Since humanity first imagined the reality of intelligent machines, we've been afraid that they'll overpower us one day. Bruno Michel shares a more optimistic view: by investing in our mental fitness -- through studying Latin, doing yoga or even tap dancing -- we can increase our likelihood of staying competitive with sophisticated AI.

Why do some people struggle more than others to keep off the pounds? Social psychologist Emily Balcetis shows research that addresses one of the many factors: our vision. In an informative talk, she shows how when it comes to fitness, some people quite literally see the world differently -- and offers a surprisingly simple solution to overcome t...

Less than 13 percent of police officers in the United States are women -- despite their proven effectiveness in diffusing violent situations and reducing the use of force. Drawing on more than two decades of experience as a police officer and chief, TED Fellow Ivonne Roman shares how a simple change to police academy physical fitness tests could...

Ivonne Roman cofounded the Women's Leadership Academy to increase the retention of women in policing.

Billie Jean King won 39 Grand Slam titles during her tennis career, and has long been a pioneer for equality and social justice.

Accepting his 2007 TED Prize, war photographer James Nachtwey shows his life's work and asks TED to help him continue telling the story with innovative, exciting uses of news photography in the digital era.

Photographer Lisa Kristine travels the world documenting the unbearably harsh realities of modern-day slavery. She shares hauntingly beautiful images -- miners in the Congo, bricklayers in Nepal -- that illuminate the plight of the 27 million souls enslaved worldwide.

Jane Fonda has had four extraordinary careers (so far): Oscar-winning actor, author, fitness guru and impassioned activist.

Wendy Suzuki is researching the science behind the extraordinary, life-changing effects that physical activity can have on the most important organ in your body: your brain.

About this event: There are five topics as follows: 1. Youth perspectives and Revolutionary Changes in Education 2. Destruction of Desert Habitat 3. Honesty Versus Practical Wisdom 4. Fitness Encashed 5. Cyber Citizenship

In 2007, Mayor Mick Cornett put Oklahoma City on a diet, after the city made a less-than-flattering appearance on a list of the most obese cities in the United States. In today’s talk, Cornett shares the aha moments that led him to create This City Is Going on a Diet, a somewhat unusual mayoral initiative. “On New Year’s Eve of 2007, I we...

About this event: On July 13, 2011 we invited 150 guests for TEDxTheHagueLIVE, our first larger event combining streaming video and live speakers. In this session we'll try to recap this day with videos from both TEDGlobal 2011 and our local performers: Kathy Voyles - Changing the World One Dinner at a Time Kathy is passionate about creating wonderful food fo...

A vegetarian diet can markedly improve your health and fitness, but what if you still love munching into a juicy burger every now and again? Graham Hill has a powerful and simple solution: Become a weekday vegetarian. Don't eat meat Monday through Friday. During the weekends, you're back to being a carnivore. Hill, who founded the eco-blog tr...

On Sunday, May 26, two rockets soared over Beirut, Lebanon, hitting a Shi’ite Muslim area in the southern part of the city. The rockets raised fears that Beirut could become embroiled in the civil war raging in nearby Syria. And yet, these bombs did not stop women throughout the city from lacing up their running sneakers and taking to the st...

About this event: TEDxCrestmoorParkED brings you The Education SPARK. This live, interactive event will feature dynamic speakers who will talk about the interaction between academics and physical fitness, dropout prevention strategies, and additional ideas related to education.

About this event: Our belief suggests that evolution is largely based on natural selection and that in turn is dependent on the survival of the fittest. Our goal is to ensure the overall fitness of mankind so that none of us are left behind. It is important for us to open our minds and lead our planet towards a better place.

Aging happens to all of us, but scientists still don’t know the mechanism behind it. We need to focus on finding an answer, says molecular biologist Oliver Medvedik. If given the option, would you choose to live forever? Many of us would say “yes,” but with one major caveat: just as long we don’t age. In scientific terms, aging means “a progres...

About this event: The world is made up of interdependent relationships, some quite obvious and others less so. As daily participants in this system we often miss these interactions. TEDxSpokane: Connections and Intersections creates an environment of mindfulness and openness to find new meaning in seemingly unrelated ideas. This year’s event will explore the i...

Deanna Van Buren is an architect who designs spaces for peacemaking, inside and out.

Charmian Gooch is the 2014 TED Prize winner. At Global Witness, she exposes how a global architecture of corruption is woven into the extraction and exploitation of natural resources.

About this event: 7th Grade Quest to Learn students will enlighten, persuade and inform you about their ideas on how we fuel our bodies. Talks will focus on nutrition habits, the benefit of physical education, making fitness fun and the air we breath each day.

Peter Gabriel writes incredible songs but, as the co-founder of WITNESS and TheElders.org, is also a powerful human rights advocate.

Yvette Alberdingk Thijm helps activists use video and technology to protect and defend human rights.

About this event: TEDxUCIrvine's The Pursuit of Greatness is focused on personal journeys towards excellence, mastery, and building the best versions of ourselves. This event is a 4-hour event that will premiere 8 eclectic speakers from multiple professions and disciplines. Our speakers consist of Best Selling Authors, well-known Keynote Speakers, Fitness and Ma...

Imagine if, after your next workout, you could see not only how much you sweat, but what you sweat -- and how to replenish what's missing. That's the promise of a new sweat analysis patch from Gatorade, shown in preview form at TED2019. How it works: You place the small, flexible patch on your arm before a workout. Then the microfluidics ...

Reporter Paul Lewis harnesses the power of mobile phones and social media -- innovations that are making every person a potential journalist.

About this event: As we face a new year with new opportunities and new challenges, there are many things that fuel our body, our mind, and our society and make us physically, mentally, and socially fit to face a new tomorrow. Join TEDxTrondheim for our first event in 2014 as we explore what makes us fuelled and fit. Speakers - Richard Nystad and Per Vider...

Philip Zimbardo was the leader of the notorious 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment -- and an expert witness at Abu Ghraib. His book The Lucifer Effect explores the nature of evil; now, in his new work, he studies the nature of heroism.

Why would a plant want an animal to have sex with it? Because, it turns out, plants can be horrifically manipulative and deceitful! Wild sex expert Carin Bondar explains. Sexual deception is a biological bummer, at least for the deceived party. However, the animal kingdom has some of the most blatantly sexually deceitful beings on the planet. T...

David Baron writes about science in books, magazines, newspapers and for public radio. He formerly served as science correspondent for NPR and science editor for PRI’s The World.