Chris Anderson, Curator of TED, said at the launch of the Charter for Compassion, "This is not about kumbaya
Amy Novogratz | Posted 11.12.2009 | Impact
Today, the culmination of more than a year's work was unveiled as the Charter for Compassion was officially introduced in Washington, D.C. Read the Charter and join people around the world in affirming it.
Cameron Sinclair | Posted 11.10.2009 | Impact
Through Architecture For Humanity's "Do A Latte Good" campaign, you can bid on coffee with one of our great supporters, and in return they'll contribute to help reconstruction efforts post-Typhoon Ketsana.
Alana B. Elias Kornfeld | Posted 10.30.2009 | Living
Whenever we visit a physician we fill out questionnaires that refer only to our genetics and lifestyle, but we're never asked about environment. This is the missing link to our health.
treehugger.com | Jaymi Heimbuch | Posted 10.06.2009 | Green
[G]oogle mentioned they wanted to bring on a smart meter-like device that would allow anyone the ability to monitor their energy use with PowerMeter. ...
Julia Moulden | Posted 09.26.2009 | Living
If you were interviewing Linda Ronstadt, would you be tempted to ask her to sing a few lines from your favourite song? Oh, I don't know, maybe "Silver...
Ann Medlock | Posted 09.24.2009 | Media
A few weeks ago I was asked to talk at TEDxPugetSound, one of the many regional "franchises" that are now springing up. I was allotted 10 minutes to talk about "Global Heroes."
Amy Novogratz | Posted 09.24.2009 | World
TED winner Karen Armstrong and the Dalai Lama will call on the world to begin the world-wide, grass-roots movement to restore compassion to the center of religious, moral and political life.
SaraKay Smullens | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics
Even those who win one moment can face horrific, brutal loss in the next. The rich and famous are no more spared than the rest of us.
Chris Weigant | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics
Calling for some sort of decorous avoidance of politics during politicians' funerals is downright ridiculous. It'd be like eulogizing Charles Lindbergh and not mentioning airplanes.
Dennis Whittle | Posted 08.30.2009 | Living
Many of these self-motivational books are recipes for major disappointment and backlash down the road, because they fail to set expectations: success and failure have a random component.
TED.com | Posted 03.22.2009 | Living
The Teresa Carreño Youth Orchestra (Sinfónica Juvenil Teresa Carreño) is the national high school age youth orchestra of El Sistema, Venezuela's gr...
TEDTalks | Posted 03.19.2009 | Living
Barry Schwartz argues powerfully that rules often fail us, incentives often backfire, and practical, everyday wisdom will help rebuild our world.
Linda Stone | Posted 03.13.2009 | Living
This is a conference like no other. Speakers are asked to speak from the heart, to share their passions and knowledge, in 18 minute segments, which can then be viewed by anyone online.
TED.com | Posted 03.13.2009 | Living
Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses -- and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person "...
Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 03.10.2009 | Business
If you believe what you read, the battle over the stimulus package has been a partisan one. But Juan Enriquez says the stimulus package will in fact make things worse.
Daniella Vitale | Posted 03.09.2009 | Media
American Idol, the Super Bowl, are the Oscars are welcome diversions, but ultimately voyeuristic pleasures that need to be balanced with equally substantive media content. Thankfully, there is an antidote: TED.
Arianna Huffington | Posted 03.09.2009 | Business
Notes from the TED conference, and my conversation with the world's most maniacal polymath, Bill Gates, in which we discuss the economy, his charitable giving, and what happens if he doesn't get enough sleep. READ MORE CNBC's Clueless Mark Haines Calls Me "Clueless" on Morning Joe: I Respond Only people like Mark Haines, their vision limited by Wall Street blinders, don't see the lunacy of allowing stockholders to reap rewards at taxpayers' expense. READ MORE Stimulus Package: If You Jump Halfway Across a Chasm You Fall Into the Abyss If we are going to spend two trillion dollars (and most likely more) trying to deal with the economic crisis, shouldn't we do it right? READ MORE Watch: Arianna On MSNBC, Discussing Obama Admitting His Mistakes: "A Teachable Moment"
Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 03.09.2009 | World
Just when you think you've seen every cool robot, or the latest adhesive wall-climbing robotic gecko - TED goes and surprises you with one of the most unexpected and moving emotional talks of the conference so far.
treehugger.com | Posted 03.09.2009 | Green
Kidding aside, it's a good idea for Bill to bug people about how important it is to find more effective preventions and cures for malaria. It'd be a w...
Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 03.08.2009 | World
The U.S. economic meltdown, as serious as it is... and as unclear about what it could mean, isn't distracting TED from larger bigger problems that have been facing the planet for a long time.
MSNBC | Posted 03.07.2009 | Business
"Bill Gates just released mosquitos into the audience at TED and said, 'Not only poor people should experience this.'" That was the post by Facebook'...
Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 03.07.2009 | World
At a time when ideas are needed to change the world, both the distribution and the wide interest in TED talks suggest that there is a hunger for knowledge, and an appetite for ideas.
Rick Smith | Posted 03.06.2009 | Business
TED has grown into one of the most influential gatherings in the world, frequently mentioned in the same breath with Davos.
Ben Carmichael | Posted 12.26.2008 | Green
More people are moving into ever-larger cities. For the first time, more people live in urban areas, than don't. This presents two conflicting challenges.
Dennis Whittle | Posted 11.16.2009 | Impact