The nightmare videos of children's YouTube — and what's wrong with the internet today
James Bridle / Artist, writer
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Heard on TED Radio Hour

  1. Hunting for dinosaurs showed me our place in the universe
  2. Nature is everywhere -- we just need to learn to see it
  3. A theory of Earth's mass extinctions
  4. One seed at a time, protecting the future of food
  5. A broken body isn't a broken person
  6. Confessions of a bad feminist

TED-Ed lessons: feed your curiosity

  1. The science of hearing
  2. Can you solve the giant cat army riddle?
  3. What causes insomnia?
  4. The Irish myth of the Giant's Causeway
  5. What is bipolar disorder?
  6. A simple way to tell insects apart

across the political spectrum

  1. America's forgotten working class
  2. A conservative's plea: Let's work together
  3. Political common ground in a polarized United States
  4. How our friendship survives our opposing politics
  5. The moral roots of liberals and conservatives
  6. Political change with pen and paper

lifelong learning

  1. The life-long learner
  2. How to get better at the things you care about
  3. 12 truths I learned from life and writing
  4. Why some of us don't have one true calling
  5. We should aim for perfection -- and stop fearing failure
  6. Life's third act

deep space science

  1. How to take a picture of a black hole
  2. The hunt for a supermassive black hole
  3. How I fell in love with quasars, blazars and our incredible universe
  4. The sound the universe makes
  5. Is our universe the only universe?
  6. Let's look for life in the outer solar system

Your digital privacy: global perspectives from TEDx

  1. How data brokers sell your identity
  2. Why we must protect the digital rights of children
  3. The surveillance device you carry around all day
  4. Using corporate data to improve our lives
  5. Do we really own our bodies?
  6. Your social media "likes" expose more than you think

A little bit sexy

  1. 10 things you didn't know about orgasm
  2. What we learn from insects' sex lives
  3. Cute, sexy, sweet, funny
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  5. How a dead duck changed my life
  6. The loves and lies of fireflies

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.