What's up at SpaceX? Engineer Gwynne Shotwell was employee number seven at Elon Musk's pioneering aerospace company and is now its president. In conversation with TED curator Chris Anderson, she discusses SpaceX's race to put people into orbit and the organization's next big project, the BFR (ask her what it stands for). The new giant rocket is ...

Scott Dinsmore quit a job that made him miserable, and spent the next four years wondering how to find work that was joyful and meaningful. He shares what he learned in this deceptively simple talk about finding out what matters to you — and then getting started doing it.

In this performance, Sarah Jones brings you to the front row of a classroom in the future, as a teacher plugs in different personas from the year 2016 to show their varied perspectives on sex work. As she changes props, Jones embodies an elderly homemaker, a “sex work studies” major, an escort, a nun-turned-prostitute and a guy at a strip club f...

Oxford mathematician Peter Donnelly reveals the common mistakes humans make in interpreting statistics -- and the devastating impact these errors can have on the outcome of criminal trials.

Bored in school, failing classes, at odds with peers: This child might be an entrepreneur, says Cameron Herold. In his talk, he makes the case for parenting and education that helps would-be entrepreneurs flourish -- as kids and as adults.

Ever since middle school, people have asked Thomas Lloyd the same question repeatedly. "If I had a dime for every time I was asked, 'Why am I so gay?' I could probably pay for one credit at Georgetown." In this humorous talk, Lloyd explores the intricacies of social "covering" as a gay man, finding community and the importance of identity owners...

From Hong Kong, South China Morning Post CEO Gary Liu tracks China's response to the coronavirus pandemic -- from the initial outbreak in Wuhan to the shutdown of Hubei province and the containment measures taken across its major cities. Sharing insights into how the culture in places like Hong Kong and South Korea contributed to fast action aga...

The current coronavirus pandemic is a truly global one; in fact, Antarctica is the only continent with no cases (although that could change). Most nations have responded with similar measures -- stay-at-home advisories, shutdown of non-essential businesses, social distancing -- but the scope of these changes has varied and so has the human impac...

In this mesmerising, avant-garde vocal performance, Gabi Motuba partners with her longtime collaborator, drummer Tumi Mogorosi. Together, they take the TEDxJohannesburg audience on a journey through a dream-like soundscape — a beautiful, euphoric rendition of what, paradoxically, can only be described as a dystopian distant reality.

As the daughter of an Iranian opera singer and a Berlin stage actor, Swiss-born vocalist Sitta has made Luxembourg her home base since 2007. Sitta has been performing as independent artists at various events, among them concerts sponsored by the Luxembourg City Tourist Office. She is also a regular at the Grund Club’s Songwriters concerts and c...

Rajeev Raja is the founder of BrandMusiq a sonic branding company which believes in creating 'the sound of a brand' rather than the 'sound of a 30 second TV spot'.Rajeev through his talk demonstrated how MOGO or Musical Logo is the shortest distance between a brand to a consumer’s heart and he also entertained the crowd through his mesmerizing f...

Down Sendromuna bakış açınızı değiştirecek bir sunum. A presentation that will change your view on Down Syndrome.