Newest Talks

  1. David Deutsch The cosmic war between monotony and creativity
    The cosmic war between monotony and creativity
  2. Judith Jamison and members of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Revelations from a lifetime of dance
    Revelations from a lifetime of dance
  3. Shannon Lee What Bruce Lee can teach us about living fully
    What Bruce Lee can teach us about living fully

Trending

  1. A new way to explain explanation
  2. What we didn't know about penis anatomy
  3. The Standing Rock resistance and our fight for indigenous rights
  4. Close-up card magic with a twist
  5. How fake handbags fund terrorism and organized crime
  6. Where are all the aliens?

Editors' picks

  1. How does impeachment work?
  2. How trees talk to each other
  3. The magic ingredient that brings Pixar movies to life
  4. When we design for disability, we all benefit
  5. The gospel of doubt
  6. The laws that sex workers really want

TED-Ed animations: Feed your curiosity

  1. How stress affects your body
  2. Why should you read Dante's "Divine Comedy"?
  3. History vs. Christopher Columbus
  4. The Opposites Game
  5. Is math discovered or invented?
  6. Are we living in a simulation?

Explore playlists

Is reality a myth?

  1. Your brain hallucinates your conscious reality
  2. How language shapes the way we think
  3. Do we see reality as it is?
  4. What happens in your brain when you taste food
  5. 3 ways the brain creates meaning
  6. What reality are you creating for yourself?

What should I do with my life?

  1. Grit: The power of passion and perseverance
  2. Why some of us don't have one true calling
  3. The power of believing that you can improve
  4. Your elusive creative genius
  5. How great leaders inspire action
  6. Why you will fail to have a great career

Young scientists & inventors

  1. What creating a toxin-free plastic taught me about problem-solving
  2. Award-winning teenage science in action
  3. How ancient technology inspired my award-winning inventions
  4. Porque le enseño a niños como yo a programar
  5. A 13-year-old's plan for removing plastic from the oceans
  6. An app that predicts the impact of global climate change

Keep your brain healthy

  1. Why we all need to practice emotional first aid
  2. How your brain's executive function works -- and how to improve it
  3. How to stay calm when you know you'll be stressed
  4. Sleep is your superpower
  5. The brain may be able to repair itself -- with help
  6. How does income affect childhood brain development?

Heard on TED Radio Hour

  1. What the discovery of gravitational waves means
  2. My stroke of insight
  3. The search for planets beyond our solar system
  4. What is so special about the human brain?
  5. A neural portrait of the human mind
  6. How radio telescopes show us unseen galaxies

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.