Gregory Heyworth is a textual scientist; he and his lab work on new ways to read ancient manuscripts and maps using spectral imaging technology. In this fascinating talk, watch as Heyworth shines a light on lost history, deciphering texts that haven't been read in thousands of years. How could these lost classics rewrite what we know about the p...

A spinal cord injury can sever the communication between your brain and your body, leading to paralysis. Fresh from his lab, Grégoire Courtine shows a new method -- combining drugs, electrical stimulation and a robot -- that could re-awaken the neural pathways and help the body learn again to move on its own. See how it works, as a paralyzed rat...

Today nine nations collectively control more than 15,000 nuclear weapons, each hundreds of times more powerful than those dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. We don't need more nuclear weapons; we need a new generation to face the unfinished challenge of disarmament started decades ago. Nuclear reformer Erika Gregory calls on today's rising leade...

Bizarre things happen in dreams: you fly, or conjure an all-you-can-eat buffet out of thin air, or get chased by witches through the halls of your school. But the strange things that happen in dreams don't seem strange at the time. So, how do you know you're not in a dream right now? Is there a way to prove that you're awake? Daniel Gregory digs...

In this prophetic 2003 talk -- just days before Dolly the sheep was stuffed -- biotech ethicist Gregory Stock looked forward to new, more meaningful (and controversial) technologies, like customizable babies, whose adoption might drive human evolution.

Biochemist Gregory Petsko makes a convincing argument that, in the next 50 years, we'll see an epidemic of neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer's, as the world population ages. His solution: more research into the brain and its functions.

How do dogs feel about their owners? In this talk, neuroscientist Dr. Gregory Berns explains how advanced brain imaging technologies could help us answer better understand the emotional bonds that exist between humans and our canine companions.

A talented trio of dancers brings to life choreographer Nina McNeely's contemporary dance piece "Once There Was III." Settle in for a dazzling, hypnotic performance.

"The universe has already written the poem you were planning on writing," says Sarah Kay, quoting her friend, poet Kaveh Akbar. Performing "A Bird Made of Birds," she shares how and where she finds poetry. (Kay is also the host of TED's podcast "Sincerely, X." Listen on the Luminary podcast app at luminary.link/ted)

The border between our physical world and the digital information surrounding us has been getting thinner and thinner. Designer and engineer Jinha Lee wants to dissolve it altogether. As he demonstrates in this short, gasp-inducing talk, his ideas include a pen that penetrates into a screen to draw 3D models and SpaceTop, a computer desktop prot...

One night in 2002, a friend gave Jorge Drexler the chorus to a song and challenged him to write the rest of it using a complex, poetic form known as the "Décima." In this fascinating talk, Drexler examines the blended nature of identity, weaving together the history of the Décima with his own quest to write one. He closes the talk with a perform...

We all use our body on a daily basis, and yet few of us think about our physicality the way Wayne McGregor does. He demonstrates how a choreographer communicates ideas to an audience, working with two dancers to build phrases of dance, live and unscripted, on the TEDGlobal stage.

Janet Echelman found her true voice as an artist when her paints went missing -- which forced her to look to an unorthodox new art material. Now she makes billowing, flowing, building-sized sculpture with a surprisingly geeky edge. A transporting 10 minutes of pure creativity.

It's a fateful moment in history. We've seen divisive elections, divided societies and the growth of extremism -- all fueled by anxiety and uncertainty. "Is there something we can do, each of us, to be able to face the future without fear?" asks Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks. In this electrifying talk, the spiritual leader gives us three specific wa...

Poets Felice Belle and Jennifer Murphy perform excerpts from their play "Other Women," which is created and directed by Monica L. Williams. In a captivating journey, they weave together stories full of laughter, loyalty, tragedy and heartbreak, recalling the moments that made them sisters.

Chris Milk uses innovative technologies to make personal, interactive, human stories. Accompanied by Joshua Roman on cello and McKenzie Stubbert on piano, Milk traces his relationship to music and art -- from the first moment he remembers putting on headphones to his current work creating breakthrough virtual reality projects. VR is the last med...

Michael Moschen puts on a quietly mesmerizing show of juggling. Don't think juggling is an art? You might just change your mind after watching Moschen in motion.

Early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder can improve the lives of everyone affected, but the complex network of causes make it incredibly difficult to predict. At TEDxPeachtree, Ami Klin describes a new early detection method that uses eye-tracking technologies to gauge babies' social engagement skills and reliably measure their risk of devel...

Mathematician Steven Strogatz shows how flocks of creatures (like birds, fireflies and fish) manage to synchronize and act as a unit -- when no one's giving orders. The powerful tendency extends into the realm of objects, too.

MOMA design curator Paola Antonelli previews the groundbreaking show Design and the Elastic Mind -- full of products and designs that reflect the way we think now.

Rick Guidotti is a fashion photographer with a passion project: finding and sharing the beauty of kids with albinism and other conditions that affect their physical appearance -- and the way society treats them. At TEDxPhoenix, he shares some of their stories and the empowering effects of a little glamour as he redefines their beauty in a flash.

Mr. Gregory Gorman, conservation chair for the New Jersey Sierra Club, discusses the Green New Deal and how this legislation specifically impacts New Jersey, USA. As a part of the TED Countdown initiative, this talk aims to discuss climate change action with specific focus on infrastructure and cost parity.

Since the beginning humanity developed tools to compensate its deficits. Meanwhile, we reached the point, where these tools become more powerful than its creators. This idea and its implications towards human kind can be scary. Forecasts of our future fluctuate between dystopian and utopian outlooks. But is artificial intelligence really the ove...

Mane was born in a small village in the Lori region of Armenia. She learned from a young age that her dialect does not appeal to people in the capital and using words from her dialect while studying in Yerevan has become her biggest challenge. But her perspective changed when she moved to Denmark. Mane is currently employed in an IT company that...

Serial entrepreneur, co-fondateur de Germinal, et auteur d’un livre sur le Growth Hacking, Grégoire Gambatto aide les entreprises à trouver des moyens non conventionnels pour générer de la croissance. Pour Grégoire, nous avons tous un Hacker qui sommeille en nous, suffit-il encore de savoir le réveiller.

Professor in Psychiatry at the University of Fribourg, Gregor will give us insights about the topic of mood regulation and demonstrates its importance and implementation in everyday life.

Gregory Johnson is a Data practitioner who has worked across small and big high-growth tech companies building products in data, analytics, and AI. In this talk, he highlights the importance of data ownership, literacy, and better governance to empower people just like organizations in maximizing the use of their data treating it in the same way...

In a dramatic, poetic performance, english teacher Gregor Trpin challenges the status quo. Believing a multitude of pressures facing today's students prevent learning in the classroom, Gregor believes the answer to improved learning lies in being sensitive to how his students are feeling and balancing curriculum with his students' emotional well...

Iuliana este pasionata de procesul de învățare și dacă ar fi sa-l sumarizeze în 3 cuvinte ar fi: imaginație, creativitate, și putina tehnică. Ea vorbește despre învățarea nonformală a științelor. Termenul cel mai folosit astăzi este Educație STEAM, adică, științe, tehno, ingin, arta, matem.

Gregory Shepard managed his way through autism, dyslexia, processing disorders and crisis after crisis since his impoverished childhood. He's identified four key steps to help you to thrive despite seemingly overwhelming challenges. Greg used fearless optimism and steadfast determination to become a successful Author, Speaker, and Angel Venture ...