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TED Talks Daily
Want TED Talks on the go? Everyday, this feed brings you our latest talks in audio format. Hear thought-provoking ideas on every subject imaginable – from Artificial Intelligence to Zoology, and everything in between – given by the world's leading thinkers and doers. This collection of talks, given at TED and TEDx conferences around the globe, is also available in video format.
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TED Talks DailyOur immigration conversation is broken -- here’s how to have a better one | Paul A. Kramer
How did the US immigration debate get to be so divisive? In this informative talk, historian and writer Paul A. Kramer shows how an “insider vs. outsider”…
TED Talks DailyWhat happens to people in solitary confinement | Laura Rovner
Imagine living with no significant human contact for years, even decades, in a cell the size of a small bathroom. This is the reality for those in long-term…
TED Talks DailyThe business case for working with your toughest critics | Bob Langert
As a “corporate suit” (his words) and former VP of sustainability at McDonald’s, Bob Langert works with companies and their strongest critics to find solutions…
TED Talks DailyThe next software revolution: programming biological cells | Sara-Jane Dunn
The cells in your body are like computer software: they’re “programmed” to carry out specific functions at specific times. If we can better understand this…
TED Talks DailyWhat vaccinating vampire bats can teach us about pandemics | Daniel Streicker
Could we anticipate the next big disease outbreak, stopping a virus like Ebola before it ever strikes? In this talk about frontline scientific research…
TED Talks DailyWhat productive conflict can offer a workplace | Jess Kutch
Got an idea to make your workplace better? Labor organizer and TED Fellow Jess Kutch can show you how to put it into action. In this quick talk, she explains…
TED Talks DailyLessons from fungi on markets and economics | Toby Kiers
Resource inequality is one of our greatest challenges, but it’s not unique to humans. Like us, mycorrhizal fungi that live in plant and tree roots…
TED Talks DailyThe price of a "clean" internet | Hans Block and Moritz Riesewieck
Millions of images and videos are uploaded to the internet each day, yet we rarely see shocking and disturbing content in our social media feeds. Who's keeping…
TED Talks DailyThe medical potential of AI and metabolites | Leila Pirhaji
Many diseases are driven by metabolites -- small molecules in your body like fat, glucose and cholesterol -- but we don’t know exactly what they are or how…
TED Talks DailyHow to bring affordable, sustainable electricity to Africa | Rose M. Mutiso
Energy poverty, or the lack of access to electricity and other basic energy services, affects nearly two-thirds of Sub-Saharan Africa. As the region's…
TED Talks DailyThe revolutionary power of diverse thought | Elif Shafak
"From populist demagogues, we will learn the indispensability of democracy," says novelist Elif Shafak. "From isolationists, we will learn the need for global…
TED Talks DailyHow you can help transform the internet into a place of trust | Claire Wardle
How can we stop the spread of misleading, sometimes dangerous content while maintaining an internet with freedom of expression at its core? Misinformation…
TED Talks DailyThe link between fishing cats and mangrove forest conservation | Ashwin Naidu
Mangrove forests are crucial to the health of the planet, gobbling up CO2 from the atmosphere and providing a home for a diverse array of species. But these…
TED Talks DailyThe pride and power of representation in film | Jon M. Chu
On the heels of the breakout success of his film "Crazy Rich Asians," director Jon M. Chu reflects on what drives him to create -- and makes a resounding case…
TED Talks DailyHow motivation can fix public systems | Abhishek Gopalka
How do you fix broken public systems? You spark people's competitive spirit. In a talk about getting people motivated to make change, public sector strategist…
TED Talks DailyFashion that celebrates all body types -- boldly and unapologetically | Becca McCharen-Tran
Fashion designers have the power to change culture -- and Becca McCharen-Tran is using her platform to expand the industry's narrow definition of beauty…
TED Talks DailyWhy we have an emotional connection to robots | Kate Darling
We're far from developing robots that feel emotions, but we already have feelings towards them, says robot ethicist Kate Darling, and an instinct like that can…
TED Talks DailyAn app that helps incarcerated people stay connected to their families | Marcus Bullock
Over his eight-year prison sentence, Marcus Bullock was sustained by his mother's love -- and by the daily letters and photos she sent of life on the outside…
TED Talks DailyHow a handful of fishing villages sparked a marine conservation revolution | Alasdair Harris
