Newest Talks

  1. Douglas Thomas How a typeface helped launch Apollo
    How a typeface helped launch Apollo
  2. Elizabeth Howell How we can improve maternal healthcare -- before, during and after pregnancy
    How we can improve maternal healthcare -- before, during and after pregnancy
  3. Claudia Miner A new way to get every child ready for kindergarten
    A new way to get every child ready for kindergarten

Trending

  1. The critical role librarians play in the opioid crisis
  2. The most mysterious star in the universe
  3. Why bother leaving the house?
  4. When to take a stand -- and when to let it go
  5. The joy of surfing in ice-cold water
  6. Let's look for life in the outer solar system

Editors' picks

  1. How to transform sinking cities into landscapes that fight floods
  2. The radical possibilities of man-made DNA
  3. What your breath could reveal about your health
  4. Our dangerous obsession with perfectionism is getting worse
  5. Where did the Moon come from? A new theory
  6. The "dementia village" that's redefining elder care

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

Explore playlists

In good humor

  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

TED-Ed animations: Feed your curiosity

  1. The moon illusion
  2. The history of the world according to cats
  3. How playing an instrument benefits your brain
  4. How sugar affects the brain
  5. How do dogs "see" with their noses?
  6. Why should you listen to Vivaldi's "Four Seasons"?

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

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

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?

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.