Newest Talks

  1. Joy Wolfram How nanoparticles could change the way we treat cancer
    How nanoparticles could change the way we treat cancer
  2. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson A love story for the coral reef crisis
    A love story for the coral reef crisis
  3. Alasdair Harris How a handful of fishing villages sparked a marine conservation revolution
    How a handful of fishing villages sparked a marine conservation revolution

Trending

  1. Should we create a solar shade to cool the earth?
  2. How humans could evolve to survive in space
  3. Less stuff, more happiness
  4. How I made friends with reality
  5. Why privacy matters
  6. Don't eat the marshmallow!

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?

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Take a (smart) break

  1. A brief history of chess
  2. Romance and revolution: the poetry of Pablo Neruda
  3. How augmented reality is changing activism
  4. What it was like to grow up under China's one-child policy
  5. How do crystals work?
  6. A brief history of cannibalism

The future of food

  1. The scientific now of space food
  2. Want to help save the world? Eat more insects
  3. Antibiotics changed our food. Here's how to change it back
  4. Why our future relies on the genetic diversity of food
  5. Data-driven farming could transform agriculture
  6. Why we should end animal agriculture

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

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

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?

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.