TED Talks

673–720 of 2,913 films, free to watch, from the world's open archives.

Where these films come from, and who sees what

Every film here plays from the archive that keeps it: the Internet Archive, Wikimedia Commons, the NASA Image and Video Library, the Library of Congress and Open Images (the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision). Nothing is copied to this site. Each film's page names its archive, links to its page there, and states its licence or status as the archive does.

Archive films carry no age ratings, so each is placed from the collections it sits in and the subjects the archive gives it, cautiously. Sexual content and nudity are left out altogether.

Little OnesFilms for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool.
KidsCartoons and animation, children's and family films, and educational films, unless they deal with war, propaganda, crime, horror or drugs, or carry racial caricature.
TweensDocumentaries, science, nature and space, classic comedies, newsreels, commercials and lectures.
TeensEverything else, including anything we cannot tell about; war, crime, horror and westerns go no lower.
AdultSexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, atrocity footage.
Internet Archive Allan Jones: A map of the brain 2011 · Talk · 15 min How can we begin to understand the way the brain works? The same way we begin to understand a city: by making a map. In this visually stunning talk, Allan… Internet Archive Lawrence Lessig: Re-examining the remix 2010 · Talk · 18 min At TEDxNYED, former "young Republican" Larry Lessig talks about what Democrats can learn about copyright from their opposite party, considered more… Internet Archive Judson Brewer: A simple way to break a bad habit 2016 · Talk · 9 min Can we break bad habits by being more curious about them? Psychiatrist Judson Brewer studies the relationship between mindfulness and addiction — from smoking… Internet Archive Paul Romer: The world's first charter city? 2011 · Talk · 9 min Back in 2009, Paul Romer unveiled the idea for a "charter city" -- a new kind of city with rules that favor democracy and trade. This year, at TED2011, he… Internet Archive Raul Midon plays "Tembererana" 2008 · Talk · 10 min Singer/guitarist Raúl Midón performs “All the Answers” in a world premiere at TED2007, followed by the sprightly "Tembererana." Internet Archive Shabana Basij-Rasikh: Dare to educate Afghan girls 2013 · Talk · 9 min Imagine a country where girls must sneak out to go to school, with deadly consequences if they get caught learning. This was Afghanistan under the Taliban,… Internet Archive Keller Rinaudo: A mini robot -- powered by your phone 2013 · Talk · 5 min Your smartphone may feel like a friend -- but a true friend would give you a smile once in a while. At TED2013, Keller Rinaudo demos Romo, the… Internet Archive Don Norman on 3 ways good design makes you happy 2009 · Talk · 12 min In this talk from 2003, design critic Don Norman turns his incisive eye toward beauty, fun, pleasure and emotion, as he looks at design that makes people… Internet Archive Hans Rosling and the magic washing machine 2011 · Talk · 9 min What was the greatest invention of the industrial revolution? Hans Rosling makes the case for the washing machine. With newly designed graphics from… Internet Archive Richard Weller: Could the sun be good for your heart? 2013 · Talk · 13 min Our bodies get Vitamin D from the sun, but as dermatologist Richard Weller suggests, sunlight may confer another surprising benefit too. New research by his… Internet Archive Frans Lanting's lyrical nature photos 2007 · Talk · 16 min In this stunning slideshow, celebrated nature photographer Frans Lanting presents The LIFE Project, a poetic collection of photographs that tell the story of… Internet Archive Sarah Jones: A one-woman global village 2009 · Talk · 21 min In this hilariously lively performance, actress Sarah Jones channels an opinionated elderly Jewish woman, a fast-talking Dominican college student and more,… Internet Archive Sheila Patek clocks the fastest animals 2007 · Talk · 16 min Biologist Sheila Patek talks about her work measuring the feeding strike of the mantis shrimp, one of the fastest movements in the animal world, using video… Internet Archive Sherry Turkle: Connected, but alone? 