There’s a lot of news to share from the TEDizens of the world in the past month. Just a few highlights: Monica Lewinsky inspires Caitlyn Jenner. As Caitlyn Jenner introduces herself to the world, and navigates the media frenzy surrounding her new life, she has Monica Lewinsky’s TED Talk in the back of her mind. In Vanity Fair’s much-discussed p...

Below, take a look at some of the TED speakers and Fellows who are cropping up in the news this week. Lybrido, a drug to treat women with low libido, is in clinical trials and could be presented to the FDA for review as early as this summer. In The New York Times Magazine's look at this new drug, TED speaker Esther Perel is asked about the co...

Death is a topic that is relevant to us all, and yet it simply isn’t pleasant to talk about. These speakers offer subtle reframes to help us face this fact of life more thoughtfully and with greater compassion.

In 2015, 60 Minutes aired a story called "When TED talks, people listen," to show what happens when TED Talks are shared across the world. The segment focuses on a few key speakers, including Bryan Stevenson, Maysoon Zayid, Amy Cuddy and Monica Lewinsky, and you can watch a playlist of highlighted TED Talks here. But many of you said: You wa...

Enjoy a sampling of the stories from around the internet that captured our interest this week: He’s already the creative force between Star Trek. Now it’s been confirmed that J.J. Abrams will also direct the next episode of Star Wars. [New York Times] See how Abrams’ mind works in his TED Talk, “The mystery box,” above. And for bonus poin...

The few days before a holiday are brutal. It doesn’t matter if you have a lot of work on your plate or have midterms to study for -- your mind just wants to be distracted from it all. And so, we bring you the best TED Talks for procrastinating, so you don’t have to feel completely guilty for not doing what you are supposed to be doing. After all...

By Kate Torgovnick, Morton Bast, Thu-Huong Ha The future. When it comes down to it, it's not about flying cars, flashy robots, jetpacks, or awesome sunglasses. It's about the little things we can do to advance healthcare, better education, create opportunities, improve connections between each other, and make lives just a little bit easie...

Dina Katabi investigates how AI can make wireless devices sense human motion and vital signs.

The number is 110: One hundred and ten past and new TED speakers are part of our newest conference, TEDSummit, happening in Banff, Canada, 26–30 June 2016. And you are invited to join us! Some of the most popular TED speakers of all time, including Dan Pink, David Gallo, Esther Perel, Kelly and Jane McGonigal, Pico Iyer and dozens more...

"Right now you have a movie playing inside your head," says philosopher David Chalmers. It's an amazing movie, with 3D, smell, taste, touch, a sense of body, pain, hunger, emotions, memories, and a constant voice-over narrative. "At the heart of this movie is you, experiencing this, directly. This movie is your stream of consciousness, exper...

Powerful, perspective-shifting talks on what it means to live courageously.

TED2014 will bring together more than 70 speakers with fresh thinking on topics as diverse as leadership, genetics and the magic of fireflies. But this is our 30th anniversary conference, and it’s also time to look back at some of the incredible ideas surfaced in the past. At TED2014, we will hold five All-Stars sessions that bring 50+ favorite ...

When TED Radio Hour premieres on Friday, March 1st, a new -- but familiar -- voice will be manning the mic. Guy Raz, the former host of Weekend All Things Considered and the creator of Three-Minute Fiction, is the new host of the show, which is returning for its second season after being named Best New Audio Podcast of 2012 by iTunes the first t...

Four and a half years after her popular TED Talk, the social psychologist updates the research on posture and hormones, responds to critics and discusses her current work. At the TEDGlobal 2012 conference, social psychologist Amy Cuddy gave the talk "Your body language shapes who you are," in which she detailed the effects of “power posing,” ba...

Satirist Tom Rielly delivers a wicked parody of the 2006 TED conference, taking down the $100 laptop, the plight of the polar bear, and people who mention, one too many times, that they work at Harvard. Watch for a special moment between Tom and Al Gore.

(NOTE: Statements in this talk have been challenged by scientists working in this field. Read "Criticisms & updates" below for more details.) Elaine Morgan was a tenacious proponent of a theory that is not widely accepted. The aquatic ape hypothesis lays out the idea that humans evolved from primate ancestors who dwelt in watery habitats. He...

Photographer Phil Borges shows rarely seen images of people from the mountains of Dharamsala, India, and the jungles of the Ecuadorean Amazon. In documenting these endangered cultures, he intends to help preserve them.

Our consciousness is a fundamental aspect of our existence, says philosopher David Chalmers: “There’s nothing we know about more directly…. but at the same time it’s the most mysterious phenomenon in the universe.” He shares some ways to think about the movie playing in our heads.

Susan Blackmore studies memes: ideas that replicate themselves from brain to brain like a virus. She makes a bold new argument: Humanity has spawned a new kind of meme, the teme, which spreads itself via technology -- and invents ways to keep itself alive

Outside.in's Steven Johnson says the Web is like a city: built by many people, completely controlled by no one, intricately interconnected and yet functioning as many independent parts. While disaster strikes in one place, elsewhere, life goes on.

Michael Shermer says the human tendency to believe strange things -- from alien abductions to dowsing rods -- boils down to two of the brain's most basic, hard-wired survival skills. He explains what they are, and how they get us into trouble.

Cliff Dennett poses questions around our relationship with technology and how we use it on a daily basis whilst being aware of how and when this impacts on the world we live in

In his talk, William Dent informs the audience about black holes and how they are interpreted in today's world. Due to his experience working as a system astronomer, he is able to communicate his thoughts very efficiently.

Compétitivité, attractivité et innovation : comment passer de l'idée à un modèle performant. Connaissez-vous le point commun entre une pyramide, une station spatiale, une voiture électrique, la réhabilitation d’une habitation classée, un site web marchand ? Aucune de ces cinq créations n’aurait pu voir le jour sans une gestion de projet solideme...

Danat travels all around the world and he believes that you do not need much money to travel.

Dontae Latson, President and CEO of YWCA McLean County, presents: “The Power of Community” Since June 2013, Dontae has served as the President and CEO of YWCA McLean County. His primary responsibility is to impart the organization with a visionary road map of innovative, transformative and sustainable progress in the delivery of social justice p...

Deonte Clarke examines stereotypes in the black community, past and present. This talk makes a distinction between active and passive stereotyping, both of which plague marginalized communities.

The hazard of choice in music. Classical or contemporary music ?Classical or electric guitar ? Does the specialization in music mean our exclusion from some musical styles ? What is the role of technology and how does it affect music evolution ? We live in the age of musical overinformation, where the musician shall anticipate and assimilate kno...

Dante leapt head first into the small house movement in 2013 joining Four Lights Tiny House Company as its COO. In 2014, Dante founded Pendant Homes with the mission of developing small, energy-efficient homes, in walkable neighborhoods at attainable prices. Pendant was a finalist for Y Combinator’s W15 batch and has been featured on ABC, NBC, C...