Newest Talks

  1. Rob Reid How synthetic biology could wipe out humanity -- and how we can stop it
    How synthetic biology could wipe out humanity -- and how we can stop it
  2. David Baker 5 challenges we could solve by designing new proteins
    5 challenges we could solve by designing new proteins
  3. Michael Tubbs The political power of being a good neighbor
    The political power of being a good neighbor

Trending

  1. Why I make robots the size of a grain of rice
  2. Could fish social networks help us save coral reefs?
  3. Lessons from fashion's free culture
  4. Why I must come out
  5. The new open-source economics
  6. The art of misdirection

Editors' picks

  1. How to turn a group of strangers into a team
  2. Why teens confess to crimes they didn't commit
  3. How I made friends with reality
  4. The world doesn't need more nuclear weapons
  5. Museums should honor the everyday, not just the extraordinary
  6. The tiny creature that secretly powers the planet

TED-Ed animations: Feed your curiosity

  1. Did the Amazons really exist?
  2. The surprising link between stress and memory
  3. Ugly History: Witch Hunts
  4. Why should you read "Don Quixote"?
  5. Why can't some birds fly?
  6. What's the smallest thing in the universe?

Explore playlists

Heard on TED Radio Hour

  1. Why we need to imagine different futures
  2. We can reprogram life. How to do it wisely
  3. Public art that turns cities into playgrounds of the imagination
  4. The ethical dilemma of designer babies
  5. Want to be more creative? Go for a walk
  6. Can we build AI without losing control over it?

Power to the people

  1. How protest is redefining democracy around the world
  2. Is your country at risk of becoming a dictatorship? Here's how to know
  3. How the US government spies on people who protest -- including you
  4. An interview with the founders of Black Lives Matter
  5. How to recover from activism burnout
  6. Our fight for disability rights -- and why we're not done yet

Through the lens ...

  1. The everyday beauty of playgrounds
  2. Tactile photographs that display worlds of light, shadow and mood
  3. Why we need to design cameras for robots
  4. Cómo usar el arte de la fotografía para restaurar la memoria
  5. Macro-portraits of microscopic insects
  6. A mother and son's photographic journey through dementia

Be a better you

  1. How to let go of being a "good" person -- and become a better person
  2. Embrace your raw, strange magic
  3. The power of vulnerability
  4. How to build your confidence -- and spark it in others
  5. Try something new for 30 days
  6. The difference between healthy and unhealthy love

Living out loud

  1. A queer vision of love and marriage
  2. What the gay rights movement learned from the civil rights movement
  3. A circle of caring
  4. How I'm bringing queer pride to my rural village
  5. A powerful poem about what it feels like to be transgender
  6. The story of Marvel's first queer Latina superhero

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.