TED Talks

97–144 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.
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Internet Archive Nicholas Christakis: How social networks predict epidemics 2010 · Talk · 17 min After mapping humans' intricate social networks, Nicholas Christakis and colleague James Fowler began investigating how this information could better our… Internet Archive Simon Sinek: Why good leaders make you feel safe 2014 · Talk · 11 min What makes a great leader? Management theorist Simon Sinek suggests, it’s someone who makes their employees feel secure, who draws staffers into a circle of… Internet Archive Teenaged boy wonders play bluegrass 2012 · Talk · 5 min Brothers Jonny, Robbie and Tommy Mizzone are The Sleepy Man Banjo Boys, a trio of virtuoso bluegrass musicians who play with dazzling vivacity. Did we mention… Internet Archive His Holiness the Karmapa: The technology of the heart 2010 · Talk · 25 min His Holiness the Karmapa talks about how he was discovered to be the reincarnation of a revered figure in Tibetan Buddhism. In telling his story, he urges us… Internet Archive Pamela Meyer: How to spot a liar 2011 · Talk · 18 min On any given day we're lied to from 10 to 200 times, and the clues to detect those lie can be subtle and counter-intuitive. Pamela Meyer, author of… Internet Archive Dan Gilbert asks, Why are we happy? 2006 · Talk · 21 min Dan Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness, challenges the idea that we’ll be miserable if we don’t get what we want. Our "psychological immune system"… Internet Archive Richard St. John's 8 secrets of success 2006 · Talk · 3 min Why do people succeed? Is it because they're smart? Or are they just lucky? Neither. Analyst Richard St. John condenses years of interviews into an unmissable… Internet Archive Boaz Almog “levitates” a superconductor 2012 · Talk · 10 min How can a super-thin, three-inch disk levitate something 70,000 times its own weight? In a riveting, futuristic demonstration, Boaz Almog shows how a… Internet Archive Peter Diamandis: Abundance is our future 2012 · Talk · 16 min Onstage at TED2012, Peter Diamandis makes a case for optimism -- that we'll invent, innovate and create ways to solve the challenges that loom over us. "I’m… Internet Archive Quixotic Fusion: Dancing with light 2012 · Talk · 12 min Quixotic Fusion is an ensemble of artists that brings together aerial acrobatics, dance, theater, film, music and visual fx. Watch as they perform three… Internet Archive Lera Boroditsky: How language shapes the way we think 2017 · Talk There are about 7,000 languages spoken around the world — and they all have different sounds, vocabularies and structures. But do they shape the way we think?… Internet Archive Stanley McChrystal: Listen, learn ... then lead 2011 · Talk · 15 min Four-star general Stanley McChrystal shares what he learned about leadership over his decades in the military. How can you build a sense of shared purpose… Internet Archive Temple Grandin: The world needs all kinds of minds 2010 · Talk · 19 min Temple Grandin, diagnosed with autism as a child, talks about how her mind works -- sharing her ability to "think in pictures" which helps her solve problems… Internet Archive David Kelley: How to build your creative confidence 2012 · Talk · 11 min Is your school or workplace divided into "creatives" versus practical people? Yet surely, David Kelley suggests, creativity is not the domain of only a chosen… Internet Archive Arthur Benjamin: The magic of Fibonacci numbers 2013 · Talk · 6 min Math is logical, functional and just ... awesome. Mathemagician Arthur Benjamin explores hidden properties of that weird and wonderful set of numbers, the… Internet Archive Philip Zimbardo shows how people become monsters ... or heroes 2008 · Talk · 23 min Philip Zimbardo knows how easy it is for nice people to turn bad. In this talk, he shares insights and graphic unseen photos from the Abu Ghraib trials. Then… Internet Archive Nirmalya Kumar: India's invisible innovation 2012 · Talk · 15 min Can India become a global hub for innovation? Nirmalya Kumar thinks it already has. He details four types of "invisible innovation" currently coming out of… Internet Archive Andrew Solomon: Depression, the secret we share 2013 · Talk · 29 min "The opposite of depression is not happiness, but vitality, and it was vitality that seemed to seep away from me in that moment." In a talk equal parts… Internet Archive Jarrett J. Krosoczka: How a boy became an artist 2013 · Talk · 18 min When Jarrett J. Krosoczka was a kid, he didn’t play sports, but he loved art. He paints the funny and touching story of a little boy who pursued a simple… Internet Archive John Wooden on true success 2009 · Talk · 17 min With profound simplicity, Coach John Wooden redefines success and urges us all to pursue the best in ourselves. In this inspiring talk he shares the advice he… Internet Archive Leonard Susskind: My friend Richard Feynman 2010 · Talk · 14 min What's it like to be pals with a genius? Onstage at TEDxCaltech, physicist Leonard Susskind spins a few stories about his friendship with the legendary… Internet Archive William Kamkwamba on building a windmill 2007 · Talk · 4 min When he was just 14 years old, Malawian inventor William Kamkwamba built his family an electricity-generating windmill from spare parts, working from rough… Internet Archive David MacKay: A reality check on renewables 2012 · Talk · 18 min How much land mass would renewables need to power a nation like the UK? An entire country's worth. In this pragmatic talk from TEDxWarwick, David MacKay tours… Internet Archive Jill Bolte Taylor's stroke of insight 2008 · Talk · 18 min Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions -- motion,… Internet Archive Gordon Brown: Wiring a web for global good 2009 · Talk · 16 min We're at a unique moment in history, says UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown: we can use today's interconnectedness to develop our shared global ethic -- and work… Internet Archive Michael Kimmel: Why gender equality is good for everyone — men included 2015 · Talk · 16 min Yes, we all know it’s the right thing to do. But Michael Kimmel makes the surprising, funny, practical case for treating men and women equally in the… Internet Archive David Gallo shows underwater astonishments 2008 · Talk · 5 min David Gallo shows jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures, including a color-shifting cuttlefish, a perfectly camouflaged octopus, and a Times Square's… Internet Archive Alanna Shaikh: How I'm preparing to get Alzheimer's 2012 · Talk · 6 min When faced with a parent suffering from Alzheimer's, most of us respond with denial ("It won't happen to me") or extreme efforts at prevention. But global… Internet Archive Bob Thurman says we can be Buddhas 2006 · Talk · 12 min In our hyperlinked world, we can know anything, anytime. And this mass enlightenment, says Buddhist scholar Bob Thurman, is our first step toward Buddha nature. Internet Archive Joachim de Posada says, Don't eat the marshmallow yet 2009 · Talk · 6 min In this short talk from TED U, Joachim de Posada shares a landmark experiment on delayed gratification -- and how it can predict future success. With… Internet Archive Nathan Wolfe's jungle search for viruses 2009 · Talk · 12 min Virus hunter Nathan Wolfe is outwitting the next pandemic by staying two steps ahead: discovering deadly new viruses where they first emerge -- passing from… Internet Archive E.O. Wilson: Advice to young scientists 2012 · Talk · 14 min “The world needs you, badly,” begins celebrated biologist E.O. Wilson in his letter to a young scientist. Previewing his upcoming book, he gives advice… Internet Archive Susan Savage-Rumbaugh: The real-life culture of bonobos 2007 · Talk · 17 min Savage-Rumbaugh's work with bonobo apes, which can understand spoken language and learn tasks by watching, forces the audience to rethink how much of what a… Internet Archive John Legend: "Redemption Song" 2016 · Talk · 8 min John Legend is on a mission to transform America's criminal justice system. Through his Free America campaign, he's encouraging rehabilitation and healing in… Internet Archive James Cameron: Before Avatar ... a curious boy 2010 · Talk · 17 min James Cameron's big-budget (and even bigger-grossing) films create unreal worlds all their own. In this personal talk, he reveals his childhood fascination… Internet Archive Renny Gleeson: 404, the story of a page not found 2012 · Talk · 4 min Oops! Nobody wants to see the 404: Page Not Found. But as Renny Gleeson shows us, while he runs through a slideshow of creative and funny 404 pages, every… Internet Archive Jane McGonigal: The game that can give you 10 extra years of life 2012 · Talk · 19 min When game designer Jane McGonigal found herself bedridden and suicidal following a severe concussion, she had a fascinating idea for how to get better. She… Internet Archive Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity 2006 · Talk · 19 min Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity. Internet Archive Robert Waldinger: What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness 2015 · Talk · 12 min What keeps us happy and healthy as we go through life? If you think it's fame and money, you're not alone – but, according to psychiatrist Robert Waldinger,… Internet Archive VS Ramachandran on your mind 2007 · Talk · 23 min Vilayanur Ramachandran tells us what brain damage can reveal about the connection between celebral tissue and the mind, using three startling delusions as… Internet Archive Itay Talgam: Lead like the great conductors 2009 · Talk · 20 min An orchestra conductor faces the ultimate leadership challenge: creating perfect harmony without saying a word. In this charming talk, Itay Talgam… Internet Archive Janine Benyus: Biomimicry in action 2009 · Talk · 17 min Janine Benyus has a message for inventors: When solving a design problem, look to nature first. There you'll find inspired designs for making things… Internet Archive Julia Sweeney on letting go of God 2006 · Talk · 16 min Julia Sweeney (God Said, "Ha!") performs the first 15 minutes of her 2006 solo show Letting Go of God. When two young Mormon missionaries knock on her door… Internet Archive Tali Sharot: The optimism bias 2012 · Talk · 17 min Are we born to be optimistic, rather than realistic? Tali Sharot shares new research that suggests our brains are wired to look on the bright side -- and how… Internet Archive Brittney Cooper: The racial politics of time 2017 · Talk · 12 min Cultural theorist Brittney Cooper examines racism through the lens of time, showing us how historically it has been stolen from people of color, resulting in… Internet Archive Tim Ferriss: Smash fear, learn anything 2009 · Talk · 16 min From the EG conference: Productivity guru Tim Ferriss' fun, encouraging anecdotes show how one simple question -- "What's the worst that could happen?" -- is… Internet Archive Susan David: The gift and power of emotional courage 2017 · Talk Psychologist Susan David shares how the way we deal with our emotions shapes everything that matters: our actions, careers, relationships, health and… Internet Archive Brian Cox on CERN's supercollider 2008 · Talk · 14 min "Rock-star physicist" Brian Cox talks about his work on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. Discussing the biggest of big science in an engaging, accessible…