TED Talks

Dr. James Doty explains the neurological benefits of Compassion. “Project Compassion” has now turned into a leading research and educational institution and the only institution solely focused on the …

Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.To achieve lasting change sometimes requires the hard, even radical, …

As a lifelong learner with 4 degrees and a Ph.D. in mathematics, Hazel Wagner has spent her life learning how to learn. Hazel shares her work on mind mapping and what it can do for understanding, mem …

In an emotionally charged talk, MacArthur-winning activist Majora Carter details her fight for environmental justice in the South Bronx — and shows how minority neighborhood suffer most from flawed u …

Humor is something that transcends most barriers. It is a common unification; a concept understood by all. Despite this, there exists a large portion of the population that does not think they can ut …

Greta Thunberg realized at a young age the lapse in what several climate experts were saying and in the actions that were being taken in society. The difference was so drastic in her opinion that she …

Does the culture of video gaming confuse you? Cara Lane is the mom of gamers, and she knows from first-hand experience that parenting gamers of today from her “Pac-Man mom” perspective of yesterday i …

New York Times columnist David Pogue takes aim at technologys worst interface-design offenders, and provides encouraging examples of products that get it right. To funny things up, he bursts into son …

Josh Tetrick is the CEO of Hampton Creek, a food technology company selected by Bill Gates as one of three companies shaping the future of food. He has led a United Nations business initiative in Ken …

Beau Lotto’s color games puzzle your vision, but they also spotlight what you can’t normally see: how your brain works. This fun, first-hand look at your own versatile sense of sight reveals how evol …

What makes a great leader? Management theorist Simon Sinek suggests, it’s someone who makes their employees feel secure, who draws staffers into a circle of trust. But creating trust and safety — es …

Gerd Gigerenzer is Director at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and Director of the Harding Center for Risk Literacy in Berlin. He is former Professor of Psychology at the University of …