Newest Talks

  1. Sonaar Luthra We need to track the world's water like we track the weather
    We need to track the world's water like we track the weather
  2. Richard Bona "Tumba La Nyama" / "Mulema"
    "Tumba La Nyama" / "Mulema"
  3. Christer Mjåset 4 questions you should always ask your doctor
    4 questions you should always ask your doctor

Trending

  1. The danger of science denial
  2. Why we're storing billions of seeds
  3. The history of our world in 18 minutes
  4. The magic of the Amazon: A river that flows invisibly all around us
  5. The battle between your present and future self
  6. Is this our final century?

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

Climate Strike 2019

  1. The disarming case to act right now on climate change
  2. Why you should be a climate activist
  3. How climate change affects your mental health
  4. Why climate change is a threat to human rights
  5. How climate change could make our food less nutritious
  6. An economic case for protecting the planet

Explore playlists

Take a (smart) break

  1. How light technology is changing medicine
  2. The surprising reason you feel awful when you're sick
  3. 3 ways to measure your adaptability -- and how to improve it
  4. What's at the bottom of the ocean -- and how we're getting there
  5. How the heart actually pumps blood
  6. What it was like to grow up under China's one-child policy

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. How to get better at the things you care about
  4. Embrace the near win
  5. Teach girls bravery, not perfection
  6. Why the best hire might not have the perfect resume

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

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.