TED Talks: Sebastiao Salgado
Economics PhD Sebastiao Salgado only took up photography in his 30s, but the discipline became an obsession. His years-long projects beautifully capture the human side of a global story that […]
TED Talks: Peter Hirshberg
In this absorbing look at emerging media and tech history, Peter Hirshberg shares some crucial lessons from Silicon Valley and explains why the web is so much more than ‘better […]
TED Talks: Glennie
In this soaring demonstration, deaf percussionist Evelyn Glennie illustrates how listening to music involves much more than simply letting sound waves hit your eardrums. Dame Evelyn Glennie’s music challenges the […]
TED Talks: Moschen
Michael Moschen puts on a quietly mesmerizing show of juggling. Don’t think juggling is an art? You might just change your mind after watching Moschen in motion.
TED Talks: Kary Mullis
Biochemist Kary Mullis talks about the basis of modern science: the experiment. Sharing tales from the 17th century and from his own backyard-rocketry days, Mullis celebrates the curiosity, inspiration and […]
TED Talks: Norman Foster
Architect Norman Foster discusses his own work to show how computers can help architects design buildings that are green, beautiful and ‘basically pollution-free.’ From the 2007 DLD Conference, in Munich. […]
TED Talks: Burtynsky
Accepting his 2005 TED Prize, photographer Edward Burtynsky makes a wish: that his images — stunning landscapes that document humanity’s impact on the world — help persuade millions to join […]
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 […]