We need a radically new approach to ocean conservation, says marine biologist Alasdair Harris. In a visionary talk, he lays out a surprising solution to the…
TED Talks DailyA circular economy for salt that keeps rivers clean | Tina Arrowood
During the winter of 2018-2019, one million tons of salt were applied to icy roads in the state of Pennsylvania alone. The salt from industrial uses like this…
TED Talks DailyHow family separation at the US-Mexico border affects children’s mental health | Luis H. Zayas
How does psychological trauma affect children's developing brains? In this powerful talk, social worker Luis H. Zayas discusses his work with refugees and…
TED Talks DailyHow we can eliminate child sexual abuse material from the internet | Julie Cordua
Social entrepreneur Julie Cordua works on a problem that isn’t easy to talk about: the sexual abuse of children in images and videos on the internet. At Thorn…
TED Talks DailyThe cosmic war between monotony and creativity | David Deutsch
Theoretical physicist David Deutsch delivers a mind-bending meditation on the "great monotony" -- the idea that nothing novel has appeared in the universe for…
TED Talks DailyWhat Bruce Lee can teach us about living fully | Shannon Lee
Most of us know Bruce Lee as the famous martial artist and action film star -- but he was also a philosopher who taught “self-actualization”: the practice of…
TED Talks DailyLaura Boykin: How we're using DNA tech to help farmers fight crop diseases 10, 2019
Nearly 800 million people worldwide depend on cassava for survival -- but this critical food source is under attack by entirely preventable viruses, says…
TED Talks DailyA personal plea for humanity at the US-Mexico border | Juan Enriquez
In this powerful, personal talk, author and academic Juan Enriquez shares stories from inside the immigration crisis at the US-Mexico border, bringing this…
TED Talks DailyA radical plan to end plastic waste | Andrew Forrest
Plastic is an incredible substance for the economy -- but it’s the worst substance possible for the environment, says entrepreneur Andrew Forrest. In a…
TED Talks DailyHow we’re helping local reporters turn important stories into national news | Gangadhar Patil
Local reporters are on the front lines of important stories, but their work often goes unnoticed by national and international news outlets. TED Fellow and…
TED Talks DailyThe transformative power of video games | Herman Narula
A full third of the world’s population -- 2.6 billion people -- play video games, plugging into massive networks of interaction that have opened up…
TED Talks DailyAn ancient rock suggests a new theory for how life started | Tara Djokic
Exactly when and where did life on Earth begin? Scientists have long thought that it emerged three billion years ago in the ocean -- until astrobiologist Tara…
TED Talks DailyWhy language is humanity’s greatest invention | David Peterson
Civilization rests upon the existence of language, says language creator David Peterson. In a talk that’s equal parts passionate and hilarious, he shows how…
TED Talks DailyInnovation is the antidote to corruption | Efosa Ojomo
Traditional thinking on corruption goes like this: if you put good laws in place and enforce them well, then economic development increases and corruption…
TED Talks DailyWhat the US health care system assumes about you | Mitchell Katz
The US health care system assumes many things about patients: that they can take off from work in the middle of the day, speak English, have a working…
TED Talks DailyHow community-led conservation can save wildlife | Moreangels Mbizah
Conservationist and TED Fellow Moreangels Mbizah studied the famous Cecil the lion until he was shot by a trophy hunter in 2015. She wonders how things…
TED Talks DailyWhy you should shop at your local farmers market | Mohammad Modarres
The average farmer in America makes less than 15 cents of every dollar on a product that you purchase at a store. They feed our communities, but farmers often…
TED Talks DailyFour billion years of evolution in six minutes | Prosanta Chakrabarty
Did humans evolve from monkeys or from fish? In this enlightening talk, ichthyologist and TED Fellow Prosanta Chakrabarty dispels some hardwired myths about…
TED Talks DailyYou may be accidentally investing in cigarette companies | Bronwyn King
Tobacco causes more than seven million deaths every year -- and many of us are far more complicit in the problem than we realize. In a bold talk, oncologist…
TED Talks DailyA wall won’t solve America’s border problems | Will Hurd
“Building a 30-foot-high concrete structure from sea to shining sea is the most expensive and least effective way to do border security,” says Congressman Will…
TED Talks DailyHow we’re building the world’s largest family tree | Yaniv Erlich
Genealogist Yaniv Erlich helped build the world’s largest family tree -- comprising 13 million people and going back more than 500 years. He shares fascinating…
TED Talks DailyHow couples can sustain a strong sexual connection for a lifetime | Emily Nagoski
