TED Talks

1,537–1,584 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 Gavin Schmidt: The emergent patterns of climate change 2014 · Talk · 12 min You can't understand climate change in pieces, says climate scientist Gavin Schmidt. It's the whole, or it's nothing. In this illuminating talk, he explains… Internet Archive Ian Goldin: Navigating our global future 2009 · Talk · 7 min As globalization and technological advances bring us hurtling towards a new integrated future, Ian Goldin warns that not all people may benefit equally. But,… Internet Archive Joy Buolamwini: How I'm fighting bias in algorithms 2017 · Talk · 8 min MIT grad student Joy Buolamwini was working with facial recognition software when she noticed a problem: the software didn't recognize her face — because the… Internet Archive Marvin Minsky on health and the human mind 2008 · Talk · 13 min Listen closely -- Marvin Minsky's arch, eclectic, charmingly offhand talk on health, overpopulation and the human mind is packed with subtlety: wit, wisdom… Internet Archive Prosanta Chakrabarty: Four billion years of evolution in six minutes 2018 · Talk Did humans evolve from monkeys or from fish? In this enlightening talk, ichthyologist and TED Fellow Prosanta Chakrabarty dispels some hardwired myths about… Internet Archive Vernā Myers: How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly toward them 2014 · Talk · 17 min Our biases can be dangerous, even deadly — as we've seen in the cases of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and Eric Garner, in Staten Island, New York.… Internet Archive Wingham Rowan: A new kind of job market 2013 · Talk · 12 min Plenty of people need jobs with very flexible hours -- but it's difficult for those people to connect with the employers who need them. Wingham Rowan is… Internet Archive James Nachtwey fights XDR-TB 2008 · Talk · 5 min Photojournalist James Nachtwey sees his TED Prize wish come true, as we share his powerful photographs of XDR-TB, a drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis… Internet Archive David Keith's unusual climate change idea 2007 · Talk · 15 min Environmental scientist David Keith proposes a cheap, effective, shocking means to address climate change: What if we injected a huge cloud of ash into the… Internet Archive John Lloyd inventories the invisible 2009 · Talk · 10 min Nature's mysteries meet tack-sharp wit in this hilarious, 10-minute mix of quips and fun lessons, as comedian, writer and TV man John Lloyd plucks at the… Internet Archive Robert Gupta: Music is medicine, music is sanity 2010 · Talk · 9 min Robert Gupta, violinist with the LA Philharmonic, talks about a violin lesson he once gave to a brilliant, schizophrenic musician -- and what he learned.… Internet Archive Colin Grant: The son of a difficult father 2014 · Talk · 17 min Colin Grant has spent a lifetime navigating the emotional landscape between his father’s world and his own. Born in England to Jamaican parents, Grant draws… Internet Archive Paul MacCready on nature vs. humans 2008 · Talk · 22 min In 1998, aircraft designer Paul MacCready looks at a planet on which humans have utterly dominated nature, and talks about what we all can do to preserve… Internet Archive Alan Eustace: I leapt from the stratosphere. Here's how I did it 2015 · Talk · 14 min On October 21, 2014, Alan Eustace donned a custom-built, 500-pound spacesuit, attached himself to a weather balloon, and rose above 135,000 feet, from which… Internet Archive Kwame Anthony Appiah: Is religion good or bad? (This is a trick question) 2014 · Talk · 14 min Plenty of good things are done in the name of religion, and plenty of bad things too. But what is religion, exactly — is it good or bad, in and of itself?… Internet Archive Jaron Lanier: How we need to remake the internet 2018 · Talk In the early days of digital culture, Jaron Lanier helped craft a vision for the internet as public commons where humanity could share its knowledge — but… Internet Archive Jason Clay: How big brands can help save biodiversity 2010 · Talk · 19 min Convince just 100 key companies to go sustainable, and WWF's Jason Clay says global markets will shift to protect the planet our consumption has already… Internet Archive Amy Nicole Baker: 7 common questions about workplace romance 2018 · Talk Should you date your coworker? Should workplace couples keep their relationships secret? And why are coworkers so often attracted to each other?… Internet Archive Carolyn Bertozzi: What the sugar coating on your cells is trying to tell you 2016 · Talk Your cells are coated with sugars that store information and speak a secret language. What are they trying to tell us? Your blood type, for one — and,… Internet Archive Gordon Brown on global ethic vs. national interest 2009 · Interview · 17 min Can the interests of an individual nation be reconciled with humanity's greater good? Can a patriotic, nationally elected politician really give people in… Internet Archive Khalida Brohi: How I work to protect women from honor killings 2015 · Talk · 18 min Nearly 1000 "honor" killings are reported in Pakistan each year, murders by a family member for behavior deemed "shameful," such as a relationship outside of… Internet Archive Kio Stark: Why you should talk to strangers 2016 · Talk · 11 min "When you talk to strangers, you're making beautiful interruptions into the expected narrative of your daily life — and theirs," says Kio Stark. In this… Internet Archive Louie Schwartzberg: Nature. Beauty. Gratitude. 