TED Blog » Liz Jacobs

Pop-Up Magazine is “something like a reading,” only not. This unique show brings the glossy pages of a general interest magazine to life, telling real-life stories in a vortex of sight, sound...

https://blog.ted.com/pop-up-magazine-the-engrossing-talks-of-session-8-of-ted2015/

Audience members give talks during a session of TED University. From Ebola to better businesses, from diabetes to disasters, the talks took on big topics: A type-A response to Type 2 diabetes. Ki...

https://blog.ted.com/death-disaster-and-drugs-a-recap-of-ted-university-2015/

Can capital be just? As a firm believer in capitalism and the free market, Paul Tudor Jones II believes that it can be. Jones is the founder of the Tudor Investment Corporation and the Tudor Gro...

https://blog.ted.com/justice-capitalism-and-progress-paul-tudor-jones-ii-at-ted2015/

Bill T. Jones performs a collaborative improv with music from cellist Joshua Roman and vocalist Somi, at TED2015: Truth and Dare, Session 7. Photo: Bret Hartman/TED Where does creativity come f...

https://blog.ted.com/creative-ignition-a-recap-of-session-7-of-ted2015/

As a product designer, it’s Tony Fadell’s job to imagine invisible improvements to everyday objects. That’s how he developed the iPod and revolutionized the way the world listens to music. ...

https://blog.ted.com/look-broader-look-closer-think-younger-tony-fadell-speaks-at-ted2015/

“We need a different view of the world,” says Chris Anderson, the host of Session 6: Radical Reframe, on the Wednesday morning of TED2015. Enjoy these recaps of the speaker in this session, ...

https://blog.ted.com/radical-reframe-the-surprising-talks-in-session-6-of-ted2015/

Growing up in a small village in India’s Orissa region, Dilip Ratha dreamed of becoming a poet. With only $20 in his pocket, he crossed two oceans and moved to the United States to study and i...

https://blog.ted.com/the-incredible-economic-potential-of-sending-money-home-dilip-ratha-at-tedglobal-2014/

If you ever find yourself in Brazil, advises Misha Glenny, try to look past the samba, soccer and sea. The journalist, who is currently researching a book on the underground drug trade in Rio de...

https://blog.ted.com/how-the-world-cup-can-make-or-break-brazils-hopes-for-the-future-misha-glenny/

Susan Cain is planning a Quiet Revolution. In her classic talk from TED2012, she spoke up for introverts, pointing out the many ways our culture encourages extroversion. “I wasn’t prepared f...

https://blog.ted.com/susan-cain-announces-news-to-make-introverts-happy/

With just one week left to go until TED2014, our speakers are putting the final touches on their talks. But that’s hardly all they’ve been up to. This week, check out which speaker has a bold...

https://blog.ted.com/ted2014-newsmakers-03-11-2014/

“If only the earth could hold up a mirror to itself …” Say no more, thought the impatient billionaire in the audience at the TED conference, who found the speaker’s voice as whiny and ir...

https://blog.ted.com/bj-novak-on-his-ted-short-story/

With just over a month until TED2014, themed “The Next Chapter,” this year’s lineup of speakers has been busy making music, writing books and, oh, trekking across Antarctica. Check out spea...

https://blog.ted.com/ted2014-newsmakers-ben-saunders-completes-antarctic-trek/

What’s the future of education? It’s a popular question right now, with answers ranging from online learning to charter schools. But Liz Coleman is focused on a more fundamental issue: what w...

http://ideas.ted.com/liz-coleman-on-why-higher-education-needs-to-embrace-messiness/

When Salman Khan shared his vision for “a free world-class education for anyone anywhere” at TED2011, he turned the education world on its head. As he introduced Khan Academy — a virtual cl...

http://ideas.ted.com/in-conversation-salman-khan-sebastian-thrun-talk-online-education/

Everyone knows Detroit is in trouble. The list of problems assaulting the once-mighty Motor City is long and, from a look at national newspapers, incessantly documented. Most recently, the city ...

https://blog.ted.com/what-to-do-about-detroit-a-qa-with-urban-planner-toni-griffin/

New Delhi’s streets are epic — trucks, cars, cows and, especially, bicycle rickshaws, three-wheeled carriers that can zip through traffic, pedaled by a very, very hard-working driver. Growing...

http://ideas.ted.com/entrepreneur-avani-singh-ummeed/

In today’s talk, pundit Sally Kohn shares what it’s like to be progressive, gay and … working for Fox News. The key: emotional correctness, when people look past their political differences...

https://blog.ted.com/sally-kohn-on-leaving-fox-news/

The world’s population is getting older. Across the globe, people are living longer thanks to improvements in healthcare, nutrition and technology. This population shift brings with it incredib...

https://blog.ted.com/what-its-like-to-grow-old-in-different-parts-of-the-world/

In 1998, aircraft designer Paul MacCready gave a live demo of his two-ounce unmanned surveillance drone on the TED stage in Monterey. “You see what it sees. Imagine you’re a fly,” he told t...

http://ideas.ted.com/15-years-of-drones-at-ted-in-five-gifs/

Is sharing the solution to our global challenges? Twice, Robin Chase has stood on the TED stage and offered powerful visions for a green, and shared, transportation future. At TED2007, the Zipcar...

http://ideas.ted.com/robin-chase-since-the-talk/