TED Talks

1,825–1,872 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 Alex Wissner-Gross: A new equation for intelligence 2014 · Talk · 11 min Is there an equation for intelligence? Yes. It’s F = T ∇ Sτ. In a fascinating and informative talk, physicist and computer scientist Alex Wissner-Gross… Internet Archive Amit Kalra: 3 creative ways to fix fashion's waste problem 2017 · Talk What happens to the clothes we don't buy? You might think that last season's coats, trousers and turtlenecks end up being put to use, but most of it (nearly… Internet Archive Anthony Goldbloom: The jobs we'll lose to machines -- and the ones we won't 2016 · Talk · 4 min Machine learning isn't just for simple tasks like assessing credit risk and sorting mail anymore — today, it's capable of far more complex applications, like… Internet Archive Chip Conley: Measuring what makes life worthwhile 2010 · Talk · 17 min When the dotcom bubble burst, hotelier Chip Conley went in search of a business model based on happiness. In an old friendship with an employee and in the… Internet Archive Gayle Tzemach Lemmon: Women entrepreneurs, example not exception 2012 · Talk · 13 min Women aren’t micro--so why do they only get micro-loans? At TEDxWomen reporter Gayle Tzemach Lemmon argues that women running all types of firms-- from home… Internet Archive Hans Rosling: The good news of the decade? 2010 · Talk · 15 min Hans Rosling reframes 10 years of UN data with his spectacular visuals, lighting up an astonishing -- mostly unreported -- piece of front-page-worthy good… Internet Archive John Hunter on the World Peace Game 2011 · Talk · 20 min John Hunter puts all the problems of the world on a 4'x5' plywood board -- and lets his 4th-graders solve them. At TED2011, he explains how his World Peace… Internet Archive Martine Rothblatt: My daughter, my wife, our robot, and the quest for immortality 2015 · Talk · 21 min The founder of Sirius XM satellite radio, Martine Rothblatt now heads up a drug company that makes life-saving medicines for rare diseases (including one drug… Internet Archive Michael Green: The global goals we've made progress on -- and the ones we haven't 2018 · Talk Are we delivering on the promises of the Sustainable Development Goals, the collection of 17 objectives set by the United Nations in 2015 that aims to improve… Internet Archive Stewart Brand on squatter cities 2007 · Talk · 3 min Rural villages worldwide are being deserted, as billions of people flock to cities to live in teeming squatter camps and slums. Stewart Brand says this is a… Internet Archive Andrés Ruzo: How I found a mythical boiling river in the Amazon 2016 · Talk · 15 min When Andrés Ruzo was a young boy in Peru, his grandfather told him a story with an odd detail: There is a river, deep in the Amazon, which boils as if a fire… Internet Archive Jennifer Doudna: We can now edit our DNA. But let's do it wisely 2015 · Talk · 15 min Geneticist Jennifer Doudna co-invented a groundbreaking new technology for editing genes, called CRISPR-Cas9. The tool allows scientists to make precise edits… Internet Archive The Jill and Julia Show 2008 · Talk · 6 min Two TED favorites, Jill Sobule and Julia Sweeney, team up for a delightful set that mixes witty songwriting with a little bit of social commentary. Internet Archive Jok Church: A circle of caring 2011 · Talk · 3 min In this 3-minute talk, cartoonist and educator Jok Church tells a moving story of the teacher who cared for him when no one else did -- and how he returned… Internet Archive Josh Silver demos adjustable liquid-filled eyeglasses 2009 · Talk · 5 min Josh Silver delivers his brilliantly simple solution for correcting vision at the lowest cost possible -- adjustable, liquid-filled lenses. At TEDGlobal 2009,… Internet Archive Leyla Acaroglu: Paper beats plastic? How to rethink environmental folklore 2014 · Talk · 18 min Most of us want to do the right thing when it comes to the environment. But things aren’t as simple as opting for the paper bag, says sustainability… Internet Archive Mai Lan: "Autopilote" / "Pumper" 2018 · Talk Singing in French and English, Mai Lan brings her cool charisma to the TED stage in a performance of her songs "Autopilote" and "Pumper." Internet Archive Michael Botticelli: Addiction is a disease. We should treat it like one 2017 · Talk · 10 min Only one in nine people in the United States gets the care and treatment they need for addiction and substance abuse. A former Director of National Drug… Internet Archive Raghava KK: Five lives of an artist 2010 · Talk · 17 min With endearing honesty and vulnerability, Raghava KK tells the colorful tale of how art has taken his life to new places, and how life experiences in turn… Internet Archive Raul Midon plays "Peace on Earth" 2008 · Talk · 9 min Guitarist and singer Raul Midon plays "Everybody" and "Peace on Earth" during his 2007 set at TED. Internet Archive Thomas Peschak: Dive into an ocean photographer's world 2016 · Talk · 10 min Somersaulting manta rays, dashing dolphins, swarming schools of fish and munching sharks inhabit a world beneath the ocean's surface that few get a chance to… Internet Archive Tierney Thys swims with the giant sunfish 2007 · Talk · 16 min Marine biologist Tierney Thys asks us to step into the water to visit the world of the Mola mola, or giant ocean sunfish. Basking, eating jellyfish and… Internet Archive Valarie Kaur: 3 lessons of revolutionary love in a time of rage 2017 · Talk What's the antidote to rising nationalism, polarization and hate? In this inspiring, poetic talk, Valarie Kaur asks us to reclaim love as a revolutionary act.