Newest Talks

  1. Heidi Grant How to ask for help -- and get a "yes"
    How to ask for help -- and get a "yes"
  2. Ethan Lindenberger Why we need to fight misinformation about vaccines
    Why we need to fight misinformation about vaccines
  3. Lindsay Amer Why kids need to learn about gender and sexuality
    Why kids need to learn about gender and sexuality

Trending

  1. The real reason for brains
  2. The first 21 days of a bee's life
  3. This country isn't just carbon neutral -- it's carbon negative
  4. Plug into your hard-wired happiness
  5. How virtual reality can create the ultimate empathy machine
  6. A 3D atlas of the universe

Editors' picks

  1. How to turn a group of strangers into a team
  2. Why teens confess to crimes they didn't commit
  3. How I made friends with reality
  4. The world doesn't need more nuclear weapons
  5. Museums should honor the everyday, not just the extraordinary
  6. The tiny creature that secretly powers the planet

Take a (smart) break

  1. Our natural sleep cycle is nothing like what we do now
  2. How we can bring mental health support to refugees
  3. How a male contraceptive pill could work
  4. The origin of countless conspiracy theories
  5. How to grow fresh air
  6. Want to be more creative? Go for a walk

Explore playlists

TED-Ed animations: Feed your curiosity

  1. At what moment are you dead?
  2. What is depression?
  3. How does the stock market work?
  4. The science of spiciness
  5. How Romans flooded the Colosseum for sea battles
  6. What causes cavities?

Heard on TED Radio Hour

  1. We don't "move on" from grief. We move forward with it
  2. A juror's reflections on the death penalty
  3. What almost dying taught me about living
  4. Why we need to imagine different futures
  5. We can reprogram life. How to do it wisely
  6. Public art that turns cities into playgrounds of the imagination

Power to the people

  1. How protest is redefining democracy around the world
  2. Is your country at risk of becoming a dictatorship? Here's how to know
  3. How the US government spies on people who protest -- including you
  4. An interview with the founders of Black Lives Matter
  5. How to recover from activism burnout
  6. Our fight for disability rights -- and why we're not done yet

Through the lens ...

  1. The everyday beauty of playgrounds
  2. Tactile photographs that display worlds of light, shadow and mood
  3. Why we need to design cameras for robots
  4. Cómo usar el arte de la fotografía para restaurar la memoria
  5. Macro-portraits of microscopic insects
  6. A mother and son's photographic journey through dementia

Pride: Out loud

  1. A queer vision of love and marriage
  2. What the gay rights movement learned from the civil rights movement
  3. A circle of caring
  4. How I'm bringing queer pride to my rural village
  5. A powerful poem about what it feels like to be transgender
  6. The story of Marvel's first queer Latina superhero

About TED

TED is a nonpartisan nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks. TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, and today covers almost all topics — from science to business to global issues — in more than 110 languages. Meanwhile, independently run TEDx events help share ideas in communities around the world.