Why some of us don't have one true calling
Emilie Wapnick / Writer, coach, artist ...
Why do we laugh?

Playlist: The surpising science behind laughter and what we find funny

How algorithms influence our day-to-day lives

Playlist: From search engines to architecture, explore how these formulas affect the way we view and interact with the world around us

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best life advice

  1. The life-long learner
  2. 12 truths I learned from life and writing
  3. Things I've learned in my life so far
  4. Who am I? Think again
  5. Life lessons from an ad man
  6. What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness

Minority Report ... 15 years later

  1. Pointing to the future of UI
  2. A vision of crimes in the future
  3. Meet the SixthSense interaction
  4. Why smart statistics are the key to fighting crime
  5. What will a future without secrets look like?
  6. Your social media "likes" expose more than you think

dinosaur hunters

  1. Where are the baby dinosaurs?
  2. How we unearthed the Spinosaurus
  3. Digging up dinosaurs
  4. Hunting for dinosaurs showed me our place in the universe
  5. Building a dinosaur from a chicken
  6. Clues to prehistoric times, found in blind cavefish

celebrate science

  1. Why we should trust scientists
  2. The danger of science denial
  3. Teach arts and sciences together
  4. How I teach kids to love science
  5. Why science demands a leap into the unknown
  6. Battling bad science

Life-changing educators

  1. Every kid needs a champion
  2. How to raise successful kids -- without over-parenting
  3. 3 rules to spark learning
  4. Teaching design for change
  5. How to learn? From mistakes
  6. How students of color confront impostor syndrome

justice denied

  1. We need to talk about an injustice
  2. How to raise a black son in America
  3. When Black women walk, things change
  4. How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly toward them
  5. How racism makes us sick
  6. A prosecutor's vision for a better justice system

Refugees welcome

  1. TED-Ed lesson: What does it mean to be a refugee?
  2. Two nameless bodies washed up on the beach. Here are their stories
  3. A boat carrying 500 refugees sunk at sea. The story of two survivors
  4. Our refugee system is failing. Here's how we can fix it
  5. Refugees have the right to be protected
  6. The music of a war child

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.