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Most popular TED Talks of 2017

What a year! These 14 talks challenged our perceptions of love, happiness, what the future will hold ... and, um, the very nature of reality itself.

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The future we're building -- and boring
40:40

Elon Musk

The future we're building -- and boring

40 minutes 40 seconds
How your brain decides what is beautiful
14:38

Anjan Chatterjee

How your brain decides what is beautiful

14 minutes 38 seconds
I grew up in the Westboro Baptist Church. Here's why I left
15:07

Megan Phelps-Roper

I grew up in the Westboro Baptist Church. Here's why I left

15 minutes 7 seconds
Thoughts on humanity, fame and love
17:41

Shah Rukh Khan

Thoughts on humanity, fame and love

17 minutes 41 seconds
Your brain hallucinates your conscious reality
16:51

Anil Seth

Your brain hallucinates your conscious reality

16 minutes 51 seconds
There's more to life than being happy
12:08

Emily Esfahani Smith

There's more to life than being happy

12 minutes 8 seconds
How computers learn to recognize objects instantly
07:28

Joseph Redmon

How computers learn to recognize objects instantly

7 minutes 28 seconds
Are you a giver or a taker?
13:18

Adam Grant

Are you a giver or a taker?

13 minutes 18 seconds
The surprisingly charming science of your gut
13:53

Giulia Enders

The surprisingly charming science of your gut

13 minutes 53 seconds
Why our screens make us less happy
09:19

Adam Alter

Why our screens make us less happy

9 minutes 19 seconds
We're building a dystopia just to make people click on ads
22:45

Zeynep Tufekci

We're building a dystopia just to make people click on ads

22 minutes 45 seconds
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