It's a classic underdog tale: David, a young shepherd armed only with a sling, beats Goliath, the mighty warrior. The story has transcended its biblical origins to become a common shorthand for unlikely victory. But, asks Malcolm Gladwell, is that really what the David and Goliath story is about?
这是个经典的逆袭故事：大卫，一个年轻的牧羊人，手里只有一条投石绳，却打败了强大的敌人哥利亚。这个故事从圣经版本演变成一个逆袭胜利的大众版本。但是，马尔科姆・格拉德威尔（Malcolm Gladwell）提出了他的质疑，这真的是大卫与哥利亚的故事所要表达的吗？
格拉德威尔凭借多部《纽约时报》畅销书闻名，其中包括《引爆点》（The Tipping Point）、《眨眼之间》（Blink）、《异类》（Outliers）、《与陌生人交谈》（Talking to Strangers）以及《轰炸王》（The Bomber Mafia）。他的下一部作品是什么呢？答案是《引爆点：回归》（Revenge of the Tipping Point）—— 这本新书将以全新视角重新解读他的经典著作，预计于 2024 年 10 月出版。
此外，格拉德威尔还是普什金传媒公司（Pushkin Industries）的联合创始人。这是一家有声书与播客制作公司，旗下出品的播客节目包括《修正主义历史》（Revisionist History）、《迈克尔・刘易斯：打破常规》（Against the Rules with Michael Lewis）、《劳里・桑托斯博士：幸福实验室》（The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos）以及《破纪录》（Broken Record）。

The report you've been putting off is due tomorrow. It's time to buckle down, open your computer ... and check your phone. Maybe watch your favorite YouTube channel? Or maybe you should just start in the morning? This is the cycle of procrastination. So, why do we procrastinate when we know it's bad for us? Explore how your body triggers a procrastination response, and how you can break the cycle. [Directed by Vitalii Nebelskyi, and action agency, narrated by Jack Cutmore-Scott, music by Stephen LaRosa].
那篇你一直拖着没有完成的报告明天必须提交。现在该开始努力工作了。于是你打开电脑……又刷了刷手机。也许再看几段你最钟爱的 YouTube 视频？或者等到明天再说？这就是拖延症的恶性循环。明知拖延症于己无益，但是我们为何依旧难以摆脱拖延症呢？本视频探讨了触发拖延反应的身体机制，以及摆脱拖延症恶性循坏的方法。

Imagine being by yourself in the dead center of a 3,000-foot vertical cliff -- without a rope to catch you if you fall. For professional rock climber Alex Honnold, this dizzying scene marked the culmination of a decade-long dream. In a hair-raising talk, he tells the story of how he summited Yosemite's El Capitan, completing one of the most dangerous free solo climbs ever.
想像一下你独自处在九百多米高的垂直峭壁正中间。如果你掉下去，没有绳索会拉住你。对职业攀岩者艾力克斯·霍诺德（Alex Honnold）而言，这个让人晕眩的场景，是他十年梦想的高潮。在这场让人寒毛直竖的演说中，他诉说如何爬上酋长岩顶峰的故事，完成了史上最危险的单人徒手攀岩壮举之一。
霍诺德是一位天赋异禀却依旧勤奋的运动员，他既因谦逊低调的态度为人熟知，也因徒手攀登令人眩晕的高耸悬崖（坠落时无绳索保护）而闻名。他曾接受《60 分钟》和《纽约时报》专访，登上《国家地理》杂志封面，出演过国际电视广告，还主演了多部探险影片，包括艾美奖提名作品《孤身绝壁》。他也是纪录片《徒手攀岩》的主角，该片由国家地理纪录片公司发行。
霍诺德是霍诺德基金会的创始人，这是一家致力于推动全球太阳能普及的非营利组织。时至今日，他仍保持着 “背包客式攀岩者” 的简朴生活，以房车为家，将大部分收入捐赠给霍诺德基金会，同时环游世界，寻找下一次伟大的垂直冒险。

戳这里欣赏维瓦尔第的小提琴协奏曲《四季》�

安东尼奥·维瓦尔第《四季》

Light, bright, and cheerful, "The Four Seasons" by Antonio Vivaldi is some of the most familiar of all early 18th century music, featured in numerous films and television commercials. But what is its significance, and why does it sound that way? Betsy Schwarm uncovers the underlying narrative of this musical masterpiece. [Directed by Compote Collective, narrated by Betsy Schwarm, music by Big Banda Soundscapers].

轻松，明快，令人愉悦，这就是安东尼奥·维瓦尔第的“四季”，它是最为人熟知的18世纪早期的音乐之一，曾数出现在电影和电视广告中。 又为什么给人留有这种印象呢？贝特西·施沃姆（Betsy Schwarm）为你揭开这一音乐杰作背后的故事。

They're cute, they're lovable, and judging by the 26 billion views on over 2 million YouTube videos of them, one thing is certain: cats are very entertaining. But their strange feline behaviors, both amusing and baffling, leave many of us asking: Why do cats do that? Tony Buffington explains the science behind some of your cat's strangest behaviors. [Directed by Chintis Lundgren, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Edi Premate].
他们很可爱并招人喜欢，Youtu上的200万个视频被观看了260亿次，可以确定：猫是非常有趣的动物。可是，猫科动物的奇怪行为，既有趣又令人困惑，许多人可能会问：猫为什么这个样子呢？托尼·巴芬顿（Tony Buffington）解释了这些古怪行为背后的科学原理。

