TED Talks

2,689–2,736 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 Maurizio Seracini: The secret lives of paintings 2012 · Talk · 12 min Art history is far from set in stone. Engineer Maurizio Seracini spent 30 years searching for Leonardo da Vinci’s lost fresco “The Battle of Anghiari,” and in… Internet Archive Mike Gil: Could the social lives of fish help us save coral reefs? 2017 · Talk Mike Gil spies on fish: using novel multi-camera systems and computer vision technology, the TED Fellow and his colleagues explore how coral reef fish behave,… Internet Archive Rebecca MacKinnon: We can fight terror without sacrificing our rights 2016 · Talk · 12 min Can we fight terror without destroying democracy? Internet freedom activist Rebecca MacKinnon thinks that we'll lose the battle against extremism and… Internet Archive Stuart Duncan: How I use Minecraft to help kids with autism 2017 · Talk The internet can be an ugly place, but you won't find bullies or trolls on Stuart Duncan's Minecraft server, AutCraft. Designed for children with autism and… Internet Archive Sydney Chaffee: How teachers can help kids find their political voices 2017 · Talk Social justice belongs in our schools, says educator Sydney Chaffee. In a bold talk, she shows how teaching students to engage in activism helps them build… Internet Archive Chris Nowinski: Can I have your brain? The quest for truth on concussions and CTE 2017 · Talk Something strange and deadly is happening inside the brains of top athletes — a degenerative condition, possibly linked to concussions, that causes dementia,… Internet Archive Howard C. Stevenson: How to resolve racially stressful situations 2017 · Talk If we hope to heal the racial tensions that threaten to tear the fabric of society apart, we're going to need the skills to openly express ourselves in… Internet Archive Joan Blades and John Gable: Free yourself from your filter bubbles 2017 · Talk Joan Blades and John Gable want you to make friends with people who vote differently than you do. A pair of political opposites, the two longtime pals know… Internet Archive Mathias Jud: Art that lets you talk back to NSA spies 2015 · Talk · 13 min In 2013, the world learned that the NSA and its UK equivalent, GCHQ, routinely spied on the German government. Amid the outrage, artists Mathias Jud and… Internet Archive Casey Gerald: Embrace the strange magic of your true self 2018 · Talk The way we're taught to live has got to change, says author Casey Gerald. Too often, we hide parts of ourselves in order to fit in, win praise, be accepted.… Internet Archive Kaitlyn Sadtler: How we could teach our bodies to heal faster 2018 · Talk What if we could help our bodies heal faster and without scars, like Wolverine in X-Men? TED Fellow Kaitlyn Sadtler is working to make this dream a reality by… Internet Archive Lloyd Pendleton: The Housing First approach to homelessness 2016 · Talk What do you think would happen if you invited an individual with mental health issues who had been homeless for many years to move directly from the street… Internet Archive Niti Bhan: The hidden opportunities of the informal economy 2017 · Talk Niti Bhan studies business strategy for Africa's informal markets: the small shops and stands, skilled craftspeople and laborers who are the invisible engine… Internet Archive Zubaida Bai: A simple birth kit for mothers in the developing world 2017 · Talk · 6 min TED Fellow Zubaida Bai works with medical professionals, midwives and mothers to bring dignity and low-cost interventions to women's health care. In this… Internet Archive Asali DeVan Ecclesiastes: "Chasms" 2017 · Talk Writer and activist Asali DeVan Ecclesiastes lights up the stage with a powerful poem about hope, truth and the space between who we are and who we want to be. Internet Archive Chad Frischmann: 100 solutions to climate change 2018 · Talk What if we took out more greenhouse gases than we put into the atmosphere? This hypothetical scenario, known as "drawdown," is our only hope of averting… Internet Archive David Titley: How the military fights climate change 2017 · Talk Military leaders have known for millennia that the time to prepare for a challenge is before it hits you, says scientist and retired US Navy officer David… Internet Archive Kirsty Duncan: Scientists must be free to learn, to speak and to challenge 2018 · Talk "You do not mess with something so fundamental, so precious, as science," says Kirsty Duncan, Canada's first Minister of Science. In a heartfelt, inspiring… Internet Archive Robert Neuwirth: The power of the informal economy 2012 · Talk · 12 min Robert Neuwirth spent four years among the chaotic stalls of street markets, talking to pushcart hawkers and gray marketers, to study the remarkable "System… Internet Archive Siyanda Mohutsiwa: How young Africans found a voice on Twitter 2016 · Talk · 14 min What can a young woman with an idea, an Internet connection and a bit of creativity achieve? That's all Siyanda Mohutsiwa needed to unite young African voices… Internet Archive Kamau Gachigi: Success stories from Kenya's first makerspace 2017 · Talk Africa needs engineers, but its engineering students often end up working at auditing firms and banks. Why? Kamau Gachigi suspects it's because they don't… Internet Archive Olga Yurkova: Inside the fight against Russia's fake news empire 2018 · Talk When facts are false, decisions are wrong, says editor and TED Fellow Olga Yurkova. To stop the spread of fake news, she and a group of journalists launched… Internet Archive Peter Ouko: How I earned a law diploma while on death row 2017 · Talk Peter Ouko spent 18 years in Kamiti Prison in Kenya, sometimes locked up in a cell with 13 other grown men for 23 and a half hours a day. In a moving talk, he… Internet Archive Soyapi Mumba: Medical tech designed to meet Africa's needs 2017 · Talk In sub-Saharan Africa, power outages, low technology penetration, slow internet and understaffed hospitals plague health care systems. To make progress on… Internet Archive