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Curator's Picks: Top 10 TED Talks of 2019

The most notable talks of 2019, chosen by TED Curator Chris Anderson.

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Sleep is your superpower
19:08

Matt Walker

Sleep is your superpower

19 minutes 8 seconds
Facebook's role in Brexit — and the threat to democracy
14:58

Carole Cadwalladr

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

14 minutes 58 seconds
The lies our culture tells us about what matters -- and a better way to live
14:44

David Brooks

The lies our culture tells us about what matters -- and a better way to live

14 minutes 44 seconds
The new political story that could change everything
15:05

George Monbiot

The new political story that could change everything

15 minutes 5 seconds
A free world needs satire
14:20

Patrick Chappatte

A free world needs satire

14 minutes 20 seconds
Mind-blowing stage sculptures that fuse music and technology
16:42

Es Devlin

Mind-blowing stage sculptures that fuse music and technology

16 minutes 42 seconds
Helping others makes us happier -- but it matters how we do it
14:19

Elizabeth Dunn

Helping others makes us happier -- but it matters how we do it

14 minutes 19 seconds
How synthetic biology could wipe out humanity -- and how we can stop it
16:27

Rob Reid

How synthetic biology could wipe out humanity -- and how we can stop it

16 minutes 27 seconds
The power to think ahead in a reckless age
13:01

Bina Venkataraman

The power to think ahead in a reckless age

13 minutes 1 second
How supercharged plants could slow climate change
13:38

Joanne Chory

How supercharged plants could slow climate change

13 minutes 38 seconds
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