Gold may glitter, but the hidden cost of mining it is devastating. Amazon researcher and TED Fellow Claudia Vega exposes how mercury pollution from artisanal gold mining poisons local communities and destroys rainforests — and shows why protecting the planet is far more valuable than any treasure.
黄金可能会闪闪发光，但开采黄金背后隐藏的代价却极为惨重。亚马逊研究员及 TED 会员克劳蒂雅‧维加（Claudia Vega）会在演说中揭露人工开采黄金怎么透过汞污染毒害当地小区、破坏雨林——并说明为何保护地球比任何宝藏都更有价值。

The AI revolution and our aging power grid are on a historic collision course, threatening to stall innovation and raise energy costs for everyone. Physicist and AI grid futurist Varun Sivaram reveals how we might flip this looming crisis into a once-in-a-generation opportunity — turning AI into a flexible user of power that actually strengthens the grid. Learn how this innovation could unlock new capacity for AI data centers while lowering costs and accelerating the energy future we’ve been waiting for.
人工智能革命和我们老化的电网正处于历史性的碰撞过程中，有可能阻碍创新并增加每个人的能源成本。物理学家和人工智能电网未来学家瓦伦·西瓦拉姆 （Varun Sivaram） 揭示了我们如何将这场迫在眉睫的危机转变为千载难逢的机会——将人工智能转变为灵活的电力用户，真正加强电网。了解这项创新如何释放人工智能数据中心的新容量，同时降低成本并加速我们一直在等待的能源未来。

It took alcohol 200 years to go from scientific discovery to industrial revolution, but tech innovator Xu Hao says we can’t afford to wait that long to tackle the climate crisis. He explores why most climate solutions are still stuck in labs — despite breakthrough science that can turn planet-warming CO₂ into everyday products like toothpaste, water bottles and smartphone components — and explains what it will take for a clean future to arrive sooner than we think.
酒精从科学发现到引发工业革命，耗时 200 年，但科技创新者徐浩（Xu Hao）表示，应对气候危机，我们根本耗不起这么久。他深入探讨了为何多数气候解决方案仍停留在实验室阶段 —— 尽管已有突破性科学技术能将导致全球变暖的二氧化碳转化为牙膏、水瓶、智能手机零部件等日常用品 —— 并阐释了如何才能让清洁未来比我们预想的更快到来。

The Italian island of Sardinia has more than six times as many centenarians as the mainland and ten times as many as North America. Why? According to psychologist Susan Pinker, it's not a sunny disposition or a low-fat, gluten-free diet that keeps the islanders healthy -- it's their emphasis on close personal relationships and face-to-face interactions. Learn more about super longevity as Pinker explains what it takes to live to 100 and beyond.
意大利撒丁岛上的百岁老人是大陆的六倍多，也是北美的十倍。这是为什么呢？根据心理学家苏珊·平克（Susan Pinker）的研究，使得那里的人们长寿的，既不是阳光普照，也不是低脂无糖饮食，而是他们对亲密关系和面对面互动关系的重视。想要了解怎样长寿，就看看平克是解释如何才能活到百岁及百岁以上的。
在她获得奖项的著作《性别悖论》(The Sexual Paradox) 中，平克提出，生物差异可能在形成课堂、人生历程和职场性别差距方面具有超乎想象的影响力。而在其著作《村落效应》(The Village Effect) 中，她则探讨了另一股潮流：社交性的、面对面的互动不仅对我们的幸福感至关重要，对我们的生存也同样关键；同时，她也阐述了技术如何可能使我们与这些维系生命的纽带隔绝开来。正如她所写：“疏于与对你重要的人保持紧密联系，其对健康的危害至少等同于每天抽一包烟的习惯、高血压或肥胖。”
除了著书立说，平克还为《华尔街日报》撰写专栏“思想与物质世界”(Mind and Matter)，该专栏旨在揭示人类行为研究中的惊人进展。平克的大量文章（包括她的每周专栏“问题解决”(Problem Solving) 和“商业头脑”(The Business Brain)）曾发表于《卫报》、《纽约时报》、《金融时报》等众多媒体。
海伦・沃尔特斯（Helen Walters）是TED 的内容策划负责人。

In the US, your taxes fund academic research at public universities. Why then do you need to pay expensive, for-profit journals for the results of that research? Erica Stone advocates for a new, open-access relationship between the public and scholars, making the case that academics should publish in more accessible media to help the public be well-educated and well-informed. [Directed by Jeff Le Bars, JetPropulsion.space, music by Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio].
在美国，你纳的税被用来资助大学的学术研究。可为什么你还需要再付款给营利性期刊来获取这些研究成果呢？埃丽卡・斯通（Erica Stone）倡导一种公众与学者间新型的公开获取的关系，即学者们应该在大众更易获取信息的媒体上发表成果，从而帮助提高公众的受教育程度和知情程度。[导演：Jeff Le Bars，JetPropulsion.space, 音乐制作：Salil Bhayani，cAMP Studio]
通过协作项目，埃丽卡・斯通为学者、学生和社区成员创造机会，让他们参与对话及公民问题解决，旨在构建一个更公平公正的民主制度。作为研究者，她热衷于让学术研究成果免费且易于获取。