TED Talks

2,641–2,688 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 Magatte Wade: Why it's too hard to start a business in Africa -- and how to change it 2017 · Talk Many African countries are poor for a simple reason, says entrepreneur Magatte Wade: governments have created far too many obstacles to starting and running a… Internet Archive Michael Metcalfe: A provocative way to finance the fight against climate change 2016 · Talk · 12 min Will we do whatever it takes to fight climate change? Back in 2008, following the global financial crisis, governments across the world adopted a "whatever it… Internet Archive Ndidi Nwuneli: The role of faith and belief in modern Africa 2017 · Talk Ndidi Nwuneli has advice for Africans who believe in God — and Africans who don't. To the religious, she advises against using God to outsource responsibility… Internet Archive Raj Panjabi: No one should die because they live too far from a doctor 2017 · Talk · 20 min Illness is universal — but access to care is not. Physician Raj Panjabi has a bold vision to bring health care to everyone, everywhere. With the 2017 TED… Internet Archive Rodney Brooks: Why we will rely on robots 2013 · Talk · 9 min Scaremongers play on the idea that robots will simply replace people on the job. In fact, they can become our essential collaborators, freeing us up to spend… Internet Archive Dana Kanze: The real reason female entrepreneurs get less funding 2017 · Talk Women own 39 percent of all businesses in the US, but female entrepreneurs get only two percent of venture funding. What's causing this gap? Dana Kanze shares… Internet Archive Teresa Bejan: Is civility a sham? 2018 · Talk What exactly is civility, and what does it require? In a talk packed with historical insights, political theorist Teresa Bejan explains how civility has been… Internet Archive Todd Scott: An intergalactic guide to using a defibrillator 2017 · Talk · 5 min If Yoda goes into cardiac arrest, will you know what to do? Artist and first-aid enthusiast Todd Scott breaks down what you need to know about using an… Internet Archive Mallory Soldner: Your company's data could end world hunger 2016 · Talk · 11 min Your company might have donated money to help solve humanitarian problems, but you could have something even more useful to offer: your data. Mallory Soldner… Internet Archive Ariana Curtis: Museums should honor the everyday, not just the extraordinary 2018 · Talk Who deserves to be in a museum? For too long, the answer has been "the extraordinary" — those aspirational historymakers who inspire us with their successes.… Internet Archive Danny Hillis: Should we create a solar shade to cool the earth? 2017 · Talk In this perspective-shifting talk, Danny Hillis prompts us to approach global issues like climate change with creative scientific solutions. Taking a stand… Internet Archive Hadi Eldebek: Why must artists be poor? 2016 · Talk The arts bring meaning to our lives and spirit to our culture — so why do we expect artists to struggle to make a living? Hadi Eldebek is working to create a… Internet Archive Laura Boushnak: The deadly legacy of cluster bombs 2016 · Talk · 11 min The destruction of war doesn't stop when the fighting is over. During the 34-day Israel-Hezbollah War in 2006, an estimated four million cluster submunitions… Internet Archive Leah Chase and Pat Mitchell: An interview with the Queen of Creole Cuisine 2017 · Talk Leah Chase's New Orleans restaurant Dooky Chase changed the course of American history over gumbo and fried chicken. During the civil rights movement, it was… Internet Archive Tara Winkler: Why we need to end the era of orphanages 2016 · Talk Could it be wrong to help children in need by starting an orphanage? In this eye-opening talk about the bad consequences of good intentions, Tara Winkler… Internet Archive Uldus Bakhtiozina: Portraits that transform people into whatever they want to be 2017 · Talk With her gorgeous, haunting photographs, artist Uldus Bakhtiozina documents dreams, working with daily life as she imagines it could be. She creates… Internet Archive Andreas Raptopoulos: No roads? There’s a drone for that 2013 · Talk · 9 min A billion people in the world lack access to all-season roads. Could the structure of the internet provide a model for how to reach them? Andreas Raptopoulos… Internet Archive Greg Gage: The real reason why mosquitoes buzz 2018 · Talk What does the love song of a mosquito sound like? Find out as our intrepid neuroscientists explore the meaning of all that annoying buzzing in your ear. Internet Archive Eve Abrams: The human stories behind mass incarceration 2017 · Talk The United States locks up more people than any other country in the world, says documentarian Eve Abrams, and somewhere between one and four percent of those… Internet Archive Marc Raibert: Meet Spot, the robot dog that can run, hop and open doors 2017 · Talk That science fiction future where robots can do what people and animals do may be closer than you think. Marc Raibert, founder of Boston Dynamics, is… Internet Archive Margrethe Vestager: The new age of corporate monopolies 2017 · Talk Margrethe Vestager wants to keep European markets competitive — which is why, on behalf of the EU, she's fined Google $2.8 billion for breaching antitrust… Internet Archive Eric Dishman: Health care should be a team sport 2013 · Talk · 15 min When Eric Dishman was in college, doctors told him he had 2 to 3 years to live. That was a long time ago. Now, Dishman puts his experience and his expertise… Internet Archive Margaret Bourdeaux: Why civilians suffer more once a war is over 2017 · Talk · 14 min In a war, it turns out that violence isn't the biggest killer of civilians. What is? Illness, hunger, poverty — because war destroys the institutions that… Internet Archive Matt Goldman: The search for "aha!" moments 2017 · Talk In 1988, Matt Goldman and a few friends created the Blue Man Group, an off-Broadway production that became a sensation known for its humor, blue body paint… Internet Archive Susan Robinson: How I fail at being disabled 2016 · Talk Born with a genetic visual impairment that has no correction or cure, Susan Robinson is legally blind (or partially sighted, as she prefers it) and entitled… Internet Archive Arik Hartmann: Our treatment of HIV has advanced. Why hasn't the stigma changed? 