The most notable talks of 2018, chosen by TED Curator Chris Anderson.

Hector A. Garcia has spent his career as a frontline psychologist delivering evidence-based psychotherapies to veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

This original TED series celebrates the lasting genius of everyday objects so perfectly designed that they changed the world around them.

Kate E. Brandt leads sustainability across Google's worldwide operations, products and supply chain.

A smorgasbord of inspired TED Talks to help you get through your funk, and answer some deeper questions along the way.

The women of Afghanistan are being persecuted under Taliban rule, but they're not standing down. Filmmaker Tamana Ayazi chronicles the harrowing reality of one women's rights advocate -- Zarifa Ghafari, Afghanistan's youngest female mayor -- in her documentary "In Her Hands." In conversation with human rights lawyer Kat Craig, Ayazi discusses th...

Paralyzed by a stroke, Henry Evans uses a telepresence robot to take the stage and show how new robotics, tweaked and personalized by a group called Robots for Humanity, help him live his life to the full. He shows off a nimble little quadrotor drone, created by a team led by Chad Jenkins, that gives him the ability to once again stroll a garden...

Human behavior is a riddle. In these talks, speakers share psychological studies—from asking kids to wait to eat marshmallows to planting false memories through a single word—that offer possible solutions as well as surprising new twists.

Rebecca Newberger Goldstein writes novels and nonfiction that explore questions of philosophy, morality and being.

Take a peek into the fascinating world of American politics -- with a few talks from some political leaders themselves.

Being the new person is never easy. Let these talks help you in walking into your workplace with your shoulders back and head held high.

Mars is humanity's next destination. We keep talking about it, but what would it really be like to live there?

Quirky, fascinating talks about the design of practical things we all need, whether we know it or not.

Jessy Kate Schingler is an astrophysicist and software engineer turned policy wonk, researching new institutions beyond borders -- on Earth and off.

No matter how long you've been together, it never hurts to have a little refresher course on what really matters.

Swedish duo First Aid Kit take multi-genre inspiration from folk, country and the classic singer-songwriters of the ’60s and ’70s.

As machines grow ever more intelligent, they're emerging not just as powerful tools but also close companions. These talks offer some whizzy demos and examine how robots are becoming an intimate part of our lives.

A key player in the US' new brain-mapping project, Francis Collins is director of the National Institutes of Health.

Nerd out with these talks that prove you can use all-time classics like Harry Potter and Star Wars to help explain the real world.

Businesses across the world are committing to measurable climate action -- but what exactly are they doing, and why? In this TED series, meet senior leaders from around the business world and learn important lessons about carbon emissions reduction that can be applied to workplaces everywhere. (Presented by TED Countdown and The Climate Pledge)

Feel like you can't recover from a major setback? Let these talks remind you that this is not the end -- there is much more left to your story.

Hod Lipson demonstrates a few of his cool little robots, which have the ability to learn, understand themselves and even self-replicate.

In a TED Talk, speakers share a bold idea in 18 minutes or less. Want to watch the TED Talks you saw on "60 Minutes" with Charlie Rose? Here are the six talks highlighted in the story, at full length. For more, check out the list of all 50 talks shown for even a split-second.

What is TED? This primer of 11 classic TED Talks show you the wide range of topics covered -- and introduce you to beloved speakers like Amy Cuddy, Brené Brown, Sir Ken Robinson and Chimamanda Adichie. Find your next favorite talk ...

On January 17, 1920, less than one hour after spirits had become illegal throughout the United States, armed men robbed a Chicago freight train and made off with thousands of dollars worth of whiskey. It was a first taste of the unintended consequences of Prohibition. So what exactly was Prohibition, and why did it happen? Rod Phillips investiga...

Formally or informally, human societies across place and time have made rules to bind and dissolve couples. The stakes of who can obtain a divorce, and why, have always been high. Divorce is a battlefield for some of society's most urgent issues, including the roles of church and state, individual rights, and women's rights. Rod Phillips digs in...

Nobody knows exactly when humans began to create fermented beverages. The earliest known evidence comes from 7,000 BCE in China, where residue in clay pots has revealed that people were making an alcoholic beverage from fermented rice, millet, grapes, and honey. So how did alcohol come to fuel global trade and exploration? Roderick Phillips expl...

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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.

These quirky talks remind us that life is funny, weird, sweet, absurd.