Newest Talks

  1. Christer Mjåset 4 questions you should always ask your doctor
    4 questions you should always ask your doctor
  2. Johann Hari This could be why you're depressed and anxious
    This could be why you're depressed and anxious
  3. Federica Bianco How we use astrophysics to study earthbound problems
    How we use astrophysics to study earthbound problems

Trending

  1. How the mysterious dark net is going mainstream
  2. My underwater robot
  3. My wish: Three unusual medical inventions
  4. What doctors don't know about the drugs they prescribe
  5. What if we paid doctors to keep people healthy?
  6. The small and surprisingly dangerous detail the police track about you

Editors' picks

  1. A librarian's case against overdue book fines
  2. A playful solution to the housing crisis
  3. How a male contraceptive pill could work
  4. What baby boomers can learn from millennials at work -- and vice versa
  5. The hidden role informal caregivers play in health care
  6. Why you should love gross science

TED-Ed animations: Feed your curiosity

  1. Why is this painting so shocking?
  2. "To Make Use of Water"
  3. How stress affects your brain
  4. Would you sacrifice one person to save five?
  5. How to spot a pyramid scheme
  6. Why do we love? A philosophical inquiry

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Keep your brain healthy

  1. Why helmets don't prevent concussions -- and what might
  2. How does income affect childhood brain development?
  3. The brain-changing benefits of exercise
  4. How your brain's executive function works -- and how to improve it
  5. Sleep is your superpower
  6. The brain may be able to repair itself -- with help

Is perfectionism worth it?

  1. Our dangerous obsession with perfectionism is getting worse
  2. Perfectionism holds us back. Here's why
  3. Why the best hire might not have the perfect resume
  4. How to get better at the things you care about
  5. Embrace the near win
  6. Teach girls bravery, not perfection

Unusual activism

  1. How a team of chefs fed Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
  2. How I use cookies to teach history
  3. The true power of a good outfit
  4. Visualizing climate change through space and time
  5. Activism needs introverts
  6. Can I have your brain? The quest for truth on concussions and CTE

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

Gotta love libraries

  1. A librarian's case against overdue book fines
  2. The critical role librarians play in the opioid crisis
  3. How to design a library that makes kids want to read
  4. How books can open your mind
  5. My year reading a book from every country in the world
  6. Behind the design of Seattle's library

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.