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1How to practice emotional first aid | Guy Winch | TEDI grew up with my identical twin, who was an incredibly loving brother. Now, one thing about being a twin is, it makes you an expert at spotting favoritism. If his cookie was even… 2Do Gut Microbes Control Your Personality? | Kathleen McAuliffe | TEDWe've been debating the question forever. Is there such a thing as free will? Am I captain of my ship? Master of my own destiny? I'm no philosopher. Biology is my realm and from… 3How Every Child Can Thrive by Five | Molly Wright | TEDTranscriber: Ivana Korom Reviewer: [Baby cooing] What if I was to tell you that a game of peekaboo could change the world? Sounds impossible, right? Well, I’m here today to prove… 4How to Speak So That People Want to Listen | Julian Treasure | TEDThe human voice: It's the instrument we all play. It's the most powerful sound in the world, probably. It's the only one that can start a war or say "I love you." And yet many… 5This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | TEDI've been feeling a lot of panic and fear about this talk. And not just for the normal reasons of public speaking, although that's there, too. But it's also because I want to say… 6What happens in your brain when you taste food | Camilla Arndal AndersenTranslator: Ivana Korom Reviewer: Krystian Aparta So I had this very interesting experience five years ago. You know, me and my husband, we were out grocery shopping, as we do… 7The Next Global Superpower Isn't Who You Think | Ian Bremmer | TEDI have a big question. Which is, who runs the world? It used to be an easy question to answer. If you're over 45 like me, you grew up in a world that was dominated by two giants.… 8Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are | Amy Cuddy | TEDTranslator: Joseph Geni Reviewer: Morton Bast So I want to start by offering you a free no-tech life hack, and all it requires of you is this: that you change your posture for two… 9The Invisible Infrastructure in the Sky | Adam Bry | TEDMy guess is, for many of you, [a] drone is a scary concept. It might evoke images of weapons in Ukraine, in the skies over the Middle East, where these things are creating damage… 10Can Play Change the World? | Play@TED Full Event | TED, the LEGO Group and the LEGO FoundationHello. Hello. Hi everyone. Hello to everyone on the live stream. Hello to everyone here in the room. Welcome to Play a TED. We are going to have such an incredible time here… 11How Algorithms Manipulate You (and How to Fight Back) | Idea Knock Down | TEDI've never played with such a big set of blocks before. Oh. Oh, I love this question. Oh, that is a hard question. >> This is tense. >> This is tense. >> I think you got to go for… 12Reddit’s Model for a Better Internet | Steve Huffman | TED 13Joy Will Find You — If You Let It | David Larbi | TEDIf you're able to, please close your eyes. Take a deep breath in and a deep breath out. Relax your shoulders. Unclench your jaw. Take another deep breath in and another breath… 14The Wildlife Sanctuary You Can Visit from Anywhere | Maya Higa | TEDSo, my mission is to use the internet to build our next generation of conservationists. And I have not been doing this for all that long, okay? I was born in 1998. So, I will get… 15How to Build a Career You Love | Bill Gurley | TEDI'm going to start with a story, a good story, a true story. In 1983, my friend Danny was 25 years old. A few years earlier, he had graduated from Trinity College with a poli sci… 16The Problem with Streaming — and the Case for Physical Media | Tom Rizzuto | TEDWhat you're looking at right now is called "bone music." Bone music is a relic of a very interesting time in world history. A time when the governments of the Soviet Union… 17A Simple Solution to Fix Workplace Miscommunication | Melissa M. Mikus | TEDSo I'm sure everyone here has been on the giving or receiving end of a workplace communication failure. Is that fair? Well I want to share a time when I sent a message to my team… 18We’re Keeping the Ocean Wild — and You Can Join Us | Sylvia A. Earle | TEDSo in 2009, I stood here as a TED prize recipient, given a chance to make a wish big enough to change the world. So what was that wish? (Video) I wish you would use all means at… 19The Fleeting Euphoria of Success | Debbie Millman | TEDFor the last 20 years, I've interviewed hundreds of people about their motivation to create, their ambition and what it feels like to be whole and at home in the world on my… 20Stress Resets, the Ultimate Mental Health Hack | Jenny Taitz | TEDLet me invite you into my house. It probably looks a little like yours. So one morning, rushing to feed our crying