These moving, personal talks share stories of love and commitment in the LGBTQ community.

Ever since Florence Nightingale revolutionized healthcare during the Crimean War by pointing out that infection was killing as many soldiers as bullets, nurses have pushed the envelope of medical practice. But why, asks nurse entrepreneur Rebecca Love, are they rarely involved in the design of healthcare products and workflows? In this passionat...

Who doesn't love love? A collection of talks for those who can't get enough of it.

These talks examine where (and how) relationships and love factor into our technologically-driven world.

Love often feels inexplicable, the most unpredictable of forces. Using science, math and methodical observation, these speakers offer clues to understanding it.

A celebration of time spent in good company. (Sorry extroverts -- we love you, too.)

Is love a signal winding through your neural pathways? A cliche? A cult? Love is easy to compare but difficult to define, maybe because we're fundamentally biased; we try to define love while falling in or out of it. And love feels differently to every person who feels it, but this subjective emotion has evolutionary explanations, too. Brad Troe...

To those who feel like they don't belong: there is beauty in being a misfit.

Dear science, where would we be without you? Enjoy these enthralling talks dedicated to the fun, funky and fascinating scientific world.

Maybe a huge project just landed on your desk. Or you're feeling like your co-workers don't appreciate you. Whatever has you down, these talks offer the deep breath you need.

Ah, romantic love; beautiful and intoxicating, heart-breaking and soul-crushing... often all at the same time! If romantic love has a purpose, neither science nor psychology has discovered it yet – but over the course of history, some of our most respected philosophers have put forward some intriguing theories. Skye C. Cleary outlines five of th...

Keiichiro Hirano believes authentic self-love starts with being open to knowing all of our "selves"—whether we like them or not. In his tender talk from TEDxKyoto, Hirano suggests that with the help of our loved ones we can begin to honestly and completely love who we are. (In Japanese with English subtitles).

Falling in love is intoxicating, but how do you build a lasting partnership after the high fades?

After watching these charming talks, it'll feel like love is always just around the corner.

How many times does the chorus repeat in your favorite song? How many times have you listened to that chorus? Repetition in music isn't just a feature of Western pop songs, either; it's a global phenomenon. Why? Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis walks us through the basic principles of the 'exposure effect,' detailing how repetition invites us into mu...

Love is often described as heartwarming, heart-wrenching, or even heartbreaking— and your brain is responsible for all these feelings. The journey from first spark to the last tear is guided by a symphony of neurochemicals and brain systems. Shannon Odell explores what happens in your brain when you fall in love, how it responds to a relationshi...

Love: it’s what makes the world go round. And also: all you need. As well as that thing, in addition to war, in which all is fair. Here, TED Talks about this most basic of human emotions.

A smart, snappy guide to romance… On-screen and on the page, Fry has a wry, chatty voice that illuminates age-old questions in brainy yet simple language. — The Washington Post About the book Thankfully, love—as with most of life—is full of patterns: from the number of sexual partners we have in our lifetime to how we choose who to message on a...

Mandy Len Catron explores love stories.

A collection of wonderful, fact-loving talks that’ll encourage you to not just face the facts, but embrace them.

Learning doesn't end when you throw your graduation cap in the air. These talks celebrate education beyond the classroom.

Libraries are a magical place full of life and endless stories — both real and imagined. We're delighted to share these TED Talks as a love letter to libraries, librarians and the community they build.

From work and happiness, to love and success (and everything else in between), these talks offer insights on some of life's biggest secrets.

One of the most unique novelists in today's world literature, Elif Shafak's writing blends East and West, feminism and memory, the local and the global, bringing the periphery to the centre, giving voice to the voiceless and the disempowered.

Science is about discovering the wonders of how our world works. From physics to biology to neuroscience, channel your inner Mr. Wizard as you watch these talks.

Enjoy these talks on two-dimensional art that can give joy, color and surprising honesty to our three-dimensional lives.

For many of us, our parents were our first template for love. And for Cynthia Ong—a first generation child of Vietnamese immigrants—love meant sacrifice. Through self-exploration and therapy as an adult, she came to understand love as a myriad of languages defined by her own values—like empathy, gratitude, and self-preservation—not by what she g...

Stacey Baker assigns photography for the wide-ranging vision of the weekly New York Times Magazine.

Jenna McCarthy writes about relationships, marriage and parenting.

Feel that same warmth when you see puppies, giggling babies, or elderly people in love with these uplifting talks.