Saturday, May 5, 2012

TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) website

Have you visited the website TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design)? If not, you don't know what you are missing!


TED organizes two annual conferences - the TED Conference in Long Beach and Palm Springs each spring, and the TEDGlobal conference in Edinburgh UK each summer. Moreover, TED includes the award-winning TEDTalks video site, the Open Translation Project and TED Conversations, the inspiring TED Fellows and TEDx programs, and the annual TED Prize. 


Perhaps the most interesting feature for students and academic professional are the TEDTalks.  There are more than 900 TEDTalks are now available, with more added each week. All of the talks are subtitled in English, and many are subtitled in various languages. These videos are released under a Creative Commons BY-NC-ND license, so they can be freely shared and reposted.


The range of topics is extremely vast. You can listen to a speach on the Arab Spring, get inspired on how to give an innovative presentantion, view Ancient wonders in 3D or listen to world-famous biologist Jane Goodall or an amazing presentation that tells 2600 years of history through one object.


Check it out now! We are sure you will find something that interest and captivates you. 


















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