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Beyond the Talk: Deja Foxx on finding alternative online spaces
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Teen girls have solutions to save us from some of our biggest problems," says digital strategist Deja Foxx. Following her talk at TED2025, she joins ...
Going viral taught me the internet is broken — but fixable | Deja Foxx
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Digital strategist Deja Foxx went viral for speaking up at a town meeting — and then learned the harsh cost of being in social media’s crosshairs....
Sunday Pick: How Texas became America’s biggest producer of wind energy | Speed & Scale
05 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the surprising story of how Texas – rich in oil and gas – became America's biggest producer of wind energy. For our first episode, Ryan an...
Your relationship expectations could be holding you back | Stephanie R. Yates-Anyabwile (re-release)
04 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the secret to a happy relationship isn’t following the rules, but rewriting them? In this refreshing talk, couples therapist Stephanie R. Ya...
Can AI make us more human? A social psychologist and a business leader answer | Heidi Grant and Barry Cooper
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As AI continues to integrate into our workplaces, how do we ensure we don’t lose what makes us human? Social psychologist Heidi Grant speaks with Ni...
What separates us from chimpanzees? | Jane Goodall
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jane Goodall hasn't found the missing link, but she's come closer than nearly anyone else. The primatologist says the only real difference between hum...
3 simple ways to build stronger relationships at work | Alyssa Birnbaum
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Doing the best at your job isn't just about working harder — it’s also about connecting better, says psychologist Alyssa Birnbaum. She shares prac...
This TED Talk is full of bad ideas | Gabe Whaley
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the worst ideas turned out to be the most interesting? Mischief-making artist Gabe Whaley shares how he built a collective of artists whose se...
How Dolly Parton led me to an epiphany | Jad Abumrad (re-release)
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do you end a story? Host of "Radiolab" Jad Abumrad tells how his search for an answer led him home to the mountains of Tennessee, where he met an ...
TED Talks Daily Book Club: How to Be Free: A Proven Guide to Escaping Life’s Hidden Prisons | Shaka Senghor
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Note: this talk contains mature content.Shaka Senghor is a resilience expert and New York Times best-selling author, who spent 19 years in prison–in...
Forget the corporate ladder — winners take risks | Molly Graham (re-release)
27 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Success in your career looks different for everyone — but no matter your industry, you'll need to take risks. Company and community builder Molly Gr...
How do you turn hope into action? A doctor and a public health expert answer | David Fajgenbaum and Celina de Sola
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do you hold on to hope while still being realistic about the work that needs to be done? Immunology researcher David Fajgenbaum and public health ...
Inside India's astonishing solar revolution | Kanika Chawla
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 2014, the world’s second largest coal consumer made a bold promise: to increase its solar capacity from three gigawatts to 100 gigawatts in just ...
The emerging science of finding critical metals | Mfikeyi Makayi
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Your smartphone, computer and electric car all depend on one thing — critical minerals buried deep underground. But there’s a catch: the mining in...
Inside WWE's storytelling machine | Paul "Triple H" Levesque
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From his electrifying entrances as a professional wrestler to his current work as WWE's chief content officer, Paul "Triple H" Levesque knows how to e...
How we took on an oil giant — and won | Melinda Janki
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Oil companies may seem invincible, but they are more vulnerable than you think, says climate justice litigator Melinda Janki. She tells the story of h...
Sunday Pick: Mexico City | Far Flung
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Harnessing the creativity of a megalopolis isn't easy, but Mexico City shows us how it's done. Follow a real-life superhero who dons a luchador mask a...
(#1) Elise’s Top Ten: The psychology of your future self | Dan Gilbert
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Human beings are works in progress that mistakenly think they're finished." Dan Gilbert shares recent research on a phenomenon he calls the "end of h...
(#2) Elise’s Top Ten: You don't actually know what your future self wants | Shankar Vedantam
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"You are constantly becoming a new person," says journalist Shankar Vedantam. In a talk full of beautiful storytelling, he explains the profound impac...
(#3) Elise’s Top Ten: If I should have a daughter ... | Sarah Kay
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"If I should have a daughter, instead of Mom, she's gonna call me Point B ... " began spoken word poet Sarah Kay, in a talk that inspired two standing...
