TED delivers a jolt of creativity and a dash of inspiration. Watch world's greatest thinkers and doers share fascinating ideas worth spreading.
Laugh and Learn
S1, EP2Why we laugh, how to deconstruct racism, one headline at a time, the bug that poops candy and how technology has changed what it's like to be deaf.
Best of the Best
S1, EP13 "Best of the Best"Fighting misinformation about vaccines; stopping remote work burnout; Mao Zedong's infamous cult; the solution for gender equity; when the population hits 10 billion.
Procrastination Station
S1, EP10 "Procrastination Station"A mysterious design that appears across millennia, Terry Moore; Why can't you put metal in a microwave?, Aaron Slepkov; 3 sneaky tactics that websites use to make you spend, Wendy De La Rosa; The true cost of gold, Lyla Latif; How one small idea led to $1 million of paid water bills, Tiffani Ashley Bell; How to find joy in climate action, Ayana Elizabeth Johnson; Can the metaverse bring us closer to wildlife?, Gautam Shah.
The Future Ahead
S1, EP61) How CRISPR lets you edit DNA ----- Andrea M. Henle; 2) SpaceX's supersized Starship rocket -- and the future of galactic exploration ----- Jennifer Heldmann; 3) Underwater farms vs. climate change ----- Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Megan Davis; 4) The affordable, 3D-printed bionics of the future ----- Enzo Romero; 5) The future of fashion -- made from mushrooms ----- Dan Widmaier; 6) The promise of quantum computers ----- Matt Langione.
Psych Out
S1, EP10 "Psych Out"A look into what is normal and what is different; a colorful case for outside-the-box thinking on identity; lessons from losing one's mind; the origin of countless conspiracy theories.
Ocean Wonders
S1, EP11 "Ocean Wonders"Why fish are better at breathing than people by Dan Kwartler; how to teach kids to love science by Cesar Harada; how supply chain transparency can help the planet by Markus Mutz; how do fish make electricity by Eleanor Nelsen.
Universe of Mystery
S1, EP91) Where does gold come from? ----- David Lunney; 2) Humanity's planet-shaping powers -- and what they mean for the future ----- Achim Steiner; 3) The battle that formed the universe ----- Fabio Pacucci; 4) The world's first crowdsourced space traffic monitoring system ----- Moriba Jah; 5) 6 space technologies we can use to improve life on Earth ----- Danielle Wood; 6) What in the world is topological quantum matter? - Fan Zhang; 7) What the discovery of gravitational waves means.
Overlooked History
S1, EP3Joëlle Rollo-Koster discusses why there were three popes at the same time; Alex Gendler discusses the Panama Canal; Dustin Tahmahkera discusses the last chief of the Comanches and the fall of an empire; Kenneth C. Davis and others talk.