Despite the rise of e-books, physical books aren’t going anywhere. Graphic designer Chip Kidd shares why their design is so lasting. Small Thing Big Idea, a TED original series, celebrates the lasting genius of everyday […]
Visit to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized Talk recommendations and more. Civilization rests upon the existence of language, says language creator David Peterson. In a talk that's equal parts passionate […]
Visit to get our entire library of TED Talks, subtitles, translations, personalized Talk recommendations and more. Reading slowly — with her finger running beneath the words, even when she was taught not to — has […]
We teach women that they can have ambition, but not excessive … to be successful, however not too successful, or they'll threaten males, states author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. In this traditional talk that started an […]
What does it cost? energy and brain power do we dedicate to learning the best ways to spell? Language evolves over time, and with it the way we spell– is it worth it to spend […]
For many centuries (and for numerous factors) critically acclaimed imaginative genius has typically come from a male perspective. As theater director Jude Kelly explains in this passionately reasoned talk, that skew affects how we analyze […]
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