TED Talks

1,105–1,152 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 Eric Dishman: Health care should be a team sport 2013 · Talk · 16 min When Eric Dishman was in college, doctors told him he had 2 to 3 years to live. That was a long time ago. One rectified diagnosis and a transplant later,… Internet Archive Laurie Garrett on lessons from the 1918 flu 2009 · Talk · 21 min In 2007, as the world worried about a possible avian flu epidemic, Laurie Garrett, author of "The Coming Plague," gave this powerful talk to a small TED… Internet Archive Cameron Herold: Let's raise kids to be entrepreneurs 2010 · Talk · 19 min Bored in school, failing classes, at odds with peers: This child might be an entrepreneur, says Cameron Herold. At TEDxEdmonton, he makes the case for… Internet Archive Dalia Mogahed: What do you think when you look at me? 2016 · Talk · 16 min When you look at Muslim scholar Dalia Mogahed, what do you see: a woman of faith? a scholar, a mom, a sister? or an oppressed, brainwashed, potential… Internet Archive Rosie King: How autism freed me to be myself 2014 · Talk · 6 min “People are so afraid of variety that they try to fit everything into a tiny little box with a specific label,” says 16-year-old Rosie King, who is bold,… Internet Archive Ross Lovegrove shares organic designs 2006 · Talk · 19 min Designer Ross Lovegrove expounds his philosophy of “fat-free” design and offers insight into several of his extraordinary products, including the Ty Nant… Internet Archive Stephen Cave: The 4 stories we tell ourselves about death 2013 · Talk · 15 min Philosopher Stephen Cave begins with a dark but compelling question: When did you first realize you were going to die? And even more interestingly: Why do we… Internet Archive Andres Lozano: Parkinson's, depression and the switch that might turn them off 2013 · Talk · 15 min Deep brain stimulation is becoming very precise. This technique allows surgeons to place electrodes in almost any area of the brain, and turn them up or down… Internet Archive Ingrid Fetell Lee: Where joy hides and how to find it 2018 · Talk Cherry blossoms and rainbows, bubbles and googly eyes: Why do some things seem to create such universal joy? In this captivating talk, Ingrid Fetell Lee… Internet Archive Robert Ballard: The astonishing hidden world of the deep ocean 2008 · Talk · 18 min Ocean explorer Robert Ballard takes us on a mindbending trip to hidden worlds underwater, where he and other researchers are finding unexpected life,… Internet Archive Thomas Heatherwick: Building the Seed Cathedral 2011 · Talk · 16 min A future more beautiful? Architect Thomas Heatherwick shows five recent projects featuring ingenious bio-inspired designs. Some are remakes of the ordinary: a… Internet Archive Thomas Piketty: New thoughts on capital in the twenty-first century 2014 · Talk · 21 min French economist Thomas Piketty caused a sensation in early 2014 with his book on a simple, brutal formula explaining economic inequality: r > g (meaning that… Internet Archive Tshering Tobgay: This country isn't just carbon neutral -- it's carbon negative 2016 · Talk · 18 min Deep in the Himalayas, on the border between China and India, lies the Kingdom of Bhutan, which has pledged to remain carbon neutral for all time. In this… Internet Archive David Holt plays mountain music 2008 · Talk · 25 min Folk musician and storyteller David Holt plays the banjo and shares photographs and old wisdom from the Appalachian Mountains. He also demonstrates some… Internet Archive Timothy Prestero: Design for people, not awards 2012 · Talk · 11 min Timothy Prestero thought he'd designed the perfect incubator for newborns in the developing world -- but his team learned a hard lesson when it failed to go… Internet Archive Tom Shannon: The painter and the pendulum 2010 · Talk · 13 min TED visits Tom Shannon in his Manhattan studio for an intimate look at his science-inspired art. An eye-opening, personal conversation with John Hockenberry… Internet Archive Catherine Mohr builds green 2010 · Talk · 6 min In a short, funny, data-packed talk at TED U, Catherine Mohr walks through all the geeky decisions she made when building a green new house -- looking at real… Internet Archive Dan Dennett on our consciousness 2007 · Talk · 21 min Philosopher Dan Dennett makes a compelling argument that not only don't we understand our own consciousness, but that half the time our brains are actively… Internet Archive Jamil Abu-Wardeh: The Axis of Evil Middle East Comedy Tour 2010 · Talk · 8 min Jamil Abu-Wardeh jump-started the comedy scene in the Arab world by founding the Axis of Evil Middle East Comedy Tour, which brings standup comedians to… Internet Archive Sebastian Junger: Why veterans miss war 2014 · Talk · 13 min Civilians don’t miss war. But soldiers often do. Journalist Sebastian Junger shares his experience embedded with American soldiers at Restrepo, an outpost in… Internet Archive Shigeru Ban: Emergency shelters made from paper 2013 · Talk · 11 min Long before sustainability became a buzzword, architect Shigeru Ban had begun his experiments with ecologically-sound building materials such as cardboard… Internet Archive Stephen Wilkes: The passing of time, caught in a single photo 2016 · Talk · 12 min Photographer Stephen Wilkes crafts stunning compositions of landscapes as they transition from day to night, exploring the space-time continuum within a… Internet Archive Jill Heinerth: The mysterious world of underwater caves 2016 · Talk · 6 min Cave diver Jill Heinerth explores the hidden underground waterways coursing through our planet. Working with biologists, climatologists and archaeologists,… Internet Archive Kamal Meattle on how to grow fresh air 2009 · Talk · 4 min Researcher Kamal Meattle shows how an arrangement of three common houseplants, used in specific spots in a home or office building, can result in measurably… Internet Archive Paul Debevec animates a photo-real digital face 2009 · Talk · 6 min At TEDxUSC, computer graphics trailblazer Paul Debevec explains the scene-stealing technology behind Digital Emily, a digitally constructed human face so… Internet Archive Rives on 4 a.m. 2007 · Talk · 9 min Poet Rives does 8 minutes of lyrical origami, folding history into a series of coincidences surrounding that most surreal of hours, 4 o'clock in the morning. Internet Archive Simon Berrow: How do you save a shark you know nothing about? 