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Christina Costa

How gratitude rewires your brain

10 minutes
Posted Dec 2021
James Rhee

The value of kindness at work

15 minutes 36 seconds
Posted Dec 2021
Matt Walker

What is melatonin -- and should you take it to fall asleep?

2 minutes 20 seconds
Posted Dec 2021
Mona Chalabi

Is it really that bad to marry my cousin?

3 minutes 4 seconds
Posted Nov 2021
Shweta Narayan

Ancient wisdom for healing the planet

8 minutes 40 seconds
Posted Nov 2021
Matt Walker

The surprising health benefits of dreaming

2 minutes 1 second
Posted Nov 2021
Xiye Bastida, Shiv Soin and Latif Nasser

Dear world leaders, these are our climate demands

6 minutes 4 seconds
Posted Nov 2021
Al Roker, Al Gore, David Biello and Latif Nasser

The science of extreme weather -- and how to reduce the harm

5 minutes 51 seconds
Posted Nov 2021
Nemonte Nenquimo

The forest is our teacher. It's time to respect it

8 minutes 12 seconds
Posted Nov 2021
Mona Chalabi

How accurate is the weather forecast?

1 minute 58 seconds
Posted Nov 2021
John Doerr and Ryan Panchadsaram

An action plan for solving the climate crisis

11 minutes 41 seconds
Posted Nov 2021
Joshua Chu-Tan

The science of preserving sight

14 minutes 21 seconds
Posted Nov 2021
Aicha Evans

Your self-driving robotaxi is almost here

11 minutes 11 seconds
Posted Nov 2021
Larry Irvin

A program to empower Black teachers in the US

6 minutes 11 seconds
Posted Nov 2021
Jack Dangermond

An ever-evolving map of everything on Earth

5 minutes 57 seconds
Posted Nov 2021
Matt Walker

Are naps actually good for us?

2 minutes 17 seconds
Posted Nov 2021
Nili Gilbert

The crucial intersection of climate and capital

10 minutes 2 seconds
Posted Nov 2021
Mona Chalabi

Which box do I check?

3 minutes 18 seconds
Posted Nov 2021
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JayaShri Maathaa

A magical mantra for nurturing a blissful life

4 minutes 20 seconds
Juan Enriquez

What will humans look like in 100 years?

15 minutes 45 seconds
Nicola Sturgeon

Why governments should prioritize well-being

10 minutes
Cameron Russell

Looks aren't everything. Believe me, I'm a model.

9 minutes 37 seconds
Ernesto Sirolli

Want to help someone? Shut up and listen!

17 minutes 9 seconds
Anna Deavere Smith

Four American characters

23 minutes 5 seconds
Kio Stark

Why you should talk to strangers

11 minutes 52 seconds
Garry Kasparov

Don't fear intelligent machines. Work with them

15 minutes 20 seconds
His Holiness Pope Francis

Our moral imperative to act on climate change -- and 3 steps we can take

12 minutes 42 seconds
Thandiwe Newton

Embracing otherness, embracing myself

13 minutes 55 seconds
Mike O'Sullivan

The end of globalization (and the beginning of something new)

13 minutes 35 seconds
Julia Dhar

How to disagree productively and find common ground

14 minutes 56 seconds
Lisa Bu

How books can open your mind

6 minutes 16 seconds
Brian Greene

Is our universe the only universe?

21 minutes 47 seconds
Amanda Williams

Why I turned Chicago's abandoned homes into art

13 minutes 30 seconds
Daniel Goldstein

The battle between your present and future self

15 minutes 59 seconds
Paul Bloom

The origins of pleasure

16 minutes 17 seconds
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Boost your team's productivity

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH Monday.com
Patrick Lencioni

Are you an ideal team player?

14 minutes 38 seconds
Jim Tamm

First step to collaboration? Don't be so defensive!

15 minutes 17 seconds
Natalie Fratto

3 ways to measure your adaptability -- and how to improve it

6 minutes 31 seconds
Leah Georges

How generational stereotypes hold us back at work

11 minutes 35 seconds
Diane Allen

How to find "flow" (and lose yourself in it)

13 minutes 3 seconds
monday.com

Relief to recovery

3 minutes 4 seconds
Amy Edmondson

How to turn a group of strangers into a team

13 minutes 7 seconds

How to stop languishing and start finding flow

Organizational psychologist Adam Grant explains how to navigate away from uninspired and aimless days by showing you the path to “flow” and the ways it can help you reclaim your joy and sense of self

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Ella Al-Shamahi

The fascinating (and dangerous) places scientists aren't exploring

15 minutes 53 seconds
Jorge Mañes Rubio

What should humans take to space (and leave behind)?

9 minutes 16 seconds
Taiye Selasi

Don't ask where I'm from, ask where I'm a local

16 minutes 31 seconds
Max Hawkins

I let algorithms randomize my life for two years

11 minutes 45 seconds
Christiana Figueres

The case for stubborn optimism on climate

7 minutes 56 seconds
Tali Sharot

The optimism bias

17 minutes 40 seconds
Shameran Abed

4 steps to ending extreme poverty

7 minutes 9 seconds
Manoush Zomorodi

How boredom can lead to your most brilliant ideas

16 minutes 13 seconds
Steven Pinker

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

18 minutes 32 seconds
Ethan Hawke

Give yourself permission to be creative

9 minutes 16 seconds
Christopher Robichaud

How I used Dungeons & Dragons to teach ethics

18 minutes 25 seconds
Theaster Gates

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

16 minutes 52 seconds
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TED-Ed animations: Feed your curiosity

Brian A. Pavlac

What really happened during the Salem Witch Trials

5 minutes 10 seconds
Keith Eggener

The fascinating history of cemeteries

5 minutes 13 seconds
Scott Peeples

Why should you read Edgar Allan Poe?

