Highlights from TED

Check out some of my favorite video series that I worked on during my seven years at TED. Plus, lots of articles from Ideas.TED.com.

Small Thing, Big Idea: 
A TED original series

What makes the pencil so perfect? How did the button change fashion? I researched + wrote this Webby-winning series featuring speakers like Isaac Mizrahi and Paola Antonelli of MOMA. 

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The past, present + future of food in space

In 1962, John Glenn became the first American to eat in space, squeezing applesauce and puréed beef through his helmet. Here, the past and present of space food, plus a peek at what's next.

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Ideas from an inventor with 200+ patents

Robert Fischell invented the rechargeable pacemaker and the implantable insulin pump — and created the precursor to GPS. I interviewed the 87-year-old inventor about his creative process.

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Torchbearers: Lives changed by TED Talks

In this 5-part series for CNN's Great Big Story, meet people who picked up the ideas in TED Talks and ran with them — from a 90-year-old space archaeologist to the Mayor of Louisville.

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The Way We Work: 
A TED original series

The way we work is changing, all the time. In this series — for which I’ve been the researcher + writer for three seasons and counting — speakers share insights to help us keep up.

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The year in ideas, in 8 minutes flat

What were the most powerful ideas of 2014? I put together this 8-minute highlight reel — and worked with TED’s tech team to create an interactive web tour of the talks included.

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How color helps tell a story in film

There’s no Academy Award for Best Color, but this less-celebrated element helps tell a story. In this piece, insights from the makers of Moonlight and Pixar's director of photography.

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Finding the work you were meant to do

You don’t just find your calling — you fight for it. That’s the idea at the heart of this interview with Dave Isay, the founder of StoryCorps. I still get so much email about this story.

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The sculpture gallery at the bottom of the sea

Jason deCaires Taylor sinks giant cement sculptures into the ocean. The final pieces are half sculpted by him, and half by the aquatic species that make them home. I talked to him about this work.

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