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Matt Walker

The surprising health benefits of dreaming

2 minutes 1 second
Posted Nov 2021
Xiye Bastida, Shiv Soin and Latif Nasser

Dear world leaders, these are our climate demands

6 minutes 4 seconds
Posted Nov 2021
Al Roker, Al Gore, David Biello and Latif Nasser

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

5 minutes 51 seconds
Posted Nov 2021
Nemonte Nenquimo

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

8 minutes 12 seconds
Posted Nov 2021
Mona Chalabi

How accurate is the weather forecast?

1 minute 58 seconds
Posted Nov 2021
John Doerr and Ryan Panchadsaram

An action plan for solving the climate crisis

11 minutes 41 seconds
Posted Nov 2021
Joshua Chu-Tan

The science of preserving sight

14 minutes 21 seconds
Posted Nov 2021
Aicha Evans

Your self-driving robotaxi is almost here

11 minutes 11 seconds
Posted Nov 2021
Larry Irvin

A program to empower Black teachers in the US

6 minutes 11 seconds
Posted Nov 2021
Jack Dangermond

An ever-evolving map of everything on Earth

5 minutes 57 seconds
Posted Nov 2021
Matt Walker

Are naps actually good for us?

2 minutes 17 seconds
Posted Nov 2021
Nili Gilbert

The crucial intersection of climate and capital

10 minutes 2 seconds
Posted Nov 2021
Mona Chalabi

Which box do I check?

3 minutes 18 seconds
Posted Nov 2021
Ruchi Sinha

3 steps to getting what you want in a negotiation

5 minutes
Posted Nov 2021
Gavin McCormick

Tracking the whole world's carbon emissions -- with satellites and AI

11 minutes 20 seconds
Posted Nov 2021
Jane Walsh

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

13 minutes 53 seconds
Posted Nov 2021
Naima Penniman

"Being Human"

4 minutes 11 seconds
Posted Nov 2021
Children of Palau

Leave only footprints that will wash away

3 minutes 10 seconds
Posted Nov 2021
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Nick Bostrom

A philosophical quest for our biggest problems

16 minutes 52 seconds
Stephen Cave

The 4 stories we tell ourselves about death

15 minutes 33 seconds
Peter Attia

Is the obesity crisis hiding a bigger problem?

15 minutes 58 seconds
Suzana Herculano-Houzel

What is so special about the human brain?

13 minutes 31 seconds
Eric Dishman

Health care should be a team sport

15 minutes 59 seconds
Emily Balcetis

Why some people find exercise harder than others

14 minutes 8 seconds
Paola Antonelli

Why pasta comes in all shapes and sizes

3 minutes 23 seconds
Riccardo Sabatini

How to read the genome and build a human being

15 minutes 28 seconds
A.J. Jacobs

The evolution of the coffee cup lid

3 minutes 1 second
Carina Morillo

To understand autism, don't look away

7 minutes 9 seconds
Jeff Speck

The walkable city

16 minutes 56 seconds
Carol Dweck

The power of believing that you can improve

10 minutes 20 seconds
Eve Ensler

The profound power of an authentic apology

8 minutes 23 seconds
David Brooks

The lies our culture tells us about what matters -- and a better way to live

14 minutes 54 seconds
Amy Nicole Baker

7 common questions about workplace romance

5 minutes 54 seconds
Astro Teller

The unexpected benefit of celebrating failure

15 minutes 32 seconds
Rachel Botsman

We've stopped trusting institutions and started trusting strangers

17 minutes 8 seconds
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The Way We Work

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Ashley Whillans

3 rules for better work-life balance

5 minutes 6 seconds
Amber Hikes

Want to truly succeed? Lift others up while you climb

5 minutes 33 seconds
Cindy Solomon

5 tips for dealing with meeting overload

5 minutes 8 seconds
Shu Matsuo Post

Why paternity leave benefits everyone

5 minutes 44 seconds
Kim Scott and Trier Bryant

How to reduce bias in your workplace

5 minutes 48 seconds
Julissa Prado

3 rules to help you build a successful business

4 minutes 31 seconds
Angela Garbes

What working parents really need from workplaces

4 minutes 51 seconds
Ruchi Sinha

3 steps to getting what you want in a negotiation

5 minutes

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Ella Al-Shamahi

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

15 minutes 53 seconds
Jorge Mañes Rubio

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

9 minutes 16 seconds
Taiye Selasi

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

16 minutes 31 seconds
Max Hawkins

I let algorithms randomize my life for two years

11 minutes 45 seconds
Christiana Figueres

The case for stubborn optimism on climate

7 minutes 56 seconds
Tali Sharot

The optimism bias

17 minutes 40 seconds
Shameran Abed

4 steps to ending extreme poverty

7 minutes 9 seconds
Manoush Zomorodi

How boredom can lead to your most brilliant ideas

16 minutes 13 seconds
Steven Pinker

Is the world getting better or worse? A look at the numbers

18 minutes 32 seconds
Ethan Hawke

Give yourself permission to be creative

9 minutes 16 seconds
Christopher Robichaud

How I used Dungeons & Dragons to teach ethics

18 minutes 25 seconds
Theaster Gates

How to revive a neighborhood: with imagination, beauty and art

16 minutes 52 seconds
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Brian A. Pavlac

What really happened during the Salem Witch Trials

5 minutes 10 seconds
Keith Eggener

The fascinating history of cemeteries

5 minutes 13 seconds
Scott Peeples

Why should you read Edgar Allan Poe?