… Internet Archive Vusi Mahlasela's encore, "Woza" 2007 · Talk · 5 min After Vusi Mahlasela's 3-song set at TEDGlobal, the audience wouldn't let him go. His encore, "Woza," showcases his brilliant guitar playing and multilingual… Internet Archive Yasmin Green: How technology can fight extremism and online harassment 2018 · Talk Can technology make people safer from threats like violent extremism, censorship and persecution? In this illuminating talk, technologist Yasmin Green details… Internet Archive Cesar Harada: How I teach kids to love science 2015 · Talk · 9 min At the Harbour School in Hong Kong, Cesar Harada teaches citizen science and invention to the next generation of environmentalists. He's moved his classroom… Internet Archive Juan Enriquez shares mindboggling science 2009 · Talk · 18 min Even as mega-banks topple, Juan Enriquez says the big reboot is yet to come. But don't look for it on your ballot -- or in the stock exchange. It'll come from… Internet Archive Pavan Sukhdev: Put a value on nature! 2011 · Talk · 16 min Every day, we use materials from the earth without thinking, for free. But what if we had to pay for their true value: would it make us more careful about… Internet Archive Rachel Botsman: The case for collaborative consumption 2010 · Talk · 16 min At TEDxSydney, Rachel Botsman says we're "wired to share" -- and shows how websites like Zipcar and Swaptree are changing the rules of human behavior. Internet Archive Anindya Kundu: The boost students need to overcome obstacles 2017 · Talk How can disadvantaged students succeed in school? For sociologist Anindya Kundu, grit and stick-to-itiveness aren't enough; students also need to develop… Internet Archive Carlo Ratti: Architecture that senses and responds 2011 · Talk · 15 min With his team at SENSEable City Lab, MIT's Carlo Ratti makes cool things by sensing the data we create. He pulls from passive data sets -- like the calls we… Internet Archive Frans Lanting: Photos that give voice to the animal kingdom 2014 · Talk · 3 min Nature photographer Frans Lanting uses vibrant images to take us deep into the animal world. In this short, visual talk he calls for us to reconnect with… Internet Archive Tim Kruger: Can we stop climate change by removing CO2 from the air? 2017 · Talk Could we cure climate change? Geoengineering researcher Tim Kruger wants to try. He shares one promising possibility: using natural gas to generate… Internet Archive Dan Clay: Why you should bring your whole self to work 2018 · Talk Dan Clay was worried about being dismissed as "too gay" at work, so he dialed down his personality. But then his alter ego, Carrie Dragshaw, went viral… Internet Archive Evan Williams on listening to Twitter users 2009 · Talk · 7 min In the year leading up to this talk, the web tool Twitter exploded in size (up 10x during 2008 alone). Co-founder Evan Williams reveals that many of the ideas… Internet Archive Jeremy Howard: The wonderful and terrifying implications of computers that can learn 2014 · Talk · 19 min What happens when we teach a computer how to learn? Technologist Jeremy Howard shares some surprising new developments in the fast-moving field of deep… Internet Archive Kandice Sumner: How America's public schools keep kids in poverty 2016 · Talk · 13 min Why should a good education be exclusive to rich kids? Schools in low-income neighborhoods across the US, specifically in communities of color, lack resources… Internet Archive Kevin Bales: How to combat modern slavery 2010 · Talk · 18 min In this moving yet pragmatic talk, Kevin Bales explains the business of modern slavery, a multibillion-dollar economy that underpins some of the worst… Internet Archive Tricia Wang: The human insights missing from big data 2016 · Talk Why do so many companies make bad decisions, even with access to unprecedented amounts of data? With stories from Nokia to Netflix to the oracles of ancient… Internet Archive Yang Lan: The generation that's remaking China 2011 · Talk · 17 min Yang Lan, a journalist and entrepreneur who's been called "the Oprah of China," offers insight into the next generation of young Chinese citizens -- urban,… Internet Archive Ajit Narayanan: A word game to communicate in any language 2014 · Talk · 15 min While working with kids who have trouble speaking, Ajit Narayanan sketched out a way to think about language in pictures, to relate words and concepts in… Internet Archive Alberto Cairo: There are no scraps of men 2011 · Talk · 19 min Alberto Cairo's clinics in Afghanistan used to close down during active fighting. Now, they stay open. At TEDxRC2 (the RC stands for Red Cross/Red Crescent),… Internet Archive Amory Lovins on winning the oil endgame 2007 · Talk · 19 min In this energizing talk, Amory Lovins lays out his simple plan for weaning the US off oil and revitalizing the economy. Internet Archive Andrew Connolly: What's the next window into our universe? 2014 · Talk · 17 min Big Data is everywhere — even the skies. In an informative talk, astronomer Andrew Connolly shows how large amounts of data are being collected about our… Internet Archive Angel Hsu: How China is (and isn't) fighting pollution and climate change 2018 · Talk China is the world's biggest polluter — and now one of its largest producers of clean energy. Which way will China go in the future, and how will it affect… Internet Archive Ann Morgan: My year reading a book from every country in the world 2015 · Talk · 12 min Ann Morgan considered herself well read — until she discovered the "massive blindspot" on her bookshelf. Amid a multitude of English and American authors,… Internet Archive Joshua Prince-Ramus: Building a theater that remakes itself 2010 · Talk · 18 min Joshua Prince-Ramus believes that if architects re-engineer their design process, the results can be spectacular. Speaking at TEDxSMU, Dallas, he walks us… Internet Archive Luma Mufleh: Don't feel sorry for refugees -- believe in them 2017 · Talk · 14 min "We have seen advances in every aspect of our lives — except our humanity," says Luma Mufleh, a Jordanian immigrant and Muslim of Syrian descent who founded…