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How wireless energy from space could power everything

Electrical engineer Ali Hajimiri explains the principles behind wireless energy transfer and shares a far-out vision for launching solar panels into space in order to collect sunlight, convert it to electrical power and then beam it down to Earth.

The rise of the "trauma essay" in college applications

Tina Yong

The timeless, ancient language of art

Wangechi Mutu

Why AI is incredibly smart and shockingly stupid

Yejin Choi

The disappearing computer -- and a world where you can take AI everywhere

Imran Chaudhri

Does working hard really make you a good person?

Azim Shariff

Pussy Riot's powerful message to Vladimir Putin

Nadya Tolokonnikova

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The outlaws of the ocean -- and how we're reeling them in

Tony Long

Nature, art and magical blocks of flying concrete

Lonneke Gordijn

How wireless energy from space could power everything

Ali Hajimiri

Can we recreate the voice of a 3,000-year-old mummy?

David M. Howard

How to design a school for the future

Punya Mishra

The poetry of everyday language

Julián Delgado Lopera

5 steps to fix any problem at work

Anne Morriss

Your right to mental privacy in the age of brain-sensing tech

Nita Farahany

The dinosaur detectives of real-life Jurassic parks

Martin Lockley

Are life-saving medicines hiding in the world's coldest places?

Normand Voyer

A foster care system where every child has a loving home

Sixto Cancel

Is someone you love suffering in silence? Here's what to do

Gus Worland

The timeless, ancient language of art

Wangechi Mutu

The incredible creativity of deepfakes -- and the worrying future of AI

Tom Graham

What makes a "good college" -- and why it matters

Cecilia M. Orphan

Lessons from losing my mind

Andy Dunn

3 ways your money can fight climate change

Veronica Chau

What the world can learn from China's innovation playbook

Keyu Jin

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Cute, sexy, sweet, funny

Dan Dennett

How to tame your wandering mind

Amishi Jha

Weird, or just different?

Derek Sivers

How gratitude rewires your brain

Christina Costa

The magic of Fibonacci numbers

Arthur Benjamin

Why you think you're right -- even if you're wrong

Julia Galef

A coral reef love story

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

How AI can enhance our memory, work and social lives

Tom Gruber

The healing power of reading

Michelle Kuo

The extraordinary power of ordinary people

Sherwin Nuland

How we can turn the cold of outer space into a renewable resource

Aaswath Raman

The new urgency of climate change

Al Gore

How to find joy in climate action

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

How electroshock therapy changed me

Sherwin Nuland

How humans and AI can work together to create better businesses

Sylvain Duranton

What makes life worth living in the face of death

Lucy Kalanithi

Why is the world warming up?

Kristen Bell + Giant Ant

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How to find a sense of belonging -- wherever you are

Lori McCarthy

The unexpected story of one of the biggest coastal cleanups ever

Kevin Smith

The power of connecting with your identity

Matricia Bauer

Does AI actually understand us?

Alona Fyshe

What to do when there's a polar bear in your backyard

Alysa McCall

How to feng shui your fridge -- and other happy climate hacks

Jiaying Zhao

How AI is shaping the future

How AI could save (not destroy) education

Sal Khan

Why AI is incredibly smart and shockingly stupid

Yejin Choi

The inside story of ChatGPT's astonishing potential

Greg Brockman

The disappearing computer -- and a world where you can take AI everywhere

Imran Chaudhri

The urgent risks of runaway AI -- and what to do about them

Gary Marcus

The incredible creativity of deepfakes -- and the worrying future of AI

Tom Graham

How does artificial intelligence learn?

Briana Brownell

AI-generated creatures that stretch the boundaries of imagination

Sofia Crespo

What if you could sing in your favorite musician's voice?

Holly Herndon

How AI could empower any business

Andrew Ng

Is humanity smart enough to survive itself?

Jeanette Winterson

Are insect brains the secret to great AI?

Frances S. Chance

Can we learn to talk to sperm whales?

