TED Talks

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12:17

Ken Chenault

How great leaders innovate — responsibly

Posted May 2022

13:32

Adam Mosseri

A creator-led internet, built on blockchain

Posted May 2022

10:33

Shervin Khodabandeh

Why people and AI make good business partners

Posted Apr 2022

9:21

Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Live drawings of the human experience

Posted Apr 2022

0:00

Damien Riehl

Why all melodies should be free for musicians to use

Posted Mar 2022

14:52

Cecilia Aragon

The creativity and community behind fanfiction

Posted Mar 2022

13:14

Christina Tosi

My secret to creating real magic

Posted Mar 2022

10:20

Gay Gordon-Byrne

You deserve the right to repair your stuff

Posted Feb 2022

12:31

Mounia Akl

How film captures the space between hope and despair

Posted Feb 2022

6:26

Katie Paterson

The mind-bending art of deep time

Posted Jan 2022

10:08

Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas

Why great leaders take humor seriously

Posted Jan 2022

10:15

Sam Hester

How visual storytelling creates better health care

Posted Jan 2022

12:41

Brittany K. Barnett

The creativity, innovation and ingenuity languishing in US prisons

Posted Jan 2022

12:20

Bozoma Saint John

The creative power of your intuition

Posted Nov 2021

4:31

Julissa Prado

3 rules to help you build a successful business

Posted Nov 2021

13:19

Wendy MacNaughton

The art of paying attention

Posted Sep 2021

9:28

Amir Nizar Zuabi

Walk with Little Amal, a theatrical journey celebrating the refugee experience

Posted Aug 2021

4:32

Zahra Al-Mahdi

The infinite alchemy of storytelling

Posted Jun 2021

27:30

How to Be a Better Human

How to challenge conventional wisdom — and change any industry

Posted Mar 2021

14:49

Cara Greene Epstein

How theater weathers wars, outlasts empires and survives pandemics

Posted Feb 2021

12:44

R. Alan Brooks

When the world is burning, is art a waste of time?

Posted Feb 2021

10:34

Mehret Mandefro

How a strong creative industry helps economies thrive

Posted Jan 2021

13:02

His Holiness Pope Francis

Our moral imperative to act on climate change — and 3 steps we can take (English voiceover)

Posted Jan 2021

13:02

Su Santidad el Papa Francisco

Nuestro imperativo moral para actuar sobre el cambio climático — y 3 pasos que podemos dar

Posted Jan 2021

14:53

Sakinah Hofler

How creative writing can help you through life's hardest moments

Posted Dec 2020

2:33

Stephen Wilkes

24 hours on Earth — in one image

Posted Nov 2020

3:52

Paco de Leon

The secret to being a successful freelancer

Posted Oct 2020

12:42

His Holiness Pope Francis

Our moral imperative to act on climate change — and 3 steps we can take

Posted Oct 2020

11:50

Riitta Ikonen and Karoline Hjorth

Nature, folklore and serendipitous photo collaborations

Posted Aug 2020

11:38

Ted Dintersmith

Why schools should teach for the real world

Posted Aug 2020

12:01

Refik Anadol

Art in the age of machine intelligence

Posted Aug 2020

9:16

Ethan Hawke

Give yourself permission to be creative

Posted Jul 2020

12:47

Antionette Carroll

Designing for justice

Posted Jul 2020

21:18

Anne Pasternak

The transformative role of art during the pandemic

Posted Jul 2020

13:35

Titus Kaphar

Can beauty open our hearts to difficult conversations?

Posted Jul 2020

13:11

Jad Abumrad

How Dolly Parton led me to an epiphany

Posted Jun 2020