(#4) Elise’s Top Ten: The power of vulnerability | Brené Brown
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brené Brown studies human connection -- our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk, she shares a deep insight from her researc...
(#5) Elise’s Top Ten: The new political story that could change everything | George Monbiot
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To get out of the mess we're in, we need a new story that explains the present and guides the future, says author George Monbiot. Drawing on findings ...
(#6) Elise’s Top Ten: Racism has a cost for everyone | Heather C. McGhee
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Racism makes our economy worse — and not just in ways that harm people of color, says public policy expert Heather C. McGhee. From her research and ...
(#7) Elise’s Top Ten: The ghastly tragedy of the suburbs | James Howard Kunstler
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In James Howard Kunstler's view, public spaces should be inspired centers of civic life and the physical manifestation of the common good. Instead, he...
(#8) Elise’s Top Ten: Change your story, change your life | Lori Gottlieb
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stories help you make sense of your life — but when these narratives are incomplete or misleading, they can keep you stuck instead of providing clar...
(#9) Elise’s Top Ten: Rethinking infidelity ... a talk for anyone who has ever loved | Esther Perel
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Infidelity is the ultimate betrayal. But does it have to be? Relationship therapist Esther Perel examines why people cheat, and unpacks why affairs ar...
(#10) Elise’s Top Ten: What almost dying taught me about living | Suleika Jaouad
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"The hardest part of my cancer experience began once the cancer was gone," says author Suleika Jaouad. In this fierce, funny, wisdom-packed talk, she ...
Yancey Strickler and Jenny Du: How do you rethink how the world works? An entrepreneur and an engineer answer | TED Intersections
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when following the “right” path leads you to the “wrong” place? Kickstarter cofounder Yancey Strickler and scientist Jenny Du dis...
The link between evolution and language | Richard Dawkins
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Languages drift, adapt and evolve much like living species. In this wide-ranging conversation, evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins and linguist Joh...
How video games can power up your parenting | Hannah Boquet
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Parenting an eye-rolling teenager glued to a gaming system is not a simple feat, but what if you could turn screen time into an opportunity for connec...
The grassroots movement transforming public safety | Aqeela Sherrills
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 1992, something unprecedented happened in Los Angeles: rival gang members negotiated a historic peace treaty, significantly reducing violence acros...
Amy Barnes: Will climate change make your home uninsurable? | TED Countdown Summit 2025
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Insurance is the hidden engine that keeps the economy churning, but climate change is making home insurance unaffordable for many people, says climate...
Sunday Pick: How to have curious conversations in dangerously divided times (w/ Mónica Guzmán) | How to Be a Better Human
14 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When was the last time you really connected with someone who disagrees with you? Or saw a post on social media that challenged your views? Or listened...
TED Intersections: How will new tech shape your life? A roboticist and a political strategist answer | Bradley Tusk and Ali Kashani
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Should you be polite to robots? Political strategist Bradley Tusk and roboticist Ali Kashani explore how new technology is poised to make your life ea...
The life-saving secrets in your baby's DNA | Robert C. Green
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if we could get a heads-up about serious health issues before they begin, from the moment a baby is born? In this groundbreaking talk, geneticist...
Floating farms, sponge cities and the climate solutions already working | Harjeet Singh
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if every dollar you spend today could save you 10 dollars tomorrow? Development expert Harjeet Singh reveals how climate solutions like floating ...
Why we need to know our lives matter | Jennifer Wallace
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s not enough to do important work — we need to know it truly matters, says journalist Jennifer Wallace. Drawing on her research into firefighte...
How digital culture is reshaping our faces and bodies | Elise Hu (re-release)
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As "beauty filters" proliferate on social media platforms like TikTok, journalist Elise Hu says we've entered the era of the technological gaze, where...
How nearly dying helped me discover my own cure (and many more) | David Fajgenbaum
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Physician-scientist David Fajgenbaum was dying from a rare disease that didn't have a cure — until he discovered a lifesaving drug that wasn't origi...