4 minutes 53 seconds
Dan Adams

A brief history of goths

5 minutes 16 seconds
Silvia Moreno-García

Titan of terror: the dark imagination of H.P. Lovecraft

4 minutes 31 seconds
Mel Rosenberg

What causes cavities?

4 minutes 45 seconds
Ami Angelowicz

The terrors of sleep paralysis

4 minutes 34 seconds
Dan Finkel

Can you solve the secret werewolf riddle?

3 minutes 33 seconds
Brian A. Pavlac

Ugly History: Witch Hunts

5 minutes 5 seconds
Nicole Avena

How sugar affects the brain

4 minutes 48 seconds
Alex Gendler

Why should you read "Crime and Punishment"?

4 minutes 25 seconds
Gerd Gigerenzer

Why do people fear the wrong things?

4 minutes 21 seconds
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Editor's Picks

Adam Grant

How to stop languishing and start finding flow

16 minutes
Ashley Whillans

3 rules for better work-life balance

5 minutes 6 seconds
Coya Paz Brownrigg

The haunting truth of ghost stories

11 minutes 52 seconds
Sara Jones

My story of love and loss as a transracial adoptee

12 minutes 56 seconds
Anil Seth

Your brain hallucinates your conscious reality

17 minutes 1 second
Lizzo

The Black history of twerking -- and how it taught me self-love

13 minutes 50 seconds
Nicole Maines

The trans story includes you

13 minutes 16 seconds
Nancy N. Chen

The inaccurate link between body ideals and health

9 minutes 34 seconds
Wendy MacNaughton

The art of paying attention

13 minutes 19 seconds
Liam Young

Planet City -- a sci-fi vision of an astonishing regenerative future

9 minutes 52 seconds
Jamie C. Beard

The untapped energy source that could power the planet

15 minutes 6 seconds
Olivia Affuso

3 ways community creates a healthy life

9 minutes 9 seconds
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Secrets to understanding life

John Doerr

Why the secret to success is setting the right goals

11 minutes 51 seconds
Tanya Menon

The secret to great opportunities? The person you haven't met yet

14 minutes 6 seconds
Roger Antonsen

Math is the hidden secret to understanding the world

17 minutes 4 seconds
Camille Defrenne and Suzanne Simard

The secret language of trees

4 minutes 18 seconds
Susan Pinker

The secret to living longer may be your social life

16 minutes 2 seconds
Phil Plait

The secret to scientific discoveries? Making mistakes

11 minutes 8 seconds
Shawn Achor

The happy secret to better work

12 minutes 20 seconds
Esther Perel

The secret to desire in a long-term relationship

19 minutes 10 seconds
Tony Fadell

The first secret of design is ... noticing

16 minutes 41 seconds
Chris Anderson

TED's secret to great public speaking

7 minutes 55 seconds
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Flow, the secret to happiness

18 minutes 55 seconds
Molly Winter

The taboo secret to better health

12 minutes 21 seconds
Richard St. John

8 secrets of success

3 minutes 30 seconds

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Food for thought

Jonathan J. O'Sullivan and Grace E. Cunningham

Which type of milk is best for you?

5 minutes 5 seconds
Carolyn Freiwald

The hidden history found in your teeth

10 minutes 49 seconds
Paola Antonelli

Why pasta comes in all shapes and sizes

3 minutes 23 seconds
Cedric Habiyaremye

How quinoa can help combat hunger and malnutrition

6 minutes 42 seconds
Amanda Little

Climate change is becoming a problem you can taste

12 minutes 16 seconds
Germán Santillán

A taste of Mexico's ancient chocolate-making tradition

5 minutes 58 seconds
Sean Sherman

Why aren't there more Native American restaurants?

18 minutes 7 seconds
Aparna Pallavi

What foods did your ancestors love?

14 minutes 40 seconds
Jen Gunter

A cleanse won't detox your body -- but here's what will

4 minutes 42 seconds
Eric Sannerud

Without farmers, you'd be hungry, naked and sober

9 minutes 1 second
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Nora McInerny

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

15 minutes 5 seconds
Amir Nizar Zuabi

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

9 minutes 28 seconds
Erika Hamden

What it takes to launch a telescope

7 minutes 18 seconds
Kathryn A. Whitehead

The tiny balls of fat that could revolutionize medicine

12 minutes 41 seconds
Keller Rinaudo

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

15 minutes 30 seconds
Guy Winch

How to turn off work thoughts during your free time

12 minutes 29 seconds
Amanda Williams

Why I turned Chicago's abandoned homes into art

13 minutes 30 seconds
Andrew Pelling

Could we treat spinal cord injuries with asparagus?

7 minutes 27 seconds
Wajahat Ali

The case for having kids

13 minutes
Kimberly Noble

How does income affect childhood brain development?

11 minutes 47 seconds
Sandrine Thuret

You can grow new brain cells. Here's how

11 minutes 4 seconds
Lisa Mosconi

How menopause affects the brain

13 minutes 4 seconds
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36 minutes 22 seconds
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