Where do extraordinary ideas come from? Explore these talks from Canada that celebrate the boundless inspiration, innovation and creativity that blossom in a culture as open as its landscape. (Curated in partnership with Destination Canada)

What happens when a dream you've held since childhood ... doesn't come true? As Lisa Bu adjusted to a new life in the United States, she turned to books to expand her mind and create a new path for herself. She shares her unique approach to reading in this lovely, personal talk about the magic of books.

How much do you really know about the science of sex? Not enough, suggests science communicator Pere Estupinyà. In this fun and educational talk, he describes his own journey into the realm of sexology and its fascinating recent discoveries while making the case that a healthy sex life is contingent on an open mind. In Spanish with subtitles.

Embrace our wide-open shareable future -- where everything's hackable and the power of the crowd propels innovation.

Ndidi Nwuneli has advice for Africans who believe in God -- and Africans who don't. To the religious, she advises against using God to outsource responsibility for what happens in their lives. To the non-religious, she asks that they keep an open mind and work with faith-based organizations, especially on issues like health care and education. "...

Libraries are a magical place full of life and endless stories — both real and imagined. We're delighted to share these TED Talks as a love letter to libraries, librarians and the community they build.

In June 2022, TED's climate initiative, Countdown, launched its Dilemma Series: events designed to look at some of the "knots" in the climate change space, where diverging positions have stalled progress and solidified into an inability to collaborate across differences. The event focused on the question: Is there a role for carbon credits in th...

James Burchfield is a human beatbox. Using only his mouth, tongue, throat and vocal cords, he performs heavy, layered, club-style jams that seem to come from real drum machines and lusciously scratched turntables.

As an MIT grad student, Pranav Mistry invented SixthSense, a wearable device that enables new interactions between the real world and the world of data.

Sabine Doebel studies the developing mind to understand how experience shapes our thinking and executive control skills.

New Year's resolutions are easy to make … and hard to keep. Our advice: Make resolutions that reflect your core values, to be kinder, more confident, more open to change. Some inspiration:

In this touching talk, Ash Beckham offers a fresh approach to empathy and openness. It starts with understanding that everyone, at some point in their life, has experienced hardship. The only way out, says Beckham, is to open the door and step out of your closet.

Whether you're a budding bibliophile or already in the throes of whirlwind romance with your favorite writers, these talks are for you!

These talks analyze the ways a story can enhance, alter and transform how we see the world around us.

Golriz Lucina believes in the power of storytelling to open minds, connect hearts and create a shared vision for the future of humanity.

Writer, artist and designer, theorist and community builder, Howard Rheingold is one of the driving minds behind our net-enabled, open, collaborative life.

A conservationist and former diplomat, Susan Ruffo is the senior advisor for Ocean and Climate at United Nations Foundation.

Afrika Afeni Mills works with teachers, instructional coaches and administrators to develop culturally responsive and sustaining anti-bias, anti-racist, pro-human instructional practices.

As a pioneer in critical race theory, Kimberlé Crenshaw helped open the discussion of the double bind faced by victims of simultaneous racial and gender prejudice.

An artist, hacker and interaction designer, Salvatore Iaconesi embarked on a bold open-source project in 2012. Subject: his own brain cancer

Heidi Boisvert harnesses the power of popular culture, emerging technology and neuroscience to ignite culture change.

Imagine the discoveries that could result from a giant pool of freely available health and genomic data. John Wilbanks is working to build it.

A thoughtful selection of engaging TED Talks, translated into 40+ languages thanks to our wonderful TED Translators community!

Jonathan Haidt studies how -- and why -- we evolved to be moral and political creatures.

A sought-after voice and acting coach, Patsy Rodenburg has worked with some of the world's leading actors.

About this event: For decades, we have known our collective decisions were pushing us closer to ecological and social disruption on a massive scale, but we’ve been unable to overcome the inertia to significantly shift our politics, economy and culture. If we know it in our mind, in our heart, or in our gut that this is the challenge of our lifetimes, then how can...

Onyx Ashanti is the inventor of "beatjazz" -- a new way to make music.

About this event: Ten inspiring speakers get the stage to analyze the theme by their perspective: science, space, music, neuroscience, translation, travel... and the community and all the audience had the chance to get engaged by those witnesses, that have the special role to "open mind" and give the chance to engage new adventures, by new perspective.

About this event: Take a break from working and join TEDxChemungRiver Curators, Meghan Parsons and Vishoka Balasubramanian, in watching some amazing and inspiring TEDTalks. Just bring your lunch and an open mind! A recap email is sent after each gathering. (Please note - only Corning Incorporated employees and contractors with security access to C Building in H...

About this event: Take a break from working and join TEDxChemungRiver Curators, Meghan Parsons and Vishoka Balasubramanian, in watching some amazing and inspiring TEDTalks video. Just bring your lunch and an open mind! A recap email is sent after each gathering. (Please note - only Corning Incorporated employees and contractors with security access to C Buildin...