Beyond the Talk: Salome Agbaroji and Samora Pinderhughes in conversation with TED Talks Daily
07 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The human experience is a very real one that we shouldn’t neglect,” says Salome Agbaroji in a conversation on the intersection between art and AI....
What will the future of art look like? A visual effects artist and a curator answer | Rob Bredow and Nora Atkinson
06 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How will AI and new technology change art? Visual effects artist Rob Bredow, known for his work on Star Wars, and curator Nora Atkinson, who brought B...
How to end factory farming | Lewis Bollard
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Factory farming is the greatest moral crisis we ignore, says farm animal welfare champion Lewis Bollard. He exposes the truth behind the "all natural"...
How displaced people are driving local economies | Julienne Oyler
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The number of forcibly displaced people across the world is on the rise. While aid systems often focus on providing basic necessities like food and sh...
Most countries fail at clean energy. Here’s how mine succeeded | Sebastián Kind
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Energy expert Sebastián Kind helped Argentina go from virtually no renewable energy to generating nearly 40 percent of its electricity from wind and ...
What’s behind the rise of far right politics in Europe | Daphne Halikiopoulou
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Far-right parties are gaining popularity worldwide. Why is that? Political researcher Daphne Halikiopoulou reveals how rising leaders tap into people’...
How labor unions shape society | Margaret Levi (re-release)
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The weekend. Social Security. Health insurance. What do these things have in common? They all exist thanks to the advocacy of labor unions. Political ...
Sunday Pick: How to stop devoting yourself to your job (w/ Sarah Jaffe) | How to Be a Better Human
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Jaffe is the author of Work Won’t Love You Back: How Devotion to Our Jobs Keep Us Exploited, Exhausted, and Alone. She and Chris discuss the e...
Do schools kill creativity? | Sir Ken Robinson (re-release)
30 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.T...
"The Unprompted," a poem that AI will never understand | Salome Agbaroji
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when a poet talks back to AI? In an electrifying performance, Salome Agbaroji performs her original spoken-word poem, "The Unprompted," w...
Want to make change? Let young people tell their stories | Anshul Tewari
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As a teenager, social entrepreneur Anshul Tewari didn’t see young voices represented in the conversations that mattered. His solution? A simple blog...
Could we detect breast cancer with a fingerprint? | Simona Francese
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women globally. And yet, many people pass up opportunities to get screened for the disease, often becaus...
Why you should spend less time with your kids | Lenore Skenazy
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Whether it’s micromanaging playtime, constantly hovering or incessantly texting, the adult takeover of childhood has created a crisis of anxiety in ...
How AI could generate new life-forms | Eric Nguyen
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If DNA is just a string of letters, could AI learn to read it … or even write it? Bioengineering researcher Eric Nguyen reveals how AI has upended t...
TED Talks Daily Book Club: Intentional Ambition: Redefining Your Work for Greater Joy, Freedom, and Fulfillment | Rha Goddess
24 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rha Goddess is an entrepreneurial soul coach and author of the new book "Intentional Ambition: Redefining Your Work for Greater Joy, Freedom, and Fulf...
Why having fun is the secret to a healthier life | Catherine Price (re-release)
23 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you had your daily dose of fun? It's not just enjoyable, it's also essential for your health and happiness, says science journalist Catherine Pri...
What sex, soap and alcohol taught me about making an impact | Myriam Sidibe
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if saving lives and growing a company went hand in hand? Public health expert Myriam Sidibe thinks many businesses are going about social impact ...
The missing piece in the story of migration | Sonia Shah and Zeke Hernandez
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Headlines often reduce migration to crisis and controversy, leaving out the bigger picture that movement is a natural, even necessary part of who we a...
The science of making fruits and veggies last longer | Jenny Du
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's a hard nut to crack: in order to prevent food waste, we rely on plastic packaging and refrigeration, which harm the environment. What if we could...
300 years of classical music in 18 minutes | Joshua Bell
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Does the world still need classical music? What about orchestras? In this gorgeous talk and performance, violinist Joshua Bell and the Chamber Orchest...
