TED Talks

961–1,008 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 Laura Trice suggests we all say thank you 2008 · Talk · 3 min In this deceptively simple 3-minute talk, Dr. Laura Trice muses on the power of the magic words "thank you" -- to deepen a friendship, to repair a bond, to… Internet Archive Lux Narayan: What I learned from 2,000 obituaries 2017 · Talk · 6 min Lux Narayan starts his day with scrambled eggs and the question: "Who died today?" Why? By analyzing 2,000 New York Times obituaries over a 20-month period,… Internet Archive Michael Moschen juggles rhythm and motion 2008 · Talk · 37 min Michael Moschen puts on a quietly mesmerizing show of juggling. Don't think juggling is an art? You might just change your mind after watching Moschen in… Internet Archive Tim Berners-Lee: The year open data went worldwide 2010 · Talk · 5 min At TED2009, Tim Berners-Lee called for "raw data now" -- for governments, scientists and institutions to make their data openly available on the web. At TED… Internet Archive David Whyte: A lyrical bridge between past, present and future 2017 · Talk With his signature charm and searching insight, David Whyte meditates on the frontiers of the past, present and future, sharing two poems inspired by his… Internet Archive Enric Sala: Glimpses of a pristine ocean 2010 · Talk · 19 min Enric Sala shares glorious images -- and surprising insights and data -- from some of the most pristine areas of the ocean. He shows how we can restore more… Internet Archive Moshe Safdie on building uniqueness 2008 · Talk · 17 min Looking back over his long career, architect Moshe Safdie delves into four of his design projects and explains how he labored to make each one truly unique… Internet Archive Stephen Coleman: The moral dangers of non-lethal weapons 2012 · Talk · 17 min Pepper spray and tasers are in increasing use by both police and military, and more exotic non-lethal weapons such as heat rays are in the works. At… Internet Archive Becky Blanton: The year I was homeless 2009 · Talk · 7 min Becky Blanton planned to live in her van for a year and see the country, but when depression set in and her freelance job ended, her camping trip turned into… Internet Archive Douglas Rushkoff: How to be "Team Human" in the digital future 2018 · Talk Humans are no longer valued for our creativity, says media theorist Douglas Rushkoff — in a world dominated by digital technology, we're now just valued for… Internet Archive Kevin Allocca: Why videos go viral 2012 · Talk · 7 min Kevin Allocca is YouTube's trends manager, and he has deep thoughts about silly web video. In this talk from TEDYouth, he shares the 4 reasons a video goes… Internet Archive Saul Griffith on everyday inventions 2007 · Talk · 14 min Inventor and MacArthur fellow Saul Griffith shares some innovative ideas from his lab -- from "smart rope" to a house-sized kite for towing large loads. Internet Archive Annie Murphy Paul: What we learn before we're born 2011 · Talk · 16 min Pop quiz: When does learning begin? Answer: Before we are born. Science writer Annie Murphy Paul talks through new research that shows how much we learn in… Internet Archive Anthony Atala on growing new organs 2010 · Talk · 17 min Anthony Atala's state-of-the-art lab grows human organs -- from muscles to blood vessels to bladders, and more. At TEDMED, he shows footage of his… Internet Archive Bruno Maisonnier: Dance, tiny robots! 2013 · Talk · 3 min There's a place in France where the robots do a dance. And that place is TEDxConcorde, where Bruno Maisonnier of Aldebaran Robotics choreographs a troupe of… Internet Archive Eric Lewis plays chaos and harmony 2009 · Talk · 4 min Eric Lewis explores the piano's expressive power as he pounds and caresses the keys (and the strings) in a performance during the 2009 TED Prize session. He… Internet Archive Jennifer 8. Lee hunts for General Tso 2008 · Talk · 16 min Reporter Jennifer 8. Lee talks about her hunt for the origins of familiar Chinese-American dishes -- exploring the hidden spots where these two cultures have… Internet Archive Louise Fresco on feeding the whole world 2009 · Talk · 18 min Louise Fresco shows us why we should celebrate mass-produced, supermarket-style white bread. She says environmentally sound mass production will feed the… Internet Archive Steven Johnson: How play leads to great inventions 2016 · Talk · 7 min Necessity is the mother of invention, right? Well, not always. Steven Johnson shows us how some of the most transformative ideas and technologies, like the… Internet Archive Thomas P. Campbell: Weaving narratives in museum galleries 2012 · Talk · 16 min As the director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Thomas P. Campbell thinks deeply about curating—not just selecting art objects, but placing… Internet Archive Dave Meslin: The antidote to apathy 2011 · Talk · 7 min Local politics -- schools, zoning, council elections -- hit us where we live. So why don't more of us actually get involved? Is it apathy? Dave Meslin says… Internet Archive David S. Rose on pitching to VCs 2008 · Talk · 14 min Thinking startup? David S. Rose's rapid-fire TED U talk on pitching to a venture capitalist tells you the 10 things you need to know about yourself -- and… Internet Archive Jack Horner: Shape-shifting dinosaurs 2012 · Talk · 18 min Where are the baby dinosaurs? In a spellbinding talk from TEDxVancouver paleontologist Jack Horner describes how slicing open fossil skulls revealed a… Internet Archive John Koenig: Beautiful new words to describe obscure emotions 2017 · Talk · 7 min John Koenig loves finding words that express our unarticulated feelings — like "lachesism," the hunger for disaster, and "sonder," the realization that… Internet Archive Amber Case: We are all cyborgs now 2011 · Talk · 7 min Technology is evolving us, says Amber