Newest Talks

  1. Karen Lloyd The mysterious microbes living deep inside the earth -- and how they could help humanity
    The mysterious microbes living deep inside the earth -- and how they could help humanity
  2. Juna Kollmeier The most detailed map of galaxies, black holes and stars ever made
    The most detailed map of galaxies, black holes and stars ever made
  3. Mark Tercek An ingenious proposal for scaling up marine protection
    An ingenious proposal for scaling up marine protection

Trending

  1. Smelfies, and other experiments in synthetic biology
  2. Meet the microscopic life in your home -- and on your face
  3. 4 reasons to learn a new language
  4. This deep-sea mystery is changing our understanding of life
  5. An underwater art museum, teeming with life
  6. Teachers need real feedback

Editors' picks

  1. Ink made of air pollution
  2. Why we choke under pressure -- and how to avoid it
  3. How to motivate people to do good for others
  4. The key to a better malaria vaccine
  5. How AI could compose a personalized soundtrack to your life
  6. What a world without prisons could look like

Take a (smart) break

  1. How we can bring mental health support to refugees
  2. How a male contraceptive pill could work
  3. The origin of countless conspiracy theories
  4. How to grow fresh air
  5. Want to be more creative? Go for a walk
  6. What the Russian Revolution would have looked like on social media

Explore playlists

TED-Ed animations: Feed your curiosity

  1. "The Opposites Game"
  2. Why is ketchup so hard to pour?
  3. The history of the world according to cats
  4. How do carbohydrates impact your health?
  5. Why should you read "The Master and Margarita"?
  6. The myth of Hercules

Transform your perspective

  1. Confessions of a bad feminist
  2. One woman, five characters, and a sex lesson from the future
  3. The shocking move to criminalize nonviolent protest
  4. What really matters at the end of life
  5. The power of vulnerability
  6. What hallucination reveals about our minds

Living out loud

  1. A queer vision of love and marriage
  2. What the gay rights movement learned from the civil rights movement
  3. A circle of caring
  4. How I'm bringing queer pride to my rural village
  5. A powerful poem about what it feels like to be transgender
  6. The story of Marvel's first queer Latina superhero

The spectrum of light and dark

  1. How darkness influences imagination
  2. How artificial light affects our health
  3. What it's really like to be colorblind
  4. Why we need darkness
  5. ¿Cómo podríamos viajar más rápido que la velocidad de la luz?
  6. Why light needs darkness

Alien stories

  1. 3 moons and a planet that could have alien life
  2. Aliens, love -- where are they?
  3. Join the SETI search
  4. The most mysterious star in the universe
  5. The most Martian place on Earth
  6. ET is (probably) out there -- get ready

About TED

TED is a nonpartisan nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks. TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, and today covers almost all topics — from science to business to global issues — in more than 110 languages. Meanwhile, independently run TEDx events help share ideas in communities around the world.