The world's first "nature superpower" | Ilona Szabó de Carvalho
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Over the last 40 years, Brazil has lost an area larger than California to deforestation — and 90 percent of the clear-cutting has been illegal, all ...
Sunday Pick: After the Glory Fades | Good Sport
17 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Competitive sports give athletes structure, community and purpose. And an outlet for their passion. So what happens when, because of injury or age, th...
Why venting doesn’t help you deal with anger | Jennifer Parlamis
16 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Does venting actually help you cool off, or does it just add fuel to the fire? Social psychologist Jennifer Parlamis busts common myths about anger, s...
Why your zip code shouldn’t determine your lifespan | Dion Dawson
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if ending food insecurity meant ditching charity models that haven’t been updated since the 1960s? Dion Dawson, TED Fellow and founder of Dion’...
A practical guide to taking control of your life | Cate Hall
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The real lever of a meaningful life isn’t intelligence or hustle — it’s personal agency, says Cate Hall, former Supreme Court attorney and once ...
A multigenerational musical journey | Yijia Tu
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In an enchanting talk and performance, singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Yijia Tu traces a path from the world’s biggest stages to a fami...
A corporate job isn’t the only path to success. Here’s where to look next | Anuj Tanna
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are you unemployed, or just an entrepreneur who doesn’t know it yet? Drawing on a decade of experience building a social platform that connects self...
How common knowledge shapes the world | Steven Pinker
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Common knowledge is the secret engine of social life, letting us coordinate everything from meet-ups to markets to international diplomacy. In this fa...
Sunday Pick: Protecting your time with Linda Babcock | WorkLife with Adam Grant
10 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this season of WorkLife, we’re pairing each of our regular episodes with a companion interview to do a deeper dive into the topic. This is the de...
How to preserve your private life in the age of social media | Bryce Dallas Howard (re-release)
09 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Growing up in the public eye, multi-hyphenate creator Bryce Dallas Howard experienced the familiar pressure to share her life with the world on social...
A bold idea to rebuild the working class | Molly Hemstreet
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Struggling communities don’t need handouts — they need bold new ways to root wealth. Meet Molly Hemstreet — a TED Fellow, Southern Appalachia na...
Is AI ruining music? | Dustin Ballard
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What makes music “real” — is it the instruments, the voice, the creator’s intention or something else entirely? Dustin Ballard, the creative f...
The wonder of weightlifting | Jaime Seeman
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With humor and hard science, obstetrician and gynecologist Jaime Seeman reveals why building muscle is one of the best ways to combat women’s top he...
The powerful promise of Earth’s harshest places | Lei Zhang
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Clean energy visionary Lei Zhang loves the Gobi Desert — the most Mars-like place on Earth. Why? Because of the promise it holds to provide the free...
How ethics can help you make better decisions | Michael Schur (re-release)
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What would Immanuel Kant say about a fender bender? In a surprisingly funny trip through the teachings of some of history's great philosophers, TV wri...
Sunday Pick: Ai Weiwei | Design Matters
03 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ai Weiwei joins to discuss his new memoir “1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows,” depicting a century-long epic tale of China told through a story of hi...
How to make learning as addictive as social media | Luis von Ahn (re-release)
02 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When technologist Luis von Ahn was building the popular language-learning platform Duolingo, he faced a big problem: Could an app designed to teach yo...
Life is hard. Art helps | Liana Finck (re-release)
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cartoonist Liana Finck's drawings hold our hands through life's predicaments, big and small: dating, breakups, what to make for dinner, how to leave a...
How to recapture the joy of the early internet | Michael Sun
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Before algorithms ruled our feeds, the internet was a mess — glitchy, chaotic and full of unexpected magic. Internet culture writer Michael Sun refl...
The blueprint for serving a million school lunches — every day | Wawira Njiru
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With a genius combination of smart tech, local food and bold partnerships, Wawira Njiru and her nonprofit Food4Education have gone from serving 25 chi...
The multidimensional magic of modern maps | Peter Wilczynski
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Maps have long helped us understand the world — now, they can help us shape it. Digital cartographer Peter Wilczynski introduces the Living Globe: a...
