TED Blog » Kate Torgovnick May

In the program guide for Session 4 of TED2019, “Audacity,” a group of eight mysterious figures stands silhouetted in black. That’s because the speakers in this session were a total surprise...

https://blog.ted.com/8-big-bold-ideas-for-global-change-unveiled-in-session-4-of-ted2019/

You’ve watched lots of TED Talks. But have you ever watched a full session of the TED Conference, from beginning to end? On Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at 8pm ET/5pm PT, you’re invited to join u...

https://blog.ted.com/discover-8-big-ideas-for-global-change-as-theyre-revealed-live-at-ted2019/

One year ago, TED launched The Audacious Project — an initiative to help change-makers with big, bold ideas for tackling global challenges find the support to make their visions a reality. What...

https://blog.ted.com/the-audacious-project-one-year-in/

More than a billion people in the world lack access to basic health care. It’s a hard truth that Raj Panjabi pointed to as he accepted the TED Prize in 2017 — globally, there’s a shortage ...

https://blog.ted.com/register-for-the-first-course-of-the-community-health-academy/

Today, GlobalXplorer, the citizen science platform created by satellite archaeologist Sarah Parcak with the 2016 TED Prize — which allows users live out their Indiana Jones fantasies and searc...

https://blog.ted.com/calling-all-globalxplorers-get-ready-to-go-to-india/

In 2018, TED launched The Audacious Project — a new model with the goal of changing the way that change is made. By surfacing big, bold, ambitious ideas with the possibility to change systems a...

https://blog.ted.com/a-year-of-progress-from-the-audacious-project/

Their ideas are ambitious, with the goal of changing outdated systems and impacting millions of lives. It’s been five months since The Audacious Project’s first class of project leaders spok...

https://blog.ted.com/7-big-ideas-gain-momentum-updates-from-the-audacious-project/

Their ideas are big — aimed at impacting millions of lives or creating sweeping global change. Three months after the first project leaders of The Audacious Project stood on the TED stage and s...

https://blog.ted.com/ghana-eliminates-trachoma-the-bail-project-opens-a-fifth-site-updates-from-the-audacious-project/

What’s it like to stand in the wings, preparing to give your TED Talk and share a big idea to create ripples of change? This video, captured at TED2018, gives a taste of that. It follows the fi...

https://blog.ted.com/a-behind-the-scenes-view-of-ted2018-to-inspire-you-to-apply-for-the-audacious-project/

The lights go down. A voice emerges — strong and hopeful. It’s Laurene Powell Jobs, the founder of philanthropic powerhouse Emerson Collective. “Among the many things I love about TED is th...

https://blog.ted.com/the-audacious-project-notes-from-session-4-of-ted2018-with-7-bold-ideas-for-global-change-and-406-million-to-support-them/

When it comes to archaeological features, the Nasca Lines are celebrities. A giant monkey with a curled tail, an owl waving hello, a wavy geometric spider — these geoglyphs, carved into the soi...

https://blog.ted.com/more-than-50-new-nasca-lines-located-with-the-help-of-globalxplorers-citizen-archaeologists/

When Maestro José Antonio Abreu lifted his baton, magic sparked to life. Young people from diverse backgrounds played classical music that could take your breath away, yes, but something deeper ...

https://blog.ted.com/remembering-maestro-jose-antonio-abreu/

. At the School in the Cloud learning lab in the village of Korakati, India, students sit on colorful stools in front of computer screens, talking over Skype to educators in England and Germany. ...

https://blog.ted.com/the-school-in-the-cloud-a-documentary-on-sugata-mitras-ted-prize-wish-premieres/

Over the past five days, the TED2017 conference has explored the theme “The Future You.” This has spanned an incredible number of ideas on a huge array of topics. Below, a tour through some o...

https://blog.ted.com/in-case-you-missed-it-the-themes-that-echoed-through-ted2017/

In the final session of TED2017, we look ahead to the future we’ll build together. Below, recaps of the talks from Session 11, in chronological order. A design renaissance for our apps. “Ther...

https://blog.ted.com/the-future-us-the-talks-of-session-11-of-ted2017/

Author Anne Lamott recently turned 61. So she’s compiled the following list of “every single true thing I know.” A brief recap: All truth is a paradox. “Life is a precious unfathomably be...

https://blog.ted.com/12-things-i-know-for-sure-anne-lamott-at-ted2017/

TED is about speakers stepping on a stage and sharing an idea in 18 minutes or less. But throughout our annual conference, short films play a vital part in the program too — opening sessions an...

https://blog.ted.com/the-ted2017-film-festival-shorts-from-the-conference/

On the fourth day of TED, the talks got more personal and packed with takeaways for everyday life. Below, some highlights. Pond scum: a source of wonder. In her ode to the microorganisms we’ve ...

https://blog.ted.com/in-case-you-missed-it-day-4-of-ted2017/

The stories we tell define us. In the Thursday-night session of TED2017, a singer, an artist, a poet, an author, two podcasters and Bollywood’s biggest star showed us what our stories mean to...

https://blog.ted.com/tales-of-tomorrow-the-talks-of-session-10-of-ted2017/

For the ninth session of TED2017, hosted by TED’s Editorial Director Helen Walters and Curation Director Kelly Stoetzel, we look into ourselves with seven speakers who take on subjects ranging ...

https://blog.ted.com/its-personal-the-talks-of-session-9-of-ted2017/