2012 · Talk · 9 min Nature’s beauty can be easily missed -- but not through Louie Schwartzberg’s lens. His stunning time-lapse photography, accompanied by powerful words from… Internet Archive Morgana Bailey: The danger of hiding who you are 2015 · Talk · 10 min Morgana Bailey has been hiding her true self for 16 years. In a brave talk, she utters four words that might not seem like a big deal to some, but to her have… Internet Archive Patrick Awuah on educating leaders 2007 · Talk · 17 min Patrick Awuah makes the case that a liberal arts education is critical to forming true leaders. Internet Archive Shekhar Kapur: We are the stories we tell ourselves 2010 · Talk · 21 min Where does creative inspiration spring from? At TEDIndia, Hollywood/Bollywood director Shekhar Kapur ("Elizabeth," "Mr. India") pinpoints his source of… Internet Archive Stuart Russell: 3 principles for creating safer AI 2017 · Talk · 17 min How can we harness the power of superintelligent AI while also preventing the catastrophe of robotic takeover? As we move closer toward creating all-knowing… Internet Archive Helen Fisher: Technology hasn't changed love. Here's why 2016 · Talk · 19 min In our tech-driven, interconnected world, we've developed new ways and rules to court each other, but the fundamental principles of love have stayed the same,… Internet Archive Kate Hartman: The art of wearable communication 2011 · Talk · 9 min Artist Kate Hartman uses wearable electronics to explore how we communicate, with ourselves and with the world. In this quirky and thought-provoking talk, she… Internet Archive Kevin Kelly on how technology evolves 2006 · Talk · 19 min Tech enthusiast Kevin Kelly asks "What does technology want?" and discovers that its movement toward ubiquity and complexity is much like the evolution of life. Internet Archive May El-Khalil: Making peace is a marathon 2013 · Talk · 10 min In Lebanon there is one gunshot a year that isn’t part of a scene of routine violence: The opening sound of the Beirut International Marathon. In a moving… Internet Archive Natalie Jeremijenko: The art of the eco-mindshift 2010 · Talk · 19 min Natalie Jeremijenko's unusual lab puts art to work, and addresses environmental woes by combining engineering know-how with public art and a team of… Internet Archive Paul Gilding: The Earth is full 2012 · Talk · 16 min Have we used up all our resources? Have we filled up all the livable space on Earth? Paul Gilding suggests we have, and the possibility of devastating… Internet Archive Tomás Saraceno: Would you live in a floating city in the sky? 2017 · Talk In a mind-bending talk that blurs the line between science and art, Tomás Saraceno exhibits a series of air-inspired sculptures and installations designed to… Internet Archive Amit Sood: Building a museum of museums on the web 2011 · Talk · 5 min Imagine being able to see artwork in the greatest museums around the world without leaving your chair. Driven by his passion for art, Amit Sood tells the… Internet Archive Amy Herman: A lesson on looking 2018 · Talk Are you looking closely? Visual educator Amy Herman explains how to use art to enhance your powers of perception and find connections where they may not be… Internet Archive Chris Abani on the stories of Africa 2007 · Talk · 17 min In this deeply personal talk, Nigerian writer Chris Abani says that “what we know about how to be who we are” comes from stories. He searches for the heart of… Internet Archive Kevin Breel: Confessions of a depressed comic 2013 · Talk · 11 min Kevin Breel didn't look like a depressed kid: team captain, at every party, funny and confident. But he tells the story of the night he realized that -- to… Internet Archive Paul Sereno digs up dinosaurs 2009 · Talk · 21 min Strange landscapes, scorching heat and (sometimes) mad crocodiles await scientists seeking clues to evolution's genius. Paleontologist Paul Sereno talks about… Internet Archive Bettina Warburg: How the blockchain will radically transform the economy 2016 · Talk · 14 min Say hello to the decentralized economy — the blockchain is about to change everything. In this lucid explainer of the complex (and confusing) technology,… Internet Archive Chris Hadfield: What I learned from going blind in space 2014 · Talk · 18 min There's an astronaut saying: In space, “there is no problem so bad that you can’t make it worse.” So how do you deal with the complexity, the sheer pressure,… Internet Archive Jason Shen: Looking for a job? Highlight your ability, not your experience 2017 · Talk Very few of us hold jobs that line up directly with our past experiences or what we studied in college. Take TED Resident Jason Shen; he studied biology but… Internet Archive Jonathan Marks: In praise of conflict 2017 · Talk · 14 min Conflict is bad; compromise, consensus and collaboration are good — or so we're told. Lawyer and bioethicist Jonathan Marks challenges this conventional… Internet Archive Lidia Yuknavitch: How a misfit found her voice 2016 · Talk · 13 min To those who feel like they don't belong: there is beauty in being a misfit. Author Lidia Yuknavitch shares her own wayward journey in an intimate… Internet Archive Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: Want to help Africa? Do business here 2007 · Talk · 20 min We know the negative images of Africa -- famine and disease, conflict and corruption. But, says Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, there's another, less-told story… Internet Archive Sakena Yacoobi: How I stopped the Taliban from shutting down my school 2015 · Talk · 17 min When the Taliban closed all the girls schools in Afghanistan, Sakena Yacoobi set up new schools, in secret, educating thousands of women and men. In this… Internet Archive Alwar Balasubramaniam: Art of substance and absence 2010 · Talk · 16 min Alwar Balasubramaniam's sculpture plays with time, shape, shadow, perspective: four tricky sensations that can reveal -- or conceal -- what's really out… Internet Archive Charity Tillemann-Dick: Singing after a double lung transplant 2011 · Talk · 18 min You'll never sing again, said her doctor. But in a story from the very edge of medical possibility, operatic soprano Charity Tillemann-Dick tells a double…