• The global power shift: Paddy Ashdown on TED.com
  Paddy Ashdown claims that we are living in a moment in history where power is changing in ways it never has before. In a spellbinding talk at TEDxBrussels he outlines the three major global shifts that he sees coming. (Recorded at TEDxBrussels 2011, November 2011, in Brussels, Belgium. Duration: 18:30.) Watch Paddy Ashdown’s talk on TED.com, where [...]
• Life’s third act: Jane Fonda on TED.com
  Within this generation, an extra 30 years have been added to our life expectancy — and these years aren’t just a footnote or a pathology. At TEDxWomen, Jane Fonda asks how we can think about this new phase of our lives. (Recorded at TEDxWomen 2011, December 2011, in New York, NY and Los Angeles, CA. Duration: [...]
• What’s it like to give a TEDx talk? Speakers tell their stories
  Barefoot Foodie onstage at TEDxBGSU. Photo: Enoch Wu If your New Year’s resolution is to give a TEDx talk yourself — or to silence your inner monologue that thinks “I can’t do public speaking” — read a few of these stories, written by people who got up on the TEDx stage this year. They’re brave, [...]
• Countdown: 18 ideas that will change the world in 2012
  All month on the Huffington Post, we’ve been counting down 18 great ideas from 2011 that we think will change the world in 2012 and beyond. Today’s post ends the countdown with a powerful idea: Kids save the world! Watch John Hunter’s TEDTalk on his World Peace Game and read his essay on the Huffington [...]
• When NORAD tracked Santa: Bruno Bowden on the TED Blog
  A TED Blog premiere video: At this year’s TEDActive, in Palm Springs, engineer Bruno Bowden tells the amazing story of NORAD’s quest to track Santa — and how Bruno’s employer now continues the quest: Read more on the official Google Blog >> (This year’s countdown begins Dec. 24 at 2am Eastern.)
• There are no scraps of men: Alberto Cairo on TED.com
  Alberto Cairo’s clinics in Afghanistan used to close down during active fighting. Now, they stay open. At TEDxRC2 (the RC stands for Red Cross/Red Crescent), Cairo tells the powerful story of why — and how he found humanity and dignity in the midst of war. (Recorded at TEDxRC2, November 2011, in Geneva, Switzerland. Duration: 19:03) [...]
• How to stop torture: Karen Tse on TED.com
  Political prisoners aren’t the only ones being tortured — the vast majority of judicial torture happens in ordinary cases, even in ‘functioning’ legal systems. Social activist Karen Tse shows how we can, and should, stand up and end the use of routine torture. (Recorded at TEDGlobal 2011, July 2011, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Duration: 14:20.) Watch Karen [...]
• A prosthetic eye to treat blindness: Sheila Nirenberg on TED.com
  At TEDMED, Sheila Nirenberg shows a bold way to create sight in people with certain kinds of blindness: by hooking into the optic nerve and sending signals from a camera direct to the brain. (Recorded at TEDMED 2011, October 2011, in San Diego, California. Duration: 16:00) Watch Sheila Nirenberg‘s talk on TED.com, where you can download [...]
• The quest to understand consciousness: Antonio Damasio on TED.com
  Every morning we wake up and regain consciousness — that is a marvelous fact — but what exactly is it that we regain? Neuroscientist Antonio Damasio uses this simple question to give us a glimpse into how our brains create our sense of self. (Recorded at TED2011, March 2011, in Long Beach, California. Duration: 18:43) Watch [...]

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