This series is for the doers masquerading as lazybones and couch potatoes — you know who you are! Well, we thought you could use a little power-up. Throughout the week, we’ll be doing the work for you, curating an action-items list for after every session at TED 2014. 

Love the visual images of Sara Lewis’s talk about fireflies? Check out more.

Be inspired by Deborah Gordon and learn how to make your own ant farm.

Read more poetry by Billy Collins!

Andrew Connolly asks in his talk, “What happens if you get too much data?” Explore how you might cope by getting lost in Connolly’s project, Google Sky.

Learn more about Will Marshall’s “Dove” drones.

Did you know that you can carry Louie Schwartzberg’s stunning visuals in your pocket? Download his Moving Art app.

Finally, in honor of Randall Munroe’s talk, I would like to share my favorite xkcd cartoon:

This series is for the doers masquerading as lazybones and couch potatoes — you know who you are! Well, we thought you could use a little power-up. Throughout the week, we’ll be doing the work for you, curating an action-items list for after every session at TED 2014. 

If you enjoyed the technological illusion of Marco Tempest’s talk, check out the video on his Vimeo channel.

Maira Kalman might own Toscanni’s pants, but you can watch him conducting a 1952 performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5…

…or you would watch video of an Anonymous protest’s act of kindness toward a homeless, featured in Keren Elazari’s talk.

David Epstein’s fascinating talk about the evolution of the athlete is an excellent way to recommend ESPN Film’s fantastic documentary series, 30 For 30.

Read more from Ed Yong in his National Geographic blog, Not Exactly Rocket Science.

Did you know that Seth Godin also has a podcast?

If you missed it the first time, check out the Countdown to Singularity chart from Ray Kurzweil’s talk.

This series is for the doers masquerading as lazybones and couch potatoes — you know who you are! Well, we thought you could use a little power-up. Throughout the week, we’ll be doing the work for you, curating an action-items list for after every session at TED 2014.

Read Margaret Stewart’s blog for her insights into life and the Internet.

Del Harvey spends her days examining the extraneous interactions on Twitter, so you have to wonder what she thinks about Weird Twitter.

Charlie Rose? Who is that again? Let me Google that for you.

Check out Chris Kluwe’s book of personal essays, Beautifully Unique Sparkleponies.

Another day, another potential real life validation of my love for scifi. Jeremy Kasdin wouldn’t mind if you got lost in this Wikipedia article of Planets in science fiction for a while. (You could study the real thing, too.)

Watch Hugh Herr’s episode of “Who Says I Can’t?”