How I became part sea urchin
Catherine Mohr / Roboticist
How our microbes make us who we are

TED Talk: How the community of tiny single-cell organisms living inside our bodies have a huge — and largely unexplored — role in our health

It's Saturday! Reconnect with your inner child

Playlist: Reconnect with your sense of wonder and imagination in these playful talks

Newest Talks

  1. How I became part sea urchin
  2. "Afterneath" / "Killing Me"
  3. Why museums are returning cultural treasures
  4. How we could teach our bodies to heal faster
  5. Why the hospital of the future will be your own home
  6. The press trampled on my privacy. Here's how I took back my story

Trending

  1. Why you should care about whale poo
  2. Fashion that celebrates African strength and spirit
  3. Dive into an ocean photographer's world
  4. My wish: Protect our oceans
  5. The next step in nanotechnology
  6. How our microbes make us who we are

Recommended today

  1. Hooked by an octopus
  2. Once upon a time, my mother ...
  3. Aliens, love -- where are they?
  4. How I fell in love with a fish
  5. A call to men
  6. The reporting system that sexual assault survivors want

Explore playlists

Heard on TED Radio Hour

  1. What happens when you have a disease doctors can't diagnose
  2. The mystery of chronic pain
  3. The problem with race-based medicine
  4. His and hers ... health care
  5. How to make choosing easier
  6. Choice, happiness and spaghetti sauce

A blueprint for diversity in the workplace

  1. How diversity makes teams more innovative
  2. How language shapes the way we think
  3. How to get serious about diversity and inclusion in the workplace
  4. Why diversity matters
  5. The power of diversity within yourself
  6. Lead like the great conductors

TED-Ed lessons: feed your curiosity

  1. Could the Earth be swallowed by a black hole?
  2. Why should you read Edgar Allan Poe?
  3. What would happen if every human suddenly disappeared?
  4. How do cigarettes affect the body?
  5. Is there any truth to the King Arthur legends?
  6. Can you solve the rebel supplies riddle?

House & home: ideas from TEDx

  1. I hate McMansions -- and you should too
  2. America's most invisible communities -- mobile home parks
  3. Should teachers get free housing?
  4. Home renters are powerless. Here's how to fix that
  5. How prefab homes can transform affordable housing
  6. Home is where the art is

what's it like to be a baby?

  1. What do babies think?
  2. The linguistic genius of babies
  3. The surprisingly logical minds of babies
  4. A warm embrace that saves lives
  5. In our baby's illness, a life lesson
  6. What we don't know about mother's milk

What is genius?

  1. Your elusive creative genius
  2. The linguistic genius of babies
  3. The untapped genius that could change science for the better
  4. The deadly genius of drug cartels
  5. The emergent genius of ant colonies
  6. The gentle genius of bonobos

live your best life

  1. 12 truths I learned from life and writing
  2. The life-long learner
  3. Why you should define your fears instead of your goals
  4. Things I've learned in my life so far
  5. The danger of a single story
  6. What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness

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.