Why do teenagers sometimes make outrageous, risky choices? Do they suddenly become reckless, or are they just going through a natural phase? To find out, Kashfia Rahman -- winner of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (and a Harvard freshman) -- designed and conducted an experiment to test how high school students respond to and...

In the United States, two institutions guide teenagers on the journey to adulthood: college and prison. Sociologist Alice Goffman spent six years in a troubled Philadelphia neighborhood and saw first-hand how teenagers of African-American and Latino backgrounds are funneled down the path to prison — sometimes starting with relatively minor infra...

When Nancy Lublin started texting teenagers to help with her social advocacy organization, what she found was shocking -- they started texting back about their own problems, from bullying to depression to abuse. So she's setting up a text-only crisis line, and the results might be even more important than she expected.

Why do teenagers seem so much more impulsive, so much less self-aware than grown-ups? Cognitive neuroscientist Sarah-Jayne Blakemore compares the prefrontal cortex in adolescents to that of adults, to show us how typically "teenage" behavior is caused by the growing and developing brain.

Sarah-Jayne Blakemore studies the social brain -- the network of brain regions involved in understanding other people -- and how it develops in adolescents.

Ellen Støkken Dahl is spreading medical expertise and enthusiasm for sexual health as a teacher for teenagers, sex workers and refugees.

Teenagers can sometimes feel like a different species. According to neuroscientist Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, who gave this fascinating talk at TEDGlobal 2012, this isn’t a coincidence. While 15 years ago it was assumed that brain development was completed in childhood, scientists now know that the brain continues to develop through a person’s 20s...

Nina Dølvik Brochmann, M.D. wants to empower women through good sexual education.

Akash Manoj developed a novel technique that can non-invasively detect and alert at-risk patients of a potential asymptomatic heart-attack.

Dean Kamen landed in the limelight with the Segway, but he has been innovating since high school, with more than 150 patents under his belt. Recent projects include portable energy and water purification for the developing world, and a prosthetic arm for maimed soldiers.

About this event: Our event will focus on issues in the relatively conservative South Korean society that we as teenagers feel like we need to hear more about.

Kevin B. Jones is a life-long student of human nature, fascinated most by the decision-making capacity intrinsic to each of us.

About this event: This event will be focused on TED Talks done by teenagers! Drop in, watch, and participate in the conversation!

Dentist-turned-photographer Phil Borges documents the world's disappearing cultures, capturing portraits of exiled Tibetan monks and many of the world’s embattled tribal and indigenous cultures.

About this event: Nowadays, more and more students, especially in China, are engaged in heavy schoolwork. The tedious schoolwork in some ways restricts teenagers' innovative ideas. The theme "Update Your Mind" just means take antique ideas away from teenagers' minds and replace them by the most innovative thoughts. The speakers are eager to share their own opinio...

Over 85 percent of all pancreatic cancers are diagnosed late, when someone has less than two percent chance of survival. How could this be? Jack Andraka talks about how he developed a promising early detection test for pancreatic cancer that's super cheap, effective and non-invasive -- all before his 16th birthday.

Miranda Wang and Jeanny Yao have identified a new bacteria that breaks down nasty compounds called phthalates, common to flexible plastics and linked to health problems. And they’re still teenagers.

When McKenna Pope was 13 she petitioned Hasbro to market its Easy-Bake Oven to boys as well as girls, and to make it available in gender-neutral colors. It worked.

Julie Lythcott-Haims speaks and writes on the phenomenon of helicopter parenting and the dangers of a checklisted childhood -- the subject of her book, "How to Raise an Adult."

Just like school ... not! TEDYouth is like a TED Conference for high school students, starring a lineup of speakers working at the top of their fields of culture, science, technology and art. You'll hear about scientific discoveries and crazy art projects that will surprise you, make you laugh and blow your mind a little. TEDYouth will ta...

About this event: Our vision is to guide and aid the teenagers and young adults by inspiring them to think, experiment, and live “outside of the box,” throughout their lives.

About this event: Our event is the first, fully organized event by teenagers. It's a part of a school project in which the class organized the entire venue.

A quick guide to get beyond “Fine” and “Whatever,” from child psychologist Shelja Sen. Parents often talk about how tough it is to talk to teenagers, how their kids won’t say anything or listen to them. Let’s take a typical scenario: You want to talk to your teenage son about his “irresponsible” behavior (maybe it’s playing too many games, not ...

About this event: In China, teenagers don't have many opportunities to get full access of information because government censors almost everything. Hence they are always pushed to believe certain false opinions and misinformation. This environment has diminished the space for teenagers to think by themselves. Many times they think something must be right simply b...

About this event: Invite 6 speakers in total from different field aged 10~30 to introduce to high school students a widen horizon of life choice, experience, creation, belief, and style. In order to make the teenagers the future promising youth to embrace a wider prospective of the world.

About this event: The theme of our event is 'the Spiritual World'. Our purpose is to make people aware of the inner world of themselves, especially teenagers. We are looking forward to providing an unforgettable experience for you!

About this event: TEDxYouth@WFLMS is based at World Foreign Language Middle School in Shanghai, China. As a youth event, we strive to share great ideas both from and among teenagers. Event date is subjected to change. Follow us at Renren: http://page.renren.com/601681367 Email us: tedxyouthwflms@126.com

About this event: In TEDxAllianceHighSchool, we put as a major goal to give teenagers the opportunity to listen to incredible ideas and to interact with successful people. We are eager to host this event and we are sure that some amazing ideas will be shared.

About this event: Around 100 teenagers of various backgrounds that attend the TUMO center for creative technologies will watch 5 selected TEDTalks on creativity in tech with Armenian subtitles. Later they will have special activities in their learning curriculum that will include topics from the videos.

About this event: To build buzz around the upcoming world Youth Day, TEDxHagueAcademy has reinvented itself to target the young students and professionals throughout our community with a TEDxSalon event focused on international child protection and children's rights to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Special activiti...