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Dwan Reece

The origins of blackface and Black stereotypes

Posted Feb 2022
Ian Kerner

A sex therapist's secret to rediscovering your spark

11 minutes 29 seconds
Posted Feb 2022
Daniel H. Pink

What regret can teach you about living a good life

22 minutes 59 seconds
Posted Feb 2022
Lucas Joppa

How to fix the "bugs" in the net-zero code

10 minutes 26 seconds
Posted Feb 2022
Mounia Akl

How film created hope after the Beirut port explosion

12 minutes 31 seconds
Posted Feb 2022
Susan Ruffo

The ocean's ingenious climate solutions

8 minutes 47 seconds
Posted Feb 2022
Tim Dunn

How we're reducing the climate impact of electronics

3 minutes 20 seconds
Posted Feb 2022
Zoë Karl-Waithaka

Got millet? How marketing could improve the lives of African farmers

10 minutes 53 seconds
Posted Feb 2022
Dan Jørgensen

How wind energy could power Earth ... 18 times over

10 minutes 49 seconds
Posted Feb 2022
Lei Li

The incredible cancer-detecting potential of photoacoustic imaging

6 minutes 50 seconds
Posted Feb 2022
Nick Turner and Whitney Pennington Rodgers

The legacy of racial injustice in the US criminal legal system

16 minutes 12 seconds
Posted Feb 2022
Kaz

Sex education should start with consent

10 minutes 27 seconds
Posted Feb 2022
Katie McGinty

Smart solutions to decarbonize buildings

3 minutes 43 seconds
Posted Jan 2022
Rachel Kyte

How to provide cooling for everyone -- without warming the planet

10 minutes 20 seconds
Posted Jan 2022
Katie Paterson

The mind-bending art of deep time

6 minutes 26 seconds
Posted Jan 2022
Deval Patrick

A different understanding of American patriotism

15 minutes 28 seconds
Posted Jan 2022
Rha Goddess and Deepa Purushothaman

4 ways to redefine power at work to include women of color

12 minutes 59 seconds
Posted Jan 2022
Gala Marija Vrbanic

The new reality of fashion is digital

4 minutes 41 seconds
Posted Jan 2022
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Trending

Nora McInerny

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

15 minutes 5 seconds
Cady Coleman

What it's like to live on the International Space Station

6 minutes 16 seconds
Carin Bondar

The birds and the bees are just the beginning

9 minutes 47 seconds
Steve Jobs

How to live before you die

15 minutes 5 seconds
Moreangels Mbizah

How community-led conservation can save wildlife

5 minutes 16 seconds
Dalia Mogahed

What it's like to be Muslim in America

16 minutes 16 seconds
Jessica Garza

How to avoid catching prickly emotions from other people

11 minutes 8 seconds
Lisa Feldman Barrett

You aren't at the mercy of your emotions -- your brain creates them

18 minutes 15 seconds
Mike Rowe

Learning from dirty jobs

20 minutes 2 seconds
Devita Davison

How urban agriculture is transforming Detroit

12 minutes 22 seconds
Inés Hercovich

Por qué las mujeres permanecen en silencio después de un ataque sexual

16 minutes 46 seconds
John Lewis and Bryan Stevenson

The fight for civil rights and freedom

23 minutes 46 seconds
Bill Gates

Innovating to zero!

27 minutes 49 seconds
Carla Harris

How to find the person who can help you get ahead at work

13 minutes 23 seconds
Yana Buhrer Tavanier

How to recover from activism burnout

7 minutes 56 seconds
Rosie King

How autism freed me to be myself

6 minutes 8 seconds
Eve Ensler

Embrace your inner girl

19 minutes 54 seconds
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Editor's Picks

Jamil Zaki

How to escape the cynicism trap

12 minutes 40 seconds
Christina Costa

How gratitude rewires your brain

10 minutes
Priscilla Chomba-Kinywa

Why a free and fair internet is more vital than ever

9 minutes 19 seconds
Warren Valdmanis

What makes a job "good" -- and the case for investing in people

11 minutes 22 seconds
Liu Thai Ker

The architectural mastermind behind modern Singapore

15 minutes 16 seconds
Anna Malaika Tubbs

How moms shape the world

12 minutes 21 seconds
Ruchi Sinha

3 steps to getting what you want in a negotiation

5 minutes
Sister True Dedication

3 questions to build resilience -- and change the world

16 minutes 6 seconds
Sophia Kianni

Language shouldn't be a barrier to climate action

6 minutes 42 seconds
Shabana Basij-Rasikh

The dream of educating Afghan girls lives on

16 minutes 49 seconds
Isha Datar

How we could eat real meat without harming animals

12 minutes 40 seconds
Anil Seth

How your brain invents your "self"