4 minutes 53 seconds
Dan Adams

A brief history of goths

5 minutes 16 seconds
Silvia Moreno-García

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

4 minutes 31 seconds
Mel Rosenberg

What causes cavities?

4 minutes 45 seconds
Ami Angelowicz

The terrors of sleep paralysis

4 minutes 34 seconds
Dan Finkel

Can you solve the secret werewolf riddle?

3 minutes 33 seconds
Brian A. Pavlac

Ugly History: Witch Hunts

5 minutes 5 seconds
Nicole Avena

How sugar affects the brain

4 minutes 48 seconds
Alex Gendler

Why should you read "Crime and Punishment"?

4 minutes 25 seconds
Gerd Gigerenzer

Why do people fear the wrong things?

4 minutes 21 seconds
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Editor's Picks

Adam Grant

How to stop languishing and start finding flow

16 minutes
Ashley Whillans

3 rules for better work-life balance

5 minutes 6 seconds
Coya Paz Brownrigg

The haunting truth of ghost stories

11 minutes 52 seconds
Sara Jones

My story of love and loss as a transracial adoptee

12 minutes 56 seconds
Anil Seth

Your brain hallucinates your conscious reality

17 minutes 1 second
Lizzo

The Black history of twerking -- and how it taught me self-love

13 minutes 50 seconds
Nicole Maines

The trans story includes you

13 minutes 16 seconds
Nancy N. Chen

The inaccurate link between body ideals and health

9 minutes 34 seconds
Wendy MacNaughton

The art of paying attention

13 minutes 19 seconds
Liam Young

Planet City -- a sci-fi vision of an astonishing regenerative future

9 minutes 52 seconds
Jamie C. Beard

The untapped energy source that could power the planet

15 minutes 6 seconds
Olivia Affuso

3 ways community creates a healthy life

9 minutes 9 seconds
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Secrets to understanding life

John Doerr

Why the secret to success is setting the right goals

11 minutes 51 seconds
Tanya Menon

The secret to great opportunities? The person you haven't met yet

14 minutes 6 seconds
Roger Antonsen

Math is the hidden secret to understanding the world

17 minutes 4 seconds
Camille Defrenne and Suzanne Simard

The secret language of trees

4 minutes 18 seconds
Susan Pinker

The secret to living longer may be your social life

16 minutes 2 seconds
Phil Plait

The secret to scientific discoveries? Making mistakes

11 minutes 8 seconds
Shawn Achor

The happy secret to better work

12 minutes 20 seconds
Esther Perel

The secret to desire in a long-term relationship

19 minutes 10 seconds
Tony Fadell

The first secret of design is ... noticing

16 minutes 41 seconds
Chris Anderson

TED's secret to great public speaking

7 minutes 55 seconds
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Flow, the secret to happiness

18 minutes 55 seconds
Molly Winter

The taboo secret to better health

12 minutes 21 seconds
Richard St. John

8 secrets of success

3 minutes 30 seconds

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Food for thought

Jonathan J. O'Sullivan and Grace E. Cunningham

Which type of milk is best for you?

5 minutes 5 seconds
Carolyn Freiwald

The hidden history found in your teeth

10 minutes 49 seconds
Paola Antonelli

Why pasta comes in all shapes and sizes

3 minutes 23 seconds
Cedric Habiyaremye

How quinoa can help combat hunger and malnutrition

6 minutes 42 seconds
Amanda Little

Climate change is becoming a problem you can taste

12 minutes 16 seconds
Germán Santillán

A taste of Mexico's ancient chocolate-making tradition

5 minutes 58 seconds
Sean Sherman

Why aren't there more Native American restaurants?

18 minutes 7 seconds
Aparna Pallavi

What foods did your ancestors love?

14 minutes 40 seconds
Jen Gunter

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

4 minutes 42 seconds
Eric Sannerud

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

9 minutes 1 second
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Heard on TED Radio Hour

Nora McInerny

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

15 minutes 5 seconds
Amir Nizar Zuabi

Walk with Little Amal, a theatrical journey celebrating the refugee experience

9 minutes 28 seconds
Erika Hamden

What it takes to launch a telescope

7 minutes 18 seconds
Kathryn A. Whitehead

The tiny balls of fat that could revolutionize medicine

12 minutes 41 seconds
Keller Rinaudo

How we're using drones to deliver blood and save lives

15 minutes 30 seconds
Guy Winch

How to turn off work thoughts during your free time

12 minutes 29 seconds
Amanda Williams

Why I turned Chicago's abandoned homes into art

13 minutes 30 seconds
Andrew Pelling

Could we treat spinal cord injuries with asparagus?

7 minutes 27 seconds
Wajahat Ali

The case for having kids

13 minutes
Kimberly Noble

How does income affect childhood brain development?

11 minutes 47 seconds
Sandrine Thuret

You can grow new brain cells. Here's how

11 minutes 4 seconds
Lisa Mosconi

How menopause affects the brain

13 minutes 4 seconds
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36 minutes 22 seconds
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50 minutes 57 seconds
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20 minutes 42 seconds
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