Vy Higginsen's Gospel Choir of Harlem is an influential source of education and self-development for young people.

What ideas captured people's attention and took off the quickest? Here are the talks that intrigued and inspired in 2021.

Swami Dayananda Saraswati unravels the parallel paths of personal development and attaining true compassion. He walks us through each step of self-realization, from helpless infancy to the fearless act of caring for others.

Kids don't come with a manual, and parents don't get grades to affirm they're doing things right. These talks speak to the complexities of parenthood, offering unusual insights and hard-won advice.

Chika Esiobu's work is grounded in the conviction that indigenous knowledge offers a foundational pathway to community transformation and planetary renewal.

To promote smart water management, Anupam Mishra works to preserve rural India’s traditional rainwater harvesting techniques.

When you look at sporting achievements over the last decades, it seems like humans have gotten faster, better and stronger in nearly every way. Yet as David Epstein points out in this delightfully counter-intuitive talk, we might want to lay off the self-congratulation. Many factors are at play in shattering athletic records, and the development...

Activist Patrisse Cullors created the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter as a tonic against years of injustice by police forces and prisons.

3D printing has grown in sophistication since the late 1970s; TED Fellow Skylar Tibbits is shaping the next development, which he calls 4D printing, where the fourth dimension is time. This emerging technology will allow us to print objects that then reshape themselves or self-assemble over time. Think: a printed cube that folds before your eyes...

Sarah Rugheimer looks for signs of life on other planets by studying the telltale chemical signatures on distant planets.

Sanjit “Bunker” Roy is the founder of Barefoot College, which helps rural communities becomes self-sufficient.

TED Fellow Zahra Al-Mahdi was raised by screens -- "storytelling machines" like TV and the internet that shaped her sense of self and reality. Now a multimedia artist and filmmaker, she challenges common historical narratives and brings a multiplicity of perspectives to the surface. In this dynamic talk, Al-Mahdi traces her development as a stor...

Anxiety awareness expert, Anne Marie Albano is a leading pioneer in clinical child and adolescent psychology.

Clay Shirky argues that the history of the modern world could be rendered as the history of ways of arguing, where changes in media change what sort of arguments are possible -- with deep social and political implications.

Children of immigrants in the US often experience a unique kind of guilt, brought on by the pressures of navigating different cultures, living up to their parents' expectations and taking on extra family responsibilities. Mental health advocate Sahaj Kaur Kohli offers helpful strategies for dealing with these difficult feelings -- starting with ...

About this event: The TEDxDSW is about self development in relation to our passions and goals.

About this event: Our event about developing of new era of thinking in modern Ukraine. We want represent new opportunities and fresh ideas, in business, education, self-development, journalism, IT, management etc.

In this epic overview, Michael Tilson Thomas traces the development of classical music through the development of written notation, the record, and the re-mix.

Stefan Wolff studies contemporary conflicts, focusing on the prevention and settlement of ethnic conflicts and in postconflict reconstruction in deeply divided and war-torn societies.

About this event: In between vacation trips, summer is also a time of introspection and self betterment. With that said, this salon focused on the theme of: Personal Growth and Happiness. And yes, we believe they're interconnected! We are excited to come together to share ideas and practices that lead to inner growth and self development...

Ramona Pierson develops tools to revolutionize learning management and assessment systems -- her fourth career after aviation, neuropsychology and software development.

Elon Musk co-founded and leads Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink and The Boring Company.

What are your dreams? Better yet, what are your broken dreams? Dan Pallotta dreams of a time when we are as excited, curious and scientific about the development of our humanity as we are about the development of our technology. "What we fear most is that we will be denied the opportunity to fulfill our true potential," Pallotta says. "Imagine l...

About this event: This year's theme “Being More” dedicates itself to addressing the challenges faced by youths in Okene, Kogi state, and Nigeria at large in finding their true values through self-development and how they can contribute to nation-building in their little or big way. This theme was further inspired by the challenges brought by the COVID19 pandemi...

Candy Chang creates art that prompts people to think about their secrets, wishes and hopes -- and then share them. She is a TED Senior Fellow.

Education scientist Sugata Mitra tackles one of the greatest problems of education -- the best teachers and schools don't exist where they're needed most. In a series of real-life experiments from New Delhi to South Africa to Italy, he gave kids self-supervised access to the web and saw results that could revolutionize how we think about teaching.

Drawing on her research into early childhood development, psychologist Sara Valencia Botto investigates when (and how) children begin to change their behaviors in the presence of others -- and explores what it means for the values we communicate in daily interactions. (Watch for cute footage of sneaky toddlers.)

About this event: TEDxShaykhontohur Specialized School Youth is dedicated to exploring ideas that shape the way we learn, think, and grow. This year, our speakers will delve into topics related to education, psychology, and self-development, offering fresh perspectives and inspiring insights. Whether it’s redefining learning, understanding the human mind, or unlo...

About this event: A breakthrough is usually associated with astonishing discoveries and unexpected developments that generally create wide recognition. TEDxIUBH aims to spread the idea that important breakthroughs are experienced on a daily basis, even when they go unnoticed. Ranging from medicine or science to self-development or personal growth, breakthroughs a...