As a sex educator, Emily Nagoski is often asked: How do couples sustain a strong sexual connection over the long term? In this funny, insightful talk, she…
TED Talks DailyA bold plan to empower 1.6 million out-of-school girls in India | Safeena Husain
“Girls’ education is the closest thing we have to a silver bullet to help solve some of the world’s most difficult problems,” says social entrepreneur Safeena…
TED Talks Daily4 questions you should always ask your doctor | Christer Mjåset
“Doctor, is this really necessary?” Backed by startling statistics about overtreatment, neurosurgeon Christer Mjåset explains the power of this and other…
TED Talks DailyHow we use astrophysics to study earthbound problems | Federica Bianco
To study a system as complex as the entire universe, astrophysicists need to be experts at extracting simple solutions from large data sets. What else could…
TED Talks DailyHow climate change could make our food less nutritious | Kristie Ebi
Rising carbon levels in the atmosphere can make plants grow faster, but there’s another hidden consequence: they rob plants of the nutrients and vitamins we…
TED Talks DailyThe dirty secret of capitalism -- and a new way forward | Nick Hanauer
Rising inequality and growing political instability are the direct result of decades of bad economic theory, says entrepreneur Nick Hanauer. In a visionary…
TED Talks DailyCommunity-powered criminal justice reform | Raj Jayadev
Community organizer Raj Jayadev wants to transform the US court system through "participatory defense" -- a growing movement that empowers families and…
TED Talks DailyWhat reading slowly taught me about writing | Jacqueline Woodson
Reading slowly -- with her finger running beneath the words, even when she was taught not to -- has led Jacqueline Woodson to a life of writing books to be…
TED Talks DailyA “living drug” that could change the way we treat cancer | Carl June
Carl June is the pioneer behind CAR T-cell therapy: a groundbreaking cancer treatment that supercharges part of a patient's own immune system to attack and…
TED Talks DailyHow we can turn racism into a solvable problem -- and improve policing | Phillip Atiba Goff
When we define racism as behaviors instead of feelings, we can measure it -- and transform it from an impossible problem into a solvable one, says justice…
TED Talks DailyWhy I became a climate activist -- and why you should too | Luisa Neubauer
"I dream of a world where geography classes teach about the climate crisis as this one great challenge that was won by people like you and me," says climate…
TED Talks DailyInside the bizarre world of internet trolls and propagandists | Andrew Marantz
Journalist Andrew Marantz spent three years embedded in the world of internet trolls and social media propagandists, seeking out the people who are propelling…
TED Talks DailyHow to teach teenagers to think critically about porn | Emily F. Rothman
"The free, online, mainstream pornography that teenagers are most likely to see is a completely terrible form of sex education," says public health researcher…
TED Talks DailyWhat happened when we paired up thousands of strangers to talk politics | Jochen Wegner
In spring 2019, more than 17,000 Europeans from 33 countries signed up to have a political argument with a complete stranger. They were part of "Europe Talks,"…
TED Talks DailyA climate change solution that’s right under our feet | Asmeret Asefaw Berhe
There’s two times more carbon in the earth's soil than in all of its vegetation and the atmosphere -- combined. Biogeochemist Asmeret Asefaw Berhe dives into…
TED Talks DailyEmergency medicine for our climate fever | Kelly Wanser
As we recklessly warm the planet by pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, some industrial emissions also produce particles that reflect sunshine back…
TED Talks DailyHow I escaped North Korea -- and found freedom | Yeonmi Park
"North Korea is unimaginable," says human rights activist Yeonmi Park, who escaped the country at the age of 10. Sharing the harrowing story of her childhood…
TED Talks DailyHow I help people understand vitiligo | Lee Thomas
TV news anchor Lee Thomas thought his career was over after he was diagnosed with vitiligo, an autoimmune disorder that left large patches of his skin without…
TED Talks DailyHow technology can fight extremism and online harassment | Yasmin Green
Can technology make people safer from threats like violent extremism, censorship and persecution? In this illuminating talk, technologist Yasmin Green details…
TED Talks DailyHow climate change affects your mental health | Britt Wray
"For all that's ever been said about climate change, we haven't heard nearly enough about the psychological impacts of living in a warming world," says science…
TED Talks DailyHow the West can adapt to a rising Asia | Kishore Mahbubani
As Asian economies and governments continue to gain power, the West needs to find ways to adapt to the new global order, says author and diplomat Kishore…