TED Talks

2,401–2,448 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 David Brenner: A new weapon in the fight against superbugs 2017 · Talk Since the widespread use of antibiotics began in the 1940s, we've tried to develop new drugs faster than bacteria can evolve — but this strategy isn't… Internet Archive Eve Ensler on security 2008 · Talk · 13 min Playwright Eve Ensler explores our modern craving for security -- and why it makes us less secure. Listen for inspiring, heartbreaking stories of women making… Internet Archive Gayle Tzemach Lemmon: Meet the first women to fight on the front lines of an American war 2015 · Talk · 11 min In 2011, the US Armed Forces still had a ban on women in combat — but in that year, a Special Operations team of women was sent to Afghanistan to serve on the… Internet Archive Huang Yi & KUKA: A human-robot dance duet 2017 · Talk Harmoniously weaving together the art of dance and the science of mechanical engineering, Huang Yi performs a man-machine dance duet with KUKA — a robot he… Internet Archive Jennifer Healey: If cars could talk, accidents might be avoidable 2013 · Talk · 9 min When we drive, we get into a glass bubble, lock the doors and press the accelerator, relying on our eyes to guide us -- even though we can only see the few… Internet Archive Morley sings "Women of Hope" 2012 · Talk · 5 min Inspired by Aung San Suu Kyi’s call to action, “If you’re feeling helpless, help someone,” Morley composed this song. She sings it at TEDxWomen in her… Internet Archive Negroponte takes OLPC to Colombia 2008 · Talk · 6 min TED follows Nicholas Negroponte to Colombia as he delivers laptops inside territory once controlled by guerrillas. His partner? Colombia's Defense Department,… Internet Archive Toni Griffin: A new vision for rebuilding Detroit 2013 · Talk · 11 min Once the powerhouse of America's industrial might, Detroit is more recently known in the popular imagination as a fabulous ruin, crumbling and bankrupt. But… Internet Archive Gary Flake: is Pivot a turning point for web exploration? 2010 · Talk · 6 min Gary Flake demos Pivot, a new way to browse and arrange massive amounts of images and data online. Built on breakthrough Seadragon technology, it enables… Internet Archive Iqbal Quadir says mobiles fight poverty 2006 · Talk · 15 min Iqbal Quadir tells how his experiences as a kid in poor Bangladesh, and later as a banker in New York, led him to start a mobile phone operator connecting 80… Internet Archive Jamais Cascio on tools for a better world 2009 · Talk · 16 min We all want to make the world better -- but how? Jamais Cascio looks at some specific tools and techniques that can make a difference. It's a fascinating talk… Internet Archive John Maeda on his journey in design 2009 · Talk · 17 min Designer John Maeda talks about his path from a Seattle tofu factory to the Rhode Island School of Design, where he became president in 2008. Maeda, a… Internet Archive Jonathan Harris: the Web's secret stories 2007 · Talk · 17 min Jonathan Harris wants to make sense of the emotional world of the Web. With deep compassion for the human condition, his projects troll the Internet to find… Internet Archive Luke Sital-Singh: "Afterneath" / "Killing Me" 2018 · Talk Luke Sital-Singh sings songs of love, longing and grief in this stirring performance of "Afterneath" and "Killing Me." "These are the songs I just never tire… Internet Archive Mei Lin Neo: The fascinating secret lives of giant clams 2017 · Talk When you think about the deep blue sea, you might instantly think of whales or coral reefs. But spare a thought for giant clams, the world's largest living… Internet Archive OK Go: How to find a wonderful idea 2017 · Talk · 17 min Where does OK Go come up with ideas like dancing in zero gravity, performing in ultra slow motion or constructing a warehouse-sized Rube Goldberg machine for… Internet Archive Sayu Bhojwani: How immigrant voices make democracy stronger 2016 · Talk · 12 min In politics, representation matters — and that's why we should elect leaders who reflect their country's diversity and embrace its multicultural tapestry,… Internet Archive Steven Wise: Chimps have feelings and thoughts. They should also have rights 2015 · Talk · 14 min Chimpanzees are people too, you know. Ok, not exactly. But lawyer Steven Wise has spent the last 30 years working to change these animals' status from… Internet Archive Allison Hunt gets (a new) hip 2007 · Talk · 4 min When Allison Hunt found out that she needed a new hip -- and that Canada’s national health care system would require her to spend nearly 2 years on a waiting… Internet Archive Dixon Chibanda: Why I train grandmothers to treat depression 2017 · Talk Dixon Chibanda is one of 12 psychiatrists in Zimbabwe — for a population of more than 16 million. Realizing that his country would never be able to scale… Internet Archive Joseph Ravenell: How barbershops can keep men healthy 2016 · Talk · 13 min The barbershop can be a safe haven for black men, a place for honest conversation and trust — and, as physician Joseph Ravenell suggests, a good place to… Internet Archive Serena Williams and Gayle King: On tennis, love and motherhood 2017 · Interview · 18 min Twenty-three Grand Slam titles later, tennis superstar Serena Williams sits down with journalist Gayle King to share a warm, mischievous conversation about… Internet Archive Audrey Choi: How to make a profit while making a difference 2016 · Talk · 12 min Can global capital markets become catalysts for social change? According to investment expert Audrey Choi, individuals own almost half of all global capital,… Internet Archive Debra Jarvis: Yes, I survived cancer. But that doesn't define me 2014 · Talk · 16 min Debra Jarvis had worked as a hospital chaplain for nearly 30 years when she was diagnosed with cancer. And she learned quite a bit as a patient. In a witty,… Internet Archive Fred Jansen: How to land on a comet 