You have JavaScript disabled
For the best experience, please turn JavaScript on.
Here's how
Menu
Main menu
TED
Watch
TED Talks
Browse the library of TED talks and speakers
TED Recommends
Get TED Talks picked just for you
Playlists
100+ collections of TED Talks, for curious minds
TED Series
Go deeper into fascinating topics with original video series from TED.
TED-Ed videos
Watch, share and create lessons with TED-Ed
TEDx Talks
Talks from independently organized local events
Discover
Topics
Explore TED offerings by topic
Podcasts
TED's original podcast initiatives
TED Books
Short books to feed your craving for ideas
Ideas Blog
Our daily coverage of the world of ideas
Newsletter
Inspiration delivered straight to your inbox
Attend
Conferences
Take part in our events: TED, TEDGlobal and more
TEDx events
Find and attend local, independently organized events
TED on screen
Experience TED from home
TED Courses
Learn from TED speakers who expand on their world-changing ideas
Participate
Nominate
Recommend speakers, Audacious Projects, Fellows and more
Organize a local TEDx event
Rules and resources to help you plan a local TEDx event
Translate
Bring TED to the non-English speaking world
TED Fellows
Join or support innovators from around the globe
About
Our organization
Our mission, history, team, and more
Conferences
TED Conferences, past, present, and future
Programs & Initiatives
Details about TED's world-changing initiatives
Partner with TED
Learn how you can partner with us
TED Blog
Updates from TED and highlights from our global community
TED Guide to Public Speaking
An insider’s guide to creating talks that are unforgettable
Membership
Sign in
Search
Search:
Cancel search
4200+ talks
to stir your curiosity
Find just the right one
Browse all talks
Search
Topics
Technology
Entertainment
Design
Business
Science
Global issues
See all topics
Languages
English
Español
日本語
Português brasileiro
中文 (繁體)
한국어
See all languages
Duration
0–6 minutes
6–12 minutes
12–18 minutes
18+ minutes
More
More
Events
TED Conference
TEDGlobal
TEDx
TEDMonterey 2021
TED2020
TED2019
TED2018
TEDWomen 2017
TEDGlobal 2017
TED2017
TEDWomen 2016
TEDSummit 2016
See all events
Find a speaker ▸
Clear
Active filters:
Plants
Remove
Clear
Sort by:
Newest
Relevance
Oldest
Most viewed
4:50
Kenny Coogan
The wild world of carnivorous plants
Posted
Apr 2019
13:48
Joanne Chory
How supercharged plants could slow climate change
Posted
May 2019
4:36
Mennat El Ghalid
How fungi recognize (and infect) plants
Posted
Mar 2018
4:52
Luka Seamus Wright
These animals are also plants ... wait, what?
Posted
Jun 2022
8:54
Nirupa Rao
An illustrated kingdom of real, fantastical plants
Posted
Oct 2020
9:30
Greg Gage
Electrical experiments with plants that count and communicate
Posted
Oct 2017
12:07
Menno Schilthuizen
How animals and plants are evolving in cities
Posted
Aug 2020
2:56
Hortensia Jiménez Díaz
How Mendel's pea plants helped us understand genetics
Posted
Mar 2013
7:31
Anil Raj
Micro-power plants to bring electricity to millions
Posted
Dec 2014
5:18
Alex Gendler
Building the world's largest (and most controversial) power plant
Posted
Dec 2020
6:34
Jonathan Drori
Why we're storing billions of seeds
Posted
May 2009
13:50
Stefano Mancuso
The roots of plant intelligence
Posted
Oct 2010
13:56
Jill Farrant
How we can make crops survive without water
Posted
Jan 2016
11:00
Kristie Ebi
How climate change could make our food less nutritious
Posted
Sep 2019
4:26
Henry Richardson
What does the world's largest machine do?
Posted
Oct 2022
2:56
Mitchell Joachim
Don't build your home, grow it!
Posted
Jul 2010
16:30
Nalini Nadkarni
Conserving the canopy
Posted
Mar 2009
0:00
Lucas C. Majure
Nature's fortress: How cacti keep water in and predators out
Posted
Nov 2021
4:22
Derek Sarno
The many reasons to eat a plant-based diet
Posted
Nov 2021
20:08
Mark Bittman
What's wrong with what we eat
Posted
May 2008
7:27
Andrew Pelling
Could we treat spinal cord injuries with asparagus?
Posted
Nov 2020
13:48
Jonathan Drori
The beautiful tricks of flowers
Posted
Jul 2011
10:45
Ron Finley
A guerrilla gardener in South Central LA
Posted
Mar 2013
11:56
Normand Voyer
Are life-saving medicines hiding in the world's coldest places?
Posted
May 2023
7:52
Britta Riley
A garden in my apartment
Posted
Nov 2011
0:00
Michael Middlebrooks
The fantastically weird world of photosynthetic sea slugs
Posted
Mar 2023
4:44
Victoria Hwang
What is the rarest color in nature?
Posted
Jun 2022
15:45
Juan Enriquez
What will humans look like in 100 years?
Posted
Nov 2016
7:20
Ani Liu
Smelfies, and other experiments in synthetic biology
Posted
Feb 2017
17:25
Michael Pollan
A plant's-eye view
Posted
Feb 2008
16:39
Katherine Eban
A dose of reality about generic drugs
Posted
Jun 2020
13:41
Mohamed Hijri
A simple solution to the coming phosphorus crisis
Posted
Oct 2013
3:05
Bill Shribman
What cameras see that our eyes don't
Posted
Apr 2013
4:27
Alexandros Charalambides
Why aren't we only using solar power?
Posted
Jun 2014
3:36
John C. Moore and Eric Berlow
Dead stuff: The secret ingredient in our food chain
Posted
Mar 2014
9:14
Esther Meduna
Why our future relies on the genetic diversity of food
Posted
Oct 2019
Previous
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
…
31
|
Next