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Are brain waves the secret to treating Alzheimer's?

Posted Jan 2022

Emily Pilloton-Lam

What if women built the world they want to see?

Posted Jan 2022

How to fix broken supply chains

Posted Jan 2022

Gabrielle Walker

Woolly pigs, high tech and other ingenious ways to take carbon out of the air

Posted Jan 2022

Reuben Jonathan Miller

How "radical hospitality" can change the lives of the formerly incarcerated

Posted Jan 2022

Carlos M. Duarte

The unexpected, underwater plant fighting climate change

Posted Jan 2022

How to break down barriers and not accept limits

Posted Jan 2022

Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas

Why great leaders take humor seriously

Posted Jan 2022

How comic strips create better health care

Posted Jan 2022

Bjørn Otto Sverdrup

How to realistically decarbonize the oil and gas industry

Posted Jan 2022

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

Posted Jan 2022

Brittany K. Barnett

A vision of sustainable liberation for justice-impacted people

Posted Jan 2022

The architectural mastermind behind modern Singapore

Posted Jan 2022

Warren Valdmanis

What makes a job "good" -- and the case for investing in people

Posted Jan 2022

Language shouldn't be a barrier to climate action

Posted Jan 2022

Anna Malaika Tubbs

How moms shape the world

Posted Jan 2022

Priscilla Chomba-Kinywa

A free and fair internet benefits everyone

Posted Dec 2021

4 ways the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way we sleep

Posted Dec 2021

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The mission to create a searchable database of Earth's surface

Tiny satellites show us the Earth as it changes in near-real-time

Theranos, whistleblowing and speaking truth to power

How early life experience is written into DNA

How your memory works -- and why forgetting is totally OK

The currency of the new economy is trust

How I'm preparing to get Alzheimer's

Alyson McGregor

Why medicine often has dangerous side effects for women

The real future of space exploration

Riccardo Sabatini

How to read the genome and build a human being

For more tolerance, we need more ... tourism?

What I learned from going blind in space

What you can do to prevent Alzheimer's

How to meaningfully reconnect with those who have dementia

Aimée Eubanks Davis

How your unique story can get you hired

What it was like to grow up under China's one-child policy

Roselinde Torres

What it takes to be a great leader

Blueprints for workplace diversity

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How diversity makes teams more innovative

Lera Boroditsky

How language shapes the way we think

Rosalind G. Brewer

How to foster true diversity and inclusion at work (and in your community)

How to get serious about diversity and inclusion in the workplace

The power of diversity within yourself

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One company at a time

Lead like the great conductors

The world needs all kinds of minds

How to build a company where the best ideas win

How to design gender bias out of your workplace

How megacities are changing the map of the world

What baby boomers can learn from millennials at work -- and vice versa

3 steps to getting what you want in a negotiation

Learn about the three key steps that will help you master the essential skill of negotiating -- whether for raises, promotions, time off or beyond.

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Shabana Basij-Rasikh

The dream of educating Afghan girls lives on

3 steps to getting what you want in a negotiation

How your brain invents your "self"

The architectural mastermind behind modern Singapore

How we could eat real meat without harming animals

Sister True Dedication

3 questions to build resilience -- and change the world

Irma L. Olguin Jr.

How to turn around a city

Bozoma Saint John

The creative power of your intuition

How to make radical climate action the new normal

The rise of predatory scams -- and how to prevent them

Nithya Ramanathan

The problem of vaccine spoilage -- and a smart sensor to help

TED-Ed animations: Feed your curiosity

The science of snowflakes

Why don't we cover the desert with solar panels?

Iseult Gillespie

The Norse myth that inspired "The Lord of the Rings"

Why do we kiss under mistletoe?

Jeffrey A. Lockwood

Are locust plagues unstoppable?

Iseult Gillespie

Why should you read Charles Dickens?

Why do we feel nostalgia?

Jodie Houlston-Lau

How to make a sad story funny

Sheila Marie Orfano and Densho

Can stereotypes ever be good?

