TED Talks

769–816 of 2,913 films, free to watch, from the world's open archives.

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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 Aaron O'Connell: Making sense of a visible quantum object 2011 · Talk · 7 min Physicists are used to the idea that subatomic particles behave according to the bizarre rules of quantum mechanics, completely different to human-scale… Internet Archive Caleb Chung plays with Pleo 2008 · Talk · 18 min Pleo the robot dinosaur acts like a living pet -- exploring, cuddling, playing, reacting and learning. Inventor Caleb Chung talks about Pleo and his wild toy… Internet Archive Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity 2009 · Talk · 19 min Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses -- and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person "being" a… Internet Archive Jon Mooallem: The strange story of the teddy bear, and what it reveals about our relationship to animals 2014 · Talk · 14 min In 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt legendarily spared the life of a black bear -- and prompted a plush toy craze for so-called "teddy bears." Writer Jon… Internet Archive Jorge Drexler: Poetry, music and identity 2017 · Talk · 16 min One night in 2002, a friend gave Jorge Drexler the chorus to a song and challenged him to write the rest of it using a complex, poetic form known as the… Internet Archive Stefana Broadbent: How the Internet enables intimacy 2009 · Talk · 9 min We worry that IM, texting, Facebook are spoiling human intimacy, but Stefana Broadbent's research shows how communication tech is capable of cultivating… Internet Archive Bonnie Bassler on how bacteria "talk" 2009 · Talk · 18 min Bonnie Bassler discovered that bacteria "talk" to each other, using a chemical language that lets them coordinate defense and mount attacks. The find has… Internet Archive David Chalmers: How do you explain consciousness? 2014 · Talk · 18 min Our consciousness is a fundamental aspect of our existence, says philosopher David Chalmers: “There’s nothing we know about more directly…. but at the same… Internet Archive Jay Bradner: Open-source cancer research 2011 · Talk · 12 min How does cancer know it's cancer? At Jay Bradner's lab, they found a molecule that might hold the answer, JQ1 -- and instead of patenting JQ1, they published… Internet Archive Sheryl WuDunn: Our century's greatest injustice 2010 · Talk · 18 min Sheryl WuDunn's book "Half the Sky" investigates the oppression of women globally. Her stories shock. Only when women in developing countries have equal… Internet Archive Tania Luna: How a penny made me feel like a millionaire 2013 · Talk · 5 min As a young child, Tania Luna left her home in post-Chernobyl Ukraine to take asylum in the US. And one day, on the floor of the New York homeless shelter… Internet Archive Christine Sun Kim: The enchanting music of sign language 2015 · Talk · 15 min Artist Christine Sun Kim was born deaf, and she was taught to believe that sound wasn't a part of her life, that it was a hearing person's thing. Through her… Internet Archive Kevin Kelly tells technology's epic story 2010 · Talk · 16 min In this wide-ranging, thought-provoking talk from TEDxAmsterdam, Kevin Kelly muses on what technology means in our lives -- from its impact at the personal… Internet Archive Emmanuel Jal: The music of a war child 2009 · Talk · 18 min For five years, young Emmanuel Jal fought as a child soldier in the Sudan. Rescued by an aid worker, he's become an international hip-hop star and an activist… Internet Archive Michael Porter: Why business can be good at solving social problems 2013 · Talk · 16 min Why do we turn to nonprofits, NGOs and governments to solve society's biggest problems? Michael Porter admits he's biased, as a business school professor, but… Internet Archive Alan Kay shares a powerful idea about ideas 2008 · Talk · 20 min With all the intensity and brilliance for which he is known, Alan Kay envisions better techniques for teaching kids by using computers to illustrate… Internet Archive John Searle: Our shared condition -- consciousness 2013 · Talk · 14 min Philosopher John Searle lays out the case for studying human consciousness -- and systematically shoots down some of the common objections to taking it… Internet Archive Margaret Heffernan: The dangers of "willful blindness" 2013 · Talk · 14 min Gayla Benefield was just doing her job -- until she uncovered an awful secret about her hometown that meant its mortality rate was 80 times higher than… Internet Archive Matt Mills: Image recognition that triggers augmented reality 2012 · Talk · 8 min Matt Mills and Tamara Roukaerts demonstrate Aurasma, a new augmented reality tool that can seamlessly animate the world as seen through a smartphone. Going… Internet Archive Mitch Resnick: Let's teach kids to code 2013 · Talk · 16 min Coding isn’t just for computer whizzes, says Mitch Resnick of MIT Media Lab -- it’s for everyone. In a fun, demo-filled talk Resnick outlines the benefits of… Internet Archive Francis Collins: We need better drugs -- now 2013 · Talk · 14 min Today we know the molecular cause of 4,000 diseases, but treatments are available for only 250 of them. So what’s taking so long? Geneticist and physician… Internet Archive Robert Full on animal movement 2007 · Talk · 19 min Biologist Robert Full shares slo-mo video of some captivating critters. Take a closer look at the spiny legs that allow cockroaches to scuttle across mesh and… Internet Archive Linda Cliatt-Wayman: How to fix a broken school? Lead fearlessly, love hard 2015 · Talk · 17 min On Linda Cliatt-Wayman’s first day as principal at a failing high school in North Philadelphia, she was determined to lay down the law. But she soon realized… Internet Archive Massimo Banzi: How Arduino is open-sourcing imagination 2012 · Talk · 15 min Massimo Banzi helped invent the Arduino, a tiny, easy-to-use open-source microcontroller that's inspired thousands of people around the world to make the… Internet Archive Nathan Myhrvold on archeology, animal photography, BBQ ... 