Newest Talks

  1. Rahul Mehrotra The architectural wonder of impermanent cities
    The architectural wonder of impermanent cities
  2. Douglas Thomas How a typeface helped launch Apollo
    How a typeface helped launch Apollo
  3. Elizabeth Howell How we can improve maternal healthcare -- before, during and after pregnancy
    How we can improve maternal healthcare -- before, during and after pregnancy

Trending

  1. What will humans look like in 100 years?
  2. How to make work-life balance work
  3. A third way to think about aid
  4. A practical way to help the homeless find work and safety
  5. Hedonistic sustainability
  6. How to succeed? Get more sleep

Editors' picks

  1. How empowering women and girls can help stop global warming
  2. Our dangerous obsession with perfectionism is getting worse
  3. How to transform sinking cities into landscapes that fight floods
  4. The "dementia village" that's redefining elder care
  5. The radical possibilities of man-made DNA
  6. What your breath could reveal about your health

Take a (smart) break

  1. Where do your online returns go?
  2. How your brain's executive function works -- and how to improve it
  3. Your body vs. implants
  4. How to lead a conversation between people who disagree
  5. "The Road Not Taken"
  6. The mysterious science of pain

Explore playlists

Be a better you

  1. How to let go of being a "good" person -- and become a better person
  2. Why we ignore obvious problems -- and how to act on them
  3. Why we all need to practice emotional first aid
  4. Try something new for 30 days
  5. The power of vulnerability
  6. How to build your confidence -- and spark it in others

Heard on TED Radio Hour

  1. Facebook's role in Brexit -- and the threat to democracy
  2. How tech companies deceive you into giving up your data and privacy
  3. How Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google manipulate our emotions
  4. What makes technology so habit-forming?
  5. Digital humans that look just like us
  6. Are we designed to be sexual omnivores?

Wisdom & wisecracks

  1. Why humor is key to creativity
  2. The funny thing about the American Dream
  3. What I learned from writing jokes for The Onion
  4. A (not so) scientific experiment on laughter
  5. Why we should take laughter more seriously
  6. The benefits of using comedy to explain science

Bring joy to your life

  1. Happy maps
  2. The hidden beauty of pollination
  3. Where joy hides and how to find it
  4. There's more to life than being happy
  5. How your brain decides what is beautiful
  6. The shared experience of absurdity

Cool off!

  1. The joy of surfing in ice-cold water
  2. How we can turn the cold of outer space into a renewable resource
  3. My glacier cave discoveries
  4. Haunting photos of polar ice
  5. Animal tales from icy wonderlands
  6. How I swam the North Pole

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.