TED Talks

1,057–1,104 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 Daniel Levitin: How to stay calm when you know you'll be stressed 2015 · Talk · 12 min You're not at your best when you're stressed. In fact, your brain has evolved over millennia to release cortisol in stressful situations, inhibiting rational,… Internet Archive Leana Wen: What your doctor won’t disclose 2014 · Talk · 15 min Wouldn’t you want to know if your doctor was a paid spokesman for a drug company? Or held personal beliefs incompatible with the treatment you want? Right… Internet Archive Adam Grosser and his sustainable fridge 2008 · Talk · 3 min Adam Grosser talks about a project to build a refrigerator that works without electricity -- to bring the vital tool to villages and clinics worldwide.… Internet Archive Caitria and Morgan O’Neill: How to step up in the face of disaster 2012 · Talk · 9 min After a natural disaster strikes, there’s only a tiny window of opportunity to rally effective recovery efforts before the world turns their attention… Internet Archive Cathy O'Neil: The era of blind faith in big data must end 2017 · Talk Algorithms decide who gets a loan, who gets a job interview, who gets insurance and much more — but they don't automatically make things fair. Mathematician… Internet Archive Christoph Niemann: You are fluent in this language (and don't even know it) 2018 · Talk Without realizing it, we're fluent in the language of pictures, says illustrator Christoph Niemann. In a charming talk packed with witty, whimsical drawings,… Internet Archive Ethan Zuckerman: Listening to global voices 2010 · Talk · 19 min Sure, the web connects the globe, but most of us end up hearing mainly from people just like ourselves. Blogger and technologist Ethan Zuckerman wants to help… Internet Archive Geoffrey Canada: Our failing schools. Enough is enough! 2013 · Talk · 17 min Why, why, why does our education system look so similar to the way it did 50 years ago? Millions of students were failing then, as they are now -- and it’s… Internet Archive Michael Archer: How we'll resurrect the gastric brooding frog, the Tasmanian tiger 2013 · Talk · 17 min The gastric brooding frog lays its eggs just like any other frog -- then swallows them whole to incubate. That is, it did until it went extinct 30 years ago.… Internet Archive Bono: The good news on poverty (Yes, there's good news) 2013 · Talk · 13 min Human beings have been campaigning against inequality and poverty for 3,000 years. But this journey is accelerating. Bono "embraces his inner nerd" and shares… Internet Archive Chuck Nice: A funny look at the unintended consequences of technology 2017 · Talk Technology should work for us, but what happens when it doesn't? Comedian Chuck Nice explores the unintended consequences of technological advancement and… Internet Archive Clay Shirky: How cognitive surplus will change the world 2010 · Talk · 13 min Clay Shirky looks at "cognitive surplus" -- the shared, online work we do with our spare brain cycles. While we're busy editing Wikipedia, posting to Ushahidi… Internet Archive David Hanson: Robots that "show emotion" 2009 · Talk · 4 min David Hanson's robot faces look and act like yours: They recognize and respond to emotion, and make expressions of their own. Here, an "emotional" live demo… Internet Archive Susan Etlinger: What do we do with all this big data? 2014 · Talk · 12 min Does a set of data make you feel more comfortable? More successful? Then your interpretation of it is likely wrong. In a surprisingly moving talk, Susan… Internet Archive Anders Fjellberg: Two nameless bodies washed up on the beach. Here are their stories 2015 · Talk · 14 min When two bodies washed ashore in Norway and the Netherlands, reporter Anders Fjellberg and photographer Tomm Christiansen started a search to answer the… Internet Archive David Brooks: Should you live for your résumé ... or your eulogy? 2014 · Talk · 5 min Within each of us are two selves, suggests David Brooks in this meditative short talk: the self who craves success, who builds a résumé, and the self who… Internet Archive Mac Stone: Stunning photos of the endangered Everglades 2015 · Talk · 19 min For centuries, people have viewed swamps and wetlands as obstacles to avoid. But for photographer Mac Stone, who documents the stories of wildlife in… Internet Archive Monika Bulaj: The hidden light of Afghanistan 2011 · Talk · 4 min Photographer Monika Bulaj shares powerful, intimate images of Afghanistan -- of home life, of ritual, of men and women. Behind the headlines, what does the… Internet Archive Peter Hirshberg on TV and the web 2008 · Talk · 31 min In this absorbing look at emerging media and tech history, Peter Hirshberg shares some crucial lessons from Silicon Valley and explains why the web is so much… Internet Archive Sonaar Luthra: Meet the Water Canary 2012 · Talk · 3 min After a crisis, how can we tell if water is safe to drink? Current tests are slow and complex, and the delay can be deadly, as in the cholera outbreak after… Internet Archive Ben Cameron: The true power of the performing arts 2010 · Talk · 12 min Arts administrator and live-theater fan Ben Cameron looks at the state of the live arts -- asking: How can the magic of live theater, live music, live dance… Internet Archive Elif Shafak: The revolutionary power of diverse thought 2017 · Talk "From populist demagogues, we will learn the indispensability of democracy," says novelist Elif Shafak. "From isolationists, we will learn the need for global… Internet Archive Mena Trott on blogs 2006 · Talk · 16 min The founding mother of the blog revolution, Movable Type's Mena Trott, talks about the early days of blogging, when she realized that giving regular people… Internet Archive Yann Dall'Aglio: Love -- you're doing it wrong 2014 · Talk · 10 min In this delightful talk, philosopher Yann Dall’Aglio explores the universal search for tenderness and connection