It’s a short 3 days until TEDWomen opens in Washington, DC, Dec. 7-8. With hundreds of amazing attendees in the house and almost 100 related TEDx events around the world — it’s a global event, and you’re invited to join wherever you may be on Tuesday and Wednesday. With so many TEDx for TEDWomen events, [...]

Adital Ela, founder of S-Sense Design sustainability design studio in Israel, believes in listening. She listens to indigenous philosophy, and incorporates it into sustainable design; when helping a community, she first listens closely to their needs; listening to her body’s inner voice inspires her dancing. Working from a foundation of listening, she bridges different worlds, [...]

Today, scientists at NASA announced the discovery of a new form of bacteria that uses arsenic as part of its basic biology, something previously thought impossible. The bacteria appears to use the arsenic to replace phosphorous — possibly even in its DNA. Phosphorous was considered to be essential for all life, and so if confirmed, [...]

Today, scientists at NASA announced the discovery of a new form of bacteria that uses arsenic as part of its basic biology, something previously thought impossible. The bacteria appears to use the arsenic to replace phosphorous — possibly even in its DNA. Phosphorous was considered to be essential for all life, and so if confirmed, [...]

At TEDxRotterdam, Bart Weetjens talks about his extraordinary project: training rats to sniff out land mines. He shows clips of his “hero rats” in action, and previews his work’s next phase: teaching them to turn up tuberculosis in the lab. (Recorded at TEDxRotterdam 2010, June 2010 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Duration: 12:11) Watch Bart Weetjens’ [...]

The new issue of design mind has a great Q&A with today’s TEDTalks speaker, Marcel Dicke, in which he shares his first bug-eating experience: design mind: What were the first insects you ever tried? Marcel Dicke: It was dried, fried termites that Arnold van Huis brought back from Africa, where he’d been working. We were [...]

Every year, on December 1, the global community comes together on World AIDS Day to learn more about the virus and lend support to those living with HIV/AIDS.. This year’s theme is “Universal Access and Human Rights.” To increase awareness of the effects of the AIDS virus, and to help understand its spread and possible [...]

Marcel Dicke makes an appetizing case for adding insects to everyone’s diet. His message to squeamish chefs and foodies: delicacies like locusts and caterpillars compete with meat in flavor, nutrition and eco-friendliness. (Recorded at TEDGlobal, July 2010 in Oxford, UK. Duration: 16:35) Watch Marcel Dicke’s talk on TED.com where you can download it, rate it, [...]

Marcel Dicke makes an appetizing case for adding insects to everyone’s diet. His message to squeamish chefs and foodies: delicacies like locusts and caterpillars compete with meat in flavor, nutrition and eco-friendliness. (Recorded at TEDGlobal, July 2010 in Oxford, UK. Duration: 16:35) Watch Marcel Dicke’s talk on TED.com where you can download it, rate it, [...]

At TEDxMidwest, William Ury, author of “Getting to Yes,” offers an elegant, simple (but not easy) way to create agreement in even the most difficult situations — from family conflict to, perhaps, the Middle East. (Recorded at TEDxMidwest, June 2010 in Chicago. Duration: 18:45) Watch William Ury’s talk on TED.com where you can download it, [...]

11-year-old Birke Baehr presents his take on a major source of our food — far-away and less-than-picturesque industrial farms. Keeping farms out of sight promotes a rosy, unreal picture of big-box agriculture, he argues, as he outlines the case to green and localize food production. (Recorded at TEDxNextGenerationAsheville 2010, August 2010 in Asheville, NC. Duration: [...]

Yamini Aiyar founded the Accountability Initiative to track and inform the public of what really happens to government money in India. The Initiative also researches the effectiveness of accountability efforts in the country. The group’s work has drawn praise from Indian government officials, and even from President Obama. Taking a cue from her mother, a [...]