2012 · Talk · 19 min As we expect more from technology, do we expect less from each other? Sherry Turkle studies how our devices and online personas are redefining human… Internet Archive Steven Levitt analyzes crack economics 2006 · Talk · 21 min Freakonomics author Steven Levitt presents new data on the finances of drug dealing. Contrary to popular myth, he says, being a street-corner crack dealer… Internet Archive Cary Fowler: One seed at a time, protecting the future of food 2009 · Talk · 17 min The varieties of wheat, corn and rice we grow today may not thrive in a future threatened by climate change. Cary Fowler takes us inside a vast global seed… Internet Archive Franco Sacchi tours Nigeria's booming Nollywood 2008 · Talk · 17 min Zambia-born filmmaker Franco Sacchi tours us through Nollywood, Nigeria's booming film industry (the world's 3rd largest). Guerrilla filmmaking and brilliance… Internet Archive Neil Turok makes his TED Prize wish 2008 · Talk · 24 min Accepting his 2008 TED Prize, physicist Neil Turok speaks out for talented young Africans starved of opportunity: by unlocking and nurturing the continent's… Internet Archive Sandrine Thuret: You can grow new brain cells. Here's how 2015 · Talk · 11 min Can we, as adults, grow new neurons? Neuroscientist Sandrine Thuret says that we can, and she offers research and practical advice on how we can help our… Internet Archive Richard Pyle dives the reef's Twilight Zone 2009 · Talk · 16 min In this illuminating talk, Richard Pyle shows us thriving life on the cliffs of coral reefs and groundbreaking diving technologies he has pioneered to explore… Internet Archive Ahn Trio: A modern take on piano, violin, cello 2011 · Talk · 9 min The three Ahn sisters (cellist Maria, pianist Lucia, violinist Angella) breathe new life into the piano trio with their passionate musicmaking. At TEDWomen,… Internet Archive Nicholas Christakis: The hidden influence of social networks 2010 · Talk · 18 min We're all embedded in vast social networks of friends, family, co-workers and more. Nicholas Christakis tracks how a wide variety of traits -- from happiness… Internet Archive Ellen Dunham-Jones: Retrofitting suburbia 2010 · Talk · 19 min Ellen Dunham-Jones fires the starting shot for the next 50 years' big sustainable design project: retrofitting suburbia. To come: Dying malls rehabilitated,… Internet Archive Rob Knight: How our microbes make us who we are 2015 · Talk · 17 min Rob Knight is a pioneer in studying human microbes, the community of tiny single-cell organisms living inside our bodies that have a huge — and largely… Internet Archive Anne Curzan: What makes a word “real”? 2014 · Talk · 17 min One could argue that slang words like ‘hangry,’ ‘defriend’ and ‘adorkable’ fill crucial meaning gaps in the English language, even if they don't appear in the… Internet Archive Lucy McRae: How can technology transform the human body? 2012 · Talk · 3 min TED Fellow Lucy McRae is a body architect -- she imagines ways to merge biology and technology in our own bodies. In this visually stunning talk, she shows… Internet Archive Mitchell Joachim: Don't build your home, grow it! 2010 · Talk · 2 min TED Fellow and urban designer Mitchell Joachim presents his vision for sustainable, organic architecture: eco-friendly abodes grown from plants and -- wait… Internet Archive Roger Ebert: Remaking my voice 2011 · Talk · 19 min When film critic Roger Ebert lost his lower jaw to cancer, he lost the ability to eat and speak. But he did not lose his voice. In a moving talk from TED2011,… Internet Archive Saki Mafundikwa: Ingenuity and elegance in ancient African alphabets 2013 · Talk · 8 min From simple alphabets to secret symbolic languages, graphic designer Saki Mafundikwa celebrates the many forms of written communication across the continent… Internet Archive Steven Pinker chalks it up to the blank slate 2008 · Talk · 22 min Steven Pinker's book The Blank Slate argues that all humans are born with some innate traits. Here, Pinker talks about his thesis, and why some people found… Internet Archive Becci Manson: (Re)touching lives through photos 2012 · Talk · 9 min In the wake of the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami, mixed into the wreckage were lost and damaged photos of families and loved ones. Photo retoucher… Internet Archive Jim Fallon: Exploring the mind of a killer 2009 · Talk · 6 min Psychopathic killers are the basis for some must-watch TV, but what really makes them tick? Neuroscientist Jim Fallon talks about brain scans and genetic… Internet Archive Miguel Nicolelis: A monkey that controls a robot with its thoughts. No, really. 