Mastodons and woolly mammoths were both ancient relatives of elephants, but they were very different! Join Jessi and Squeaks to see how we can learn all about what an ancient animal ate, just by looking at its teeth.

Videos on the web should work like the web itself: dynamic, full of links, maps and information that can be edited and updated live, says Ryan Merkley. On the TED stage he demos Mozilla's Popcorn Maker, a web-based tool for easy video...

Gary Flake demos Pivot, a new way to browse and arrange massive amounts of images and data online. Built on breakthrough Seadragon technology, it enables spectacular zooms in and out of web databases, and the discovery of patterns and...

Your smartphone may feel like a friend -- but a true friend would give you a smile once in a while. At TED2013, Keller Rinaudo demos Romo, the smartphone-powered mini robot who can motor along with you on a walk, slide you a cup of...

How do creative people come up with great ideas? Organizational psychologist Adam Grant studies "originals": thinkers who dream up new ideas and take action to put them into the world. In this talk, learn three unexpected habits of...

Imagine it's late 1990, and you've just met a nice young man named Tim Berners-Lee, who starts telling you about his proposed system called the World Wide Web. Ian Ritchie was there. And ... he didn't buy it. A short story about...

Today we’re going to discuss the World Wide Web - not to be confused with the Internet, which is the underlying plumbing for the web as well as other networks. The World Wide Web is built on the foundation of simply linking pages to...

John Maeda, former President of the Rhode Island School of Design, delivers a funny and charming talk that spans a lifetime of work in art, design and technology, concluding with a picture of creative leadership in the future. Watch for...

Today, we're going to talk about how the Internet works. Specifically, how that stream of characters you punch into your browser's address bar, like "youtube.com", return this very website. Just to clarify we're talking in a broader...

This video illustrates adware and spyware in detail and how to get rid of them from your computer.

In this video, we will look at other malware that can harm your computer system or your network.

This video explains how to clone a private repository and add project collaborators on GitHub.

Explore tools and techniques for running Linux directly in your web browser, a convenient way to practice Linux commands.

Master wget to download files or applications from the internet directly to your Linux system, a tool for easy data retrieval.

In this final two-part module, I will review for you the good cyber security solutions presented in the training. After the recap, you will be taught even more cool tips and tricks on how to protect yourself when using computers,...

In Part IV of this module, you will continue to learn some good browser settings that can protect your privacy and security on the Internet. We discuss browser scripts in depth, how they work, why some are very bad for you, and how you...

In Part III of this fact-filled video series, you will again be shown, using visual examples, all the different ways you can securely lock down your browser from the bad guys, as well as invasive marketing companies that want to track...

In Part II of this video series, you will be trained on the issues surrounding Java and Flash running in your browser, as well as malicious browser extensions that can take over your browser, and even your computer! Next, we will discuss...

This video provides a step-by-step guide on how to effectively use bookmarks in a web browser to save and organize specific websites for easy access. Viewers are shown how to mark a website as a bookmark, select a location for saving...

This video provides a detailed overview of the Google Docs mobile app, highlighting its features and functionality compared to the browser version. The narrator explains how users can access, view, and edit their Google Docs on the go...

This video provides a step-by-step guide on how to join a Zoom meeting through your web browser without the need to download the application or set up an account. It explains two methods to join a meeting - either by clicking on a link...

This video provides a brief explanation of HTML as a markup language used by websites to structure their content. It emphasizes that HTML is essential for creating web pages and is utilized in varying ways by different websites,...

This video provides practical tips for job applicants navigating online job applications. It highlights strategies such as preparing a digital resume, setting aside uninterrupted time for completing applications, being cautious of resume...

Where is the Internet? Location? How does the internet work? And most importantly, how much does it weigh? You are on it right now. 30 years ago, it didn’t exist for most of us. But today Many of us can’t live...