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Playlist: Fascinating history (12 talks)

Be transported through the centuries with these talks for your inner (and outer) history buff.
Curated by TED · 12 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/fascinating_history

Playlist: History, visualized (6 talks)

A collection of talks that highlight the powerful impact of sharing history visually.
Curated by TED · 6 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/history_visualized

Playlist: The history of the future (6 talks)

A look back on how we looked forward over the decades.
Curated by TED · 6 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/the_history_of_the_future

Playlist: Unheard and forgotten stories (5 talks)

Fascinating, little-known stories about some of the biggest happenings in history.
Curated by TED · 5 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/unheard_and_forgotten_stories

History of TED

How did a one-off conference about technology, entertainment and design become a viral video phenomenon and a worldwide community of passionate people? Chris Anderson TED's nonprofit transition In 2002, Chris Anderson shares his vision for the future of TED. Watch now Playlist The first TED Talks ever The first TED Talks posted online, shar...
https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/history-of-ted

Playlist: Little-known big history (15 talks)

A collection of histories textbooks leave out.
Curated by TED · 15 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/little_known_big_history

Playlist: Using art history to examine modern day (10 talks)

Observe our modern times through the lens of art history with these compelling, masterful talks.
Curated by TED · 10 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/using_art_history_to_examine_modern_day

Playlist: Talks on ancient languages (7 talks)

Take a step back in time and discover the history of humanity's most fundamental building block.
Curated by TED · 7 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_on_ancient_languages

Alex Gendler: History vs. Christopher Columbus

Many people in the United States and Latin America have grown up celebrating the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's voyage. But was he an intrepid explorer who brought two worlds together or a ruthless exploiter who brought colonialism and slavery? And did he even discover America at all? Alex Gendler puts Columbus on the stand in History vs....
https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_gendler_history_vs_christopher_columbus

Peta Greenfield & Alex Gendler: History vs. Augustus

His reign marked the beginning of one of history's greatest empires ... and the end of one of its first republics. Was Rome's first emperor a visionary leader who guaranteed his civilization's place in history, or a tyrant who destroyed its core values? Peta Greenfield and Alex Gendler put this controversial figure on trial in History vs. August...
https://www.ted.com/talks/peta_greenfield_alex_gendler_history_vs_augustus

Playlist: The power of protest (8 talks)

Across history, protest has shaped societies in tremendous ways. These talks explore how movements catalyze monumental change.
Curated by TED · 8 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/the_power_of_protest

Playlist: Talks to celebrate Black History Month (20 talks)

Insightful talks that offer fresh, thoughtful perspectives on Black identity.
Curated by TED · 20 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_to_celebrate_black_history_month

Jean-Baptiste Michel: The mathematics of history

What can mathematics say about history? According to TED Fellow Jean-Baptiste Michel, quite a lot. From changes to language to the deadliness of wars, he shows how digitized history is just starting to reveal deep underlying patterns.
https://www.ted.com/talks/jean_baptiste_michel_the_mathematics_of_history

Deanna Pucciarelli: The history of chocolate

If you can't imagine life without chocolate, you're lucky you weren't born before the 16th century. Until then, chocolate only existed as a bitter, foamy drink in Mesoamerica. So how did we get from a bitter beverage to the chocolate bars of today? Deanna Pucciarelli traces the fascinating and often cruel history of chocolate. [Directed by TED-E...
https://www.ted.com/talks/deanna_pucciarelli_the_history_of_chocolate

Shunan Teng: The history of Tea

Tea is the second most consumed beverage in the world after water –– and from sugary Turkish Rize tea to salty Tibetan butter tea, there are almost as many ways of preparing the beverage as there are cultures on the globe. Where did this beverage originate, and how did it become so popular? Shunan Teng details tea's long history. [Directed by St...
https://www.ted.com/talks/shunan_teng_the_history_of_tea

Sam Hester: How visual storytelling creates better health care

Comics creator Sam Hester is part of a growing movement within health care: graphic medicine. In short, literally drawing attention to a patient's needs and goals with pictures to foster better and more accessible caretaking. Hester shares how illustrating small details of her mother's medical story as she struggled with mysterious symptoms alon...
https://www.ted.com/talks/sam_hester_how_visual_storytelling_creates_better_health_care

Titus Kaphar: Can art amend history?

