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TED Talks

TED is dedicated to researching and sharing knowledge that matters through short talks and presentations. Our goal is to inform and educate global audiences in an accessible way. Scientists, researchers, technologists, business leaders, artists, designers and other world experts take the TED stage to present “Ideas Worth Spreading”: valuable new...
https://www.ted.com/about/programs-initiatives/ted-talks

TED Book: The Hot Young Widows Club

An engrossing, thoughtful, helpful book. —Gretchen Rubin, bestselling author of The Happiness Project About the book About the author
https://www.ted.com/read/ted-books/ted-books-library/the-hot-young-widows-club

Robert Fischell rethinks brain disorders

Help me discover new cures for brain disorders utilizing a responsive neurostimulator computer device implanted into the cranial bone connected by wires to electrodes in the brain. Create the final design for a portable Transcranial Magnetic Stimulator (TMS) that can erase a migraine headache without drugs. Create a Brain Trust to rethink our ap...
https://www.ted.com/participate/ted-prize/prize-winning-wishes/portable-tms

Volunteer Roles

The TED Translators program encourages the growth and advancement of all of our volunteers. There are specific roles volunteers can achieve to engage in the program and develop their skills: Translator / Transcriber Translators and transcribers are volunteers who create subtitles on CaptionHub. New volunteers should work on one assignment at a t...
https://www.ted.com/participate/translate/volunteer-roles

TED Book: How We'll Live on Mars

In the concise space of less than 100 pages, How We’ll Live on Mars delivers an elegant overview of the history, science, and technology relevant to Martian colonization. But more than a technical primer, Petranek’s new book is a manifesto. Gizmodo About the book When the first humans set foot on Mars, the moment will be more significant in ter...
https://www.ted.com/read/ted-books/ted-books-library/how-we-ll-live-on-mars

Summary analysis

After watching the collection of talks on Understanding Happiness, read a thoughtful recap of the major points in this TED Study, and learn where experts believe things are headed. Positive psychology: The wrap-up The field of positive psychology has already helped us to better understand happiness. As Martin Seligman explained, traditional psyc...
https://www.ted.com/read/ted-studies/psychology/summary-analysis

Create + prepare slides

Not every speaker decides to use slides, but if they do, there’s one cardinal rule to follow: Keep it simple. Editing your speakers’ slides Slides can be helpful, but are not necessarily suited for a particular talk. In fact, a lot of our best TED and TEDx Talks have had no slides. So if you don’t think your speaker needs slides, don’t let the...
https://www.ted.com/participate/organize-a-local-tedx-event/tedx-organizer-guide/speakers-program/prepare-your-speaker/create-prepare-slides

TEDGlobal 2005

Ideas Big Enough to Change the World Oxford, UK July 12-15, 2005 Dear TEDizens, Welcome to Oxford, and to an important and exciting new chapter in the TED story! TEDGlobal is designed to be like TED but with an even stronger focus on really big world-changing ideas: memes and dreams from the intersecting worlds of science, architecture, techn...
https://www.ted.com/about/conferences/past-teds/tedglobal-2005

Studio license

The Studio license is a TEDx license designed to provide greater flexibility for you to produce compelling new ideas anytime, anywhere, and independent of your TEDx events. About this license type Interested in spotlighting ideas from your community outside of a TEDx event? Studio licenses enable organizers to produce standalone TEDx talks unaf...
https://www.ted.com/participate/organize-a-local-tedx-event/before-you-start/event-types/studio-license

Kohl's

For the “Lessons Worth Sharing” program, Kohl’s Cares and TED-Ed partnered to produce a series of animated online videos featuring lessons from beloved educators around the country. Kohl’s invited their millions of Facebook fans to nominate their favorite teacher, and TED-Ed animated the 18 most exceptional lessons. For more lessons, visit TED-E...
https://www.ted.com/about/partner-with-ted/case-studies/kohls