23 minutes 20 seconds

How gratitude rewires your brain

Psychologist Christina Costa goes beyond the "fight" narrative of cancer -- or any formidable personal journey -- to highlight the brain benefits of an empowering alternative to fostering resilience in the face of unexpected challenges: gratitude

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Celebrating Black life

Hasan Kwame Jeffries

Why we must confront the painful parts of US history

13 minutes 18 seconds
Lizzo

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

13 minutes 50 seconds
Isabel Wilkerson

The Great Migration and the power of a single decision

17 minutes 55 seconds
Yen Pham

Why should you read Toni Morrison's "Beloved"?

4 minutes 47 seconds
Jon Gray

The power of the Afro pick

3 minutes 33 seconds
Leah Chase and Pat Mitchell

An interview with the Queen of Creole Cuisine

22 minutes 40 seconds
Camille A. Brown

A visual history of social dance in 25 moves

4 minutes 36 seconds
David Ikard

The real story of Rosa Parks -- and why we need to confront myths about Black history

18 minutes 13 seconds
Casey Gerald

Embrace your raw, strange magic

17 minutes 3 seconds
Amma Y. Ghartey-Tagoe Kootin

A historical musical that examines Black identity in the 1901 World's Fair

10 minutes 40 seconds
T. Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison

The most powerful woman you've never heard of

13 minutes 17 seconds
Deb Willis and Hank Willis Thomas

A mother and son united by love and art

10 minutes 34 seconds
Cheyenne Cochrane

A celebration of natural hair

14 minutes
Kyra Gaunt

How the jump rope got its rhythm

3 minutes 35 seconds
Walter Hood

How urban spaces can preserve history and build community

14 minutes 14 seconds
Ariana Curtis

Museums should honor the everyday, not just the extraordinary

12 minutes 19 seconds
Luvvie Ajayi Jones

Get comfortable with being uncomfortable

10 minutes 54 seconds
Thelma Golden

How art gives shape to cultural change

12 minutes 28 seconds
Tiq Milan and Kim Katrin Milan

A queer vision of love and marriage

17 minutes 7 seconds
Jon Gray

The next big thing is coming from the Bronx, again

9 minutes 48 seconds
Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi

An interview with the founders of Black Lives Matter

16 minutes 5 seconds
Ron Finley

A guerrilla gardener in South Central LA

10 minutes 45 seconds
Taiye Selasi

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

16 minutes 31 seconds
Serena Williams and Gayle King

On tennis, love and motherhood

18 minutes 28 seconds
R. Alan Brooks

When the world is burning, is art a waste of time?

12 minutes 44 seconds
Majora Carter

3 stories of local eco-entrepreneurship

17 minutes 59 seconds
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TED-Ed animations: Feed your curiosity

Skye C. Cleary

Why do we love? A philosophical inquiry

5 minutes 35 seconds
Lucy Cooke

No one can figure out how eels have sex

5 minutes 42 seconds
Christian Rudder

Inside OKCupid: The math of online dating

7 minutes 19 seconds
Tim Seibles

"First Kiss"

2 minutes 28 seconds
Diane J. Rayor

Ancient Greece's greatest popstar

5 minutes 6 seconds
Brad Troeger

What is love?

4 minutes 44 seconds
Francisco Díez-Buzo

Why should you read "One Hundred Years of Solitude"?

5 minutes 27 seconds
Courtney Stephens

A brief history of melancholy

5 minutes 14 seconds
Bethany Rickwald and Hayley Levitt

Would you opt for a life with no pain?

3 minutes 54 seconds
Iseult Gillespie

The wicked wit of Jane Austen

4 minutes 43 seconds
Anne Gaskett

The sexual deception of orchids

5 minutes 3 seconds
Emma Bryce

How do your hormones work?

