The fascinating science of bubbles, from soap to champagne
Li Wei Tan / Formulation scientist
Curator's Picks: Top 10 TED Talks of 2018

As seen on CBS This Morning: a list of the most notable talks of 2018, chosen by TED Curator Chris Anderson.

The brain-changing benefits of exercise

TED Talk: How working out boosts your mood and memory — and protects your brain against neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's.

Newest Talks

  1. The fascinating science of bubbles, from soap to champagne
  2. The most important thing you can do to fight climate change: talk about it
  3. "Top Knot Turn Up" / "Bad Habits"
  4. How to be "Team Human" in the digital future
  5. How to find the person who can help you get ahead at work
  6. Why you should treat the tech you use at work like a colleague

Trending

  1. How frustration can make us more creative
  2. The real reason why mosquitoes buzz
  3. How to make peace? Get angry
  4. Why we need to imagine different futures
  5. This virtual lab will revolutionize science class
  6. What our language habits reveal

Recommended today

  1. Why we need to imagine different futures
  2. How to gain control of your free time
  3. The inside story of the Paris climate agreement
  4. Should we create a solar shade to cool the earth?
  5. An independent diplomat
  6. Adventures of an asteroid hunter

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TED-Ed lessons: feed your curiosity

  1. The unexpected math behind Van Gogh's "Starry Night"
  2. The benefits of a bilingual brain
  3. What causes insomnia?
  4. Why elephants never forget
  5. The psychology of narcissism
  6. What would happen if you didn't sleep?

Open source, open world

  1. How Arduino is open-sourcing imagination
  2. The year open data went worldwide
  3. Discover the next mobile economy
  4. The mind behind Linux
  5. Massive-scale online collaboration
  6. The art of asking

Heard on TED Radio Hour

  1. A healthy economy should be designed to thrive, not grow
  2. The global food waste scandal
  3. Reviving New York's rivers -- with oysters!
  4. The surprising solution to ocean plastic
  5. Wearing nothing new
  6. The unheard story of David and Goliath

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
  4. The birds and the bees are just the beginning
  5. How a dead duck changed my life
  6. The loves and lies of fireflies

Our brains: predictably irrational

  1. The mysterious workings of the adolescent brain
  2. Homeopathy, quackery and fraud
  3. Why people believe weird things
  4. The optimism bias
  5. Beware conflicts of interest
  6. The paradox of choice

Sustainable consumption: Ideas from TEDx

  1. How I make paint from poison
  2. Plastic pollution, our toilets and us
  3. How I hunt natural gas leaks with Google Street View cars
  4. How ugly, unloved food can change the world
  5. The four things you need to know about the energy you use
  6. Why we should end animal agriculture

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.