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Five Minutes With A Fellow: Esra’a Al Shafei
Five Minutes With A Fellow: Esra’a Al Shafei
When TED Fellows aren’t discovering new galaxies or conserving endangered species, how do these innovators and culture-shakers spend their…
TED Fellows program
Sep 4, 2019
Queer Africans Deserve Better Media Representation
Queer Africans Deserve Better Media Representation
Why I’m fighting to make non-Western queer people of color more visible.
TED Fellows program
Aug 28, 2019
Five Minutes With A Fellow: Faith Osier
Five Minutes With A Fellow: Faith Osier
When TED Fellows aren’t discovering new galaxies or conserving endangered species, how do these innovators and culture-shakers spend their…
Taylor Trudon
Aug 16, 2019
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Everything You Wanted To Know About TED’s Coaching And Mentorship Program
Everything You Wanted To Know About TED’s Coaching And Mentorship P...
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Taylor Trudon
Aug 13, 2019
Hawaiian Monk Seals Are In Danger Of Extinction. This Woman Is Helping To Save Them.
Hawaiian Monk Seals Are In Danger Of Extinction. This Woman Is Help...
Why protecting the species is essential to protecting our own existence.
Taylor Trudon
Jul 12, 2019
Iceland’s glacier communities’ stories help us navigate a changing planet
Iceland’s glacier communities’ stories help us navigate a changing ...
Bridging scientific knowledge and human narrative, The Secret Lives of Glaciers offers a new way to think not only about glaciers, but…
Karen Frances Eng
Feb 5, 2019
Forget Skype, hang up on Hangouts. Beam your 3D avatar into AR space instead
Forget Skype, hang up on Hangouts. Beam your 3D avatar into AR spac...
Step in to Spatial, a new 3D augmented-reality technology that promises to unleash remote collaboration from the screen.
Karen Frances Eng
Jan 16, 2019
How to create 3D augmented reality, in real-time — without a computer
How to create 3D augmented reality, in real-time — without a computer
Light artist Christine Marie has reinvented an early projection technology to create live performances and installations with giant 3D…
Karen Frances Eng
Dec 20, 2018
When rain in the desert brings death instead of life
When rain in the desert brings death instead of life
A mass extinction of bacteria in the Atacama Desert after unusual rains has surprising implications for the possibility of life on Mars.
Karen Frances Eng
Dec 11, 2018
A bold step for womankind: Meet the young women behind Kyrgyzstan’s satellite program
A bold step for womankind: Meet the young women behind Kyrgyzstan’s...
Ranging in age from 17 to 25, they are challenging their country’s gender norms by learning engineering and coding, and setting their…
Karen Frances Eng
Nov 30, 2018
This new Tarot deck can help you navigate the 21st-century’s New Normal
This new Tarot deck can help you navigate the 21st-century’s New No...
Futures design studio Superflux has revisioned the medieval Tarot’s major arcana archetypes to prompt new narratives for today’s…
Karen Frances Eng
Nov 14, 2018
Where the symphony meets the street
Where the symphony meets the street
Violin prodigy Vijay Gupta has dedicated his life to making music the platform for transformative social justice. Now he’s been rewarded…
Karen Frances Eng
Nov 9, 2018
From sitars to Bollywood to Indian indie: explore 2,000 years—and counting—of India’s musical…
From sitars to Bollywood to Indian indie: explore 2,000 years—and c...
This brand-new interactive museum in Bangalore invites a new generation to dive into India’s extraordinarily rich musical history.
Karen Frances Eng
Nov 1, 2018
Rewrite the law, and believe survivors
Rewrite the law, and believe survivors
Shepard Fairey’ poster of Sexual Bill of Rights activist Amanda Nguyen spells hope for sexual assault survivors everywhere.
Karen Frances Eng
Oct 18, 2018
How animal “social networks” shape ecosystems
How animal “social networks” shape ecosystems
New research shows that cross-species social networks can determine how entire populations of wild animals grow and respond to…
Mike Gil
Oct 12, 2018
An intimate glimpse into a remarkable Egyptian orchestra for blind women
An intimate glimpse into a remarkable Egyptian orchestra for blind ...
The Al Nour Wal Amal chamber orchestra for blind women has awed audiences for decades. Now, a new installation gives a glimpse into the…
Karen Frances Eng
Sep 27, 2018
Are temporary tattoos the future of wearable technology?
Are temporary tattoos the future of wearable technology?
Using your skin as the interface, LogicInk’s programmable tattoos use biological and chemical sensors to monitor everything from sun…
Karen Frances Eng
Sep 13, 2018
What’s at stake in the battle for gay rights in India
What’s at stake in the battle for gay rights in India
India is on the cusp of a historic Supreme Court decision that could decriminalize homosexuality. Writer and activist Parmesh Shahani tells…
Patrick D'Arcy
Sep 5, 2018
Hungry for scientific knowledge? Attend Supper with a Scientist.
Hungry for scientific knowledge? Attend Supper with a Scientist.
A new initiative encourages scientists to host dinners for their local community to eat, drink and build trust between scientists and the…
Karen Frances Eng
Aug 29, 2018
This artist takes the spirit of protest from the streets to the gallery
This artist takes the spirit of protest from the streets to the gal...
Brazilian artist and activist Mundano channels social, political and environmental unrest in his expansive new solo show.
Patrick D'Arcy
Aug 21, 2018
This gorgeous one-shot film explores what happens when prison keeps families apart
This gorgeous one-shot film explores what happens when prison keeps...
The surreal four-minute short stitches together letters between prisoners and their families into a haunting portrait of a father and his…
Patrick D'Arcy
Aug 2, 2018
This artist is turning his BFFs into dreaming digital avatars
This artist is turning his BFFs into dreaming digital avatars
Social media already lets us keep ridiculously close track of our friends 24 hours a day. What if we could monitor their dreams, too?
Patrick D'Arcy
Jul 25, 2018
Ever considered getting a professional coach? Here’s what to consider.
Ever considered getting a professional coach? Here’s what to consider.
A coach can be a partner in finding happiness and professional success on your own terms. That’s a pretty powerful ally.
TED Fellows program
Jul 20, 2018
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