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Michael Specter: The danger of science denial Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: April 12, 2010 Vaccine-autism claims, "Frankenfood" bans, the herbal cure craze: All point to the public’s growing fear (and, often, outright denial) of science ...

Devdutt Pattanaik: East vs. West — the myths that mystify Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: November 19, 2009 Devdutt Pattanaik takes an eye-opening look at the myths of India and of the West — and shows how these two fundamentally different sets ...

Karen Armstrong: Let’s revive the Golden Rule Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: September 30, 2009 Weeks from the Charter for Compassion launch, Karen Armstrong looks at religion’s role in the 21st century: Will its dogmas divide us? Or will it ...

Diane Benscoter on how cults rewire the brain Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: June 17, 2009 Diane Benscoter spent five years as a "Moonie." She shares an insider’s perspective on the mind of a cult member, and proposes a...

A surprising parable of foie gras Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: November 25, 2008 At the Taste3 conference, chef Dan Barber tells the story of a small farm in Spain that has found a humane way to produce foie gras. Raising his g...

Ursus Wehrli tidies up art Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: November 13, 2008 Ursus Wehrli shares his vision for a cleaner, more organized, tidier form of art — by deconstructing the paintings of modern masters int...

The science of scent Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: November 07, 2008 What’s the science behind a sublime perfume? With charm and precision, biophysicist Luca Turin explains the molecular makeup — and the a...

The powerful link between creativity and play Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: November 06, 2008 At the 2008 Serious Play conference, designer Tim Brown talks about the powerful relationship between creative thinking and play — with ...

A 3-minute story of mixed emoticons Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: October 28, 2008 Rives — star of the Bravo special "Ironic Iconic America" -- tells a typographical fairy tale that’s short and bittersweet.

A brief digression on matters of lost time Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: October 21, 2008 Humorist John Hodgman rambles through a new story about aliens, physics, time, space and the way all of these somehow contribute to a sweet, perfe...

The power of saying thank you Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: September 24, 2008 In this deceptively simple 3-minute talk, Dr. Laura Trice muses on the power of the magic words "thank you" — to deepen a friendship, to...

Dog-friendly dog training Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: August 21, 2008 Speaking at the 2007 EG conference, trainer Ian Dunbar asks us to see the world through the eyes of our beloved dogs. By knowing our pets&#039...

The brain in love Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: July 15, 2008 Why do we crave love so much, even to the point that we would die for it? To learn more about our very real, very physical need for romantic love,...

An atheist’s call to arms Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: June 24, 2008 Richard Dawkins urges all atheists to openly state their position — and to fight the incursion of the church into politics and science. A...

A secular, scientific rebuttal to Rick Warren Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: June 24, 2008 Philosopher Dan Dennett calls for religion — all religion -- to be taught in schools, so we can understand its nature as a natural pheno...

What’s wrong with what we eat Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: June 24, 2008 In this fiery and funny talk, New York Times food writer Mark Bittman weighs in on what’s wrong with the way we eat now (too much meat, too few pl...

The lost art of letter-writing Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: June 24, 2008 Lakshmi Pratury remembers the lost art of letter-writing and shares a series of notes her father wrote to her before he died. Her short but heartfe...

The paradox of choice Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: June 24, 2008 Psychologist Barry Schwartz takes aim at a central tenet of western societies: freedom of choice. In Schwartz’s estimation, choice has made us not...

Slowing down in a world built for speed Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: June 24, 2008 Journalist Carl Honore believes the Western world’s emphasis on speed erodes health, productivity and quality of life. But there's a back...

What we can learn from spaghetti sauce Channel: TED Length: 0 Date: June 24, 2008 Tipping Point author Malcolm Gladwell gets inside the food industry’s pursuit of the perfect spaghetti sauce — and makes a larger argumen...

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