Why Africa must become a center of knowledge again
Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò / Historian, philosopher
What if our healthcare system kept us healthy?

TED Talk: A simple, yet innovative way to treat the root cause of many health problems

What can dinosaurs teach us about the future?

TED Book: Join paleontologist Dr. Kenneth Lacovara on a remarkable journey––back to when dinosaurs roamed the Earth––to discover fundamental truths about our own humanity

Newest Talks

  1. Why Africa must become a center of knowledge again
  2. What we're missing in the debate about immigration
  3. How digital DNA could help you make better health choices
  4. Living sculptures that stand for history's truths
  5. The fascinating physics of everyday life
  6. The real reason manufacturing jobs are disappearing

Trending

  1. Tracking our online trackers
  2. Is life really that complex?
  3. All your devices can be hacked
  4. What if our healthcare system kept us healthy?
  5. Hunting for dinosaurs showed me our place in the universe
  6. Digging up dinosaurs

Recommended today

  1. This is what it's like to go undercover in North Korea
  2. Why you should define your fears instead of your goals
  3. Your words may predict your future mental health
  4. I survived a terrorist attack. Here's what I learned
  5. How butterflies self-medicate
  6. Courage is contagious

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Heard on TED Radio Hour

  1. Why we need to imagine different futures
  2. We can reprogram life. How to do it wisely
  3. The ethical dilemma of designer babies
  4. Can we build AI without losing control over it?
  5. The first secret of design is ... noticing
  6. Why the buildings of the future will be shaped by ... you

How to have better conversations

  1. 10 ways to have a better conversation
  2. How to have better political conversations
  3. 5 ways to listen better
  4. A conservative's plea: Let's work together
  5. Take "the Other" to lunch
  6. Let's design social media that drives real change

Wild weather

  1. Photos from a storm chaser
  2. Cloudy with a chance of joy
  3. The emergent patterns of climate change
  4. Let's prepare for our new climate
  5. Art made of storms
  6. A song for my hero, the woman who rowed into a hurricane

Getting things done

  1. Inside the mind of a master procrastinator
  2. Why work doesn't happen at work
  3. Try something new for 30 days
  4. How to get better at the things you care about
  5. Why you should define your fears instead of your goals
  6. The puzzle of motivation

celebrate science

  1. Why we should trust scientists
  2. The danger of science denial
  3. Teach arts and sciences together
  4. How I teach kids to love science
  5. Why science demands a leap into the unknown
  6. Battling bad science

Life-changing educators

  1. Every kid needs a champion
  2. How to raise successful kids -- without over-parenting
  3. 3 rules to spark learning
  4. Teaching design for change
  5. How to learn? From mistakes
  6. How students of color confront impostor syndrome

Explore philosophy

  1. Philosophy in prison
  2. How do you explain consciousness?
  3. How to make hard choices
  4. A kinder, gentler philosophy of success
  5. Why does the universe exist?
  6. For argument's sake

About TED

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