2008 · Talk · 17 min Nathan Myhrvold talks about a few of his latest fascinations -- animal photography, archeology, BBQ and generally being an eccentric genius multimillionaire.… Internet Archive Stefan Wolff: The path to ending ethnic conflicts 2010 · Talk · 17 min Civil wars and ethnic conflicts have brought the world incredible suffering, but Stefan Wolff's figures show that, in the last 20 years, their number has… Internet Archive Alessandro Acquisti: Why privacy matters 2013 · Talk · 15 min The line between public and private has blurred in the past decade, both online and in real life, and Alessandro Acquisti is here to explain what this means… Internet Archive Kwabena Boahen on a computer that works like the brain 2008 · Talk · 16 min Researcher Kwabena Boahen is looking for ways to mimic the brain's supercomputing powers in silicon -- because the messy, redundant processes inside our heads… Internet Archive Emily Pilloton: Teaching design for change 2010 · Talk · 16 min Designer Emily Pilloton moved to rural Bertie County, in North Carolina, to engage in a bold experiment of design-led community transformation. She's teaching… Internet Archive Isabel Allende: How to live passionately—no matter your age 2014 · Talk · 8 min Author Isabel Allende is 71. Yes, she has a few wrinkles—but she has incredible perspective too. In this candid talk, meant for viewers of all ages, she talks… Internet Archive Jonathan Foley: The other inconvenient truth 2012 · Talk · 17 min A skyrocketing demand for food means that agriculture has become the largest driver of climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental destruction. At… Internet Archive Fiorenzo Omenetto: Silk, the ancient material of the future 2011 · Talk · 9 min Fiorenzo Omenetto shares 20+ astonishing new uses for silk, one of nature's most elegant materials -- in transmitting light, improving sustainability, adding… Internet Archive Ami Klin: A new way to diagnose autism 2012 · Talk · 19 min Early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder can improve the lives of everyone affected, but the complex network of causes make it incredibly difficult to… Internet Archive Béatrice Coron: Stories cut from paper 2011 · Talk · 18 min With scissors and paper, artist Béatrice Coron creates intricate worlds, cities and countries, heavens and hells. Striding onstage in a glorious cape cut from… Internet Archive Cleo Wade: Want to change the world? Start by being brave enough to care 2017 · Talk Artist and poet Cleo Wade recites a moving poem about being an advocate for love and acceptance in a time when both seem in short supply. Woven between… Internet Archive James H Kunstler dissects suburbia 2007 · Talk · 19 min In James Howard Kunstler's view, public spaces should be inspired centers of civic life and the physical manifestation of the common good. Instead, he argues,… Internet Archive Kenneth Cukier: Big data is better data 2014 · Talk · 15 min Self-driving cars were just the start. What's the future of big data-driven technology and design? In a thrilling science talk, Kenneth Cukier looks at what's… Internet Archive Vijay Kumar: The future of flying robots 2015 · Talk · 13 min At his lab at the University of Pennsylvania, Vijay Kumar and his team have created autonomous aerial robots inspired by honeybees. Their latest breakthrough:… Internet Archive Kristina Gjerde: Making law on the high seas 2010 · Talk · 15 min Kristina Gjerde studies the law of the high seas -- the 64 percent of our ocean that isn't protected by any national law at all. Gorgeous photos show the… Internet Archive Didier Sornette: How we can predict the next financial crisis 2013 · Talk · 17 min The 2007-2008 financial crisis, you might think, was an unpredictable one-time crash. But Didier Sornette and his Financial Crisis Observatory have plotted a… Internet Archive Sylvia Earle's TED Prize wish to protect our oceans 2009 · Talk · 18 min Legendary ocean researcher Sylvia Earle shares astonishing images of the ocean -- and shocking stats about its rapid decline -- as she makes her TED Prize… Internet Archive Barry Schwartz: Using our practical wisdom 2010 · Talk · 23 min In an intimate talk, Barry Schwartz dives into the question "How do we do the right thing?" With help from collaborator Kenneth Sharpe, he shares stories that… Internet Archive Eli Pariser: Beware online "filter bubbles" 2011 · Talk · 9 min As web companies strive to tailor their services (including news and search results) to our personal tastes, there's a dangerous unintended consequence: We… Internet Archive George Tulevski: The next step in nanotechnology 2017 · Talk · 9 min Every year the silicon computer chip shrinks in size by half and doubles in power, enabling our devices to become more mobile and accessible. But what happens… Internet Archive Jacob Collier: A one-man audio-visual musical phenomenon 2017 · Talk Jacob Collier is a one-man band and force of nature. In a dynamic, colorful performance, he recreates the magical room at his home in London where he produces… Internet Archive Stuart Brown says play is more than fun 2009 · Talk · 26 min A pioneer in research on play, Dr. Stuart Brown says humor, games, roughhousing, flirtation and fantasy are more than just fun. Plenty of play in childhood… Internet Archive Dolby + Garniez play "La Vie en Rose" 2007 · Talk · 3 min Featuring the vocals and mischievous bell-playing of accordionist and singer Rachelle Garniez, the TED House Band -- led by Thomas Dolby on keyboard --… Internet Archive Jane Poynter: Life in Biosphere 2 2009 · Talk · 15 min At TEDxUSC, Jane Poynter tells her story of living two years and 20 minutes in Biosphere 2 -- an experience that provoked her to explore how we might sustain…