What does real scientific work look like? As neuroscientist Stuart Firestein jokes: It looks a lot less like the scientific method and a lot more like "farting around ... in the dark." In this witty talk, Firestein gets to the heart of science as it is really practiced and suggests that we should value what we don't know -- or "high-quality igno...

Temple Grandin, diagnosed with autism as a child, talks about how her mind works -- sharing her ability to "think in pictures," which helps her solve problems that neurotypical brains might miss. She makes the case that the world needs people on the autism spectrum: visual thinkers, pattern thinkers, verbal thinkers, and all kinds of smart geeky...

Jehane Noujaim unveils her 2006 TED Prize wish: to bring the world together for one day a year through the power of film.

Turkish people love their street animals, but what if you grew up not having any interaction with any animal. In this talk, Utku Fedakar shares his family's story of how after a long time with no relationships with animals, the simple act of a woman feeding street animals, started their journey to their favorite street dog, Kurt.

Represented by Paul Hoelen and Adam Williams, The Light Collective is a collaborative of some of Australia's finest landscape photographers focused on high conservation value projects within Australia. In their TEDx talk, stunning images of the Great Barrier Reef are juxtaposed with haunting images of open cut coal mining to challenge, surprise ...

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