in a world that's ever more focused on the… Internet Archive Ernest Madu on world-class health care 2008 · Talk · 16 min Dr. Ernest Madu runs the Heart Institute of the Caribbean in Kingston, Jamaica, where he proves that -- with careful design, smart technical choices, and a… Internet Archive Latif Nasser: You have no idea where camels really come from 2016 · Talk · 12 min Camels are so well adapted to the desert that it's hard to imagine them living anywhere else. But what if we have them pegged all wrong? What if those big… Internet Archive Myriam Sidibe: The simple power of hand-washing 2014 · Talk · 11 min Myriam Sidibe is a warrior in the fight against childhood disease. Her weapon of choice? A bar of soap. For cost-effective prevention against sickness, it’s… Internet Archive Sarah Kaminsky: My father the forger 2011 · Talk · 14 min Sarah Kaminsky tells the extraordinary story of her father Adolfo and his activity during World War II -- using his ingenuity and talent for forgery to save… Internet Archive David Cameron: The next age of government 2010 · Talk · 14 min The leader of Britain's Conservative Party says we're entering a new era -- where governments themselves have less power (and less money) and people empowered… Internet Archive James Balog: Time-lapse proof of extreme ice loss 2009 · Talk · 19 min Photographer James Balog shares new image sequences from the Extreme Ice Survey, a network of time-lapse cameras recording glaciers receding at an alarming… Internet Archive Janna Levin: The sound the universe makes 2011 · Talk · 17 min We think of space as a silent place. But physicist Janna Levin says the universe has a soundtrack -- a sonic composition that records some of the most… Internet Archive Leymah Gbowee: Unlock the intelligence, passion, greatness of girls 2012 · Talk · 14 min Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee has two powerful stories to tell -- of her own life's transformation, and of the untapped potential of girls around the… Internet Archive Lucianne Walkowicz: Let's not use Mars as a backup planet 2015 · Talk · 5 min Stellar astronomer and TED Senior Fellow Lucianne Walkowicz works on NASA's Kepler mission, searching for places in the universe that could support life. So… Internet Archive Ursus Wehrli tidies up art 2008 · Talk · 15 min Ursus Wehrli shares his vision for a cleaner, more organized, tidier form of art -- by deconstructing the paintings of modern masters into their component… Internet Archive Yuval Noah Harari: Why fascism is so tempting -- and how your data could power it 2018 · Talk In a profound talk about technology and power, author and historian Yuval Noah Harari explains the important difference between fascism and nationalism — and… Internet Archive Astro Teller: The unexpected benefit of celebrating failure 2016 · Talk · 15 min "Great dreams aren't just visions," says Astro Teller, "They're visions coupled to strategies for making them real." The head of X (formerly Google X), Teller… Internet Archive Neil Gershenfeld on Fab Labs 2007 · Talk · 17 min MIT professor Neil Gershenfeld talks about his Fab Lab -- a low-cost lab that lets people build things they need using digital and analog tools. It's a simple… Internet Archive Richard Baraniuk on open-source learning 2006 · Talk · 18 min Rice University professor Richard Baraniuk explains the vision behind Connexions, his open-source, online education system. It cuts out the textbook, allowing… Internet Archive Chrystia Freeland: The rise of the new global super-rich 2013 · Talk · 15 min Technology is advancing in leaps and bounds -- and so is economic inequality, says writer Chrystia Freeland. In an impassioned talk, she charts the rise of a… Internet Archive Conrad Wolfram: Teaching kids real math with computers 2010 · Talk · 17 min From rockets to stock markets, many of humanity's most thrilling creations are powered by math. So why do kids lose interest in it? Conrad Wolfram says the… Internet Archive Stephen Ritz: A teacher growing green in the South Bronx 2012 · Talk · 13 min A whirlwind of energy and ideas, Stephen Ritz is a teacher in New York's tough South Bronx, where he and his kids grow lush gardens for food, greenery -- and… Internet Archive Ayah Bdeir: Building blocks that blink, beep and teach 2012 · Talk · 5 min Imagine a set of electronics as easy to play with as Legos. TED Fellow Ayah Bdeir introduces littleBits, a set of simple, interchangeable blocks that make… Internet Archive Kathryn Schulz: Don't regret regret 2011 · Talk · 16 min We're taught to try to live life without regret. But why? Using her own tattoo as an example, Kathryn Schulz makes a powerful and moving case for embracing… Internet Archive Maajid Nawaz: A global culture to fight extremism 2011 · Talk · 17 min Why do transnational extremist organizations succeed where democratic movements have a harder time taking hold? Maajid Nawaz, a former Islamist extremist,… Internet Archive Skylar Tibbits: Can we make things that make themselves? 2011 · Talk · 6 min MIT researcher Skylar Tibbits works on self-assembly -- the idea that instead of building something (a chair, a skyscraper), we can create materials that… Internet Archive Susan Lim: Transplant cells, not organs 2011 · Talk · 16 min Pioneering surgeon Susan Lim performed the first liver transplant in Asia. But a moral concern with transplants (where do donor livers come from ...) led her… Internet Archive Tiq Milan and Kim Katrin Milan: A queer vision of love and marriage 2016 · Talk · 17 min Love is a tool for revolutionary change and a path toward inclusivity and understanding for the LGBTQ+ community. Married activists Tiq and Kim Katrin Milan… Internet Archive Christina Warinner: Tracking ancient diseases using ... plaque 2012 · Talk · 5 min Imagine what we could learn about diseases by studying the history of human disease, from ancient hominids to the present. But how? TED Fellow Christina…