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  1. Never, ever give up
  2. Who controls the world?
  3. How to use a paper towel
  4. Nationalism vs. globalism: the new political divide
  5. A plea for bees
  6. Why bees are disappearing

Editors' picks

  1. How to defend Earth from asteroids
  2. You have no idea where camels really come from
  3. The lost art of letter-writing
  4. The beauty of what we'll never know
  5. The radical possibilities of man-made DNA
  6. A queer vision of love and marriage

take a (smart) break

  1. The brain benefits of deep sleep -- and how to get more of it
  2. Grit: The power of passion and perseverance
  3. How does the Rorschach inkblot test work?
  4. What I learned from 2,000 obituaries
  5. You smell with your body, not just your nose
  6. What it takes to be a great leader

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conquer stress & anxiety with TEDx

  1. A simple trick to improve positive thinking
  2. How I live with high-functioning anxiety
  3. How to cope with anxiety
  4. How failure cultivates resilience
  5. How our voices reveal anxiety
  6. Why some anger can be good for you

great ideas & where they come from

  1. Creative problem-solving in the face of extreme limits
  2. Why you should make useless things
  3. The surprising habits of original thinkers
  4. Need a new idea? Start at the edge of what is known
  5. How boredom can lead to your most brilliant ideas
  6. Where good ideas come from

get motivated

  1. A pro wrestler's guide to confidence
  2. The puzzle of motivation
  3. How to get better at the things you care about
  4. Success, failure and the drive to keep creating
  5. How to practice effectively...for just about anything
  6. Free yourself from your filter bubbles

hidden gems

  1. What the gay rights movement learned from the civil rights movement
  2. What is retro-futurism?
  3. The origin of countless conspiracy theories
  4. How food shapes our cities
  5. The lost art of letter-writing
  6. The birth of the computer

Heard on TED Radio Hour

  1. The biology of our best and worst selves
  2. How early life experience is written into DNA
  3. How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime
  4. Who are you, really? The puzzle of personality
  5. 3 lessons on decision-making from a poker champion
  6. The little risks you can take to increase your luck

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.