Artist Titus Kaphar makes paintings and sculptures that wrestle with the struggles of the past while speaking to the diversity and advances of the present. In an unforgettable live workshop, Kaphar takes a brush full of white paint to a replica of a 17th-century Frans Hals painting, obscuring parts of the composition and bringing its hidden stor...
https://www.ted.com/talks/titus_kaphar_can_art_amend_history

Mark Robinson and Alex Gendler: History vs. Henry VIII

He was a powerful king whose break with the church of Rome would forever change the course of English history. But was he a charismatic reformer who freed his subjects from a corrupt establishment or a bullying tyrant who used Parliament for his own personal gain? Mark Robinson and Alex Gendler put this controversial figure on trial in History v...
https://www.ted.com/talks/mark_robinson_and_alex_gendler_history_vs_henry_viii

Alex Gendler: History vs. Napoleon Bonaparte

After the French Revolution erupted in 1789, Europe was thrown into chaos. Neighboring countries' monarchs feared they would share the fate of Louis XVI and attacked the new Republic, while at home, extremism and mistrust between factions led to bloodshed. In the midst of all this conflict, Napoleon emerged. But did he save the revolution, or de...
https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_gendler_history_vs_napoleon_bonaparte

Timothy Williams: Ugly History: Cambodian Genocide

From 1975 to 1979, the Communist Party of Kampuchea ruled Cambodia with an iron fist, perpetrating a genocide that killed one fourth of the country's population. Roughly one million people were executed as suspected political enemies or due to their ethnicities, and another million died of starvation, disease, or overwork. How did this happen? T...
https://www.ted.com/talks/timothy_williams_ugly_history_cambodian_genocide

Bogolo Joy Kenewendo: How history erases women

Women have made enormous progress in leadership roles over the last century -- transforming spaces and challenging the status quo. But when it comes to equitable acknowledgment in the history books, particularly for earlier generations, there's still a long way to go, says global economist Bogolo Joy Kenewendo. In this talk, she calls for a more...
https://www.ted.com/talks/bogolo_joy_kenewendo_how_history_erases_women

Brian A. Pavlac: Ugly History: Witch Hunts

In the German town of Nördlingen in 1593, innkeeper Maria Höll found herself accused of witchcraft. She was arrested for questioning, and denied the charges. She insisted she wasn't a witch through 62 rounds of torture before her accusers finally released her. Other accused witches weren't so "lucky." Why did these witch hunts occur? Brian A. Pa...
https://www.ted.com/talks/brian_a_pavlac_ugly_history_witch_hunts

Todd Dufresne: History vs. Sigmund Freud

Working in Vienna at the turn of the 20th century, he began his career as a neurologist before pioneering the discipline of psychoanalysis, and his influence towers above that of all other psychologists in the public eye. But was Sigmund Freud right about human nature? And were his methods scientific? Todd Dufresne puts this controversial figure...
https://www.ted.com/talks/todd_dufresne_history_vs_sigmund_freud

Frank Cogliano: History vs. Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson, founding father of the United States and primary author of the Declaration of Independence, was part of America's fight for freedom and equality. But in his personal life, he held over 600 people in slavery. Are his enlightened principles outweighed by his participation in a greater injustice? Frank Cogliano puts this controver...
https://www.ted.com/talks/frank_cogliano_history_vs_thomas_jefferson

Playlist: The most newsworthy ideas of 2022 (15 talks)

These TED Talks and interviews broke news, made history and shaped the story of 2022.
Curated by TED · 15 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/the_most_newsworthy_ideas_of_2022

William T. Taylor: How horses changed history

People have been captivated by horses for a long time. They appear more than any other animal in cave paintings dating back 30,000 years. But how did horses make the journey from wild animals to ones humans could hitch themselves to and even ride? William T. Taylor explores how the domestication of horses influenced the fate of entire civilizati...
https://www.ted.com/talks/william_t_taylor_how_horses_changed_history

Bill Schutt: A brief history of cannibalism

15th century Europeans believed they had hit upon a miracle cure: a remedy for epilepsy, hemorrhage, bruising, nausea and virtually any other medical ailment. It was a brown powder known as "mumia," and was made by grinding up mummified human flesh. But just how common is human cannibalism, and how do cultures partake in it? Bill Schutt explores...
https://www.ted.com/talks/bill_schutt_a_brief_history_of_cannibalism

Bence Nanay: The "End of History" Illusion

Time and time again, we've failed to predict that the technologies of the present will change the future. Recently, a similar pattern was discovered in our individual lives: we're unable to predict change in ourselves. But is there anything wrong with assuming that who we are now is who we will continue to be? Bence Nanay details the consequence...
https://www.ted.com/talks/bence_nanay_the_end_of_history_illusion

Francis de los Reyes: A brief history of toilets

On sunny days, citizens of ancient Rome could be found exchanging news and gossip while attending to more urgent business at the public latrines. Today, most cultures consider trips to the restroom to be a more private occasion. But even when going alone, our shared sewage infrastructure is one of the most pivotal inventions in human history. Fr...
https://www.ted.com/talks/francis_de_los_reyes_a_brief_history_of_toilets

Stephanie Honchell Smith: History vs. Tamerlane the Conqueror

He was born in the 1330s in the Chaghatayid Khanate, formerly the Mongol Empire. On the steppe, he rose from a lowly sheep thief to become one of history's greatest conquerors, uniting nearly all of Central Asia, Afghanistan, and Iran under his rule. But was he a great state builder or a bloodthirsty tyrant? Stephanie Honchell Smith puts this co...
https://www.ted.com/talks/stephanie_honchell_smith_history_vs_tamerlane_the_conqueror
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