TED: Därför är pennan så perfekt designad

av Mikael Winterkvist | dec 18, 2019 | TED

Why are pencils shaped like hexagons, and how did they get their iconic yellow color? Pencil shop owner Caroline Weaver takes us inside the fascinating history of the pencil.

TED: Så här fungerar din dators minne

av Mikael Winterkvist | dec 15, 2019 | TED

In many ways, our memories make us who we are, helping us remember our past, learn and retain skills, and plan for the future. And for the computers that often act as extensions of ourselves, memory plays much the same role. Kanawat Senanan explains how computer memory works. [Directed by TED-Ed, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Carlos Palomares].

TED: Hur ett dataspel får oss att förstå ensamhet

av Mikael Winterkvist | dec 13, 2019 | TED

Step into artist Cornelia Geppert’s visually stunning video game ”Sea of Solitude,” whoch explores how battling the ”monsters” of loneliness and self-doubt can help us better grapple with the complexity and struggles of mental health.

This talk was presented at a TED Salon event given in partnership with Brightline Initiative. TED editors featured it among our selections on the home page. Read more about TED Salons.

TED: Jane Fonda, därför protesterar jag mot klimatförändringarna

av Mikael Winterkvist | dec 12, 2019 | TED

At age 81, actor and activist Jane Fonda is putting herself on the line for the planet — literally. In a video interview with TEDWomen curator Pat Mitchell, Fonda speaks about getting arrested multiple times during Fire Drill Fridays, the weekly climate demonstrations she leads in Washington, DC — and discusses why civil disobedience is becoming a new normal in the age of climate change.

TED: Är detta världens långsammaste tv-program?

av Mikael Winterkvist | dec 8, 2019 | TED

You’ve heard about slow food. Now here’s slow … TV? In this very funny talk, Norwegian television producer Thomas Hellum shares how he and his team began to broadcast long, boring events, often live — and found a rapt audience. Shows include a 7-hour train journey, an 18-hour fishing expedition and a 5.5-day ferry voyage along the coast of Norway. The results are both beautiful and fascinating. Really.

This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxArendal, an independent event. TED’s editors chose to feature it for you.

Deras första tv-program var tågresan från Bergen till Oslo, i realtid, 7 timmar och 14 minuter.

1.2 miljoner norrmön såg hela eller delar av tv-programmet.

TED: Så kan du hjälpa till att förvandla nätet till en plats att lita på

av Mikael Winterkvist | dec 7, 2019 | TED

How can we stop the spread of misleading, sometimes dangerous content while maintaining an internet with freedom of expression at its core? Misinformation expert Claire Wardle explores the new challenges of our polluted online environment and maps out a plan to transform the internet into a place of trust — with the help everyday users. ”Together, let’s rebuild our information commons,” she says.