toddler, my husband Adam drops a gallon of milk. He is so mad… 21A Brilliant Blend of Ballet, Hip-Hop and African Dance | Ghetto Classics Dance | TED[संगीत] [संगीत] [संगीत] [संगीत] [संगीत] [संगीत] [संगीत] हम [संगीत] 22Why AI Isn’t Going to Become Conscious | Anil Seth | TEDSo for centuries, people have fantasized about playing God by creating artificial versions of ourselves. From Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" to Hal in Stanley Kubrick's "2001" and… 23You Know This Song (but the Orchestra Doesn’t) | Jacob Collier & VSO School of Music Orchestra | TEDWhat I'm about to do with the musicians on stage is to create a piece of music for which we have had no rehearsal. There is no sheet music. We have had no plan or pride discussion… 24What happens when you invite @MarkRober to give a TED Talk? He blows something up, of course! #TEDLet's go. A lot of people look at that and be like, "Oh, neat. The ping-pong balls exploded." But what actually happened is so much cooler. Because as more and more of that… 25The Art and Science of Wine Tasting | Qian Janice Wang | TEDSo I would like everyone to close their eyes, just for a second, and imagine that you're holding a glass of wine. And really imagine that experience. Take the wine, swirl the… 26The puzzle of motivation | Dan Pink | TEDI need to make a confession at the outset here. A little over 20 years ago, I did something that I regret, something that I'm not particularly proud of. Something that, in many… 27What Sitting All Day Does to Your Brain and Body | Keith Diaz | TEDMy favorite job ever was as a summer-camp counselor, where I was basically paid to play games with kids all day. We played capture the flag, running bases, dodgeball, went… 28How Great Leaders Inspire Action | Simon Sinek | TEDHow do you explain when things don't go as we assume? Or better, how do you explain when others are able to achieve things that seem to defy all of the assumptions? For example… 29Why Democracy Requires Renewal | Michael Dimock | TEDWhat happened 250 years ago was a spark that ignited the world. When the founders articulated the principles of democracy and proceeded to fight for and win them, it inspired… 30The Nurse Who Can Smell Parkinson’s | Joy Milne | TEDI’m going to start out by asking you: which superpower would you like to choose? Would it be flying? Would it be strength? Would it be speed? The national papers and media have… 31A Whale’s-Eye-View of the Ocean | Eric Stackpole | TEDDuring COVID, everyone was sequestered in their own corners of the world. I had the strange fortune of being sequestered here, aboard the Ocean Explorer, one of the most advanced… 32The Simple Habit for a Happier Social Life | Nicholas Epley | TEDThere's a fundamental paradox right at the core of human life. On the one hand, decades of research have shown that we are highly social creatures who are made happier and… 3330 is not the new 20 — here’s what you should do right now #TEDTalksWe know that 80% of life's most defining moments take place by age 35. We know that the first 10 years of a career has an exponential impact on how much money you're going to… 34The Love of My Life (and Why I Need to Share It with You) | Ann Patchett | TEDI had just turned 22 when I finished my first semester of graduate school at the Iowa Writer Workshop. I was also taking classes in the printmaking program, ambitious young… 35Why I Love My Bad Days | Alexi Pappas | TEDI was one month out from my Olympic race in Rio, the 10,000 meters, when I couldn't hit my splits in a very important workout. And I thought, what am I going to do? Am I good… 36We don't "move on" from grief. We move forward with it | Nora McInerny | TEDSo, 2014 was a big year for me. Do you ever have that, just like a big year, like a banner year? For me, it went like this: October 3, I lost my second pregnancy. And then October… 37How to Make Transportation Quieter, Cleaner and Cheaper | Doreen Orishaba | TEDWhen you sit in your car or any car, do you ever wonder how many parts that car is made of? Anyone? Oh great. Do you also ever wonder what does it really take to put all this… 38This might just be the *messiest* TED Talk of all time #TEDTalksNow wa >> when I had the opportunity, the TED talk, I was like, I'm just going to really go for this. I'm going to learn what it's like to not just give a talk, but like actually… 39The Power of Vulnerability | Brené Brown | TEDSo, I'll start with this: a couple years ago, an event planner called me because I was going to do a speaking event. And she called, and she said, "I'm really struggling with how… 40The library isn’t just for books — it’s a gateway to your communityIf you want to get offline and reconnect with your