Memory is a tricky thing. Sometimes we retain vivid, almost photographic memories of events, and are certain of their fidelity --even when they're not the truth at all. Legato's short talk examined ...

What happens when one idea meets another idea? They have idea sex. And, when the conditions are right, they conceive and spawn little baby ideas, which go on to have ideas of their own. Or at least ...

First there was "open" – open source, open tech, open journalism. And now? Prepare yourself for "radical openness". This, according to Bruno Giussani, the European director of TED, the annual ...

TEDGlobal has already exceeded my expectations. I'm speaking tomorrow afternoon and the full schedule is here. I'll have far more to say soon and readers interested to watch may be able view a local ...

Social learning research could highlight much more nuanced ways to help adolescents learn, cognitive neuroscientist Sarah-Jayne Blakemore argued at TEDGlobal in Edinburgh, Scotland, this afternoon. In ...

One of the main themes at TEDGlobal this year was a lively debate between optimistic and pessimistic voices on the social potential (or doom) of the web. This outlook was somewhat more somber than I ...

From fostering innovation in one of the world's harshest environments to novel ways to repel mosquitoes and map the world, here are some highlights from the TEDGlobal conference in Arusha, Tanzania.

JR, a semi-anonymous French street artist, uses his camera to show the world its true face, by pasting photos of the human face across massive canvases. After winning the TED Prize earlier this year, ...

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen Best laptop cooling pads Best flip ...