Chris Anderson took over TED 25 years ago, when the internet was young and optimism abounded about the future it could deliver. Since then, the New York-based conference series has become globally ...

Science fiction is fictional, but it can also be a visionary insight into future technology and the environment, as in the case of 'Catching Crumbs from the Table' is a short story by Ted Chiang, ...

Against TED Oil Spill Conference Politics Daily's Joe Keohane writes, "While the junk shot tried and failed to plug BP's oil gusher with golf balls and trash, an event called TEDxOilSpill will attempt ...