2012 · Talk · 16 min They're the second largest fish in the world, they're almost extinct, and we know almost nothing about them. At TEDxDublin, Simon Berrow describes the… Internet Archive Aditi Gupta: A taboo-free way to talk about periods 2016 · Talk · 11 min It's true: talking about menstruation makes many people uncomfortable. And that taboo has consequences: in India, three out of every 10 girls don't even know… Internet Archive Isaac Mizrahi on fashion and creativity 2008 · Talk · 14 min Fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi spins through a dizzying array of inspirations -- from '50s pinups to a fleeting glimpse of a woman on the street who makes him… Internet Archive Kelli Jean Drinkwater: Enough with the fear of fat 2016 · Talk · 12 min In a society obsessed with body image and marked by a fear of fat, Kelli Jean Drinkwater engages in radical body politics through art. She confronts the… Internet Archive Ze Frank: Are you human? 2014 · Talk · 4 min Have you ever wondered: Am I a human being? Ze Frank suggests a series of simple questions that will determine this. Please relax and follow the prompts.… Internet Archive Ziauddin Yousafzai: My daughter, Malala 2014 · Talk · 16 min Pakistani educator Ziauddin Yousafzai reminds the world of a simple truth that many don’t want to hear: Women and men deserve equal opportunities for… Internet Archive Burt Rutan sees the future of space 2006 · Talk · 19 min In this passionate talk, legendary spacecraft designer Burt Rutan lambasts the US government-funded space program for stagnating and asks entrepreneurs to… Internet Archive David R. Williams: How racism makes us sick 2017 · Talk · 17 min Why does race matter so profoundly for health? David R. Williams developed a scale to measure the impact of discrimination on well-being, going beyond… Internet Archive Jim Simons: A rare interview with the mathematician who cracked Wall Street 2015 · Interview · 23 min Jim Simons was a mathematician and cryptographer who realized: the complex math he used to break codes could help explain patterns in the world of finance.… Internet Archive Jon Nguyen: Tour the solar system from home 2012 · Talk · 7 min Want to navigate the solar system without having to buy that expensive spacecraft? Jon Nguyen demos NASAJPL's "Eyes on the Solar System" -- free-to-use… Internet Archive Zeresenay Alemseged looks for humanity's roots 2007 · Talk · 15 min Paleoanthropologist Zeresenay Alemseged looks for the roots of humanity in Ethiopia's badlands. Here he talks about finding the oldest skeleton of a humanoid… Internet Archive Cheryl Hayashi: The magnificence of spider silk 2011 · Talk · 14 min Cheryl Hayashi studies spider silk, one of nature's most high-performance materials. Each species of spider can make up to 7 very different kinds of silk. How… Internet Archive John La Grou plugs smart power outlets 2009 · Talk · 4 min John La Grou unveils an ingenious new technology that will smarten up the electrical outlets in our homes, using microprocessors and RFID tags. The invention,… Internet Archive Rob Hopkins: Transition to a world without oil 2009 · Talk · 16 min Rob Hopkins reminds us that the oil our world depends on is steadily running out. He proposes a unique solution to this problem -- the Transition response,… Internet Archive Andreas Schleicher: Use data to build better schools 2013 · Talk · 19 min How can we measure what makes a school system work? Andreas Schleicher walks us through the PISA test, a global measurement that ranks countries against one… Internet Archive Clay Shirky: How social media can make history 2009 · Talk · 15 min While news from Iran streams to the world, Clay Shirky shows how Facebook, Twitter and TXTs help citizens in repressive regimes to report on real news,… Internet Archive Parag Khanna maps the future of countries 2009 · Talk · 18 min Many people think the lines on the map no longer matter, but Parag Khanna says they do. Using maps of the past and present, he explains the root causes of… Internet Archive Alaa Murabit: What my religion really says about women 2015 · Talk · 12 min Alaa Murabit's family moved from Canada to Libya when she was 15. Before, she’d felt equal to her brothers, but in this new environment she sensed big… Internet Archive Denise Herzing: Could we speak the language of dolphins? 2013 · Talk · 14 min For 28 years, Denise Herzing has spent five months each summer living with a pod of Atlantic spotted dolphins, following three generations of family… Internet Archive Edward Snowden: Here's how we take back the Internet 2014 · Talk · 35 min Appearing by telepresence robot, Edward Snowden speaks at TED2014 about surveillance and Internet freedom. The right to data privacy, he suggests, is not a… Internet Archive Frank Warren: Half a million secrets 2012 · Talk · 11 min "Secrets can take many forms -- they can be shocking, or silly, or soulful." Frank Warren, the founder of PostSecret.com, shares some of the half-million… Internet Archive Melissa Fleming: Let’s help refugees thrive, not just survive 2014 · Talk · 16 min 50 million people in the world today have been forcefully displaced from their home — a level not seen since WWII. Right now, more than 3 million Syrian…