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TED is a nonprofit devoted to ideas worth spreading. On this video feed, you'll find TED Talks to inspire, intrigue and stir the imagination from some of the world's leading thinkers and doers, speaking from the stage at TED conferences, TEDx events and partner events around the world. This podcast is also available in high-def video and audio-only formats.

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Life on the frontlines of w...

11.28.2023

Covering global war stories can be hard and thankless — but it's critical work if the rest of us are to understand what's really going on in the world. For nearly two decades, journalist Jane Ferguson has reported on hostilities ...

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11.28.2023 Life on the frontlines of war reporting \| Jane Ferguson Covering global war stories can be hard and thankless — but it's critical work if the rest of us are to understand what's really going on in the world. For nearly two decades, journalist Jane Ferguson has reported on hostilities ...
11.27.2023 The science behind how sickness shapes your mood \| Keely Muscatell Your immune system is more socially aware than you think, says social neuroscientist and psychology professor Keely Muscatell. Investigating the interconnectedness of your mood and your inflammatory system, she offers an evolutionary reason as to why being sick may make ...
11.27.2023 The case for a new Great Migration in the US \| Charles M. Blow Social progress in the United States often seems to take two steps forward and one step back, with hard-fought civil rights wins countered by a seemingly inevitable backlash. In this spirited talk, writer Charles M. Blow makes the case that ...
11.22.2023 Why you shouldn't trust boredom \| Kevin H. Gary Are you actually bored, or is something else going on? Educator Kevin H. Gary shares three practical takeaways to deal with the doldrums, so you can take control of your attention, figure out which feelings to trust and name the ...
11.21.2023 When Biden met Xi (and what's going on with the US and China) \| Ian Bremmer US President Joe Biden and President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping recently met in San Francisco. It was the first time Xi had visited the US in six years — and the first time the two leaders ...
11.21.2023 A crash course in making political change \| Katie Fahey You don't need political power to make real change, says activist Katie Fahey. She tells the story of how she led a successful movement in Michigan to end gerrymandering — the practice of drawing district lines to favor one political ...
11.20.2023 The exciting, perilous journey toward AGI \| Ilya Sutskever Just weeks before the management shakeup at OpenAI rocked Silicon Valley and made international news, the company's cofounder and chief scientist Ilya Sutskever explored the transformative potential of artificial general intelligence (AGI), highlighting how it could surpass human intelligence and ...
11.20.2023 Meet methane, the invisible climate villain \| Marcelo Mena A landfill on fire doesn't only emit a horrid stench — it has devastating consequences for the environment, too. The culprit is methane, an often underestimated greenhouse gas produced in large part by food systems, organic waste and yes, cow ...
11.17.2023 The secret perks of driving electric \| Cynthia Williams Electric vehicles need to be more than just eco-friendly — they have to be more chic, convenient and affordable than their gas-powered alternatives, says sustainability leader Cynthia Williams. She explores what it'll take for an electric revolution to succeed in ...
11.16.2023 Are you really as good at something as you think? \| Robin Kramer Does confidence equal competence? Not quite. In a talk that will make you better aware of yourself, experimental psychologist Robin Kramer delves into the Dunning-Kruger effect — which argues that those who are least capable often overestimate their skills the ...
11.15.2023 The real gold of our economy is in our hands \| Salvatore Cali The vast majority of our time at work is spent trudging through redundant and outdated workflows, says operations visionary Salvatore Cali. Laying out the most common time-wasting pitfalls, he urges policy leaders and businesses to reevaluate what they ask of ...
11.14.2023 Why you should ditch deadly fossil-fuel appliances \| Donnel Baird In the US, people spend the overwhelming majority of their time inside buildings that burn fossil fuels, which are bad for both the environment and human health. (Think: breathing in air pollution from gas stoves, furnaces and water heaters.) If ...
11.13.2023 An alternative to the "midlife crisis" \| Chip Conley Midlife doesn't have to be a scary time, says entrepreneur Chip Conley. In this short yet profound talk, he takes inspiration from the natural world to reframe our 40s, 50s and 60s as a transitional stage that's full of grace ...
11.10.2023 The unexpected way spirituality connects to climate change \| Gopal D. Patel Environmental activist Gopal D. Patel thinks the climate movement could learn a lot from one of the longest-standing social initiatives in human history: religion. Exploring three areas where frameworks from faith traditions could benefit the climate movement, Patel offers a ...
11.09.2023 It's time to rethink the role of First Lady \| Irina Karamanos Adrian Irina Karamanos Adrian didn't plan on becoming Chile's First Lady — but she set out to transform the role all the same. She shares how she's fighting gender stereotypes and protecting democracy by shifting political power back to where it ...