community, go to your local library. What you will find at the library is books and more. And what I mean by that is in any… 41What Really Won the Trillion-Dollar Supreme Court Case | Neal Kumar Katyal | TEDThere is a mahogany podium at the Supreme Court of the United States. One person died there, mid-argument, a stroke. Another collapsed there, dying soon thereafter. That's the… 42Why You Should Keep a List of What Makes You Laugh | Chris Duffy | TEDHello and welcome TED members. My name is Elise Hugh. Welcome to our first TED Talks Daily Book Club of 2026. And it is with Chris Duffy. He's a colleague and a great friend of… 43Should There Be a Wealth Limit for Politicians? | Idea Knock Down | TEDOh, no. No, no, no, no, no. >> Wow. I didn't think that was going to work. >> I really like that sound you just made. I hate this question. >> I love that. That is awesome. >> I… 44Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator | Tim Urban | TEDSo in college, I was a government major, which means I had to write a lot of papers. Now, when a normal student writes a paper, they might spread the work out a little like this.… 455 Practical Ways to Take Control of Your Life | Jim VandeHei | TEDI want you to spend the next 10 minutes being absurdly self-indulgent, which is advice I would almost never otherwise give people. I want you to not think about the things you… 46Your new playlist might be right outside your door #TEDTalksClose your eyes and open your ears. That beautiful melody was a hooded butcher bird, which believe it or not is carnivorous. Didn't think predators could sing like that, right?… 47The Human Cell Is Wildly Complex. Can AI Decode It? | Silvana Konermann | TEDChris Anderson: Great to see you, welcome to TED. Now, Silvana, you've been passionate about science for quite a long time. Tell me about this picture. Silvana Konermann: So this… 48How Community Notes Reduce Viral Misinformation | Keith Coleman, Jay Baxter | TEDKeith Coleman: We built Community Notes because we wanted to build a better informed world. And as it scales to more parts of the internet, that means more people have access to… 49Why a Social Media Ban Won’t Save Teens | Candice Odgers | TEDTeenagers today are amazing. You didn't think I was going to use that word, because as we age, our adult brains have a harder time making this teenager-equals-amazing connection.… 50Your Vaccine Questions Deserve Real Answers | Kizzmekia Corbett | TEDSo in summer 2018, I went on a first date. Now, in my early 30s, this, of course, was not my first first date. And so I wasn't expecting much except for some beers and tacos. That… 51How to Invite Creativity into Your Life | Rose B. Simpson, Debbie Millman | TEDDebbie Millman: Rose, let's talk a little bit about your origin story. You grew up in Santa Clara Pueblo, surrounded by generations of artists and thinkers. Your mother, Roxanne… 52The Rising Cost of Dissent in America | Miles Taylor | TEDNot long ago, I was giving my dog a walk. His name is Martini. (Laughter) That wasn't even a joke. My wife was out of town, and I left my phone inside so I could get away from the… 53How I Set Myself Free | Keke Palmer | TEDWhat’s up, everybody? I'm Keke Palmer. You might know me from the spelling bee movie "Akeelah and the Bee," my Nickelodeon TV show "True Jackson VP." Jordan Peele's "Nope."… 54How to Make Stress Your Friend | Kelly McGonigal | TEDI have a confession to make. But first, I want you to make a little confession to me. In the past year, I want you to just raise your hand if you've experienced relatively little… 55Mark Rober’s $60 Million Science Experiment | TEDI want to start off tonight with a two-step experiment. For step one, I've got a two-liter bottle here. It’s half-filled with liquid nitrogen that’s negative 320 degrees… 56Celeste Headlee: 10 ways to have a better conversation | TEDAll right, I want to see a show of hands: how many of you have unfriended someone on Facebook because they said something offensive about politics or religion, childcare food?