TED delivers a jolt of creativity and a dash of inspiration. Watch world's greatest thinkers and doers share fascinating ideas worth spreading.
Larger-Than-Life Art
S1, EP7 "Larger-Than-Life Art"Why I built my own time machine, Lucas Rizzotto; Imaginative sculptures that explore how we perceive reality, Alicia Eggert; Why you should read Shakespeare's The Tempest, Iseult Gillespie; How we experience time and memory through art, Sarah Sze; A sci-fi story of climate optimism, Vandana Singh.
The Latest in Ideas
S1, EP54 "The Latest in Ideas"Lessons from father's final days by Laurel Braitman; quantum computers aren't what it seems, they're cool by Harlmut Neven; steroids can save a life by Anees Bahli; democracy requires disagreement; how to do it by Bret.
The Creative Zone
S1, EP5Beau Lotto and Cirque du Soleil; Jad Abumrad; Jacqueline Woodson; Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis on repetition and music; three anti-social skills to improve writing with Nadia Kalman; the simple genius of a good graphic with Tommy McCall.
What in the World?
S1, EP3Emma Bryce discusses the case of the vanishing honeybees; Ben Longdon discusses how viruses jump from animals to humans; Kenny Coogan discusses carnivorous plants; Jean-Baptiste P. Koehl discusses Iceland's underground volcanoes.
Your Body, Explained
S1, EP15 "Your Body, Explained"What if all US health care costs were transparent by Jeanne Pinder; why does hitting the funny bone feel horrible by Cella Wright; a quest to cure prion disease, before it's too late by Sonia Vallabh.
The Mind Shift
S1, EP7"What Frogs in Hot Water Can Teach us About Thinking Again" by Adam Grant; "The Unexpected Benefit of Celebrating Failure" by Astro Teller; "Why You Will Fail to Have a Great Career" by Larry Smith; "How Working Couples Can Best Support Each Other" by Jennifer Petriglieri.
Best of the Best
S1, EP5"Why Are Some People Left-Handed?" with Daniel M. Abrams; "Looks Aren't Everything. Believe Me, I'm a Model." with Cameron Russell; "The Psychology of Evil" with Philip Zimbardo; "The Tale of the Boy Who Tricked the Devil" with Iseult Gillespie.
The Creative Zone
S1, EP1Your elusive creative genius; how craving attention makes you less creative; the neuroscience of imagination; the surprising habits of original thinkers.