David Gruber

A fascinating time capsule of human feelings toward AI

Lucy Farey-Jones

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The pursuit of curiosity and understanding

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Celebrate Pride Month

A queer vision of love and marriage

Tiq Milan and Kim Katrin Milan

Language around gender and identity evolves (and always has)

Archie Crowley

This is what LGBT life is like around the world

Jenni Chang and Lisa Dazols

Embrace your raw, strange magic

Casey Gerald

How I help transgender teens become who they want to be

Norman Spack

What the gay rights movement learned from the civil rights movement

Yoruba Richen

A queer journey from shame to self-love

Crystal Rasmussen

Why kids need to learn about gender and sexuality

Lindsay Amer

A short history of trans people's long fight for equality

Samy Nour Younes

A message to gay teens: It gets better

Joel Burns

The myth of the gay agenda

LZ Granderson

The story of Marvel's first queer Latina superhero

Gabby Rivera

Countdown: Take action on climate

What a living whale is worth -- and why the economy should protect nature

Ralph Chami

Nuclear power is our best hope to ditch fossil fuels

Isabelle Boemeke

The actual cost of preventing climate breakdown

Yuval Noah Harari

How to harness the ancient partnership between forests and fungi

Colin Averill

Climate action's hidden opportunities for women

Zineb Sqalli

Are ad agencies, PR firms and lobbyists destroying the climate?

Solitaire Townsend

How biochar removes CO2 from the air -- and helps farmers thrive

Axel Reinaud

Climate action needs new frontline leadership

Ozawa Bineshi Albert

The unexpected, underwater plant fighting climate change

Carlos M. Duarte

How green hydrogen could end the fossil fuel era

Vaitea Cowan

TED-Ed animations: Feed your curiosity

Which type of milk is best for you?

Jonathan J. O'Sullivan and Grace E. Cunningham

Whatever happened to acid rain?

Joseph Goffman

The big-beaked, rock-munching fish that protect coral reefs

Mike Gil

What if there were 1 trillion more trees?

Jean-François Bastin

Can we create the "perfect" farm?

Brent Loken

The "myth" of the boiling frog

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Are we running out of clean water?

Balsher Singh Sidhu

How do wind turbines work?

Rebecca J. Barthelmie and Sara C. Pryor

Talks from TED2023: Possibility

A foster care system where every child has a loving home

Sixto Cancel

"Woman, Life, Freedom" in Iran -- and what it means for the rest of the world

Golshifteh Farahani

5 steps to fix any problem at work

Anne Morriss

Lessons from losing my mind

Andy Dunn

How wireless energy from space could power everything

Ali Hajimiri

Pussy Riot's powerful message to Vladimir Putin

Nadya Tolokonnikova

The inside story of ChatGPT's astonishing potential

Greg Brockman

How "second chance" laws could transform the US justice system

Sheena Meade

Is someone you love suffering in silence? Here's what to do

Gus Worland

The timeless, ancient language of art

Wangechi Mutu

What the world can learn from China's innovation playbook

Keyu Jin

Why AI is incredibly smart and shockingly stupid

Yejin Choi

How AI could save (not destroy) education

Sal Khan

The disappearing computer -- and a world where you can take AI everywhere

Imran Chaudhri

TikTok's CEO on its future -- and what makes its algorithm different

Shou Chew

The urgent risks of runaway AI -- and what to do about them

Gary Marcus

The incredible creativity of deepfakes -- and the worrying future of AI

Tom Graham

Your right to mental privacy in the age of brain-sensing tech

Nita Farahany

TEDx: The importance of mental healthcare

What to expect from a therapy session

Alexis Powell-Howard

How to declutter when you feel like a failure

Monica Fay

Why we need to decolonize psychology

Thema Bryant

How to cope with loneliness

Olivia Remes

How grief helped me become a better caregiver

Hui-wen Sato

How I live with high-functioning anxiety

Jordan Raskopoulos

Depression, the secret we share

Andrew Solomon

How to connect with depressed friends

Bill Bernat

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What kids can teach adults about asking for help

YeYoon Kim

Meet the microscopic life in your home -- and on your face

Anne Madden

How language shapes the way we think

Lera Boroditsky

How I taught rats to sniff out land mines

Bart Weetjens

The Power of Spaces

TED Radio Hour

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Far Flung

Michael Tubbs on politics as a force for good

The TED Interview

How to Rethink a Bad Decision

WorkLife with Adam Grant

Introducing Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter

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How to challenge conventional wisdom -- and change any industry

How to Be a Better Human

Introducing: Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi

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