Sheena Iyengar studies how people choose (and what makes us think we're good at it).

About this event: TEDxFUTA; independently organized TED, aims to properly and accurately share insightful cross-disciplinary knowledge on how major societal challenges such as improper waste disposal, galactic unemployment, suicide, and depression can be drastically reduced if not eradicated in it totality.

About this event: TEDxAlbany 2014 was held on December 4, 2014, and featured powerful talks from 14 different speakers. Topics ranged from falling in love with Albany to advancements in heath, from child trafficking to creativity on the Internet, from dealing with life after suicide to mental illness.

Nikki Webber Allen is working to create a safe space for honest conversations about mental health in communities of color.

Dr. George Blair-West is an author, researcher and doctor specializing in psychiatry.

By JD Schramm* In my TED Talk, I acknowledged for the first time that, in 2003, I tried to end my life. I wanted to share this in a public setting because 19 out of 20 people who attempt suicide will fail -- and those that make the difficult decision to come back to life need openness from their loved ones and a lot of resources. Perhaps that...

About this event: Taking place on Saturday, October 13, 2012, TEDxCity2.0 will be a day when TEDx communities around the world will host an event to share the powerful narratives of urban innovators and organizers, stewards and artists, builders and tastemakers. TEDxUCC is participating in this event that is occurring in 70 other cities world wide, from Beijing t...

Sergeant Kevin Briggs recently retired from the California Highway Patrol after 23 years of service, the majority of which included patrolling the southern end of Marin County, which includes the Golden Gate Bridge. And that means that he has frequently responded to suicide attempts. The bridge, while an iconic structure, has also been th...

As a teenager, Kevin Breel almost took his own life. His story — so powerfully told in his viral TEDx Talk, “Confessions of a Depressed Comic” — gives voice to an often silent struggle and offers a message of hope. In honor of Worldwide Suicide Prevention Day, we spoke with Kevin about living with depression and speaking out about it. Below...

About this event: TEDxSevilleSq 2018 Saturday August 4 2018 is located at WSRE TV Studio in the quaint Southern historic coastal town of Pensacola city, situated on the emerald coast of the Florida panhandle. Our 2018 event theme is Change Your Mind Change Your Life, hosting a variety of 8 speakers from a Jazzprenuer to a suicide comedian. There will be a piano p...

(TED is on its annual two-week vacation. During the break, we’re posting playlists from the TEDTalks archive. We’ll be back with new talks on August 29th.) Today's playlist are some of our favorite TEDTalks to come out from TEDActive in sunny Palm Springs, California. Sebastian Wernicke shares a hilarious statistical analysis of TEDTalks t...

Several members of the TED community had notable news this week. Below, some highlights: In 2010, Eben Bayer introduced a mushroom-based material that grows from agri-waste into any shape you want. It’s been used mainly as a packing material up to now, but this week, MoMA’s PS1 in Queens unveiled a soaring, sunny tower built of mushroom brick...

JD Schramm came by the TED offices this week to discuss posting his important -- but very personal -- TEDTalk. The TED Blog sat down with him to talk about healing. Because it all starts with talking ... If a friend of yours has survived a suicide attempt, it can be hard to know how to talk afterward. What are some things you can say to s...

About this event: In a special TEDxNashville series, hosted at different, local venues throughout 2021, we want to shine a light on the human instinct to pick up the pieces and push forward. We’ll explore — and celebrate — our relationship with the root of all survival: resilience. How do we find strength when we’re up against insurmountable odds? How do we walk...

Mental health suffers from a major image problem. One in every four people experiences mental health issues -- yet more than 40 percent of countries worldwide have no mental health policy. Across the board it seems like we have no idea how to talk about it respectfully and responsibly. Stigma and discrimination are the two biggest obstacles t...

Aparna Pallavi researches and writes about uncultivated foods available in India's forest, Indigenous people's knowledge and culture around them.

“Let us wage a glorious struggle against illiteracy, poverty and terrorism. Let us pick up our books and our pens, and let us shield ourselves with unity and togetherness.” These were the words spoken by 16-year-old Malala Yousafzai, above, the Pakistani schoolgirl who was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in 2012 for advocating for girls’...

Community member Ray Givler wrote this in response to Kevin Briggs' TED Talk, The bridge between suicide and life: "A lot of intelligent people watch TED talks. Bright minds face existential questions that the majority of the population don't even consider, and they face them with greater intensity. Addressing this issue is gifted education r...

As Director of National Drug Control Policy, Michael Botticelli led the Obama Administration’s drug policy efforts to diminish the consequences of substance use through evidence-based prevention, treatment and recovery support services.

The TED community has been busy in the past week. Below, a few TEDsters with news to share. Mapping by the millions. Frustrated by the inability to test his theories given the current technology, Sebastian Seung embarked on what many of his colleagues considered career suicide: he built a game to map all the neural connections in the human ...

With just over a month to go before the 2012 presidential election, eyes around the world are on the United States. Will Americans vote to give Barack Obama another four years in the White House, or will the country opt for a turnabout and vote Mitt Romney into office? The election may well come down to a few select issues. So what matters m...

We are familiar, perhaps too much so, with the adverse effects of climate change upon our natural environment. Most every day we learn of increased erosion, acidification, and some unfortunate kind of caterpillar that will not survive the impending endless summer. But that’s not even the half of it. Crime will rise ... As temperatures ...

Lon Hodge and his labradoodle, Gander, are at a McDonald’s near the Naval Station Great Lakes in Illinois, a quick stop for a bite as they travel across the United States. “He never leaves my side,” Hodge explains to a curious woman, patting Gander on the flank. “He’s special.” Hodge and Gander are on the road interviewing the families of...

This year's packed conference came to a close on March 21, 2014: Day 5 at TED2014. Here are some highlights from this Friday: Mark Ronson ruled the dance floor On Thursday night, Mark Ronson DJ'd for TEDsters. Bent over the mixing board under a neon green TED sign, he tied all the music back to his talk, playing a set list that demonst...

About this event: Viktor Frankl, an Austrian neurologist, psychologist and Holocaust survivor said, “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” In the first ever TEDxNantymoel salon event, hosted by The Brothers' Cafe in Nantymoel, attendees will watch inspi...

If you think your contraception is making you anxious or depressed, you’re not imagining things. Evolutionary psychologist Sarah E. Hill explains what happens to your brain on birth control. Most women know at least one or two other women who have had a bad reaction to the pill. In fact, the question that many of us have about the pill: “Why do...

We live most of our lives wired and wound up, rarely pausing to relax or unplug from the daily grind. Our speakers in this session discuss the consequences of our ever-hectic lives, and remind us of the qualities we sometimes forget to foster. They include an author discussing why modern parenthood is out of whack, a leadership expert encourag...

Studies show the personal health benefits of sharing your private hopes and fears with trusted confidantes. But what if you feel alone? You keep secrets from each other; you keep secrets from yourselves. Secrets bond you; secrets drive you apart. Keeping a secret can be a burden, or it can delight you. Sharing secrets can be a relief, whether i...

Getting treatment for a mental illness when you live in the developing world is hardly as easy as making an appointment with a therapist or psychiatrist. Mental illness is often not treated with the same sense of urgency as physical illness, and resources to provide care are simply not available in many areas. In this moving talk at TEDGl...

Today, Barack Obama will be naming a new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations – and sources say that it will be Samantha Power, outspoken anti-genocide official and TED2008 speaker. Power is expected to replace Susan Rice, who sources say will be named national security advisor. Power is a fascinating choice for this very important role. She...