2016 · Talk The treatment of HIV has significantly advanced over the past three decades — why hasn't our perception of people with the disease advanced along with it?… Internet Archive Greg Gage: How octopuses battle each other 2018 · Talk Them's fighting words if you're an octopus, in that more than one octopus in a space often means a rumble. Our intrepid neuroscientists analyze aggression by… Internet Archive Ghada Wali: How I'm using LEGO to teach Arabic 2017 · Talk After a visit to a European library in search of Arabic and Middle Eastern texts turned up only titles about fear, terrorism and destruction, Ghada Wali… Internet Archive Ilona Szabó de Carvalho: 4 lessons I learned from taking a stand against drugs and gun violence 2015 · Talk · 13 min Throughout her career in banking Ilona Szabó de Carvalho never imagined she’d someday start a social movement. But living in her native Brazil, which leads… Internet Archive Katlego Kolanyane-Kesupile: How I'm bringing queer pride to my rural village 2017 · Talk In a poetic, personal talk, TED Fellow Katlego Kolanyane-Kesupile examines the connection between her modern queer lifestyle and her childhood upbringing in a… Internet Archive Kelly Richmond Pope: How whistle-blowers shape history 2017 · Talk Fraud researcher and documentary filmmaker Kelly Richmond Pope shares lessons from some of the most high-profile whistle-blowers of the past, explaining how… Internet Archive Tiana Epps-Johnson: What's needed to bring the US voting system into the 21st century 2018 · Talk The American election system is complicated, to say the least — but voting is one of the most tangible ways that each of us can shape our communities. How can… Internet Archive Vivek Maru: How to put the power of law in people's hands 2017 · Talk What can you do when the wheels of justice don't turn fast enough? Or when they don't turn at all? Vivek Maru is working to transform the relationship between… Internet Archive Nilay Kulkarni: A life-saving invention that prevents human stampedes 2018 · Talk Every three years, more than 30 million Hindu worshippers gather for the Kumbh Mela in India, the world's largest religious gathering, in order to wash away… Internet Archive Sangu Delle: In praise of macro -- yes, macro -- finance in Africa 2015 · Talk · 5 min In this short, provocative talk, financier Sangu Delle questions whether microfinance — small loans to small entrepreneurs — is the best way to drive growth… Internet Archive Charles Robertson: Africa's next boom 2013 · Talk · 13 min The past decade has seen slow and steady economic growth across the continent of Africa. But economist Charles Robertson has a bold thesis: Africa's about to… Internet Archive Chiki Sarkar: How India's smartphone revolution is creating a new generation of readers and writers 2018 · Talk India has the second largest population of any country in the world — yet it has only 50 decent bookstores, says publisher Chiki Sarkar. So she asked herself:… Internet Archive Eric Liu: Let's make voting fun again 2016 · Talk · 13 min Many people like to talk about how important voting is, how it's your civic duty and responsibility as an adult. Eric Liu agrees with all that, but he also… Internet Archive Margaret Mitchell: How we can build AI to help humans, not hurt us 2017 · Talk As a research scientist at Google, Margaret Mitchell helps develop computers that can communicate about what they see and understand. She tells a cautionary… Internet Archive Mohamad Jebara: This company pays kids to do their math homework 2017 · Talk Mohamad Jebara loves mathematics — but he's concerned that too many students grow up thinking that this beautiful, rewarding subject is difficult and boring.… Internet Archive Nina Fedoroff: A secret weapon against Zika and other mosquito-borne diseases 2016 · Talk · 15 min Where did Zika come from, and what can we do about it? Molecular biologist Nina Fedoroff takes us around the world to understand Zika's origins and how it… Internet Archive Wanuri Kahiu: Fun, fierce and fantastical African art 2017 · Talk We're so used to narratives out of Africa being about war, poverty and devastation, says TED Fellow Wanuri Kahiu. Where's the fun? Introducing "AfroBubbleGum"… Internet Archive Simone Bianco and Tom Zimmerman: The wonderful world of life in a drop of water 2017 · Talk "Hold your breath," says inventor Tom Zimmerman. "This is the world without plankton." These tiny organisms produce two-thirds of our planet's oxygen —… Internet Archive Walter Hood: How urban spaces can preserve history and build community 2018 · Talk Can public spaces both reclaim the past and embrace the future? Landscape architect Walter Hood has explored this question over the course of an iconic… Internet Archive Scott Williams: The hidden role informal caregivers play in health care 2017 · Talk Once a cared-for patient and now a caregiver himself, Scott Williams highlights the invaluable role of informal caregivers — those friends and relatives who,… Internet Archive Christopher Soghoian: Government surveillance — this is just the beginning Talk · 8 min Christopher Soghoian sees the landscape of government surveillance shifting beneath our feet, as an industry grows to support monitoring programs. Through… Internet Archive Kasiva Mutua: How I use the drum to tell my story 2017 · Talk In this talk-performance hybrid, drummer, percussionist and TED Fellow Kasiva Mutua shares how she's breaking the taboo against female drummers in Kenya — and… Internet Archive Madame Gandhi and Amber Galloway-Gallego: "Top Knot Turn Up" / "Bad Habits" 2018 · Talk "Music is so much more than sound simply traveling through the ear," says sign language interpreter Amber Galloway-Gallego. In a spirited performance,…