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TED Fellows

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

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TED Fellows: Shape Your Future

Welcome to "Shape Your Future," a groundbreaking selection of new talks from the TED Fellows. These talks are snapshots of influential, new ideas from leading voices in medicine, human rights, conservation, astrophysics, education and beyond. Dive in to discover what (and who) is shaping your future -- and apply to become a TED Fellow at go.ted.com/tedfellowsapply.

Brain thaw with TED Fellows

Brain frozen? Thaw it out with this fun, unexpected blend of talks and performances by TED Fellows -- updated regularly. It's sure to get your brain moving (and dancing) again.

Top 10 Talks by TED Fellows

The TED Fellows are an extraordinary group of 350+ artists, scientists, entrepreneurs and more — each at the beginning of a landmark career. Below, watch the most-viewed talks from these unusual trailblazers, each with a unique idea to share.

Talks about TED Fellows

How to participate in your own legal defense

The ecstasy of Eskista, an ancient Ethiopian dance

Constance Hockaday

The one question every aspiring leader needs to ask

Clementine Jacoby

How bad data traps people in the US justice system

Jessie Christiansen

What the discovery of exoplanets reveals about the universe

Adetayo Bamiduro

Africa's path to clean mobility -- driven by motorcycles

"Kilamu" / "Ama Aje" / "Jam Now, Simmer Down" / "Dracula"

Robert Katzschmann

The future of machines that move like animals

How to revitalize a neighborhood -- without gentrification

Okong'o Kinyanjui

The online community supporting queer Africans

The affordable, 3D-printed bionics of the future

Albert Fox Cahn

The shift we need to stop mass surveillance

The most powerful yet overlooked resource in schools

Micaela Mantegna

How to stop the metaverse from becoming the internet's bad sequel

"Giving Space"

A photographic journey through the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan

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Exclusive articles about TED Fellows

11 book and music recommendations that will ignite your imagination

Want to get your creative juices flowing? Filmmaker and writer Wanuri Kahiu and sci-fi author Charlie Jane Anders know more than a thing or two about finding inspiration -- and they've curated this list of recommendations to fire you up.

Posted Dec 2022

A scientist explores: What if we could inoculate people against depression and trauma?

An accidental discovery led neuroscientist Rebecca Brachman PhD towards new insights into how stress triggers depression and PTSD -- and could offer a new approach to help fortify our resilience against mental illness.

Posted Nov 2021

Not ready to be vegan? Here are 5 tweaks to make your diet more Earth-friendly

If you want to cut your carbon emissions, you don't necessarily need to cut out meat altogether. Making a few changes to your diet can have significant benefits for the environment and for your health.

Posted Jan 2021

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