mind generate ideas." -- Kim Demane CREDITS: Direction, Illustration and Animation: Kim Demane www.kimdemane.se/ Music: Lili Labass ...