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What seaweed and cow burps have to do with climate action

Posted Mar 2022

Yuval Noah Harari

The war in Ukraine could change everything

Posted Mar 2022

3 ways your company's data can jump-start climate action

Posted Mar 2022

My secret to creating real magic

Posted Mar 2022

The carbonless fuel that could change how we ship goods

Posted Feb 2022

Orit Tykocinski

The counterintuitive psychology of insurance

Posted Feb 2022

Solitaire Townsend

Are ad agencies, PR firms and lobbyists destroying the climate?

Posted Feb 2022

Sathya Raghu Mokkapati

The "greenhouse-in-a-box" empowering farmers in India

Posted Feb 2022

Ozawa Bineshi Albert

Climate action needs new frontline leadership

Posted Feb 2022

Why play is essential for business

Posted Feb 2022

James K. Thornton

Why is China appointing judges to combat climate change?

Posted Feb 2022

Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah

The tragedy of air pollution -- and an urgent demand for clean air

Posted Feb 2022

Gay Gordon-Byrne

You deserve the right to repair your stuff

Posted Feb 2022

What nature can teach us about sustainable business

Posted Feb 2022

The origins of blackface and Black stereotypes

Posted Feb 2022

A sex therapist's secret to rediscovering your spark

Posted Feb 2022

4 kinds of regret -- and what they teach you about yourself

Posted Feb 2022

How to fix the "bugs" in the net-zero code

Posted Feb 2022

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The spellbinding art of human anatomy

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What you don't know about marriage

Give yourself permission to be creative

Magical houses, made of bamboo

How we can use the hiring process to bring out the best in people

How I help transgender teens become who they want to be

What separates us from chimpanzees?

Ingrid Fetell Lee

Where joy hides and how to find it

The profound power of an authentic apology

Experiments that hint of longer lives

What we didn't know about penis anatomy

New thinking on the climate crisis

How supply chain transparency can help the planet

Tim Berners-Lee

The next web

Shantell Martin

How drawing can set you free

Editor's Picks

Yuval Noah Harari

The war in Ukraine could change everything

What it's like to be a parent in a war zone

Johanna Figueira

Simple, effective tech to connect communities in crisis

Inside the fight against Russia's fake news empire

When the world is burning, is art a waste of time?

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

How to be fearless in the face of authoritarianism

Anastasia Taylor-Lind

Fighters and mourners of the Ukrainian revolution

Benedetta Berti and Evelien Borgman

What does it mean to be a refugee?

Why people fall for misinformation

How flags unite (and divide) us

Dictators hate political cartoons -- so I keep drawing them

The evolution of marriage with Esther Perel

In this podcast episode, designer Debbie talks to therapist and author Esther Perel about marriage, polyamory and why we should reframe the way we think about adultery.

Women who make history

Anna Malaika Tubbs

How moms shape the world

Julia Gillard and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

6 essential lessons for women leaders

Shabana Basij-Rasikh

The dream of educating Afghan girls lives on

Leah Chase and Pat Mitchell

An interview with the Queen of Creole Cuisine

How I stopped the Taliban from shutting down my school

Malala Yousafzai

Activism, changemakers and hope for the future

Dangerous times call for dangerous women

Me Too is a movement, not a moment

If you adults won't save the world, we will

Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi

An interview with the founders of Black Lives Matter

Museums should honor the everyday, not just the extraordinary

Carole Cadwalladr

Facebook's role in Brexit -- and the threat to democracy

Theranos, whistleblowing and speaking truth to power

TED-Ed animations: Feed your curiosity

Why do we love? A philosophical inquiry

No one can figure out how eels have sex

Christian Rudder

Inside OKCupid: The math of online dating

"First Kiss"

Ancient Greece's greatest popstar

What is love?

Francisco Díez-Buzo

Why should you read "One Hundred Years of Solitude"?

Courtney Stephens

A brief history of melancholy

Bethany Rickwald and Hayley Levitt

Would you opt for a life with no pain?

Iseult Gillespie

The wicked wit of Jane Austen

The sexual deception of orchids

How do your hormones work?

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Countdown: Take action on climate

How to boost nature-based solutions to climate change

It's impossible to have healthy people on a sick planet

How to make radical climate action the new normal

Xiye Bastida, Shiv Soin and Latif Nasser

Dear world leaders, these are our climate demands

Nemonte Nenquimo

The forest is our teacher. It's time to respect it

John Doerr and Ryan Panchadsaram

An action plan for solving the climate crisis

The crucial intersection of climate and capital

Al Roker, Al Gore, David Biello and Latif Nasser

The science of extreme weather -- and how to reduce the harm

Jack Dangermond

An ever-evolving map of everything on Earth

The many reasons to eat a plant-based diet

The powerful women on the front lines of climate action

Nicola Sturgeon

How small countries can make a big impact on climate change

Amina J. Mohammed

A new perspective on the journey to net-zero

The fastest way to slow climate change now

Keep your brain healthy

How to stay calm when you know you'll be stressed

A simple way to break a bad habit

How playing an instrument benefits your brain

The brain may be able to repair itself -- with help

Why we all need to practice emotional first aid

The benefits of a bilingual brain

How your memory works -- and why forgetting is totally OK

Why we laugh

The brain-changing benefits of exercise

How the food you eat affects your brain

Sleep is your superpower

The brain benefits of deep sleep -- and how to get more of it

Want kids to learn well? Feed them well

Nikki Webber Allen

Don't suffer from your depression in silence

This Women's History Month celebrate revolutionary women

Amazing TED Talks by women fighting for justice and equality who deserve center stage.

Food for thought

What foods did your ancestors love?

Why aren't there more Native American restaurants?

Paola Antonelli

Why pasta comes in all shapes and sizes

Climate change is becoming a problem you can taste

Jonathan J. O'Sullivan and Grace E. Cunningham

Which type of milk is best for you?

Carolyn Freiwald

The hidden history found in your teeth

Cedric Habiyaremye

How quinoa can help combat hunger and malnutrition

Germán Santillán

A taste of Mexico's ancient chocolate-making tradition

A cleanse won't detox your body -- but here's what will

Without farmers, you'd be hungry, naked and sober

Meet the TED Audio Collective

WorkLife with Adam Grant

The real reason you procrastinate

An Indigenous Mixtape from Lima, Peru

The TED Interview

Michael Tubbs on politics as a force for good

How we can actually pay people enough -- with Paypal CEO Dan Schulman

What your sleep patterns say about your relationship

A stock market for social justice

Brené Brown

Conversations with People Who Hate Me

The Trans Ban

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We don't "move on" from grief. We move forward with it

Amir Nizar Zuabi

Walk with Little Amal, a theatrical journey celebrating the refugee experience

What it takes to launch a telescope

Kathryn A. Whitehead

The tiny balls of fat that could revolutionize medicine

How we're using drones to deliver blood and save lives

How to turn off work thoughts during your free time

Amanda Williams

Why I turned Chicago's abandoned homes into art

Could we treat spinal cord injuries with asparagus?

The case for having kids

How does income affect childhood brain development?

Sandrine Thuret

You can grow new brain cells. Here's how

How menopause affects the brain

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