Newest Talks

  1. Jamie C. Beard The untapped energy source that could power the planet
    The untapped energy source that could power the planet
  2. Alex Smith An NFL quarterback on overcoming setbacks and self-doubt
    An NFL quarterback on overcoming setbacks and self-doubt
  3. Nicole Maines The trans story includes you
    The trans story includes you

Trending

  1. How we found the giant squid
  2. Visual illusions that show how we (mis)think
  3. The weird, wonderful world of bioluminescence
  4. The perks of being a pirate
  5. How autonomous flying taxis could change the way you travel
  6. What comes after An Inconvenient Truth?

Boost your team's productivity

  1. Are you an ideal team player?
  2. First step to collaboration? Don't be so defensive!
  3. 3 ways to measure your adaptability -- and how to improve it
  4. How generational stereotypes hold us back at work
  5. How to find "flow" (and lose yourself in it)
  6. How to turn a group of strangers into a team

Discussed on tedcircles.com

  1. How boredom can lead to your most brilliant ideas
  2. Give yourself permission to be creative
  3. How I used Dungeons & Dragons to teach ethics
  4. How to revive a neighborhood: with imagination, beauty and art
  5. Why you think you're right -- even if you're wrong
  6. The biology of our best and worst selves

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Know your body? Think again

  1. A cleanse won't detox your body -- but here's what will
  2. Why you don't need 8 glasses of water a day
  3. Why you shouldn't worry about pooping once a day
  4. What really happens to your body during menopause
  5. Can you actually boost your immune system? Here's the truth
  6. 5 skin health myths to stop believing now

For food lovers

  1. What foods did your ancestors love?
  2. A taste of Mexico's ancient chocolate-making tradition
  3. Why aren't there more Native American restaurants?
  4. A cleanse won't detox your body -- but here's what will
  5. Which type of milk is best for you?
  6. How quinoa can help combat hunger and malnutrition

Editor's Picks

  1. How music streaming transformed songwriting
  2. 3 secrets of resilient people
  3. How every child can thrive by five
  4. Why are stolen African artifacts still in Western museums?
  5. Meet the scientist couple driving an mRNA vaccine revolution
  6. The radical, revolutionary resilience of Black joy

Keep your brain healthy

  1. How to stay calm when you know you'll be stressed
  2. Why we all need to practice emotional first aid
  3. How your memory works -- and why forgetting is totally OK
  4. Why we laugh
  5. The brain-changing benefits of exercise
  6. How the food you eat affects your brain

Heard on TED Radio Hour

  1. What if you could help decide how the government spends public funds?
  2. What obligation do social media platforms have to the greater good?
  3. The birth of Wikipedia
  4. Playful, wondrous public spaces built for community and possibility
  5. The way we think about biological sex is wrong
  6. The weird history of the "sex chromosomes"

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.