History

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of history.

Video playlists about History

Ancient clues

5 talks • 1h 32m
Fascinating talks by archaeologists and evolutionary biologists about humanity's beginnings and journey.

Talks to celebrate Black History Month

11 talks • 2h 26m
These fascinating talks offer fresh perspectives on black identity, and fascinating insights on how to finally defeat racism.

Time warp

7 talks • 1h 30m
Time is measured in seconds, minutes and hours. But these talks show it isn't always so simple.

Fascinating history

12 talks • 2h 53m
Be transported through the centuries with these talks for your inner (and outer) history buff.
See all 9 playlists on History

Talks about History

4:36 Under 6 minutes

Camille A. Brown

The history of African-American social dance

Posted Sep 2016
14:42

J.D. Vance

The struggles of America's forgotten working class

Posted Sep 2016
13:33

Eric Liu

Let's make voting fun again

Posted Sep 2016
12:27

Julia Bacha

How women wage conflict without violence

Posted Aug 2016
11:22

Vanessa Ruiz

The spellbinding art of human anatomy

Posted Aug 2016
16:37

Anand Giridharadas

A letter to all who have lost in this era

Posted Aug 2016
6:59

Sarah Parcak

Hunting for Peru's lost civilizations — with satellites

Posted Aug 2016
15:52

Monica Araya

A small country with big ideas to get rid of fossil fuels

Posted Aug 2016
17:22

Alexander Betts

Why Brexit happened — and what to do next

Posted Jul 2016
4:49 Under 6 minutes

Prosanta Chakrabarty

Clues to prehistoric times, found in blind cavefish

Posted Jun 2016
15:00

Amit Sood

Every piece of art you've ever wanted to see — up close and searchable

Posted Jun 2016
16:23

Cédric Villani

What's so sexy about math?

Posted Jun 2016
11:44

Alice Rawsthorn

Pirates, nurses and other rebel designers

Posted May 2016
15:49

Kenneth Lacovara

Hunting for dinosaurs showed me our place in the universe

Posted Apr 2016
14:49

Juan Enriquez

We can reprogram life. How to do it wisely

Posted Apr 2016
14:51

Christiana Figueres

The inside story of the Paris climate agreement

Posted Apr 2016
See all 118 talks on History

Exclusive articles about History

The cultural legacy of pollution

Pollution is a blight, right? Not so fast, says architect Jorge Otero-Pailos, whose projects invite us to consider the important history lessons provided by layer upon layer of ...
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