11.09.2023 Returning to school mid-career? Here's what you need to know \| Candice Neveu Are you thinking of returning to school? Educator Candice Neveu shares three challenges you might face continuing your education mid-career — and three mindset shifts to speed up your learning, improve your confidence and achieve the results you want.
11.08.2023 The dark side of competition in AI \| Liv Boeree Competition is a core part of human nature, and it can drive us to extraordinary feats. But when it goes wrong, the results can be devastating. Poker champion and science communicator Liv Boeree introduces us to "Moloch's trap" — the ...
11.07.2023 Photographing nature beyond the limits of human perception \| Doris Mitsch Artist Doris Mitsch invites us to revel in the wonders of nature through her dazzling photography: stacked images of starlings in flight, hawks surfing thermal updrafts, bats echolocating through the night sky and more. Revealing the hidden trails created by ...
11.06.2023 Is technology our savior — or our slayer? \| Ruha Benjamin When it comes to technology, we're often presented with two contrasting visions of the future: one where technology fulfills all our desires, and another where it leads to chaos and conflict. Sociologist Ruha Benjamin is here with a more radical ...
11.03.2023 Regeneration can restore a broken world \| Paul Hawken A frog and a mockingbird changed Paul Hawken's life, kindling a devotion to protect and restore nature. Now, as one of the world's preeminent environmentalists, he advocates for regeneration — a calling and action plan for the world to come ...
11.03.2023 Artificial skin? We made it — here's why \| Anna Maria Coclite Material scientist Anna Maria Coclite unveils "smart skin" — artificial skin technology that responds to touch, temperature and humidity like your very own. (It's actually even more sensitive than human skin!) From helping burn victims to paving the way to ...
11.02.2023 The powerful possibilities of recycling the world's batteries \| Emma Nehrenheim The world has plenty of clean energy. The problem is storing that energy and getting it where we need it, when we need it, says battery recycling pioneer Emma Nehrenheim. While batteries are fundamental to powering a sustainable future, their ...
11.01.2023 The power of unconventional thinking \| David McWilliams From World War I to the 2008 economic collapse and beyond, history shows that economists don't always see the future as clearly as they think they do, says economist David McWilliams. Using the words of W.B. Yeats, McWilliams makes the ...
10.31.2023 AI is dangerous, but not for the reasons you think \| Sasha Luccioni AI won't kill us all — but that doesn't make it trustworthy. Instead of getting distracted by future existential risks, AI ethics researcher Sasha Luccioni thinks we need to focus on the technology's current negative impacts, like emitting carbon, infringing ...
10.30.2023 How to keep AI under control \| Max Tegmark The current explosion of exciting commercial and open-source AI is likely to be followed, within a few years, by creepily superintelligent AI – which top researchers and experts fear could disempower or wipe out humanity. Scientist Max Tegmark describes an ...
10.27.2023 How to think computationally about AI, the universe and everything \| Stephen Wolfram Drawing on his decades-long mission to formulate the world in computational terms, Stephen Wolfram delivers a profound vision of computation and its role in the future of AI. Amid a debut of mesmerizing visuals depicting the underlying structure of the ...
10.27.2023 My quest to end the horror of gun violence in the US \| Lucy McBath US Congresswoman Lucy McBath has made it her mission to seek bipartisan solutions for gun safety, leading the way in sponsoring so-called "red flag" laws that prevent gun violence and mass shootings. In a searing and timely talk, she shares ...
10.26.2023 A simple way to inspire your team \| David Burkus Using paychecks, perks and carefully worded mission statements plastered on posters, companies are on a never-ending quest to find what drives morale at work. An underappreciated solution lies in the answer to one simple question, says management researcher David Burkus. ...
10.26.2023 How comedy helps us deal with hard truths \| Roy Wood Jr. There's a saying that comedy is tragedy plus time. Perhaps that's why some of our biggest problems feel easiest to manage with a dose of humor. Comedian, journalist and actor Roy Wood Jr. has spent his career finding the silly ...
10.25.2023 How to make learning as addictive as social media \| Luis von Ahn When technologist Luis von Ahn was building the popular language-learning platform Duolingo, he faced a big problem: Could an app designed to teach you something ever compete with addictive platforms like Instagram and TikTok? He explains how Duolingo harnesses the ...
10.24.2023 Caregiving is real work — let's treat it that way \| Sharmi Surianarain Every day, people around the world spend 16 billion hours on unpaid care work — cooking for families, caring for children and older relatives and other routine household tasks — often in addition to other jobs. Employment advocate Sharmi Surianarain ...
10.24.2023 A cleaner world could start in a rice field \| Jim Whitaker and Jessica Whitaker Allen Rice is the world's largest food source — and it's also a massive emitter of methane gas, a key contributor to climate change. Fifth-generation rice farmer Jim Whitaker and his daughter, farmer and conservationist Jessica Whitaker Allen, are working to ...
