Inside-out: Fellows Friday with Lucy McRae
A still from the upcoming short film I wrote and directed for Aesop. Click to see larger size. Photo: Lucy McRae Where do your ideas originate? I’m inspired by experiences that happen in my immediate...
View ArticleThe magnitude of mindfulness: Fellows Friday with David Gurman
Artist David Gurman’s installations use live data feeds from conflict zones to trigger lights, tolling bells, shadows and more, connecting us to the rhythms and intensity of far-away violence in real...
View ArticleNever stop running: Fellows Friday on the release of Saeed Taji Farouky’s new...
TED Fellow Saeed Taji Farouky’s first feature film, The Runner, documents the life of an activist and runner from Western Sahara, shedding light on the little-known conflict in the region. As the film...
View ArticleThe moon’s path is full of thorns: Fellows Friday with Johnson Urama
Nigerian astronomer Johnson Urama wants to promote the future of astronomy in Africa by looking deep into history. With his African Cultural Astronomy Project, he is gathering the lost ancient...
View ArticleWhy I document the often violent and traumatic daily lives of others: Fellows...
Social violence in Guatemala, Mexican and Central American migrant communities in the United States, the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake, children with cerebral malaria in Uganda — for the past...
View ArticleClassic rock: Dan Visconti, the 21st-century composer
Dan Visconti is updating the image of the classical composer — from lone, fusty genius to dynamic community leader who creates music as a tool for social engagement. Whether he’s telling the stories...
View ArticleCould you build your own house, car or tractor? Marcin Jakubowski on his...
What if you could build a civilization from scratch, using tools that could also be built from scratch? In his talk “Open-sourced blueprints for civilization” at TED2011, Marcin Jakubowski introduced...
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