Christian Jarrett

Why are we so attached to our things?

Luka Seamus Wright

The wild sex lives of marine creatures

Why do some people snore so loudly?

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A simple guide to forming healthy habits

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The most popular talks of all time

Tips to help you set and reach your goals

A simple guide to forming healthy habits

The most popular TED Talks of 2021

Countdown: Take action on climate

It's impossible to have healthy people on a sick planet

How to make radical climate action the new normal

Xiye Bastida, Shiv Soin and Latif Nasser

Dear world leaders, these are our climate demands

Nemonte Nenquimo

The forest is our teacher. It's time to respect it

John Doerr and Ryan Panchadsaram

An action plan for solving the climate crisis

The crucial intersection of climate and capital

Al Roker, Al Gore, David Biello and Latif Nasser

The science of extreme weather -- and how to reduce the harm

Jack Dangermond

An ever-evolving map of everything on Earth

The mighty power and flavor of plants

The powerful women on the front lines of climate action

Nicola Sturgeon

How small countries can make a big impact on climate change

Amina J. Mohammed

A new perspective on the journey to net-zero

The fastest way to slow climate change now

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On being wrong

The gospel of doubt

A lesson in turning adversaries into allies

What I learned from 100 days of rejection

How to stop languishing and start finding flow

We don't "move on" from grief. We move forward with it

Robert A. Belle

The emotions behind your money habits

Essential questions to ask your future self

Ella Al-Shamahi

The fascinating (and dangerous) places scientists aren't exploring

Jorge Mañes Rubio

What should humans take to space (and leave behind)?

Don't ask where I'm from, ask where I'm a local

I let algorithms randomize my life for two years

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Keep your brain healthy

How to stay calm when you know you'll be stressed

A simple way to break a bad habit

How playing an instrument benefits your brain

The brain may be able to repair itself -- with help

Why we all need to practice emotional first aid

The benefits of a bilingual brain

How your memory works -- and why forgetting is totally OK

Why we laugh

The brain-changing benefits of exercise

How the food you eat affects your brain

Sleep is your superpower

The brain benefits of deep sleep -- and how to get more of it

Want kids to learn well? Feed them well

Nikki Webber Allen

Don't suffer from your depression in silence

Meet the TED Audio Collective

WorkLife with Adam Grant

The real reason you procrastinate

An Indigenous Mixtape from Lima, Peru

The TED Interview

Michael Tubbs on politics as a force for good

How we can actually pay people enough -- with Paypal CEO Dan Schulman

What your sleep patterns say about your relationship

A stock market for social justice

Brené Brown

Conversations with People Who Hate Me

The Trans Ban

Heard on TED Radio Hour

We don't "move on" from grief. We move forward with it

Amir Nizar Zuabi

Walk with Little Amal, a theatrical journey celebrating the refugee experience

What it takes to launch a telescope

Kathryn A. Whitehead

The tiny balls of fat that could revolutionize medicine

How we're using drones to deliver blood and save lives

How to turn off work thoughts during your free time

Amanda Williams

Why I turned Chicago's abandoned homes into art

Could we treat spinal cord injuries with asparagus?

The case for having kids

How does income affect childhood brain development?

Sandrine Thuret

You can grow new brain cells. Here's how

How menopause affects the brain

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How every child can thrive by five

How to stop languishing and start finding flow

How to have constructive conversations

The science behind how parents affect child development

Christine Carter

The 1-minute secret to forming a new habit

How your memory works -- and why forgetting is totally OK

Using your voice is a political choice

Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci

Meet the scientist couple driving an mRNA vaccine revolution

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski

The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care)

Niro Sivanathan

The counterintuitive way to be more persuasive

Criminal justice reform now!

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How jails extort the poor

Bryan Stevenson

We need to talk about an injustice

Ethan Nadelmann

Why we need to end the War on Drugs

I love being a police officer, but we need reform

Robin Steinberg

What if we ended the injustice of bail?

American Family Insurance

Human-centered justice

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