Newest Talks

  1. Sara Jones My story of love and loss as a transracial adoptee
    My story of love and loss as a transracial adoptee
  2. Nitish Padmanaban Autofocusing reading glasses of the future
    Autofocusing reading glasses of the future
  3. Anne Marie Albano How to raise kids who can overcome anxiety
    How to raise kids who can overcome anxiety

Trending

  1. Social media and the end of gender
  2. Never, ever give up
  3. How public spaces make cities work
  4. Rethink the desktop with BumpTop
  5. The technology of storytelling
  6. What should electric cars sound like?

Viruses & vaccines

  1. How do ventilators work?
  2. How do virus tests actually work?
  3. What is a coronavirus?
  4. Which is better: Soap or hand sanitizer?
  5. How we must respond to the coronavirus pandemic
  6. How health workers are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic

In pursuit of curiosity and understanding

  1. How language shapes the way we think
  2. How to get better at the things you care about
  3. The case for curiosity-driven research
  4. Don't kill your language
  5. How to spark your curiosity, scientifically
  6. How we explore unanswered questions in physics

Explore playlists

Take a (smart) break

  1. How to spark your curiosity, scientifically
  2. Why should you listen to Vivaldi's "Four Seasons"?
  3. Architectural secrets of the world's ancient wonders
  4. What rivers can tell us about the earth's history
  5. Who was the world's first author?
  6. Adventures of an asteroid hunter

Keep your brain healthy

  1. Sleep is your superpower
  2. The brain-changing benefits of exercise
  3. What you can do to prevent Alzheimer's
  4. Why we all need to practice emotional first aid
  5. The brain benefits of deep sleep -- and how to get more of it
  6. Why we laugh

Editors' picks

  1. How the gut microbes you're born with affect your lifelong health
  2. Why architects need to use their ears
  3. How artists can (finally) get paid in the digital age
  4. What six years in captivity taught me about fear and faith
  5. A brief history of plural word...s
  6. The past, present and future of nicotine addiction

Heard on TED Radio Hour

  1. You are not alone in your loneliness
  2. The secret to living longer may be your social life
  3. How cohousing can make us happier (and live longer)
  4. What almost dying taught me about living
  5. What vaccinating vampire bats can teach us about pandemics
  6. What reading slowly taught me about writing

How to deal with difficult emotions

  1. How grief helped me become a better caregiver
  2. Why we should all try therapy
  3. The benefits of expressing your emotions (constructively)
  4. How to connect with depressed friends
  5. Why we get mad -- and why it's healthy
  6. How to tame your wandering mind

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.