A small nation’s surprising solution to unemployment | James Mnyupe
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did a small, economically vulnerable country become a trailblazer in sustainable industry? Clean economy builder James Mnyupe explores how Namibia...
Sunday Pick: Unsolicited Advice: How to get your mojo back at work | Fixable
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are you feeling overwhelmed, uninspired, or burned out at work? In this special Unsolicited Advice episode, Anne and Frances are getting ready for sum...
Go ahead, dream about the future | Charlie Jane Anders (re-release)
26 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"You don't predict the future -- you imagine the future," says sci-fi writer Charlie Jane Anders. In a talk that's part dream, part research-based ext...
Why building new proteins from scratch is our new superpower | David Baker
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The rapidly evolving field of protein design is revealing solutions to some of the world’s greatest problems, whether it's blocking a virus, breakin...
Are we heading toward World War III? | Heni Ozi Cukier
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this urgent talk, political scientist Heni Ozi Cukier analyzes the social, economic, political and military conditions that preceded the last two w...
How to get people to do what you want | Barry Sonnenfeld
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As a film and television director, Barry Sonnenfeld had millions of dollars riding on his ability to get his cast and crew to play along — and much ...
700 million people still live without electricity. Here’s how to fix that | Jacqueline Novogratz
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Impact investor and Acumen CEO Jacqueline Novogratz unveils a bold vision to bring off-grid solar electricity to 700 million people still living in da...
What silence can teach you about sound | Dallas Taylor (re-release)
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What can you hear in silence? In this exploration of sound, host of the podcast "Twenty Thousand Hertz" Dallas Taylor tells the story of arguably the ...
Sunday Pick: How to be a better friend (w/ Rhaina Cohen) | How to Be a Better Human
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What would it look like if we took friendship as seriously as we take romance? Rhaina Cohen, author of the book The Other Significant Others: Reimagin...
Stories of photographing monumental people -- from Michelle Obama to Stephen Hawking | Platon
19 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With his art, photographer Platon seeks to strip away assumptions and leave viewers with a window into his subject's character, filling our eyes with ...
The jokes AI won’t tell | Jena Friedman
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Could a robot ever be funny? In a sharp standup act, comedian Jena Friedman lambasts the mad dash to develop AI and offers a surprising take on why it...
Why good people become bad bosses | Jamie Woolf and Christopher Bell
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You’ve probably had a bad boss, but you might not realize how easy it is to become one. Leadership experts Jamie Woolf and Christopher Bell unpack “...
We don't "move on" from grief. We move forward with it | Nora McInerny (re-release)
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a talk that's by turns heartbreaking and hilarious, writer and podcaster Nora McInerny shares her hard-earned wisdom about life and death. Her cand...
Why you should be able to vote on your phone | Bradley Tusk
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US political system is broken — and the solution might be in the palm of your hands, says political strategist Bradley Tusk. Drawing on his deep...
An unexpected plan for peace in the Middle East | Nada Majdalani
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Middle East is a climate hotspot, with many parts of the region set to experience an increase in temperature by five to eight degrees Celsius by t...
Sunday Pick: Barcelona: streetwear with a political twist | Far Flung
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Barcelona is a city that can’t be separated from its art–you might picture Gaudí architecture, Picasso paintings, or flamenco and jazz spilling o...
How to find humor in life's absurdity | Maira Kalman (re-release)
12 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With levity and profound insight, artist Maira Kalman reflects on life, death, dinner parties, not knowing the right answers, the joys of eating a hot...
The most powerful predictor of team success | Rafael Chiuzi
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Remember that gut-clenching fear of speaking up in class? Organizational psychologist Rafael Chiuzi reveals how that same feeling shows up in the work...
A story of moral imagination and bold entrepreneurship | Sitoyo Lopokoiyit and Jacqueline Novogratz
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a conversation about visionary leadership, M-PESA CEO Sitoyo Lopokoiyit speaks with impact investor and Acumen CEO Jacqueline Novogratz about how h...
"Marigolds," a poem about wonder | Safiya Sinclair
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Poet Safiya Sinclair performs "Marigolds: A Letter to Wonder," an original poem she created for TED that explores memory, beauty and the fragility of ...