I wish to create a community that actively embraces open-source design to generate innovative and sustainable living standards for all. The plan Create an online network dedicated to enhancing living conditions through sustainable design. The open-source platform will allow designers to share architectural plans and blueprints on the web, and al...

Deepen your understanding of Reworking the Western Diet with these carefully crafted educational exercises that let you get the most out of this TED Studies subject. Activity 1 There's not one universally accepted definition of "sustainable consumption." Based on what you've learned in Reworking the Western Diet, how would you define the term? W...

In this podcast from the Center for Humane Technology, co-hosts Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin confront catastrophic risk with existential hope. How is technology both a symptom and a driver of broader social, political, and economic forces? How do we reimagine humane technology that supports our shared well-being, sense-making, and ability to ta...

Written by the educators who created Rethinking Cancer, 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. In its World Cancer Report 2014, the World Health Organization made a staggering prediction: it expects the number of ne...

Written by the educators who created Leading Wisely, 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. Understanding management means understanding people. What motivates us to engage deeply and perform powerfully at work? How...

Get to know the amazing scientists, designers, technologists, explorers, artists, performers (and more!) who will be speaking at TEDYouth 2015. Adam Stelzner Ever wonder if there's life on Mars? Thanks to Adam Steltzner and his team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, we may find the answer. He and his team designed the sky crane that landed th...

Written by the educators who created Cyber-Influence and Power, 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. Each and every one of us has a vital part to play in building the kind of world in which government and technolog...

Written by the educators who created Mapping and Manipulating the Brain, 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. Here is this mass of jelly, three-pound mass of jelly you can hold in the palm of your hand, and it can ...

TEDYouth is a day-long event for middle and high school students, with live speakers, hands-on activities and great conversations. Scientists, designers, technologists, explorers, artists, performers (and more!) share short talks on what they do best, serving both as a source of knowledge and inspiration for youth around the globe. About TEDYout...

Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter Wednesday, June 9, 2021 Jen Gunter: We have been told SO MUCH about milk. SOUND CLIP: We were told that milk was good for your bones. I remember my mom always made me drink it. It was supposed to be very good for my health Jen Gunter: Think about ALL the milk messages you’ve heard in your life! SOUND CLIP:...

Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter Wednesday, May 11, 2022 Katie: My favorite smell is wet sagebrush. James: Grilled cheese that is directly off of the skillet. Kohji: The smell of being in Japan. Poncie: Tomato plants. When you pinch off the suckers to help them grow better. Coco: That humidity smell of like a mix of plants and water an...

Taken for Granted Tuesday, June 22, 2021 Adam Grant: Hey WorkLifers, it’s Adam Grant. Welcome back to Taken for Granted, my podcast with the TED Audio Collective. I’m an organizational psychologist. My job is to think again about how we work, lead, and live. Today, I’m talking to one of my favorite authors... John Green: I'm John Green and I ...

WorkLife with Adam Grant Satya Nadella is building the future May 24, 2022 [Theme Music] [00:00:00] Adam Grant: Hey WorkLifers, it’s Adam Grant. Welcome back to Taken for Granted, my podcast with the TED Audio Collective. I’m an organizational psychologist. My job is to think again about how we work, lead, and live. Today, my guest is Satya N...

Written by the educators who created The Deep Ocean, 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. How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean. Arthur C. Clarke Planet Ocean In the late 1960s,...

Monday, November 1, 2021 Mona Chalabi: I’ve spent the past seven years trying to imagine two alternate realities: Life in New York, and life in London. I moved to New York in 2014. I went for a job that felt like it could have been my big break. I made friends in New York. I had boyfriends, and then I had ex-boyfriends. I had a job, and then I...

WorkLife with Adam Grant Tuesday, April 19, 2022 [00:00:00] Ville Houttu: We wanted to create a workplace where even Mondays don't suck. Adam Grant: This is Ville Houttu, the CEO of Vincit, a Finnish software company. Ville Houttu: Four years ago one of our software engineers sent me a calendar invite to his annual salary review with the ...

Taken for Granted Tuesday, June 29, 2021 ADAM: Luis, did you think your son was out of his mind? LUIS: No, no, I never think he’s out of his mind, I just think that he’s ... nuts. [Adam and Lin laugh] ADAM: Nuts. That’s one way to have your dad describe you. But when you have a creative streak like Lin-Manuel Miranda’s, maybe it’s not such ...

Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter Wednesday, July 7, 2021 Dr. Jen Gunter: Before we get to the episode, a quick favor. We're doing a listener survey to figure out how we can keep making the podcast better. We'd love your thoughts. So if you have a few minutes, please take the survey at SurveyNerds.com/BodyStuff. That's SurveyNerds.com/BodyStuff — ...