TED Talks: Philip Rosedale
Why build a virtual world? Philip Rosedale talks about the virtual society he founded, Second Life, and its underpinnings in human creativity. It’s a place so different that anything could […]
TED Talks: Lennart Green
Like your uncle at a family party, the rumpled Swedish doctor Lennart Green says, ‘Pick a card, any card.’ But what he does with those cards is pure magic — […]
TED Talks: Branson
Richard Branson talks to TED’s Chris Anderson about the ups and the downs of his career, from his multibillionaire success to his multiple near-death experiences — and reveals some of […]
TED Talks: Petranek
How might the world end? Stephen Petranek lays out the challenges that face us in the drive to preserve the human race.
TED Talks: Eisen
Our bodies are covered in a sea of microbes — both the pathogens that make us sick and the ‘good’ microbes, about which we know less, that might be keeping […]
TED Talks: Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins urges all atheists to openly state their position — and to fight the incursion of the church into politics and science. A fiery, funny, powerful talk. As an […]
TED Talks: Al Gore
Al Gore presents evidence that the pace of climate change may be even worse than scientists recently predicted. He challenges us to act.
TED Talks: Beeban Kidron
British film director Beeban Kidron invokes iconic film scenes — from Miracle in Milan to Boyz n the Hood — as she shows how her group FILMCLUB shares great films […]
TED Talks: Strickland
Bill Strickland tells a quiet and astonishing tale of redemption through arts, music, and unlikely partnerships.
TED Talks: Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall hasn’t found the missing link, but she’s come closer than nearly anyone else. The primatologist says the only real difference between humans and chimps is our sophisticated language.