Ted Videos

The Peabody and Emmy award-winning journalist has a career in broadcasting spanning more than 50 years, witnessing and covering some of the most turbulent times in America.

Sadhguru talks at TEDIndia the first TED ever held in South Asia.Date of Event: Nov 5, 2009Location: Mysore, India

Shereen El Feki, PhD Academic, American University in Cairo/WriterShereen El Feki is based in Cairo, where she works on issues related to health and social welfare in the Arab region. Half-Egyptian, half-Welsh, Shereen was brought up in Canada. She started her professional life in medical science, with a PhD in molecular immunology from the University of Cambridge, and later worked as Healthcare Correspondent at The Economist magazine. In recent years, however, Shereen has re-oriented her career towards the Arab world. While she has worked in regional media, as a presenter with the Al Jazeera Network, and continues to write on social issues in the Arab world, her passion lies in the many projects in which she is involved which aim to better understand, and surmount, the social challenges facing Arabs, particularly young people.Author: ibm_smarter_planet Tags: ibm ted global 2009 talks conference islam culture arts western journalism Posted: 06 November 2009 Rating: 0.0 Votes: 0

Candy Chang Design Specialist/Artist With a background in architecture, graphic design, and urban planning, Candy combines these disciplines to improve information sharing in urban areas through research, design, and the creative use of public space. Recent work includes a guide to street vending in New York City, air quality visualizations on mobile devices, public art in a Russian airport, flash cards on renters’ rights, and community chalkboards in South Africa. A former art director at The New York Times, she went on to work in Nairobi, New Orleans, Vancouver, Johannesburg, and New York City on collaborative projects with residents, community groups and local government. She was awarded a fellowship with Global Studio, an international program informed by the UN Millennium Development Goals that benefits underserved communities and facilitates grassroots collaborative partnerships. She now lives in Helsinki where she develops strategic visions for Nokia. She likes synthesizers, maps and world’s fairs and has won few awards that compare to 2nd place in horse grooming when she was 7. Author: ibm_smarter_planet Tags: ted ted2009 talks ibm conference Posted: 06 November 2009 Rating: 0.0 Votes: 0

Les fameuses conférences TED débarquent à Bruxelles. En beauté, cfr. le programme et la liste des speakers Ca se passe le lundi 23 novembre, dans les bâtiments du Parlement Européen (rien que ça). J y serai. J espère que vous aussi. TEDxBrussels 2009 from 1MD on Vimeo.

We worry that IM, texting, Facebook are spoiling human intimacy, but Stefana Broadbent's research shows how communication tech is capable of cultivating deeper relationships, bringing love across barriers like distance and workplace rules.

We worry that IM, texting, Facebook are spoiling human intimacy, but Stefana Broadbent's research shows how communication tech is capable of cultivating deeper relationships, bringing love across barriers like distance and workplace rules.

Ted meets Victoria's father for the first time when his In-Laws drop in unexpectedly. But, what secret is his father-in-law hiding from his family?

Short demonstration of Judo takedowns by East West Instructor Sensei Ted Tripp. For more information visit www.EastWestMartialArts.com

While we all agree that compassion is a great idea, Rabbi Tabick acknowledges there are challenges to its execution. She explains how a careful balance of compassion and justice allows us to do good deeds, and keep our sanity.

Swami Dayananda Saraswati unravels the parallel paths of personal development and attaining true compassion. He walks us through each step of self-realization, from helpless infancy to the fearless act of caring for others.

http://www.ted.com Seth Godin argues the Internet has ended mass marketing and revived a human social unit from the distant past: tribes. Founded on shared ideas and values, tribes give ordinary people the power to lead and make big change. He urges us to do so. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, and Lost producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Watch the Top 10 TEDTalks on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/top10

http://www.ted.com Novelist Amy Tan digs deep into the creative process, journeying through her childhood and family history and into the worlds of physics and chance, looking for hints of where her own creativity comes from. It's a wild ride with a surprise ending.