Do you have a TED Talk inside, just bursting to come out? Take this tongue-in-cheek musical journey to "Give Your Talk." A musical love letter to our speakers -- written, directed and performed by the TED staff.

Dr. Seyi Oyesola takes a searing look at health care in underdeveloped countries. His photo tour of a Nigerian teaching hospital -- all low-tech hacks and donated supplies -- drives home the challenge of doing basic health care there.

In this funny (and actually poignant) 3-minute talk, social strategist Renny Gleeson breaks down our always-on social world -- where the experience we're having right now is less interesting than what we'll tweet about it later.

Investor and prankster Yossi Vardi delivers a ballsy lecture on the dangers of blogging. Specifically, for men.

Economics writer Tim Harford studies complex systems -- and finds a surprising link among the successful ones: they were built through trial and error. In this sparkling talk from TEDGlobal 2011, he asks us to embrace our randomness and start making better mistakes.

TV executive Lauren Zalaznick thinks deeply about pop television. Sharing results of a bold study that tracks attitudes against TV ratings over five decades, she makes a case that television reflects who we truly are -- in ways we might not have expected.

Sebastian Wernicke thinks every TED Talk can be summarized in six words. In this talk, he shows how to do just that -- and less.

With all the intensity and brilliance for which he is known, Alan Kay envisions better techniques for teaching kids by using computers to illustrate experience in ways -– mathematically and scientifically -- that only computers can.

Louise Fresco shows us why we should celebrate mass-produced, supermarket-style white bread. She says environmentally sound mass production will feed the world, yet leave a role for small bakeries and traditional methods.

David McCandless turns complex data sets (like worldwide military spending, media buzz, Facebook status updates) into beautiful, simple diagrams that tease out unseen patterns and connections. Good design, he suggests, is the best way to navigate information glut -- and it may just change the way we see the world.

Escuchando a nuestros mayores podemos, reparar historias de profundo dolor… encontrar a nuestros desaparecidos, llegar a comprender mejor la historia de otros pueblos. Entender que para saber la verdad es necesario conocer todas las partes, ponerte en la piel de los demás. Y no juzgar. Aprender que acoger en casa a un extraño sin prejuicios pued...

Rosling suggests the vast majority of human beings are wrong about the state of the world. / Rosling állítása szerint az emberiség túlnyomó többsége téved a világ állapotával kapcsolatosan.

Talk about why burnout and procrastination are friends, not enemies. With each example we know, we can figure out how an idea evolves from its origin to its translation.

L'Art est une forme d'accomplissement personnel qui peut devenir professionnel. Il s'agit d'allier le milieu artistique et l'entreprise afin de permettre la réalisation de ses projets. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

This multi-medium work of art was born in the Greenville, SC-based TEDxHeritageGreen 2021 Artists Project, during which unlikely collaborators were thrown together and challenged to CREATE. With only five weeks and the springboard word “resilience,” the artists delivered a beautiful, ethereal piece. The video debuted during TEDxHeritageGreen 202...

People have overcome tremendous difficulties and challenges in order to achieve greatness, learn how you can too add a bit of greatness to yourself.

In her talk, Rosalind explores the climate crisis through the lens of intergenerational justice, asking us to assess the future cost of our present actions. We cannot pay back the damage that we have caused to people and planet through climate change, but we can pay forward by acting now to secure a healthy planet for generations to come. Interg...

Mr Jamal Raslan believes that the word is alive and all we need to do is listen. He shares about his story as a Modern Malay Muslim looking for his words and in the process, he slowly discovered the voice of Malaysian spoken word.

Rosalinde confronts the audience with the culture of stress that exists within universities and society in general. Based on this, she will present the tools in which students and staff can change university culture for the better.

An OB/GYN for over 18 years, “Dr. Roz” explains that menopause is more than night-sweats and hot flashes.

UA: Руслана Тенетко — квиткова касирка «Укрзалізниці», яка пройшла драматичний і повний важких випробувань життєвий шлях. «Невиліковна» хвороба сина, Майдан і волонтерство на фронті врешті-решт привели її до створення ОСББ. Руслана впевнена, що саме спільна відповідальність за власний будинок найкраще вчить нас тих умінь і навичок, які допоможут...

On their career paths or during goal-oriented tasks, people often focus on achievement or reward. As Roseland explains, however, the real gain is in a task’s purpose rather than its completion. He proposes that, in order to cultivate a lasting and fulfilling relationship with their careers, people should look past reward to engage in the intrins...

In this compelling and emotional talk, Rosalyn shares her experience and story of living with Autism. Autism is not a visible disability that anyone can see and people often make assumptions about those living with Autism. Rosalyn is here to tell you to not assume and to instead be understanding, be patient and be kind. With her knowledge and st...

In 2015, just a year after her debut on the TEDxABQ stage, Roslynn Gallegos was diagnosed with Chordoma, a form of cancer that impacts one in a million people. Through the psychological, physical, and emotional traumas of treatment and recovery, she has been making sense of one piece of advice she received from a cancer survivor: how to choose l...

From the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic to the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, humankind has lived in fear of a potent infectious disease that would mark its demise. Dr Rosalind Eggo is a mathematical modeller who tracks the spread of deadly viruses, in an attempt to stop them. In this talk, she combines science with humour and answers the questi...

Rosilyn Temple became an activist for nonviolence in Kansas City after she found her 26-year-old son Antonio “Pee Wee” Thompson murdered in his apartment in 2011. Through her grief, she knew that there would have to be a place in this world where she could stand in the gap for her child. Over the past five years, Rosilyn has visited approximatel...

When Rosalyn was eight, she learned that gay people could not get married; questioning why always led to the answer: "you're too young to understand." At age 17, she finally rejects the answer she's been given and discovers the future of the LGBTQ community from its complex past and optimistic present.

What if all Canadians had the same online access to their healthcare data as they do to their banking information? How will digital health evolution change self-care practices and longstanding relationships with our healthcare providers? Are we ready for this change, and if not, what will it take to get us there?

Professor Rosalind Archer is Head of the Department of Engineering Science and Director of the Geothermal Institute. She undertakes a broad range of work in the energy sector ranging from research using fundamental mathematics, to commercial consultancy and international aid projects. She is the first female to become a Head of Department with...