Loneliness doesn't always stem from being alone. For architect Grace Kim, loneliness is a function of how socially connected we feel to the people around us -- and it's often the result of the homes we live in. She shares an age-old antidote to isolation: cohousing, a way of living where people choose to share space with their neighbors, get to ...

Whether they're belting Beyoncé, head-banging to classic rock, or rattling off curse words at zoo-goers, parrots are constantly astounding us. They are among the only animals that produce human speech, and some parrots do it almost uncannily well. How is this possible? Grace Smith-Vidaurre and Tim Wright dig into the anatomy that allows parrots ...

This animation is part of the TED-Ed series, "There's a Poem for That," which features animated interpretations of poems both old and new that give language to some of life's biggest feelings. [Poem by Clint Smith, directed by Niv Sekar, music by Stephen LaRosa].

Ditch your business cards. There are more effective, less awkward strategies for building your connections. (Audio only)

Introducing The TED Interview, a new podcast hosted by head of TED Chris Anderson. As a writer, Elizabeth Gilbert is notorious for placing her heart squarely on her sleeve. Her best-selling memoir "Eat Pray Love" was a sensation precisely because of her eloquent, open-hearted descriptions of fear, divorce and wanting everything life had to offer...

In this season of The TED Interview, conversations with people who make a case for ... optimism. Not some blind, hopeful feeling, but the conviction that somewhere out there are solutions that, given the right attention and resources, can guide us out of the dark place we're in. For the first episode: artificial intelligence. Will innovation in ...

Grace Kim, an NCSSM alumnus and current PhD student at MIT, talks about how science, particularly biology, can be used to restore artifacts, including works of art. She describes how her experiences in Research in Biology at NCSSM has blazed the trail to her current work as a PhD research candidate.

Shinyoung, who prefers to be called Grace, was born in Bryan, Texas, and is originally from the Republic of Korea. She moved to Saudi Arabia when she was 5 years old. She enjoys cuddling in a blanket while watching movies, and doing unnecessary challenges such as making 5000 paper stars. Her hobbies are drawing, baking and debating. She dreams o...

In a world where identity and belonging are so often defined by our labels, diplomat and writer Graci Kim Cribbens asks the question: what is in a name? By exploring her experiences of adopting a pen name, only to reject it for her Korean roots, Graci's emotional and thought-provoking talk from TEDxYouth@AvonRiver 2018 will make you think twice ...

A los jóvenes siempre los encasillamos como una parte de la población que no es pro-activa, que no desea inmiscuirse en las cosas importantes de la sociedad, que esta pérdida. Pero Quimey a partir de contarnos su experiencia va a derribar estas pre-concepciones.