In Pakistan, Nighat Dad helps other young women fight online harassment. In France, Romain Lacombe is building tools to help people track air pollution. In Somalia, Abdigani Diriye–who fled the ...

Five TED fellows resigned on Wednesday over the organization's decision to name billionaire Bill Ackman as one of its main speakers at an upcoming conference in Vancouver, Canada. The fellows ...

What do a King cobra conservationist, a human rights lawyer, and a geothermal entrepreneur have in common? It’s not the setup to a joke, it’s a glimpse at the diverse 2020 class of TED Fellows. The ...

For many years, a TED Talk meant you were listening to a rock star. A leader in his or her field who’s work had reached the pinnacle of intellectual pursuits and recognition. In 2009, the TED team ...

Someone the other day likened trying to cover TED, the technology, entertainment and design conference in Vancouver this week, to “trying to drink from a fire hose.” An apt description for what I ...

There are any number of reasons why TED is different than your typical tech conference. There’s the $8,500 per ticket price tag, for one thing, and the star-studded list of attendees, for another.

An Egyptian micro biologist, Ugandan investigative journalist and Zimbabwean standup comedian are among the new class of 2017. Ten of the 21 TED Global Fellows are African, from countries such as ...