At 32, Jessica McCabe's ADHD brought her to the darkest point of her life thus far. At 34, she was thriving both personally and professionally, producing a successful Youtube channel about living with ADHD. In this deeply personal talk, Jessica describes how she turned things around through community and education.

Developmental disorders in children are typically diagnosed by observing behavior, but Aditi Shankardass suggests we should be looking directly at brains. She explains how one EEG technique has revealed mistaken diagnoses and transformed children's lives.

It's true: talking about menstruation makes many people uncomfortable. And that taboo has consequences: in India, three out of every 10 girls don't even know what menstruation is at the time of their first period, and restrictive customs related to periods inflict psychological damage on young girls. Growing up with this taboo herself, Aditi Gup...

In this talk from RSA Animate, Sir Ken Robinson lays out the link between 3 troubling trends: rising drop-out rates, schools' dwindling stake in the arts, and ADHD. An important, timely talk for parents and teachers.

Stress isn’t all bad. In fact, the right kind can fuel growth instead of burnout. In this actionable discussion, physician and author Aditi Nerurkar shares tips for managing your stress, boosting your confidence and increasing your resilience. Discover how to spot your stress signals before they spiral — and turn pressure into progress. (This li...

Attention isn't just about what we focus on -- it's also about what our brains filter out. By investigating patterns in the brain as people try to focus, computational neuroscientist Mehdi Ordikhani-Seyedlar hopes to build computer models that can be used to treat ADHD and help those who have lost the ability to communicate. Hear more about this...

Sometimes, talking with kids about certain subjects is hard. We’re here for you with these gentle lead-ins to help get those tough conversations started.

Aditi Gupta uses storytelling and art to educate young girls about menstruation.

Half of the American preschoolers diagnosed with ADHD are given drugs to treat the symptoms. Is that necessary? Is there another way? Neurobiologist David Anderson is alarmed by the idea of drugging children to treat the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Especially during adolescence, when changing levels of sex hormo...

Aditi Shankardass is pioneering the use of EEG technology to give children with developmental disorders their most accurate diagnosis.

Dixon Chibanda is passionate about the human brain, how it influences our behavior and what we can do to make everybody happy.

Through his lab at the California Institute of Technology, David Anderson seeks to find the neural underpinnings of emotions like fear, anxiety and anger.

About this event: The International School of Prague (ISP) is thrilled to organise our second annual TEDxYouth event, featuring diverse, dynamic talks from 8 current high school students, 1 teacher and 2 external guest speakers. This year's talks explore ideas including sustainable farming, the challenges of translating literature, rethinking how schools usually ...

As usual, the TED community is bursting with new projects and discoveries. Here are a few highlights. The power of representation. Writer and trans activist Tiq Milan, at left in the photo above, was interviewed for a new initiative by Netflix and GLAAD called “First Time I Saw Me.” Alongside Elliot Fletcher, Jamie Clayton, Jazz Jennings and ...

When you're working on a problem with lots of numbers, as in economics, cryptography or 3D graphics, it helps to organize those numbers into a grid, or matrix. Bill Shillito shows us how to work with matrices, with tips for adding, subtracting and multiplying (but not dividing!). [Directed by David Bernal, narrated by Bill Shillito].

About this event: Cajon Valley Union School District will host TEDxKids@ElCajon on June 3, 2017, from 9am to 4pm at Greenfield Middle School. Themed “PowerUp,” this year’s event will showcase student speakers from various backgrounds exploring current and relevant topics affecting El Cajon’s young people and their power to change the World. Talks will range from ...

About this event: In this live event, our wide array of student and adult speakers will tackle the theme "Coming Alive" and how we can make a positive impact by fully engaging ourselves and the world. Journey - 3:00-3:45 Sena Uctuk: "Are You Unsatisfied? That's Good!" Sandhya Oaks: "Awakening to my Name" Chris Bruno: "Restory: How to Live Your Tr...

Have boys bottomed out? A new TED Book says yes. The culprit: the rampant overuse of video games and online porn. In their provocative ebook The Demise of Guys: Why Boys Are Struggling and What We Can Do About It, celebrated psychologist Philip G. Zimbardo and Nikita Duncan say that an addiction to video games and online porn have created...

Fixable When your culture problem is really a strategy problem September 2, 2023 [00:00:00] Anne Morriss: This is Fixable. I'm Anne Morriss. I'm a company builder and leadership coach. [00:00:05] Frances Frei: And I'm Frances Frei. I'm a professor at the Harvard Business School, and I'm Anne's wife. [00:00:09] Anne Morriss: And on this show...

Re:Thinking with Adam Grant Busting the myths of the brain with neuroscientist Chantel Prat October 4, 2022 [00:00:00] Adam Grant: Hey everyone, it's Adam Grant. Welcome back to ReThinking, my podcast on the science of what makes us tick. I'm an organizational psychologist, and I'm taking you inside the minds of fascinating people to explore n...

Jon Ronson is the author of The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry, an exploration of what defines a psychopath. At TED2012, he told a part of that story on stage -- how he met a man named Tony who was held for years in a psychiatric prison because he faked mental illness too well, and about how Ronson himself became tra...

Through her nonprofit, Bodhi Tree Foundation, Ashweetha Shetty supports first-generation college students in rural India to explore their potential through education, life skills and opportunities.

This weekend, hundreds of video games enthusiasts lined up in the cold, waiting 12 hours-plus to be the first to get their hands on Nintendo’s new console, the Wii U. And when the game Call of Duty: Black Ops was released in 2010, gamers around the world played it for more than 600 million hours in just the first 45 days. That is the equivalen...

Overwhelmed by your news feed? Use tools from science to evaluate what’s true and what’s fake, suggests researcher Emma Frans. This post is part of TED’s “How to Be a Better Human” series, each of which contains a piece of helpful advice from someone in the TED community. To see all the posts, go here. In our daily reading, we encounter all ...

Herman Narula builds new technology for the online games and virtual worlds that will massively impact the way we live, socialize and entertain each other.

With a vision for a free online encyclopedia, Wales assembled legions of volunteer contributors, gave them tools for collaborating, and created the self-organizing, self-correcting, ever-expanding, multilingual encyclopedia of the future.

About this event: Join us for a special re-recording of the TEDxChristchurch 2014 talks by astroparticlephysicist Jenni Adams, clinical psychologist Julia Rucklidge, and microbiologist and bioluminscence expert Siouxsie Wiles, plus special surprises! Entrance by koha with yummy food for sale from Mamacita's and The Dukes of Sandwich. Based at the University of...

Nora Flanagan has been teaching high school English in the Chicago Public Schools for over 20 years.

Tim Harford's writings reveal the economic ideas behind everyday experiences.

As the CEO of MIT-inspired WiTricity, Eric Giler has a plan to beam electric power through the air to wirelessly power your laptop or recharge your car. You may never plug in again.