Summary analysis

After watching the collection of talks on Reworking the Western Diet, read a thoughtful recap of the major points in this TED Study, and learn where experts believe things are headed. The speakers in Reworking the Western Diet serve up lots of big questions, many of which don't (yet) come with easy answers. What's the future of food? Can we tran...
https://www.ted.com/read/ted-studies/sustainable-consumption/summary-analysis

How should a CEO lead? A musical exploration

About this video: In business, people have often seen an orchestral conductor as a compelling model for leadership. But in today's evolving landscape, a better model might be the nuanced leadership of a jazz band. More Duke Ellington than Leopold Stokowski. The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)'s former CEO John Clarkeson, suggests that great leader...
https://www.ted.com/watch/ted-institute/ted-bcg/how-should-a-ceo-lead-a-musical-exploration

TEDx SHORTS

Start each day with short, eye-opening ideas from some of the world’s greatest TEDx speakers. Hosted by Atossa Leoni, TEDx SHORTS will give you the chance to immerse yourself in surprising knowledge, fresh perspectives, and moving stories from some of our most compelling talks. Less than 10 minutes a day, everyday. About the host Atossa Leoni A...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/tedxshorts

TEDGlobal 2007

Africa: The Next Chapter Arusha, Tanzania June 4–7, 2007 Over the past few years, a growing number of people in the TED community have become passionate about Africa, a continent that appears to be at an important tipping point. Its problems and challenges are well known. Less well known is that across the continent, change is afoot. Instead of ...
https://www.ted.com/about/conferences/past-teds/tedglobal-2007

Our organization

TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). 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 100 languages. Meanwhile, independently run TEDx ev...
https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization

What’s normal anxiety and what’s an anxiety disorder?: Transcript

Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter Wednesday, June 30, 2021 Dr. Jen Gunter: Just letting you know, this episode discusses mental illness. Take care while listening. When I was a kid, it felt like my dad was obsessed with getting to the airport on time. It would start a week ahead of our flight… sometimes even more. On the day of the flight, if the ...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/body-stuff-whats-normal-anxiety-and-whats-an-anxiety-disorder-transcript

Introductory essay

Written by the educators who created Covering World News, a brief look at the key facts, tough questions and big ideas in their field. Begin this TED Study with a fascinating read that gives context and clarity to the material. At the newsstand, on our smartphones and while watching the evening news, we learn about faraway people and places from...
https://www.ted.com/read/ted-studies/media-and-journalism/introductory-essay

Sylvia Earle imagines ocean "Hope Spots"

I wish you would use all means at your disposal — films! expeditions! the web! new submarines! — to create a campaign to ignite public support for a global network of marine protected areas, Hope Spots large enough to save and restore the blue heart of the planet. The plan In 1872, the United States began establishing a system of parks that some...
https://www.ted.com/participate/ted-prize/prize-winning-wishes/mission-blue

Dax Shepard Doesn't Believe in Regret: Transcript

WorkLife with Adam Grant Tuesday, May 3, 2021 Hey WorkLifers-- and ArmCherries. For today’s bonus episode, we have a very special guest: Dax Shepard. I’ve known Dax since 2019-- I admire his intellectual curiosity, his vulnerability, and of course his humor. I think we’re friends, although every conversation we’ve ever had has been recorded for ...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife/dax-shepard-doesnt-believe-in-regret-transcript

Introductory essay

Written by the educators who created Reworking the Western Diet, a brief look at the key facts, tough questions and big ideas in their field. Begin this TED Study with a fascinating read that gives context and clarity to the material. Sweet and salty, meaty and mega-sized: Introducing the Western diet If you live in a Western culture, chances ar...
https://www.ted.com/read/ted-studies/sustainable-consumption/introductory-essay