2013 · Talk · 14 min Can we use our brains to directly control machines -- without requiring a body as the middleman? Miguel Nicolelis talks through an astonishing experiment, in… Internet Archive Thomas Thwaites: How I built a toaster -- from scratch 2011 · Talk · 10 min It takes an entire civilization to build a toaster. Designer Thomas Thwaites found out the hard way, by attempting to build one from scratch: mining ore for… Internet Archive Faith Jegede: What I’ve learned from my autistic brothers 2012 · Talk · 5 min Faith Jegede tells the moving and funny story of growing up with her two brothers, both autistic -- and both extraordinary. In this talk from the TED Talent… Internet Archive Naif Al-Mutawa: Superheroes inspired by Islam 2010 · Talk · 18 min In "THE 99," Naif Al-Mutawa's new generation of comic book heroes fight more than crime -- they smash stereotypes and battle extremism. Named after the 99… Internet Archive Eve Ensler: Suddenly, my body 2011 · Talk · 12 min Poet, writer, activist Eve Ensler lived in her head. In this powerful talk from TEDWomen, she talks about her lifelong disconnection from her body -- and how… Internet Archive Kiran Bedi: A police chief with a difference 2010 · Talk · 8 min Kiran Bedi has a surprising resume. Before becoming Director General of the Indian Police Service, she managed one of the country's toughest prisons -- and… Internet Archive Ron Finley: A guerilla gardener in South Central LA 2013 · Talk · 10 min Ron Finley plants vegetable gardens in South Central LA -- in abandoned lots, traffic medians, along the curbs. Why? For fun, for defiance, for beauty and to… Internet Archive Pamelia Kurstin plays the theremin 2008 · Talk · 19 min Virtuoso Pamelia Kurstin performs and discusses her theremin, the not-just-for-sci-fi electronic instrument that is played without being touched. Songs… Internet Archive Leonard Susskind: My friend Richard Feynman 2011 · Talk · 14 min What's it like to be pals with a genius? Onstage, physicist Leonard Susskind spins a few stories about his friendship with the legendary Richard Feynman,… Internet Archive Mitchell Besser: Mothers helping mothers fight HIV 2010 · Talk · 18 min In sub-Saharan Africa, HIV infections are more prevalent and doctors scarcer than anywhere else in the world. With a lack of medical professionals, Mitchell… Internet Archive Robb Willer: How to have better political conversations 2017 · Talk · 12 min Robb Willer studies the forces that unite and divide us. As a social psychologist, he researches how moral values — typically a source of division — can also… Internet Archive Sting: How I started writing songs again 2014 · Talk · 23 min Sting’s early life was dominated by a shipyard—and he dreamed of nothing more than escaping the industrial drudgery. But after a nasty bout of writer’s block… Internet Archive Jinha Lee: Reach into the computer and grab a pixel 2013 · Talk · 5 min The border between our physical world and the digital information surrounding us has been getting thinner and thinner. Designer and engineer Jinha Lee wants… Internet Archive Julian Assange: Why the world needs WikiLeaks 2010 · Talk · 19 min The controversial website WikiLeaks collects and posts highly classified documents and video. Founder Julian Assange, who's reportedly being sought for… Internet Archive A.J. Jacobs' year of living biblically 2007 · Talk · 17 min Speaking at the most recent EG conference, author, philosopher, prankster and journalist A.J. Jacobs talks about the year he spent living biblically --… Internet Archive Phil Plait: How to defend Earth from asteroids 2011 · Talk · 14 min What's six miles wide and can end civilization in an instant? An asteroid -- and there are lots of them out there. With humor and great visuals, Phil Plait…