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Why you should stop setting goals (yes, really)

In athletics, in business, in life, everyone sets goals. But that's not the way to excel, according to former NFL player Emmanuel Acho, now an author and TV sports analyst. Here's what he says to do instead.

The dream of digital ownership, powered by the metaverse

Yat Siu

A mysterious design that appears across millennia

Terry Moore

In the age of AI art, what can originality look like?

Eileen Isagon Skyers

What happens if you don't put your phone in airplane mode?

Lindsay DeMarchi

The climate crisis is expensive -- here's who should pay for it

Avinash Persaud

The next global superpower isn't who you think

Ian Bremmer

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

Imran Chaudhri

Why thinking about death helps you live a better life

Alua Arthur

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Why you should stop setting goals (yes, really)

Emmanuel Acho

How to hack your brain when you're in pain

Amy Baxter

How "digital twins" could help us predict the future

Karen Willcox

The AI-powered tools supercharging your imagination

Bilawal Sidhu

Why rivals are working together to transform shipping

Bo Cerup-Simonsen

The first-ever cargo ship powered by green fuel

Morten Bo Christiansen

The dream of digital ownership, powered by the metaverse

Yat Siu

The "adjacent possible" -- and how it explains human innovation

Stuart Kauffman

How AI art could enhance humanity's collective memory

Refik Anadol

What's it like to be a giant sequoia tree?

Ersin Han Ersin

The molecular love story that could help power the world

Olivia Breese

How to meet your child's difficult behavior with compassion

Yvonne Newbold

The climate crisis is expensive -- here's who should pay for it

Avinash Persaud

Why real change is about more than just going viral

Taylor Cassidy

A mysterious design that appears across millennia

Terry Moore

Is the US headed towards another civil war?

Barbara F. Walter

Does color blindness perpetuate racism?

Coleman Hughes and Jamelle Bouie

How targeted ads might just save your life

Sandersan Onie

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Don't call people out -- call them in

Loretta J. Ross

Demystifying the wild world of crypto

Laura Shin

This could be why you're depressed or anxious

Johann Hari

An ER doctor on triaging your "crazy busy" life

Darria Long

The amazing brains and morphing skin of octopuses and other cephalopods

Roger Hanlon

Go ahead, make up new words!

Erin McKean

How to outthink your competition -- with a lesson from sports

Rasmus Ankersen

The tribes we lead

Seth Godin

How ethics can help you make better decisions

Michael Schur

Let's talk about dying

Peter Saul

The forgotten history of autism

Steve Silberman

Why I'm done trying to be "man enough"

Justin Baldoni

Listening to shame

Brené Brown

There's more to life than being happy

Emily Esfahani Smith

For parents, happiness is a very high bar

Jennifer Senior

The end of globalization (and the beginning of something new)

Mike O'Sullivan

How to get your ideas to spread

Seth Godin

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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

Countdown: Take action on climate

How to be a leader for climate justice

David Lammy and Justin J. Pearson

An action plan for solving the climate crisis

John Doerr and Ryan Panchadsaram

Detroit's climate crisis -- and how to build a resilient future everywhere

Anika Goss

The renewable energy revolution happening in Ukraine

Maxim Timchenko

The actual cost of preventing climate breakdown

Yuval Noah Harari

Climate action needs new frontline leadership

Ozawa Bineshi Albert

Nuclear power is our best hope to ditch fossil fuels

Isabelle Boemeke

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

Ralph Chami

How to harness the ancient partnership between forests and fungi

Colin Averill

How green hydrogen could end the fossil fuel era

Vaitea Cowan

Climate action's hidden opportunities for women

Zineb Sqalli

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

Solitaire Townsend

The unexpected, underwater plant fighting climate change

Carlos M. Duarte

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What happens if you don't put your phone in airplane mode?

Lindsay DeMarchi

Can other animals understand death?

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How to enter flow state

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One of history's most dangerous myths

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Whoever builds something here will be rich beyond measure

Fabio Pacucci

How the water you flush becomes the water you drink

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The myth of Prometheus

Iseult Gillespie

Why your phone battery gets worse over time

George Zaidan

Talks from TED2023: Possibility

The next global superpower isn't who you think

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Why thinking about death helps you live a better life

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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

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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: At the workplace

You don't have to be a CEO to be a leader

Alex Budak

How to design workplaces & cities for women

Virginia Santy

How to retain Gen Z talent

Andrei Adam

When workers own companies, the economy is more resilient

Niki Okuk

How to build social capital

Reza Varzidehkar

Why you need help finding your dream job

P. Seth Yelorda

Work is not your family

Gloria Chan Packer

Why you should know how much your coworkers get paid

David Burkus

Heard on TED Radio Hour

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

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Introducing: Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi

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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.