For the past month, protestors have taken to the streets of Venezuela. Contrary to assertions by Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, these protests are not mot...
Noam Chomsky, a world-renowned linguist, intellectual and political activist, spoke at the University of Arizona on...
Noam Chomsky, a world-renowned linguist, intellectual and political activist, spoke at the University of Arizona on Feb. 8, 2012. His lecture, "Education: Fo...
Did you know that the majority of our nation's K-12 students are living in poverty and are systematically lacking...
Did you know that the majority of our nation's K-12 students are living in poverty and are systematically lacking the external supports they need to succeed ...
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. It's hard to comprehend...
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. It's hard to comprehend the amount of plastic waste humans produce ...
Victoria highlights the impact innovation can have on seemingly unchangeable ideas and how it can improve upon...
Victoria highlights the impact innovation can have on seemingly unchangeable ideas and how it can improve upon existing concepts—expanding on what “building ...
This 4-minute captioned video shows the intricate mechanisms involved in the progression of Alzheimer's disease in...
This 4-minute captioned video shows the intricate mechanisms involved in the progression of Alzheimer's disease in the brain. http://www.nia.nih.gov Permissi...
http://www.ted.com Human growth has strained the Earth's resources, but as Johan Rockstrom reminds us, our advances...
http://www.ted.com Human growth has strained the Earth's resources, but as Johan Rockstrom reminds us, our advances also give us the science to recognize this and change behavior. His research has found nine "planetary boundaries" that can guide us in protecting our planet's many overlapping ecosystems. 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, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the "Sixth Sense" wearable tech, 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. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com