Naming your event

TEDx events are community-driven and are named after the local area in which the community it will serve is situated. Find out how to pick a name that fits your community event. Event naming conventions All TEDx event names follow the same convention: a name beginning with TEDx, followed by a location-based descriptor such as the official name o...
https://www.ted.com/participate/organize-a-local-tedx-event/before-you-start/application-tips/naming-your-event

Introductory essay

Written by the educator who created What Makes Us Human?, a brief look at the key facts, tough questions and big ideas in his field. Begin this TED Study with a fascinating read that gives context and clarity to the material. As a biological anthropologist, I never liked drawing sharp distinctions between human and non-human. Such boundaries ma...
https://www.ted.com/read/ted-studies/evolution/introductory-essay

Approaching sponsors

Getting sponsors can be a challenge for many organizers. Generally, when you’re approaching a potential sponsor, you'll need to explain what a TEDx event is, excite them about the opportunity, and convince them it's worth their while. How to reach out to sponsors The “who” and “how” are two important things to keep in mind when it comes to rea...
https://www.ted.com/participate/organize-a-local-tedx-event/tedx-organizer-guide/sponsors-finances/sponsors-partnerships/approaching-sponsors

The Do’s And Don'ts Of Returning To The Office (Transcript)

The Do’s And Don'ts Of Returning To The Office Tuesday, June 7, 2022 Adam Grant: It's been more than two years since offices shut down, many people were sent home, and meetings turned into video calls...And now leaders want people back to the office! But many people have mixed feelings about that. [MUSIC] Thalia: What do I think about going b...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife/the-do-s-and-don-ts-of-returning-to-the-office-transcript

Event production

Event production is the magic that makes the action happen. You’ll find most of what you need for event production in our TEDx Production Guide — this is what your production team will be primarily using for your event. In the meantime, here’s a general outline. Production needs Any event producer knows that there is a lot to cover when it come...
https://www.ted.com/participate/organize-a-local-tedx-event/tedx-organizer-guide/venue-spaces/event-production

Summary analysis

After watching the collection of talks on The Deep Ocean, read a thoughtful recap of the major points in this TED Study, and learn where experts believe things are headed. Where next? TED speaker Robert Ballard and many other scientists and ocean explorers find it remarkable that we're expending so much effort to explore outer space when we have...
https://www.ted.com/read/ted-studies/marine-biology/summary-analysis

TED Climate: What happens to the plastic you throw away? (Transcript)

TED Climate Wednesday, August 11, 2021 Dan Kwartler: Hi and welcome to TED Climate, a podcast from the TED Audio Collective. I’m your host, Dan Kwartler. On this show, we’re staring straight into the abyss of the climate crisis. Don’t worry though, we promise not to bum you out too much. Each episode of this season we’ll look at two different s...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/ted-climate-what-happens-to-the-plastic-you-throw-away-transcript

Brightline Initiative

TED and the Brightline™ Initiative, a coalition led by the Project Management Institute together with leading global organizations dedicated to helping executives bridge the expensive and unproductive gap between strategy design and delivery, are partnering to bring great ideas and business strategies to life. The year-long partnership will incl...
https://www.ted.com/about/partner-with-ted/case-studies/brightline

Introductory essay

Written by the educators who created The Edge of Knowledge, a brief look at the key facts, tough questions and big ideas in their field. Begin this TED Study with a fascinating read that gives context and clarity to the material. Particle physicists are nothing if not ambitious. And the aim of particle physics is to understand what everything's ...
https://www.ted.com/read/ted-studies/physics/introductory-essay

Am I Normal? Is my dentist scamming me? (Transcript)

Monday, October 25, 2021 Mona Chalabi: I was sitting in a dentist’s chair in Brooklyn, there for a routine checkup. The dentist took some X-rays, poked around in my mouth, and said: “You’re in luck! No cavities. Healthy teeth. But, your teeth are a bit yellow… You could consider bleaching as an option, if it’s something that bothers you.” Now ...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/am-i-normal-is-my-dentist-scamming-me-transcript
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