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: 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 […]
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.
