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Imagine there’s no countries: Global-minded talks in Session 7 at TED2016

Parag Khanna speaks at TED2016 – Dream, February 15-19, 2016, Vancouver Convention Center, Vancouver, Canada. Photo: Bret Hartman / TED It wouldn’t be a conference about dreams without an ode to John...

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When the audience takes the stage: The personal talks of TED University at...

Bruno Giussani hosts TED University Wednesday during TED2016, February 17, 2016. Photo: Ryan Lash / TED At the annual TED conference, the audience is as packed with big ideas as our speaker program....

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Al Gore feels optimistic about climate change. 6 stats he shared at TED2016...

Al Gore electrified the TED2016 theater with an update on An Inconvenient Truth. Photo: Bret Hartman / TED “I was excited to be a part of the ‘Dream’ theme,” says Al Gore as he walks onto the TED2016...

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Are we gods now? Jennifer Kahn talks CRISPR at TED2016

Jennifer Kahn speaks at TED2016 – Dream, February 15-19, 2016, Vancouver Convention Center, Vancouver, Canada. Photo: Bret Hartman / TED Something huge is coming, and it sounds like an ad for a bag of...

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The stuff of nightmares? Crucial talks in Session 8 of TED2016

Architect Michael Murphy is working on a design for the first US memorial to racial injustice — an idea inspired by past TED speaker Bryan Stevenson. Murphy spoke onstage at TED2016 on Wednesday,...

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In Case You Missed It: Lessons learned during the third day of TED2016

Attendees watch amazed as Raffaello D’Andrea’s flying machines hover in swirls overhead. Photo: Bret Hartman / TED During day three of TED2016, we felt both wonder and terror. Below, some of the...

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The misfit’s journey: Writer Lidia Yuknavitch tells her story at TED2016

Lidia Yuknavitch is a misfit — who calls out to other misfits in the audience to tell their stories. She spoke onstage at TED2016 on Thursday, February 18, 2016, Vancouver Convention Center, Vancouver,...

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Far, far outside the box: The mind-shifting talks in Session 9 of TED2016

Arthur Brooks looks for a fresh take on leadership that speaks to both liberals and conservatives. He spoke onstage at TED2016 on February 18, 2016. Photo: Bret Hartman / TED The speakers in Session 9,...

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Pantone for skin tone: Artist Angélica Dass reveals her art at TED2016

Angélica Dass stands in front of a collage of her work. She photographs people, pinpoints their skin tone, and places them on a color chart. She spoke onstage at TED2016 on Thursday, February 18, 2016....

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The dreams that define us: The global talks in Session 10 of TED2016

Siyanda Mohutsiwa started a Pan-African conversation with a hashtag. She spoke onstage at TED2016 on Thursday, February 18, 2016. Photo: Bret Hartman / TED Host Gerry Garbulsky has a feeling that this...

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Chris Milk hosts the “largest collective virtual reality viewing in history”...

In a mass viewing of Chris Milk’s work with Vrse, the TED audience was transported to virtual worlds in Session 11 of TED2016, on Thursday, February 18, 2016. Photo: Marla Aufmuth / TED “You’re about...

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What happens in the brain when we hear stories? Uri Hasson at TED2016

Uri Hasson studies how we tell and hear stories — and how a great story may even allow two brains to sync up. He spoke onstage at TED2016 on Thursday, February 18, 2016. Photo: Bret Hartman / TED We...

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Fantasists and catalysts: The wonder-filled talks in Session 11 of TED2016

Alice Rawsthorn highlights some unlikely design heroes — from Florence Nightingale to the dreaded pirate Blackbeard. She spoke onstage at TED2016 on Thursday, February 18, 2016. Photo: Bret Hartman /...

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In Case You Missed It: Lessons learned from the fourth day of TED2016

Alex Kipman demos Microsoft HoloLens, which brings the fantastical into the physical world. Photo: Bret Hartman / TED On the fourth day of TED2016, we heard powerful social justice talks and saw tech...

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The best words of TED2016

At TED2016, some amazing words got a moment in the spotlight. Session 11, hosted by Kelly Stoetzel, was themed: “Fantasists and Catalysts.” A ‘fantasist’ is ‘one who creates fantasies.’ Photo: Marla...

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There will be no miracles here: Casey Gerald at TED2016

Casey Gerald speaks at TED2016 – Dream, February 15-19, 2016, Vancouver Convention Center, Vancouver, Canada. Photo: Bret Hartman / TED Casey Gerald’s story begins in an East Texas church on the night...

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Wake up! Invigorating talks from Session 12 of TED2016

Tshering Tobgay speaks at TED2016 – Dream, February 15-19, 2016, Vancouver Convention Center, Vancouver, Canada. Photo: Bret Hartman / TED In the final session of TED2016, the themes we’ve been talking...

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The TED2016 film festival: Conference shorts

TED Conference sessions always include interstitial videos — they’re the connective tissue between speakers. Enjoy the shorts that played at TED2016. Photo: Bret Hartman / TED Thought-provoking, silly...

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In Case You Missed It: Lessons we learned at TED2016

The major themes that ran through TED2016 ranged from social justice to virtual reality. The conference was held February 15-19, 2016, in Vancouver and talks from it are already online. Photo: Marla...

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Impossible isn’t a fact; it’s an attitude: Christiana Figueres at TED2016

Christiana Figueres speaks at TED2016 – Dream, February 15-19, 2016, Vancouver Convention Center, Vancouver, Canada. Photo: Bret Hartman / TED In 2009, six months after a spectacularly failed climate...

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