… 57How to Give Feedback That Lands | Renee St Jacques | TEDA few years ago, I found myself individually coaching both a manager and an employee at the same time. The employee was super confident she'd get promoted, whereas the manager… 58Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance | Angela Lee Duckworth | TEDTranscriber: Joseph Geni Reviewer: Morton Bast When I was 27 years old, I left a very demanding job in management consulting for a job that was even more demanding: teaching. I… 59Waymo’s Case for a Driverless Future | Tekedra Mawakana, Sal Khan | TEDSal Khan: Well great to have you here, Tekedra. Tekedra Mawakana: It's great to be here. Thank you so much. SK: Well I thought before we start, because there was, it seemed like… 60Welcome to My AI Surrealist World | David Szauder | TEDI want to invite you to a foreign land. [Chapter one: Tango] A place where imaginary characters communicate to dress, to dance and movement. They are living in an ever-changing… 61I Let DaddyGPT Parent My Kids. Here’s What I Learned | Stephen Remedios | TEDRight now, somewhere in the world, a manager is using ChatGPT to write a performance appraisal. A spouse is asking a digital companion for the perfect apology text. A tired parent… 62Reimagining Traditional Architecture for Modern Needs | Riyad Joucka | TEDWhat if the places we lived in could truly reflect who we are and not just what's fastest or cheapest to build? This isn't about everyone designing their own house. It's about… 63How Screens Stole Childhood — and How to Get It Back | Jonathan Haidt | TEDSo, to begin, I invite you all to remember a time in your life, a period in your life when you felt fully integrated into a group. Maybe you're on a sports team, maybe you played… 64Why Humans Should Merge with AI | D. Scott Phoenix | TEDSo if you're like me, you might be feeling at least a bit unmoored by how fast everything is changing. AI, our society, the world order. And that's just since this morning.… 65Love, Intimacy and Connection in the Age of AI | Bryony Cole | TEDHello and welcome TED members. I'm Whitney Pennington Rogers. I'm a curator here at TED and I am thrilled to be here with you for today's live event. As technology has become more… 66Why Most News Isn't Worth Your Attention | TED Explains the World with Ian BremmerHello everyone. It's May the 20th, 2026 and we are doing something a little different today. We are going behind the curtain to talk about how reliable, trustworthy analysis and… 67The Missing Ingredient in Every Peace Deal | Hiba Qasas | TEDI have spent the last four decades in the reality of conflict. As a child, as a mother and as a professional. And I'm not the exception. 1 in 4 people today are living the reality… 68My Bank Called In the Middle of My TED Talk | Mike Albo | TEDHi. Hello, hi, TED people. I'm Mike Albo. I'm so excited to be here in Hotlanta. (Laughter) Do they still call it that, or is that insulting? I'm sorry. Anyway, I'm here to talk… 69How to stay calm when you know you'll be stressed | Daniel Levitin | TEDA few years ago, I broke into my own house. I had just driven home, it was around midnight in the dead of Montreal winter, I had been visiting my friend, Jeff, across town, and… 70What Makes a Good Life? Lessons from the Longest Study on Happiness | Robert Waldinger | TEDWhat keeps us healthy and happy as we go through life? If you were going to invest now in your future best self, where would you put your time and your energy? There was a recent… 71Why Pursuing Happiness Makes You … Less Happy | Emily Esfahani Smith | TEDThe New Year's resolution is a thing that many of us at least know about and maybe participate in some way. Thinking about how we want to resolve to do things for the year. How do… 72How to Google Your Symptoms Without Freaking Out | John Whyte | TED(Video) (Music) (Typing) [Cerebral aneurysm] [Meningitis] (Typing) [Can I die from a brain tumor?] (Typing) 73Why the Best Ideas Come from Play | Maxwell Pearce | TED(Video) Guys, here goes a level seven. Thank you. Yeah! Woohoo! Give me high-five! (Applause) Maxwell Pearce: That was me shooting a basketball off of a 230-foot New York City… 74What Kosovo Can Teach the World About Freedom | Vjosa Osmani Sadriu | TEDAngus Hervey: President Osmani, thank you so much for joining us. Vjosa Osmani Sadriu: Thank you so much for having me. It's a great honor. AH: You've just left office under… 75The Accidental Brilliance of Makeshift Signs | Kate Canales | TEDMy name is Kate. I am a designer. And my design superpower is noticing. I am pretty much always watching how people navigate the designed world. And one of the things that I… 76Sharing your truth may just help others find theirs. #TEDTalksToday, this very moment is my real coming out. I could no longer live my truth for and by myself. I want to do my best to help others live their truth without shame and terror. I… 77East African Sound Meets Cosmic Trap | Akoth Jumadi and Mr. Lu | TEDSparkle come snow, skin yake kona glue Kwa kila time anadim moyo hiko like whoa Wangasiko hanarizia nilumwakiko Tukana limbs wa kuchese, bupasi umiko Cooking in the lab, sini… 78Origami, the Ancient Art Form Solving Modern Problems | Miles Wu | TEDI love origami. I love the way I can transform a simple piece of paper into almost anything -- like a wheel bug, my grandparents (Laughter) or even a neuron cell. I’m 14 years…