2015 · Talk · 17 min As manager of the Rosetta mission, Fred Jansen was responsible for the successful 2014 landing of a probe on the comet known as 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. In… Internet Archive Jeff Skoll makes movies that matter 2007 · Talk · 15 min Film producer Jeff Skoll (An Inconvenient Truth) talks about his film company, Participant Productions, and the people who've inspired him to do good. Internet Archive Lauren Pharr: How vultures can help solve crimes 2017 · Talk Can a bird that symbolizes death help the living catch criminals? In this informative and accessible talk, forensic anthropologist Lauren Pharr shows us how… Internet Archive Mark Kendall: Demo: A needle-free vaccine patch that's safer and way cheaper 2014 · Talk · 13 min One hundred sixty years after the invention of the needle and syringe, we’re still using them to deliver vaccines; it’s time to evolve. Biomedical engineer… Internet Archive Ramanan Laxminarayan: The coming crisis in antibiotics 2014 · Talk · 14 min Antibiotic drugs save lives. But we simply use them too much — and often for non-lifesaving purposes, like treating the flu and even raising cheaper chickens.… Internet Archive Robert Fischell on medical inventing 2006 · Talk · 26 min Accepting his 2005 TED Prize, inventor Robert Fischell makes three wishes: redesigning a portable device that treats migraines, finding new cures for clinical… Internet Archive James Patten: The best computer interface? Maybe ... your hands 2014 · Talk · 6 min "The computer is an incredibly powerful means of creative expression," says designer James Patten. But right now, we interact with computers, mainly, by… Internet Archive Johanna Blakley: Lessons from fashion's free culture 2010 · Talk · 15 min Copyright law's grip on film, music and software barely touches the fashion industry ... and fashion benefits in both innovation and sales, says Johanna… Internet Archive Keller Rinaudo: How we're using drones to deliver blood and save lives 2017 · Talk Keller Rinaudo wants everyone on earth to have access to basic health care, no matter how hard it is to reach them. With his start-up Zipline, he has created… Internet Archive Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child 2006 · Talk · 17 min Nicholas Negroponte, founder of the MIT Media Laboratory, describes how the One Laptop Per Child project will build and distribute the "$100 laptop." Internet Archive Shyam Sankar: The rise of human-computer cooperation 2012 · Talk · 12 min Brute computing force alone can’t solve the world’s problems. Data mining innovator Shyam Sankar explains why solving big problems (like catching terrorists… Internet Archive Travis Rieder: The agony of opioid withdrawal -- and what doctors should tell patients about it 2017 · Talk The United States accounts for five percent of the world's population but consumes almost 70 percent of the total global opioid supply, creating an epidemic… Internet Archive Greg Asner: Ecology from the air 2013 · Talk · 13 min What are our forests really made of? From the air, ecologist Greg Asner uses a spectrometer and high-powered lasers to map nature in meticulous kaleidoscopic… Internet Archive Joe Madiath: Better toilets, better life 2015 · Talk · 12 min In rural India, the lack of toilets creates a big, stinking problem. It leads to poor quality water, one of the leading causes of disease in India, and has a… Internet Archive Jorge Ramos: Why journalists have an obligation to challenge power 2017 · Talk You can kick Jorge Ramos out of your press conference (as Donald Trump infamously did in 2015), but you can never silence him. A reporter for more than 30… Internet Archive Lana Mazahreh: 3 thoughtful ways to conserve water 2017 · Talk According to the UN, nearly one in three people worldwide live in a country facing a water crisis, and less than five percent of the world lives in a country… Internet Archive Noah Feldman says politics and religion are technologies 2008 · Talk · 15 min Noah Feldman makes a searing case that both politics and religion -- whatever their differences -- are similar technologies, designed to efficiently connect… Internet Archive Poppy Crum: Technology that knows what you're feeling 2018 · Talk What happens when technology knows more about us than we do? Poppy Crum studies how we express emotions — and she suggests the end of the poker face is near,… Internet Archive Hector Garcia: We train soldiers for war. Let's train them to come home, too 2016 · Talk · 10 min Before soldiers are sent into combat, they're trained on how to function in an immensely dangerous environment. But they also need training on how to return… Internet Archive Jedidah Isler: How I fell in love with quasars, blazars and our incredible universe 2015 · Talk · 4 min Jedidah Isler first fell in love with the night sky as a little girl. Now she’s an astrophysicist who studies supermassive hyperactive black holes. In a… Internet Archive Luke Syson: How I learned to stop worrying and love "useless" art 2014 · Talk · 13 min Luke Syson was a curator of Renaissance art, of transcendent paintings of saints and solemn Italian ladies -- serious art. And then he changed jobs, and… Internet Archive Patience Mthunzi: Could we cure HIV with lasers? 2015 · Talk · 4 min Swallowing pills to get medication is a quick, painless and often not entirely effective way of treating disease. A potentially better way? Lasers. In this… Internet Archive Thom Mayne on architecture as connection 2007 · Talk · 20 min Architect Thom Mayne has never been one to take the easy option, and this whistle-stop tour of the buildings he's created makes you glad for it. These are big… Internet Archive Tony Luciani: A mother and son's photographic journey through dementia 2018 · Talk Artist Tony Luciani was testing out a new camera when his 93-year-old mother, Elia, snuck into the background of his photos. The spontaneous images that…