Newest Talks

  1. Titus Kaphar Can beauty open our hearts to difficult conversations?
    Can beauty open our hearts to difficult conversations?
  2. Bill Gates How the pandemic will shape the near future
    How the pandemic will shape the near future
  3. Shekinah Elmore The courage to live with radical uncertainty
    The courage to live with radical uncertainty

Trending

  1. How low-cost eye care can be world-class
  2. Why we need to rethink capitalism
  3. Why giving away our wealth has been the most satisfying thing we've done
  4. The sibling bond
  5. Why women should tell the stories of humanity
  6. A global food crisis may be less than a decade away

Fight racism

  1. The difference between being "not racist" and antiracist
  2. Racism has a cost for everyone
  3. The path to ending systemic racism in the US
  4. The urgency of intersectionality
  5. How we can make racism a solvable problem -- and improve policing
  6. An interview with the founders of Black Lives Matter

In pursuit of curiosity and understanding

  1. How language shapes the way we think
  2. How to get better at the things you care about
  3. The case for curiosity-driven research
  4. Don't kill your language
  5. How to spark your curiosity, scientifically
  6. How we explore unanswered questions in physics

Explore playlists

TED-Ed animations: Feed your curiosity

  1. A day in the life of a teenage samurai
  2. How to stay calm under pressure
  3. Does your vote count? The Electoral College explained
  4. Harvey Milk's radical vision of equality
  5. How to choose your news
  6. What yoga does to your body and brain

More Pride, less prejudice

  1. The necessity of normalizing queer love
  2. The aesthetics of survival
  3. The myths of gay adoption
  4. The importance of queer allyship in the classroom
  5. The language of ballroom culture
  6. What it's like to be a transgender dad

Viruses & vaccines

  1. The case to infect volunteers with COVID-19 to accelerate vaccine testing
  2. The trials, tribulations and timeline of a COVID-19 vaccine
  3. How fast can a vaccine be made?
  4. When is a pandemic over?
  5. How do ventilators work?
  6. How digital innovation can fight pandemics and strengthen democracy

Editors' picks

  1. The danger of a single story
  2. A powerful poem about what it feels like to be transgender
  3. How we can design timeless cities for our collective future
  4. How art can shape America's conversation about freedom
  5. The difference between being "not racist" and antiracist
  6. How to deconstruct racism, one headline at a time

Heard on TED Radio Hour

  1. You are not alone in your loneliness
  2. The secret to living longer may be your social life
  3. How cohousing can make us happier (and live longer)
  4. What almost dying taught me about living
  5. What vaccinating vampire bats can teach us about pandemics
  6. What reading slowly taught me about writing

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.