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Anna Malaika Tubbs

How moms shape the world

12 minutes 21 seconds
Posted Jan 2022
Priscilla Chomba-Kinywa

A free and fair internet benefits everyone

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Posted Dec 2021
Matt Walker

4 ways the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way we sleep

2 minutes 20 seconds
Posted Dec 2021
Jamil Zaki

How to escape the cynicism trap

12 minutes 40 seconds
Posted Dec 2021
Halla Tómasdóttir

Use your voice, vote and wallet for climate action

14 minutes 4 seconds
Posted Dec 2021
Gowri Shankar

A king cobra bite -- and a scientific discovery

5 minutes 53 seconds
Posted Dec 2021
Virginia Smith

The global risk of flooding -- and how to turn the tide

11 minutes 42 seconds
Posted Dec 2021
Jim Hagemann Snabe

Dreams and details for a decarbonized future

11 minutes 42 seconds
Posted Dec 2021
Karen Lellouche Tordjman

Siri, Alexa, Google ... what comes next?

10 minutes 22 seconds
Posted Dec 2021
Tom Osborn

A new way to help young people with their mental health

6 minutes 29 seconds
Posted Dec 2021
Matt Walker

How to deal with your insomnia -- and finally get to sleep

1 minute 58 seconds
Posted Dec 2021
Vishaan Chakrabarti

A vision of sustainable housing for all of humanity

10 minutes 21 seconds
Posted Dec 2021
Jennifer B. Nuzzo

3 ways to prepare society for the next pandemic

14 minutes 8 seconds
Posted Dec 2021
Elizabeth Zion

The need for family reunification -- to make families whole again

11 minutes 40 seconds
Posted Dec 2021
Makhtoum Abdalla

Education is a fundamental right for every child

9 minutes 30 seconds
Posted Dec 2021
Jane Velkovski

The life-changing power of assistive technologies

12 minutes 44 seconds
Posted Dec 2021
Peachy Liv

How to protect your mental well-being online -- from a Gen-Zer

9 minutes 49 seconds
Posted Dec 2021
Nkosilathi Nyathi

To fight climate change, listen to young people

7 minutes 8 seconds
Posted Dec 2021
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How risk-taking changes a teenager's brain

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How to focus on what really matters

It's easy to get caught up in the daily dramas of life. These talks can help you step back, slow down and appreciate the bigger picture.

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The most popular TED Talks of 2021

Molly Wright

How every child can thrive by five

7 minutes 38 seconds
Adam Grant

How to stop languishing and start finding flow

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Julia Dhar

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The counterintuitive way to be more persuasive

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Countdown: Take action on climate

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It's impossible to have healthy people on a sick planet

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Ilissa Ocko

The fastest way to slow climate change now

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I love being a police officer, but we need reform

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Human-centered justice

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TED-Ed animations: Feed your curiosity

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The science of snowflakes

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Adam Grant

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Nora McInerny

We don't "move on" from grief. We move forward with it

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The optimism bias

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Shameran Abed

4 steps to ending extreme poverty

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Manoush Zomorodi

How boredom can lead to your most brilliant ideas

16 minutes 13 seconds
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The most popular TED Originals of 2021

Ashley Whillans

3 rules for better work-life balance

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