DeAndrea Salvador: How we can make energy more affordable for low-income families 2018 · Talk Every month, millions of Americans face an impossible choice: pay for energy to power their homes, or pay for basic needs like food and medicine. TED Fellow… Internet Archive Naomi McDougall Jones: What it's like to be a woman in Hollywood 2016 · Talk What we see in movies matters: it affects our hobbies, our career choices, our emotions and even our identities. Right now, we don't see enough women on… Internet Archive David Binder: The arts festival revolution 2012 · Talk · 9 min David Binder is a major Broadway producer, but last summer he found himself in a small Australian neighborhood, watching locals dance and perform on their… Internet Archive LADAMA: How music crosses cultures and empowers communities 2018 · Talk Singing in Spanish, Portuguese and English, LADAMA brings a vibrant, energizing and utterly danceable musical set to the TED stage. In between performances of… Internet Archive Liz Hajek: What rivers can tell us about the earth's history 2014 · Talk Rivers are one of nature's most powerful forces — they bulldoze mountains and carve up the earth, and their courses are constantly moving. Understanding how… Internet Archive Ashwini Anburajan: How cryptocurrency can help startups get investment capital 2018 · Talk We're living in a golden era of innovation, says entrepreneur Ashwini Anburajan — but venture capital hasn't evolved to keep up, and startups aren't getting… Internet Archive David Casarett: A doctor's case for medical marijuana 2016 · Talk · 15 min Physician David Casarett was tired of hearing hype and half-truths around medical marijuana, so he put on his skeptic's hat and investigated on his own. He… Internet Archive G.T. Bynum: A Republican mayor's plan to replace partisanship with policy 2017 · Talk Conventional wisdom says that to win an election, you need to play to your constituencies' basest, most divisive instincts. But as a candidate for mayor of… Internet Archive Robert Hakiza: Refugees want empowerment, not handouts 2017 · Talk The prevailing image of where refugees live is of temporary camps in isolated areas — but in reality, nearly 60 percent of them worldwide end up in urban… Internet Archive Vinay Shandal: How conscious investors can turn up the heat and make companies change 2018 · Talk In a talk that's equal parts funny and urgent, consultant Vinay Shandal shares stories of the world's top activist investors, showing how individuals and… Internet Archive Vincent Cochetel: I was held hostage for 317 days. Here's what I thought about… 2015 · Talk · 19 min Vincent Cochetel was held hostage for 317 days in 1998, while working for the UN High Commissioner on Refugees in Chechnya. For the first time, he recounts… Internet Archive Benedetta Berti: Did the global response to 9/11 make us safer? 2018 · Talk If we want sustainable, long-term security to be the norm in the world, it's time to radically rethink how we can achieve it, says TED Fellow and conflict… Internet Archive Nabila Alibhai: Why people of different faiths are painting their houses of worship yellow 2017 · Talk Divisions along religious lines are deepening, and we're doubting more and more how much we have in common. How can we stand boldly and visibly together?… Internet Archive Pierre Thiam: A forgotten ancient grain that could help Africa prosper 2017 · Talk Forget quinoa. Meet fonio, an ancient "miracle grain" native to Senegal that's versatile, nutritious and gluten-free. In this passionate talk, chef Pierre… Internet Archive Gabby Rivera: The story of Marvel's first queer Latina superhero 2018 · Talk With Marvel's "America Chavez," Gabby Rivera wrote a new kind of superhero — one who can punch portals into other dimensions while also embracing her gentle,… Internet Archive Mark Shaw: One very dry demo 2013 · Talk · 5 min Mark Shaw demos Ultra-Ever Dry, a liquid-repellent coating that acts as an astonishingly powerful shield against water and water-based materials. At the nano… Internet Archive Rob Legato: The art of creating awe 2012 · Talk · 16 min Rob Legato creates movie effects so good they (sometimes) trump the real thing. In this warm and funny talk, he shares his vision for enhancing reality… Internet Archive Sarah Corbett: Activism needs introverts 2016 · Talk For the introverts among us, traditional forms activism like marches, protests and door-to-door canvassing can be intimidating and stressful. Take it from… Internet Archive Michel Dugon: The secrets of spider venom 2017 · Talk Spider venom can stop your heart within minutes, cause unimaginable pain — and potentially save your life, says zoologist Michel Dugon. As a tarantula crawls… Internet Archive Alex Rosenthal: The joyful, perplexing world of puzzle hunts 2018 · Talk Welcome to the strange, deviously difficult and incredibly joyful world of puzzle hunts. Follow along as Alex Rosenthal lifts the veil on one of the world's… Internet Archive Ameenah Gurib-Fakim and Stephanie Busari: An interview with Mauritius's first female president 2017 · Talk Ameenah Gurib-Fakim has been an academic, an entrepreneur and is now the president of Mauritius — the first Muslim female head of state in Africa. In a… Internet Archive Erica Stone: Academic research is publicly funded -- why isn't it publicly available? 2016 · Talk In the US, your taxes fund academic research at public universities. Why then do you need to pay expensive, for-profit journals for the results of that… Internet Archive Julio Gil: Future tech will give you the benefits of city life anywhere 2017 · Talk Don't believe predictions that say the future is trending towards city living. Urbanization is actually reaching the end of its cycle, says logistics expert… Internet Archive Liz Ogbu: What if gentrification was about healing communities instead of displacing them? 2017 · Talk Liz Ogbu is an architect who works on spatial justice: the idea that justice has a geography and that the equitable distribution of resources and services is…