TED: Ideas Worth Spreading

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Food for thought

Sean Sherman

Why aren't there more Native American restaurants?

Aparna Pallavi

What foods did your ancestors love?

Germán Santillán

A taste of Mexico's ancient chocolate-making tradition

Jen Gunter

A cleanse won't detox your body -- but here's what will

Jonathan J. O'Sullivan and Grace E. Cunningham

Which type of milk is best for you?

Cedric Habiyaremye

How quinoa can help combat hunger and malnutrition

Amanda Little

Climate change is becoming a problem you can taste

Eric Sannerud

Without farmers, you'd be hungry, naked and sober

Carolyn Freiwald

The hidden history found in your teeth

Paola Antonelli

Why pasta comes in all shapes and sizes

Meet the TED Audio Collective

WorkLife with Adam Grant

The real reason you procrastinate

Far Flung

An Indigenous Mixtape from Lima, Peru

The TED Interview

Michael Tubbs on politics as a force for good

TED Business

How we can actually pay people enough -- with Paypal CEO Dan Schulman

TEDx SHORTS

What your sleep patterns say about your relationship

ZigZag

A stock market for social justice

Design Matters

Brené Brown

Conversations with People Who Hate Me

The Trans Ban

Heard on TED Radio Hour

Shari Davis

What if you could help decide how the government spends public funds?

Eli Pariser

What obligation do social media platforms have to the greater good?

Jimmy Wales

The birth of Wikipedia

Matthew Mazzotta

Playful, wondrous public spaces built for community and possibility

Emily Quinn

The way we think about biological sex is wrong

Molly Webster

The weird history of the "sex chromosomes"

Lisa Mosconi

How menopause affects the brain

Karissa Sanbonmatsu

The biology of gender, from DNA to the brain

Michael Murphy

Architecture that's built to heal

David Byrne

How architecture helped music evolve

Es Devlin

Mind-blowing stage sculptures that fuse music and technology

Siamak Hariri

How do you build a sacred space?

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.

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Newest Talks

The fastest way to slow climate change now

AI isn't as smart as you think -- but it could be

The tech-forward rejuvenation of "underdog" cities

How platform co-ops democratize work

Can China achieve its ambitious climate pledges?

Do 9 out of 10 dentists really recommend that toothpaste?

How to reduce bias in your workplace

3 tips for leaders to get the future of work right

How your nature photos can help protect wild animals

A close-to-home solution for accessible childcare

What makes a friendship last?

How much clean electricity do we really need?

How we could eat real meat without harming animals

How long does it take to get over a breakup?

Why paternity leave benefits everyone

The global treaty to phase out fossil fuels

The first step towards more inclusive dermatology

What you discover when you really listen

Trending

What I learned from 2,000 obituaries

What really matters at the end of life

The mathematics of history

We need a heroic narrative for death

The mysterious microbes living deep inside the earth -- and how they could help humanity

An ER doctor on triaging your "crazy busy" life

This deep-sea mystery is changing our understanding of life

Things I've learned in my life so far

How we're honoring people overlooked by history

Wisdom from great writers on every year of life

The cost of work stress -- and how to reduce it

Pay attention to nonviolence

Why you should treat the tech you use at work like a colleague

Don't fail fast -- fail mindfully

Architecture that's built to heal

Can a divided America heal?

The rapid growth of the Chinese internet -- and where it's headed

An essential guide to start-up success

The single biggest reason why start-ups succeed

How businesses can serve everyone, not just shareholders

How cryptocurrency can help start-ups get investment capital

The case for co-ops, the invisible giant of the economy

How online marketplaces can help local economies, not hurt them

The small business hustle

How humans and AI can work together to create better businesses

How to build a business that lasts 100 years

How to build a company where the best ideas win

7 tools for building a business people trust

The best career path isn't always a straight line

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Discussed on tedcircles.com

The case for stubborn optimism on climate

The optimism bias

4 steps to ending extreme poverty

How boredom can lead to your most brilliant ideas

Is the world getting better or worse? A look at the numbers

Give yourself permission to be creative

How I used Dungeons & Dragons to teach ethics

How to revive a neighborhood: with imagination, beauty and art

Why you think you're right -- even if you're wrong

The biology of our best and worst selves

Dare to refuse the origin myths that claim who you are

A monkey economy as irrational as ours

How compassion could save your strained relationships

How to disagree productively and find common ground

In defense of dialogue

Evolution's gift of play, from bonobo apes to humans

TED-Ed animations: Feed your curiosity

What really happened during the Salem Witch Trials

The fascinating history of cemeteries

Why should you read Edgar Allan Poe?

A brief history of goths

Titan of terror: the dark imagination of H.P. Lovecraft

What causes cavities?

The terrors of sleep paralysis

Can you solve the secret werewolf riddle?

Ugly History: Witch Hunts

How sugar affects the brain

Why should you read "Crime and Punishment"?