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Media

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

Video playlists about Media

The pros and cons of screens

To have screen time, or to not have screen time? These talks duke out the good and bad of our everyday tech.

How to pop our filter bubbles

Insights and advice to escape the echo chambers of social media, newsfeeds and everyday conversation so that we may get a better, less rose-tinted grasp of the world and people around us.

For the love of comics and cartoons

Enjoy these talks on two-dimensional art that can give joy, color and surprising honesty to our three-dimensional lives.

Media with meaning

In a world filled with sound bites and paparazzi-snapped photos, there are still storytellers determined to create media with meaning. From feature films to citizen journalism, their work is worth spreading.

Talks about Media

Kiran Bhat

How to build the 3D world of your dreams with just a text prompt

Hany Farid

How to spot fake AI photos

Chloé Hayden

The autism spectrum isn't what you think it is

Jon Youshaei and Michelle Weise

How do you prepare for jobs that don't exist yet? A work expert and a YouTuber answer

Angus Hervey

Is this the time of monsters — or miracles?

Hamish McKenzie

This is what the future of media looks like

Adam Aleksic

Are we cooked? How social media shapes your language

Rob Bredow

The artist-driven innovation behind the films we love

Carole Cadwalladr and Chris Anderson

Can big tech and privacy coexist?

Sam Altman

OpenAI's Sam Altman talks ChatGPT, AI agents and superintelligence — live at TED2025

Sarina Petersen

How "Bluey" teaches adults to be playful again

Ben Proudfoot

The true story of the iconic tagline “Because I’m worth it.” | The Final Copy of Ilon Specht

Victor Riparbelli

Will AI make us the last generation to read and write?

Natasha Rothwell

Embrace your main character energy with Natasha Rothwell | On the Spot

Chris Anderson

A bold new chapter for TED

Jon Youshaei

Is perfectionism just procrastination in disguise?

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Exclusive articles about Media

Love the news but hate clickbait and fluff? Here’s how to get more quality and less quantity

Digital minimalist Cal Newport shows how you can turn off the information firehose and follow current events on your own terms. Are you ready to join the attention resistance?

Posted Feb 2019

What a girl wants? Fewer Photoshopped images of women in magazines, for starters

15-year old Julia Bluhm is a ballet dancer and body image activist. You might see a disconnect, but Julia sees an opportunity; having seen her ballet friends struggle with body issues, she decided to do something about it.

Posted Nov 2013

How journalist Paul Lewis helped solve two murders using social media

Acclaimed for harnessing the crowd in the name of news reporting, Guardian journalist Paul Lewis gives his take on the state of journalism.

Posted Aug 2013