TED Talks

4200+ talks to stir your curiosity

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Ned Blackhawk and Jeffrey D. Means

The dark history of Mount Rushmore

Posted Dec 2021

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Steve Rothstein

Would you raise the bird that murdered your children?

Posted Dec 2021

9:30

Makhtoum Abdalla

Education is a fundamental right for every child

Posted Dec 2021

13:36

Adrian K. Haugabrook

3 ways to lower the barriers to higher education

Posted Dec 2021

0:00

Adam Clulow

How one of the most profitable companies in history rose to power

Posted Dec 2021

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Fabio Pacucci

Yes, scientists are actually building an elevator to space

Posted Dec 2021

16:49

Shabana Basij-Rasikh

The dream of educating Afghan girls lives on

Posted Dec 2021

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Sheila Marie Orfano and Densho

Can stereotypes ever be good?

Posted Dec 2021

4:15

Madhavi Venkatesan

The life cycle of a pair of jeans

Posted Nov 2021

5:00

Luka Seamus Wright

The wild sex lives of marine creatures

Posted Nov 2021

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Alex Rosenthal

Can you solve the human cannonball riddle?

Posted Nov 2021

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Lucas C. Majure

Nature's fortress: How cacti keep water in and predators out

Posted Nov 2021

6:11

Larry Irvin

A program to empower Black teachers in the US

Posted Nov 2021

4:19

Jodie Houlston-Lau

How to make a sad story funny

Posted Nov 2021

4:37

Ilan Stavans

The twins who tricked the Maya gods of death

Posted Nov 2021

4:20

Alayna Vaughan

Why do some people snore so loudly?

Posted Nov 2021

5:26

Jeffrey A. Lockwood

Are locust plagues unstoppable?

Posted Nov 2021

4:53

Brian Christian

How to get better at video games, according to babies

Posted Nov 2021

5:08

Iseult Gillespie

The Norse myth that inspired "The Lord of the Rings"

Posted Oct 2021

13:09

Irma L. Olguin Jr.

How to turn around a city

Posted Oct 2021

5:02

Daniel Sperling and Gil Tal

The surprisingly long history of electric cars

Posted Oct 2021

4:28

Helen Farr and Jon Adams

Why is this 2,500 year old shipwreck so well-preserved?

Posted Oct 2021

9:02

Chris Bennett

A close-to-home solution for accessible childcare

Posted Oct 2021

5:15

James Tanton

Can you solve the risky disk riddle?

Posted Oct 2021

5:06

Dan Kwartler

Why don't we cover the desert with solar panels?

Posted Oct 2021

4:32

Tanya Boucicaut

Can love and independence coexist?

Posted Oct 2021

4:47

Carol Farbotko and Ingrid Boas

Where will you be able to live in 20 years?

Posted Oct 2021

4:19

Geoff Emberling

What happened to the lost Kingdom of Kush?

Posted Oct 2021

4:46

Devin Shuman

The genes you don't get from your parents (but can't live without)

Posted Oct 2021

5:06

Diane J. Rayor

Ancient Greece's greatest popstar

Posted Sep 2021

4:13

Abdallah Ewis

The forgotten queen of Egypt

Posted Sep 2021

5:58

Alex Rosenthal

Can you solve the rogue submarine riddle? Difficulty level: Master

Posted Sep 2021

4:58

Hanako Sawada

The secrets of the world's most famous symphony

Posted Sep 2021

4:04

Kayla Mandel Sheets

You could have a secret twin (but not the way you think)

Posted Sep 2021

4:01

Zoe Pierrat

Earth's mysterious red glow, explained

Posted Sep 2021

4:48

Martin Hilpert

What makes a language... a language?

Posted Sep 2021