10.23.2023 The ordinary people doing extraordinary things in Ukraine \| Oleksandra Matviichuk How do we defend people's freedom and dignity against authoritarianism, when the "law of war" doesn't seem to apply anymore? In the face of the Russian occupation of Ukraine, human rights lawyer and Nobel laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk considers this question ...
10.20.2023 Let's reframe cancel culture \| Sarah Jones Cancel culture launched a reckoning that was long overdue — but that doesn't mean it's getting everything right. Filmmaker and actor Sarah Jones slips in and out of various characters as she shares her personal experience with cancel culture and ...
10.18.2023 The joy of learning random things on Wikipedia \| Annie Rauwerda Writer Annie Rauwerda makes a habit of getting lost among the seemingly endless digital archives of Wikipedia, discovering fake towns, promiscuous tortoises, 19th-century fangirls and so much more. An avid editor of the crowd-sourced platform, she speaks to the joys ...
10.17.2023 Unions for climate action! \| Payton M. Wilkins In the long term, shutting down a coal mine means cleaner air and a healthier environment — but in the short term, it can devastate a community or family that relied on the mine's paychecks to make ends meet. Environmental ...
10.17.2023 How rest can make you better at your job \| Alex Soojung-Kim Pang Yes, you need to take breaks at work. Not only is resting good for your brain — it might even make you more creative. Here are consultant Alex Soojung-Kim Pang's four tips to help you step away and return to ...
10.16.2023 What does "wealth" mean to you? \| Aisha Nyandoro For people living in poverty, a guaranteed income can mean finally having the space to dream of a comfortable life. Sharing the stories of single moms who participated in a first-of-its-kind program that offered them $1,000 per month with no ...
10.13.2023 Lessons from my father, Alexey Navalny \| Dasha Navalnaya Dasha Navalnaya is the daughter of Alexey Navalny, the politician and leader of the Russian opposition to Vladimir Putin. Sharing the story of her father's poisoning, persecution and current imprisonment, she details what it was like growing up under the ...
10.13.2023 "Miles from Any Shoreline" \| Sarah Kay Sarah Kay shares "Miles from Any Shoreline," a poem about "wandering the streets of Bewilderville" and "picking up when the universe calls."
10.12.2023 We actually have a shot at stopping the climate crisis \| Asmeret Asefaw Berhe How is the US going to reach net zero by 2050? That's the question Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, director of the Office of Science for the US Department of Energy, is urgently trying to answer. She shares the thinking behind what ...
10.11.2023 The tech we need to fight workplace ageism \| Piyachart Phiromswad From exoskeletons and robotic arms to the mass adoption of remote work, economist Piyachart Phiromswad explores what seniors need to overcome the physical, mental and societal barriers to employment, a necessary shift in our rapidly aging world. Learn more about ...
10.10.2023 The Israel-Hamas war — and what it means for the world \| Ian Bremmer The Hamas attacks on Israel in October 2023 stunned the world. In this timely conversation, political scientist Ian Bremmer explains the historical context of the conflict, how Israel might respond and what it means for Jews, Palestinians and the world ...
10.10.2023 3 practices for wisdom and wholeness \| Krista Tippett How do we stand before the pain and promise of the world and keep hope and courage alive? Journalist and podcast host Krista Tippett has spent a career interviewing some of the world's wisest people in search of answers to ...
10.10.2023 3 ways to better connect with your coworkers \| Mark T. Rivera Connecting with the people you work with doesn't just make your team stronger — it's good for you too. Whether you've just joined a new organization or you're managing a remote team, these three tips from collaboration expert Mark T. ...
10.09.2023 Work has changed. Why haven't resumes? \| Nicos Marcou Resumes are a mainstay of the job application process — despite little evidence that they actually help job-seekers or employers get what they want. So why are we still so preoccupied with them? HR leader Nicos Marcou dives into the ...
10.06.2023 How to fix fashion and protect the planet \| Amy Powney From the field to your closet, your clothes go on a long journey before they enter your life. Designer Amy Powney explores the fashion industry's brutal impact on the environment and human health, modeling what ethical, planet-friendly clothing can look ...
10.05.2023 How business can drive solutions to social problems \| Carlos Rodríguez-Pastor Driven by the belief that businesses can — and should — invest in the communities around them, Intercorp founder and philanthropist Carlos Rodríguez-Pastor has built schools, pharmacies and a literal bridge to better serve Peru's growing middle class. In conversation ...
10.04.2023 The Encyclopedia of Invisibility — a home for lost stories \| Tavares Strachan Conceptual artist Tavares Strachan creates the kinds of projects that make you stop in your tracks, like a 4.5-ton block of Arctic ice he brought back to his birthplace in the Bahamas or a gold, Egyptian-inspired sculpture he launched into ...
10.03.2023 10 lessons I learned from being a nerd \| Jordan Dinwiddie Are you super devoted to a sports team, superhero or perhaps "Star Wars"? You're part of a fandom, just like storyteller Jordan Dinwiddie. She shares 10 lessons she's learned nerding out on all kinds of things and unpacks the joy, ...

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