5 minutes
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Countdown: Take action on climate

Zac Goldsmith

How to boost nature-based solutions to climate change

5 minutes 55 seconds
Shweta Narayan

It's impossible to have healthy people on a sick planet

9 minutes 6 seconds
Al Gore

How to make radical climate action the new normal

15 minutes 46 seconds
Xiye Bastida, Shiv Soin and Latif Nasser

Dear world leaders, these are our climate demands

6 minutes 4 seconds
Nemonte Nenquimo

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

8 minutes 12 seconds
John Doerr and Ryan Panchadsaram

An action plan for solving the climate crisis

11 minutes 41 seconds
Nili Gilbert

The crucial intersection of climate and capital

10 minutes 2 seconds
Al Roker, Al Gore, David Biello and Latif Nasser

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

5 minutes 51 seconds
Jack Dangermond

An ever-evolving map of everything on Earth

5 minutes 57 seconds
Derek Sarno

The many reasons to eat a plant-based diet

4 minutes 22 seconds
Farwiza Farhan

The powerful women on the front lines of climate action

7 minutes 23 seconds
Nicola Sturgeon

How small countries can make a big impact on climate change

9 minutes 20 seconds
Amina J. Mohammed

A new perspective on the journey to net-zero

7 minutes 59 seconds
Ilissa Ocko

The fastest way to slow climate change now

10 minutes 2 seconds
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Riddle us this ...

Alex Gendler

Can you solve the three gods riddle?

4 minutes 40 seconds
Tanya Khovanova

Can you solve the Leonardo da Vinci riddle?

4 minutes 47 seconds
Jennifer Lu

Can you solve the counterfeit coin riddle?

4 minutes 14 seconds
Dennis Shasha

Can you solve the temple riddle?

4 minutes 3 seconds
Daniel Finkel

Can you solve the time travel riddle?

3 minutes 49 seconds
Alex Gendler

Can you solve the secret sauce riddle?

4 minutes 22 seconds
Alex Gendler

Can you solve the pirate riddle?

5 minutes 9 seconds
Gordon Hamilton

Can you solve the Mondrian squares riddle?

4 minutes 37 seconds
Dan Finkel

Can you solve the giant cat army riddle?

4 minutes 44 seconds
Dan Finkel

Can you solve the secret werewolf riddle?

3 minutes 33 seconds
Dan Van der Vieren

Can you solve "Einstein's Riddle"?

4 minutes 57 seconds
Alex Gendler

Can you solve the bridge riddle?

3 minutes 34 seconds
Alex Gendler

Can you solve the famously difficult green-eyed logic puzzle?

4 minutes 27 seconds
Daniel Finkel

Can you solve the jail break riddle?

3 minutes 1 second
Lisa Winer

Can you solve the river crossing riddle?

3 minutes 58 seconds
Alex Gendler

Can you solve the prisoner hat riddle?

4 minutes 19 seconds
Daniel Finkel

Can you solve the alien probe riddle?

4 minutes 32 seconds
Dan Finkel

Can you solve the rogue AI riddle?

4 minutes 22 seconds
Dennis Shasha

Can you solve the stolen rubies riddle?

4 minutes 19 seconds
Alex Gendler

Can you solve the death race riddle?

5 minutes 8 seconds

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Keep your brain healthy

Daniel Levitin

How to stay calm when you know you'll be stressed

12 minutes 20 seconds
Judson Brewer

A simple way to break a bad habit

9 minutes 24 seconds
Anita Collins

How playing an instrument benefits your brain

4 minutes 29 seconds
Jocelyne Bloch

The brain may be able to repair itself -- with help

11 minutes 34 seconds
Guy Winch

Why we all need to practice emotional first aid

17 minutes 24 seconds
Mia Nacamulli

The benefits of a bilingual brain

4 minutes 48 seconds
Lisa Genova

How your memory works -- and why forgetting is totally OK

22 minutes 25 seconds
Sophie Scott

Why we laugh

17 minutes 4 seconds
Wendy Suzuki

The brain-changing benefits of exercise

13 minutes 2 seconds
Mia Nacamulli

How the food you eat affects your brain

4 minutes 37 seconds
Matt Walker

Sleep is your superpower

19 minutes 18 seconds
Dan Gartenberg

The brain benefits of deep sleep -- and how to get more of it

6 minutes 37 seconds
Sam Kass

Want kids to learn well? Feed them well

12 minutes 8 seconds
Nikki Webber Allen

Don't suffer from your depression in silence

6 minutes 35 seconds
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Meet the TED Audio Collective

WorkLife with Adam Grant

The real reason you procrastinate

36 minutes 22 seconds
Far Flung

An Indigenous Mixtape from Lima, Peru

46 minutes 18 seconds
The TED Interview

Michael Tubbs on politics as a force for good

50 minutes 57 seconds
TED Business

How we can actually pay people enough -- with Paypal CEO Dan Schulman

20 minutes 42 seconds
TEDx SHORTS

What your sleep patterns say about your relationship

9 minutes 20 seconds
ZigZag

A stock market for social justice

38 minutes 59 seconds
Design Matters

Brené Brown

50 minutes 51 seconds
Conversations with People Who Hate Me

The Trans Ban

31 minutes 53 seconds
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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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