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The most popular TED Talks of 2018

What. A. Year. These 25 TED Talks helped us make better decisions, taught us some fascinating science, gave us some hope for humanity and showed us what it's like to climb 3,000 feet ... without a rope.

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Alex Honnold

How I climbed a 3,000-foot vertical cliff -- without ropes

Wendy Suzuki

The brain-changing benefits of exercise

Dolly Chugh

How to let go of being a "good" person — and become a better person

Prosanta Chakrabarty

Four billion years of evolution in six minutes

Lera Boroditsky

How language shapes the way we think

Tom Griffiths

3 ways to make better decisions -- by thinking like a computer

Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil

A rare galaxy that's challenging our understanding of the universe

Christine Porath

Why being respectful to your coworkers is good for business

Susan David

The gift and power of emotional courage

Christoph Niemann

You are fluent in this language (and don't even know it)

Kashmir Hill and Surya Mattu

What your smart devices know (and share) about you