TED Talks

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4:44

Hanako Sawada

Test yourself: Can you tell the difference between music and noise?

Posted Jun 2023

0:00

Julián Delgado Lopera

The poetry of everyday language

Posted Jun 2023

4:22

Sascha Morrell

Why is William Faulkner so difficult to read?

Posted May 2023

5:02

Dan Finkel

Can you outsmart Fate and break her ancient curse?

Posted May 2023

4:59

TED-Ed

Is it normal to talk to yourself?

Posted May 2023

0:00

Cecilia M. Orphan

What makes a "good college" — and why it matters

Posted May 2023

0:00

Matricia Bauer

The power of connecting with your identity

Posted May 2023

5:32

David Biello

The year without summer

Posted May 2023

5:52

Joëlle Rollo-Koster

Why were there three popes at the same time?

Posted May 2023

0:00

Sheena Meade

How "second chance" laws could transform the US justice system

Posted May 2023

5:06

Golshifteh Farahani

"Woman, Life, Freedom" in Iran — and what it means for the rest of the world

Posted May 2023

0:00

Kevin Smith

The unexpected story of one of the biggest coastal cleanups ever

Posted May 2023

5:01

Stephanie Honchell Smith

The rise and fall of the Mughal Empire

Posted May 2023

0:00

J Mase III

3 money lessons from infamous scam artists

Posted May 2023

4:58

G. Richard Scott

Why do we have crooked teeth when our ancestors didn't?

Posted May 2023

4:38

Audra A. Diptée

Why did the British Empire burn, sink, and hide these documents?

Posted Apr 2023

4:35

Nigel Rothfels

Can zoos actually save species from extinction?

Posted Apr 2023

0:00

Damon Gameau

The story that shapes your relationship with nature

Posted Apr 2023

0:00

Margaret Hall

How modern audiences can talk about aging art

Posted Apr 2023

5:20

Andrew Smith

Why do we eat popcorn at the movies?

Posted Apr 2023

0:00

Greg Brockman

The inside story of ChatGPT's astonishing potential

Posted Apr 2023

5:08

Tiffany Yu

How to help employees with disabilities thrive

Posted Apr 2023

4:53

Stephanie Honchell Smith

Whatever happened to the hole in the ozone layer?

Posted Apr 2023

5:14

Kathryn M. Stephenson and David L. Suskind

What is a poop transplant, and how does it work?

Posted Apr 2023

4:12

Tsedal Neeley

4 ways to make hybrid work better for everyone

Posted Apr 2023

5:27

Sydney Iaukea

The Hawaiian story of the king's betrayal

Posted Apr 2023

0:00

Lindsey A. Sherrill

Are you an ethical true crime fan? 4 questions to ask

Posted Apr 2023

0:00

Tina Yong

The rise of the "trauma essay" in college applications

Posted Apr 2023

5:43

Susan Freitas and Darren Parker

How does this all-female species reproduce?

Posted Apr 2023

5:03

TED-Ed

The most important century in human history

Posted Apr 2023

0:00

Kate Kahle

Why autism is often missed in women and girls

Posted Mar 2023

4:44

Malachy McHugh

How stretching actually changes your muscles

Posted Mar 2023

4:22

Dan Finkel

This one weird trick will get you infinite gold

Posted Mar 2023

4:49

Charles Wallace

When you're an ant but also a fungus tycoon

Posted Mar 2023

0:00

John Paget

How to keep your hometown from becoming a ghost town

Posted Mar 2023

4:40

Birte Kristiansen and Petra Sijpesteijn

A day in the Islamic Golden Age

Posted Mar 2023