Case, as we become a screen-staring, button-clicking new version of homo sapiens. We now rely on "external brains" (cell… Internet Archive Asha de Vos: Why you should care about whale poo 2015 · Talk · 5 min Whales have a surprising and important job, says marine biologist Asha de Vos: these massive creatures are ecosystem engineers, keeping the oceans healthy and… Internet Archive Brian Goldman: Doctors make mistakes. Can we talk about that? 2012 · Talk · 19 min Every doctor makes mistakes. But, says physician Brian Goldman, medicine's culture of denial (and shame) keeps doctors from ever talking about those mistakes,… Internet Archive Susan Colantuono: The career advice you probably didn’t get 2014 · Talk · 14 min You’re doing everything right at work, taking all the right advice, but you’re just not moving up. Why? Susan Colantuono shares a simple, surprising piece of… Internet Archive Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on aid versus trade 2007 · Talk · 22 min Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the former finance minister of Nigeria, sums up four days of intense discussion on aid versus trade on the closing day of TEDGlobal 2007,… Internet Archive Robert Palmer: The Panama Papers exposed a huge global problem. What's next? 2016 · Talk · 7 min On April 3, 2016 we saw the largest data leak in history. The Panama Papers exposed rich and powerful people hiding vast amounts of money in offshore… Internet Archive Yves Morieux: As work gets more complex, 6 rules to simplify 2014 · Talk · 12 min Why do people feel so miserable and disengaged at work? Because today's businesses are increasingly and dizzyingly complex -- and traditional pillars of… Internet Archive Carrie Poppy: A scientific approach to the paranormal 2017 · Talk · 13 min What's haunting Carrie Poppy? Is it ghosts or something worse? In this talk, the investigative journalist narrates her encounter with a spooky feeling you'll… Internet Archive Harish Manwani: Profit’s not always the point 2014 · Talk · 13 min You might not expect the chief operating officer of a major global corporation to look too far beyond either the balance sheet or the bottom line. But Harish… Internet Archive Marcin Jakubowski: Open-sourced blueprints for civilization 2011 · Talk · 4 min Using wikis and digital fabrication tools, TED Fellow Marcin Jakubowski is open-sourcing the blueprints for 50 farm machines, allowing anyone to build their… Internet Archive Paul Snelgrove: A census of the ocean 2012 · Talk · 16 min Oceanographer Paul Snelgrove shares the results of a ten-year project with one goal: to take a census of all the life in the oceans. He shares amazing photos… Internet Archive Suzanne Simard: How trees talk to each other 2016 · Talk · 18 min "A forest is much more than what you see," says ecologist Suzanne Simard. Her 30 years of research in Canadian forests have led to an astounding discovery —… Internet Archive Aditi Shankardass: A second opinion on learning disorders 2010 · Talk · 7 min Developmental disorders in children are typically diagnosed by observing behavior, but Aditi Shankardass knew that we should be looking directly at their… Internet Archive David Pogue says "Simplicity sells" 2006 · Talk · 21 min New York Times columnist David Pogue takes aim at technology’s worst interface-design offenders, and provides encouraging examples of products that get it… Internet Archive Neri Oxman: Design at the intersection of technology and biology 2015 · Talk · 17 min Designer and architect Neri Oxman is leading the search for ways in which digital fabrication technologies can interact with the biological world. Working at… Internet Archive Peter Diamandis on Stephen Hawking in zero g 2008 · Talk · 4 min X Prize founder Peter Diamandis talks about how he helped Stephen Hawking fulfill his dream of going to space -- by flying together into the upper atmosphere… Internet Archive Stephen Lawler tours Microsoft Virtual Earth 2007 · Talk · 6 min Microsoft's Stephen Lawler gives a whirlwind tour of Virtual Earth, moving up, down and through its hyper-real cityscapes with dazzlingly fluidity, a… Internet Archive Tim Harford: Trial, error and the God complex 2011 · Talk · 18 min Economics writer Tim Harford studies complex systems -- and finds a surprising link among the successful ones: they were built through trial and error. In… Internet Archive Anas Aremeyaw Anas: How I named, shamed and jailed 2013 · Talk · 12 min Journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas has broken dozens of stories of corruption and organized crime all over Ghana -- without ever revealing his identity. In this… Internet Archive Benjamin Grant: What it feels like to see Earth from space 2017 · Talk What the astronauts felt when they saw Earth from space changed them forever. Author and artist Benjamin Grant aims to provoke this same feeling of… Internet Archive Hanna Rosin: New data on the rise of women 2010 · Talk · 16 min Hanna Rosin reviews startling new data that shows women actually surpassing men in several important measures, such as college graduation rates. Do these… Internet Archive Ryan Merkley: Online video -- annotated, remixed and popped 2012 · Talk · 4 min Videos on the web should work like the web itself: Dynamic, full of links, maps and information that can be edited and updated live, says Mozilla Foundation… Internet Archive Alice Bows-Larkin: Climate change is happening. Here's how we adapt 2015 · Talk · 14 min Imagine the hottest day you've ever experienced. Now imagine it's six, 10 or 12 degrees hotter. According to climate researcher Alice Bows-Larkin, that's the… Internet Archive Clint Smith: The danger of silence 2014 · Talk · 4 min "We spend so much time listening to the things people are saying that we rarely pay attention to the things they don't," says slam poet and teacher Clint…