At the Simons Foundation, Wendy Chung is working to characterize behavior, brain structure and function in people with genetic variations that may relate to autism.

Ruth Chang asks why some choices are so hard — and what that means for the human condition.

Explore the ingenious designs and intriguingly gorgeous places that people call home.

Swinging from Hollywood blockbusters to sensitive indie films, Thandiwe Newton brings thoughtfulness and delicate beauty to her work.

An illuminating, if not slightly chilling, exploration of what makes a psychopath.

Twenty-three Grand Slam titles later, tennis superstar Serena Williams sits down with journalist Gayle King to share a warm, mischievous conversation about her life, love, wins and losses -- starting with the story of how she accidentally shared her pregnancy news with the world.

Zachariah Mampilly is an expert on the politics of both violent and non-violent resistance.

Bandi Mbubi would like to make sure that you are using a fair trade cell phone.

Kaki King combines jaw-dropping guitar work with dreamy, searching songwriting.

Rosie King challenges stereotypes of people with autism and contextualizes the issue by asking us, “Why be normal?”

Candy Chang creates art that prompts people to think about their secrets, wishes and hopes -- and then share them. She is a TED Senior Fellow.

Dr. Bronwyn King on a mission to save a billion lives -- from tobacco, the greatest preventable cause of premature death.

Eugenia Cheng devotes her life to mathematics, the piano and helping people.

Sougwen 愫君 Chung is an artist and researcher whose work explores the dynamics between humans and systems.

Musician Emily King is living proof that if you want to change your mind (and your art), the best thing you can do is change your scenery.

Erika Cheung was one of the key whistleblowers in the Theranos scandal.

5 writers share deft musings and observations pulled from the pages of their own work, fellow wordsmiths and the world around them.

We're lied to 10 to 200 times a day, and tell a lie ourselves an average of 1 to 2 times in the same period. These talks will help you understand why — and will make you better at sussing out the truth.

Canku One Star promotes living a healthier lifestyle via song and dance.

As a writer on animal cognition and emotion, Barbara J. King seeks to motivate us all to be kinder to the animals we share the planet with.

Explore the emotional landscape of life and identify those hard to define feelings with these fascinating talks.

For when you need to stop biting your nails and just pick a direction.

HIV is a serious problem in the DR Congo, and aid agencies have flooded the country with free and cheap condoms. But few people are using them. Why? "Reformed marketer" Amy Lockwood offers a surprising answer that upends a traditional model of philanthropy. (Some NSFW images.) (Recorded at TEDGlobal 2011, July 2011, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Durat...

As a gay couple in San Francisco, Jenni Chang and Lisa Dazols had a relatively easy time living the way they wanted. But outside the bubble of the Bay Area, what was life like for people still lacking basic rights? They set off on a world tour in search of "Supergays," LGBT people who were doing something extraordinary in the world. In 15 countr...

What ideas captured people's attention and took off the quickest in 2020? Here are the talks that intrigued and propelled us to the end of this world-shifting year.

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

These TED Talks will help you conjure up massive amounts of gratitude.

Not sure what to do with your one precious life? These talks help you find the path that only you could take.

Dinosaurs once roamed the Earth. What were they like, why did they disappear, and what can we learn from them?

For those bleak moments when you need a reminder of how appreciated you are.