Newest Talks

  1. Lisa Genova How your memory works -- and why forgetting is totally OK
    How your memory works -- and why forgetting is totally OK
  2. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw The global cooperation that accelerated the COVID-19 vaccines
    The global cooperation that accelerated the COVID-19 vaccines
  3. Steven Allison Earth's original inhabitants -- and their role in combating climate change
    Earth's original inhabitants -- and their role in combating climate change

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  1. “Am I dying?” The honest answer.
  2. What you can do to prevent Alzheimer's
  3. Why science demands a leap into the unknown
  4. The Chinese zodiac, explained
  5. The virginity fraud
  6. Is the world getting better or worse? A look at the numbers

Fight racism

  1. How racial bias works -- and how to disrupt it
  2. How we can make racism a solvable problem -- and improve policing
  3. Want a more just world? Be an unlikely ally
  4. Scenes from a Black trans life
  5. Why it's so hard to talk about the N-word
  6. Courage is contagious

Editor's Picks

  1. Can a robot pass a university entrance exam?
  2. Be humble -- and other lessons from the philosophy of water
  3. How understanding divorce can help your marriage
  4. Urban architecture inspired by mountains, clouds and volcanoes
  5. How to know if it's time to change careers
  6. Learn to read Chinese ... with ease!

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TED-Ed animations: Feed your curiosity

  1. What happens if you cut down all of a city's trees?
  2. Are we running out of clean water?
  3. The wildly complex anatomy of a sneaker
  4. Vultures: The acid-puking, plague-busting heroes of the ecosystem
  5. The "myth" of the boiling frog
  6. What would happen if every human suddenly disappeared?

Your Money and Your Mind

  1. Why we make bad financial choices -- even when we know better
  2. The money talk that every couple needs to have
  3. Can't stick to a budget? Try these tweaks instead
  4. Pay off your credit cards faster with these 4 easy changes
  5. A simple 2-step plan for saving more money
  6. 3 sneaky tactics that websites use to make you spend

Meet the TED Audio Collective

  1. The real reason you procrastinate
  2. An Indigenous Mixtape from Lima, Peru
  3. Michael Tubbs on politics as a force for good
  4. How we can actually pay people enough -- with Paypal CEO Dan Schulman
  5. What your sleep patterns say about your relationship
  6. A stock market for social justice

Heard on TED Radio Hour

  1. You are not alone in your loneliness
  2. A magical mantra for nurturing a blissful life
  3. Let's get honest about our money problems
  4. How forgiveness can create a more just legal system
  5. The profound power of an authentic apology
  6. Rethinking infidelity ... a talk for anyone who has ever loved

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.