TED delivers a jolt of creativity and a dash of inspiration. Watch world's greatest thinkers and doers share fascinating ideas worth spreading.
Afternoon Snack
S1, EP5The physics of everyday life; why plague doctors wore beaked masks; how a typeface helped launch Apollo.
What in the World?
S1, EP2Kayla Mandel Sheets discusses secret twins; Nathan S. Jacobs on optical illusions; Chad Orzel discusses Schrödinger's cat; Seena Mathew discusses the speed of thought; Moriba Jah poses a hypothetical on satallites; Janja Lalich discusses cults.
Your Purpose, Unlocked
S1, EP4"How Motivation Can Fix Public Systems" by Abhishek Gopalka; "We Have to Stop Destroying Our Future" by Al Gore; "A Roadmap for Young Changemakers" by Melati Wijsen; "Can We Regenerate Heart Muscle With Stem Cells?" by Chuck Murry.
The Latest in Ideas
S1, EP55 "The Latest in Ideas"How to break through fear and become a leader, Valerie Montgomery Rice; 12 predictions for the future of technology, Vinod Khosl; a cleaner world could start in a rice field, Jim Whitaker and Jessica Whitaker Allen; how to spot authoritarianism.
How to Be a Better You
S1, EP7"Why Specializing Early Doesn't Always Mean Career Success"; "Why People Fall for Misinformation"; "6 Tips for Better Sleep": "How to Tame Your Wandering Mind"; "What Kids Can Teach Adults About Asking for Help."
Tales from the Edge
S1, EP7 "Tales from the Edge"How Mars might hold the secret to the origin of life; real-life alien jaws; discovering beauty and science deep under the Earth's surface; the twins who tricked the Maya gods of death.
The Future Ahead
S1, EP8"The Next Global Superpower Isn't Who You Think" by Ian Bremmer; "The Most Important Century in Human History" by Ted-ed; "6 Big Ethical Questions About the Future of AI by Genevieve Bell; "How to Stop the Metaverse From Becoming the Internet's Bad Sequel" by Micaela Mantegna; "The Danger of AI is Weirder Than You Think" by Janelle Shane.
Larger-Than-Life Art
S1, EP6 "Larger-Than-Life Art"How to support and celebrate living artists, Swizz Beatz; Why you should read Kafka on the Shore, Iseult Gillespie; Life lessons from Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, Benjamin Zander; Wild, intricate sculptures made out of my hair, Laetitia Ky; An architect's subversive reimagining of the US-Mexico border wall, Ronald Rael.