Newest Talks

  1. Elizabeth Dunn Helping others makes us happier -- but it matters how we do it
    Helping others makes us happier -- but it matters how we do it
  2. Kim Gorgens The surprising connection between brain injuries and crime
    The surprising connection between brain injuries and crime
  3. Leah Georges How generational stereotypes hold us back at work
    How generational stereotypes hold us back at work

Trending

  1. The biggest risks facing cities -- and some solutions
  2. How trees talk to each other
  3. The world's most boring television ... and why it's hilariously addictive
  4. What will humans look like in 100 years?
  5. Know thyself, with a brain scanner
  6. For parents, happiness is a very high bar

Editors' picks

  1. Can home cooking change the world?
  2. What makes life worth living in the face of death
  3. Machine intelligence makes human morals more important
  4. The unheard story of the Sistine Chapel
  5. Teach girls bravery, not perfection
  6. A practical way to help the homeless find work and safety

turn passion into purpose

  1. A powerful way to unleash your natural creativity
  2. We are the stories we tell ourselves
  3. Why some of us don't have one true calling
  4. Grit: The power of passion and perseverance
  5. How boredom can lead to your most brilliant ideas
  6. Why you will fail to have a great career

Explore playlists

ted-ed animations: feed your curiosity

  1. Turbulence: one of the great unsolved mysteries of physics
  2. Mansa Musa, one of the wealthiest people who ever lived
  3. What really happens to the plastic you throw away?
  4. The surprising reason our muscles get tired
  5. The benefits of a bilingual brain
  6. Could human civilization spread across the whole galaxy?

what makes earth so special?

  1. The magic of the Amazon: A river that flows invisibly all around us
  2. What a planet needs to sustain life
  3. The story of life in photographs
  4. Four billion years of evolution in six minutes
  5. Hunting for dinosaurs showed me our place in the universe
  6. The hidden beauty of pollination

gems of tedx

  1. How uncomfortable conversations can save lives
  2. Why medieval politics was nothing like Game of Thrones
  3. Where in the world is it easiest to get rich?
  4. How colorism shapes our standards of beauty
  5. The importance of visual literacy
  6. Why forgiveness is worth it

Heard on TED Radio Hour

  1. The beauty of being a misfit
  2. The gospel of doubt
  3. Trial, error and the God complex
  4. The unexpected benefit of celebrating failure
  5. How we can start to heal the pain of racial division
  6. How to overcome apathy and find your power

live long and prosper

  1. The secret to living longer may be your social life
  2. What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness
  3. The science of cells that never get old
  4. How to live to be 100+
  5. Experiments that hint of longer lives
  6. How young blood might help reverse aging. Yes, really

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.