Choreographer Aakash Odedra is dyslexic and has always felt that his best expression comes through movement. “Murmur” is his ode to that experience, teaming up with co-creators Lewis Major and Ars Electronica Futurelab. Watch him spin his way through the center of a storm, as pages of books take flight all around him.

Should we keep the outdoors out of hospitals? Ecologist and TED Fellow Jessica Green has found that mechanical ventilation does get rid of many types of microbes, but the wrong kinds: the ones left in the hospital are much more likely to be pathogens.

Tom Stranger is the co-author of "South of Forgiveness."

Erin Sullivan believes that the magic in this world can be communicated through images that blend art and science.

In 1903, US President Theodore Roosevelt took a camping trip in California's Yosemite Valley with conservationist John Muir. Roosevelt famously loved the outdoors, but Muir had invited him for more than just camping: Yosemite was in danger. It was part of a struggle to set aside land for both preservation and public use. Elyse Cox details the de...

There are 600 million women in India -- yet they are rarely seen outdoors after sunset because of safety concerns like harassment and catcalls. On a mission to create safer public spaces, women's rights advocate Srishti Bakshi talks about how she embarked on a 2,300-mile walk across the length of India (a distance equivalent to traveling from Ne...

As a mother and occupational therapist, Hazel Cottle knows how important it is for both her kids and her patients to spend time outdoors. It sparks joy, brings people together and improves lives. Yet in the UK, a country where it rains a lot, it can be tempting to stay warm and dry inside the house. Hazel thinks she has the perfect solution to e...

Aakash Odedra sets raw ancient dance forms from India within the modern global context.

Matt Trombley is an active, passionate and service-driven leader in both his workplace and his personal life.

Baratunde Thurston tells stories of interdependence through our relationship with nature, each other and technology.

During the hot summer months, watching an outdoor sports match or concert can be tantamount to baking uncomfortably in the sun -- but it doesn't have to be. At the TEDxSummit in Doha, physicist Wolfgang Kessling reveals sustainable design innovations that cool us from above and below, and even collects solar energy for later use.

Gloria Chan Packer is a mental wellness educator and experienced corporate leader.

About this event: The theme is GET OUTside and the event will present a day full of entertainment, ideas and stories that push you to “GET OUTside” physically to appreciate the benefits of being connected outdoors as well as metaphorically to get out of your current mindsets, comfort zones, us versus them mentality and stereotypes.

About this event: TEDxProspectPark will focus on the idea of nature and its impact in our everyday lives. The event is outdoors and will feature speakers that include an artisinal jam maker, a woman who keeps bees on her roof a biologist and a graphic designer whose work is inspired by nature.

About this event: This time we're having TEDxCelje in the outdoors on a famous historical venue that is Stari grad Castle in our hometown Celje. The name of the event (Ideas under the stars) derives from the location and the fact that there are three stars in Celje's emblem. Due to bad weather our event took place indoors.

Natalie Panek's work is focused on the idea that accountability for our environments never goes away.

Sangu Delle is an entrepreneur and clean water activist. A TED Fellow who hails from Ghana, he sees incredible potential in the African economy.

You don’t need to go to a national park to help your kids fall in love with nature; a walk around the block can be enough. Tech also doesn't have to be the enemy. Instead, use it as a tool to enhance their awe, says science communicator Scott Sampson. This post is part of TED’s “How to Be a Better Human” series, each of which contains a piece o...

About this event: Effect of printing press in French society was tremendous. A major transformation in the concept of society and intellectuality took place. As literacy increased and knowledge spread, “Salons” appeared as houses of discussion and knowledge transmission. Enlightened people of France visited and formed more and more Salons each day to debate, to l...

Laura Rovner lectures and writes about the rights of people incarcerated in prisons and jails, particularly about solitary confinement.

About this event: A unique, outdoor TEDx for a small intimate audience with a super limited number of speakers in Southeast Florida only a couple miles from the Florida Everglades on a late May afternoon during South Florida's storm season when weather can turn extreme fairly quickly -- this event was nearly forced inside or worse postponed due to intense rain de...

Photo from TEDxBoulder. From the TEDx Posterous blog: Today marks another TEDx milestone --  today's TEDxBerlin is the 1000th TEDx event! The first TEDx event -- TEDxUSC -- was in March 2009, and in less than two years, one has become 1000.  Here's to 1000 more, and some highlights of the past 1000: TEDx events happen everywhere, includi...

Copenhagener Ole Kassow launched a program to bring older Danes on bicycle outings. Now volunteer pilots in 29 countries are taking their passengers on the road. It all started with a friendly wave. In 2012, Copenhagen native Ole Kassow’s daily cycling commute took him past a nursing home. Every morning, the management consultant would see impe...

Alexis Nikole Nelson wants to ignite people's curiosity about the green spaces around them.

When TEDGlobal 2013 kicks off tomorrow, June 10, you’ll be able to “Think Again” with like-minded idea enthusiasts -- al fresco and possibly with a picnic. As the conference begins, we’ll be airing TED Talks on big screens in eight cities around the world. And by big screens, we mean huge screens. Think: screens of the size in Times Square. O...

About this event: The way we design and build our homes, energy and water and waste systems, streets, sidewalks, neighborhoods, landscapes, open spaces, and sources of food impacts just about every level of our lives and the broader environment of which we are a part. Bringing a regenerative lens to each design choice can add up to massive shifts. From the health...

We all lead lives that move 1,000 miles per minute. In his TED Book, The Art of Stillness, Pico Iyer posits a bold idea: that in our chaotic time, the greatest luxury is actually the ability to go nowhere and do nothing. To Iyer, it’s this time for quiet, inward, still reflection that snaps all of our experiences into focus. This got us c...

Michael Sandel teaches political philosophy at Harvard, exploring the most hotly contested moral and political issues of our time.

How to Be a Better Human Lessons from 102-year-old swimmer Maurine Kornfeld November 6, 2023 [00:00:00] Chris Duffy: You're listening to How to Be a Better Human. I'm your host, Chris Duffy. Before we get into the episode, a quick note. This is the last episode of season three of How to Be a Better Human. And after this, the Better Human team i...