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Too Few Women In Tech? Stop Blaming The Men. Or At Least Stop Blaming Me.

Posted August 28, 2010 09:23 pm

Al Sharpton: Glenn Beck Rally Distorts King's Dream

Posted August 27, 2010 04:45 pm

When a 'Ground Zero mosque' really is neither

Posted August 24, 2010 06:26 am

Covert Operations

Posted August 23, 2010 06:46 am

The "Mosque" Debate Is Not A "Distraction"

Posted August 23, 2010 06:15 am

Violent Anti-Mosque crowd turns on Black Carpenter at Ground

Posted August 22, 2010 01:21 pm

Fox News co-owner funded 'Ground Zero mosque' imam: report

Posted August 21, 2010 04:09 pm

How Fox News Betrayed General Petraeus

Posted August 21, 2010 02:45 pm

US Soldiers Punished For Refusing To Attend Christian Concer

Posted August 20, 2010 02:13 pm

Shot Fired Into Al Frankens Home

Posted August 20, 2010 01:07 pm

Obama's Numbers Are Actually Pretty Good

Posted August 20, 2010 09:08 am

Poll: 1 in 5 Americans idiotically believe Obama is a Muslim

Posted August 18, 2010 07:32 pm

Political Opposition to High Speed Rail is Beyond Stupidity

Posted August 18, 2010 07:21 pm

Last U.S. Combat Brigade Pulls Out Of Iraq

Posted August 18, 2010 05:02 pm

Sarah Palin's 'Cackle' Stretches Boundaries Of English

Posted August 18, 2010 04:55 pm

Fox News and Republican Party Make it Official

Posted August 18, 2010 11:58 am

The Top 10 Right-Wing Conspiracy Theories

Posted August 17, 2010 09:20 pm

News Corp. Gives $1 Million To Republican Governors Assoc.

Posted August 17, 2010 09:52 am

CIA Tapes Of Terrorist Interrogation FOUND Under Desk

Posted August 17, 2010 12:55 am

Wasted Potential: The Cost Of Marijuana Prohibition [pic]

Posted August 16, 2010 08:58 pm

Republicans Support Strip Clubs On Ground Zero Sacred Ground

Posted August 16, 2010 11:28 am

News Corp., the Saudi Prince and the 'Ground Zero Mosque\

Posted August 16, 2010 11:06 am

Democratic vs Republican Tax Plan

Posted August 15, 2010 01:23 pm

Obama Warns Against GOP Plans to Privatize Social Security

Posted August 14, 2010 06:32 am

GOP Candidate Wants Internment Camps for Illegal Immigrants

Posted August 13, 2010 08:08 pm

Right-Wing Utopia: Gays Can't Marry, Straights Can't Divorce

Posted August 13, 2010 10:19 am

Anderson Cooper Fights with Psycho GOP Congressman (Video)

Posted August 13, 2010 01:13 am

Dr. Laura's Shocking, N-Word Filled Racist Rant (Audio)

Posted August 12, 2010 05:55 pm

Michael Jackson dies at 50

Posted June 26, 2009 05:50 am

Adora Svitak: What adults can learn from kids | Video on TED.com

In Honor of World Water Day



Tapped is a film that examines the role of the bottled water industry and its effects on our health, climate change, pollution, and our reliance on oil.

One Man Making a Difference in Ethiopia

Congratulations to Jamie Oliver, 2010 TEDPrize winner

The Man Who Could Fly

On Nov. 11, extreme wingsuit pioneer Ueli Gegenschatz died in a Swiss hospital, after an accident during a BASE jump . This spring at TED, Gegenschatz spoke movingly of his desire "to come as close as possible to the human dream of being able to fly." Footage of his spellbinding flights are some of the most captivating on the internet. Our thoughts are with his friends and family, and we honor his vision and legacy.

Choose a Book. Change a Life.


Among the hill tribes of Northern Thailand, children who attend Morwakee School can’t afford to own a single book. So The Asia Foundation asked each student to choose their favorite Thai storybook, and then gave it to them.

The Applied Fun Theory


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