The annual TED conferences bring together the world’s most fascinating thinkers and doers
Spending too much time on YouTube? Check out the TED channel. Instead of feeling guilty about wasting time watching the latest Miley Cyrus tribute video, you could be watching a series of talks by “big thinkers” discussing “big ideas.”
TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started in 1984 as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment and Design. Since then it’s scope has become even broader.
The annual TED conferences in Long Beach/Palm Springs and Edinburgh bring together the world’s most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the best talk of their lives in 18 minutes or less. The most recent TED conference was held last month.
Using Images to change the world.
JR, a French street artist, uses his camera to show the world its true face. He makes his audacious TED Prize wish: to use art to turn the world inside out. A funny, moving talk about art and who we are
Social Media and the end of gender.
Media and advertising companies still use the same old demographics to understand audiences, but they’re becoming increasingly harder to track online, says media researcher Johanna Blakley. As social media outgrows traditional media, and women users outnumber men, Blakely explains what changes are in store for the future of media.
How great design makes ideas new.
From the TED archives: The legendary graphic designer Milton Glaser dives deep into a new painting inspired by Piero della Francesca. From here, he muses on what makes a convincing poster, by breaking down an idea and making it new.
