# TED Talks Science and Medicine

A podcast by TED. Some of the world's greatest scientists, doctors and medical researchers share their discoveries and visions onstage at the TED conference, TEDx events and partner events around the world. You can also download these and many other videos free on TED.com, with an interactive English transcript and subtitles in up to 80 languages. TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading.

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## Latest episodes

- [Are life-saving medicines hiding in the world's coldest places? | Normand Voyer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/01e64f633aef) (2023-05-25, 12 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/165831.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [What to do when there's a polar bear in your backyard | Alysa McCall](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/4e4952bb11d1) (2023-04-11, 11 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/164592.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [The fantastically weird world of photosynthetic sea slugs | Michael Middlebrooks](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/b2a8cef73554) (2023-03-06, 13 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/163598.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [Where does your sense of self come from? A scientific look | Anil Ananthaswamy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/32a7ebc7159e) (2023-01-19, 13 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/161986.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [Can we feed ourselves without devouring the planet? | George Monbiot](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/42b0c4535402) (2023-01-18, 16 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/159919.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [How to harness the ancient partnership between forests and fungi | Colin Averill](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/513668af0746) (2023-01-06, 13 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/161695.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [The wheat field that could change the world | Guntur V. Subbarao](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/fd5dc69f607b) (2022-11-14, 11 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/160165.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [A virus-resistant organism -- and what it could mean for the future | Jason W. Chin](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/b25eed5d68b2) (2022-10-28, 12 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/158850.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [How green hydrogen could end the fossil fuel era | Vaitea Cowan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/b65ad18eebae) (2022-09-08, 10 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/156608.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [A giant Jurassic sea dragon, unearthed | Dean R. Lomax](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/45651ea5a5f3) (2022-09-06, 15 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/156552.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [How we're reverse engineering the human brain in the lab | Sergiu P. Pasca](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/38992f3ad2c5) (2022-08-24, 13 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/156750.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [The future of fashion -- made from mushrooms | Dan Widmaier](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/9ecc982717bc) (2022-07-25, 11 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/155679.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [The search for the invisible matter that shapes the universe | Chanda Prescod-Weinstein](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/04a87d8fd01c) (2022-07-11, 15 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/154614.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [The brain science (and benefits) of ASMR | Craig Richard](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/7a73a437bbe1) (2022-06-07, 12 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/153979.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [Humanity's search for cosmic truth and poetic beauty | Maria Popova](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/eda6e03fd647) (2022-05-23, 8 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/152998.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [How mRNA medicine will change the world | Melissa J. Moore](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/c476e2a97f93) (2022-04-27, 19 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/152213.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [We can make COVID-19 the last pandemic | Bill Gates](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/12ea8ee7ab62) (2022-04-22, 15 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/152494.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [5 promising factors propelling climate action | Gabriel Kra](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/627b32a08b8d) (2022-04-06, 12 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/150045.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [The deep sea's medicinal secrets | Sam Afoullouss](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/fab8fd82edd9) (2022-03-17, 14 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/151176.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [What seaweed and cow burps have to do with climate change | Ermias Kebreab](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/9ddc2acc8a77) (2022-03-03, 10 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/146954.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [The incredible cancer-detecting potential of photoacoustic imaging | Lei Li](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/92614d38d011) (2022-02-02, 7 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/146254.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [Could we treat Alzheimer's with light and sound? | Li-Huei Tsai](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/dcfbaaab42df) (2022-01-24, 13 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/139316.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [How biochar removes CO2 from the air -- and helps farmers thrive | Axel Reinaud](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/51a6e9fd1feb) (2022-01-10, 12 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/141496.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [A king cobra bite -- and a scientific discovery | Gowri Shankar](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/d67a8a787e69) (2021-12-17, 6 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/144732.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [The science of extreme weather — and how to reduce the harm | Al Roker, Al Gore, David Biello and Latif Nasser](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/ee92df9acf77) (2021-11-23, 6 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/143762.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [The problem of vaccine spoilage -- and a smart sensor to help | Nithya Ramanathan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/f7dff9f25d98) (2021-11-03, 6 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/141213.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [How we could eat real meat without harming animals | Isha Datar](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/34a467d2b482) (2021-10-19, 13 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/144209.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [The brain science of obesity | Mads Tang-Christensen](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/9121e1001fef) (2021-10-06, 10 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/139977.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [Planet City -- a sci-fi vision of an astonishing regenerative future | Liam Young](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/0fe77580542f) (2021-09-20, 10 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/139301.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [A sci-fi vision of life in 2041 | Chen Qiufan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/beb338deff45) (2021-09-08, 8 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/141004.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [Meet the scientist couple driving an mRNA vaccine revolution | Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/461c98a68738) (2021-08-03, 25 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/140022.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [The missing 96 percent of the universe | Claire Malone](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/4dce6e7167a8) (2021-07-14, 13 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/140977.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [The death of the universe -- and what it means for life | Katie Mack](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/31d6a2164eaa) (2021-05-24, 7 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/141100.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [The search for microscopic aliens | Sarah Rugheimer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/a88ca969faf7) (2021-05-24, 6 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/141073.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [How COVID-19 transformed the future of medicine | Daniel Kraft](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/0cf327af54c1) (2021-05-10, 15 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/141127.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [How your memory works -- and why forgetting is totally OK | Lisa Genova](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/70068019afcb) (2021-04-21, 23 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/141142.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [The electrical blueprints that orchestrate life | Michael Levin](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/4ec7462391e4) (2021-03-31, 20 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/141154.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [The hidden history found in your teeth | Carolyn Freiwald](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/2eb9b0b80e29) (2021-02-12, 11 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/126333.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [The promise of quantum computers | Matt Langione](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/4315c75f8066) (2021-02-09, 12 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/114019.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [A stellar history of modern astronomy | Emily Levesque](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/939a1d9abd1d) (2020-12-04, 16 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/100596.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [How COVID-19 human challenge trials work -- and why I volunteered | Sophie Rose](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/e97ac1ccad40) (2020-11-20, 7 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/107736.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [Could we treat spinal cord injuries with asparagus? | Andrew Pelling](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/1cec752c65f0) (2020-11-20, 8 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/100120.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [The power of venom -- and how it could one day save your life | Mandë Holford](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/6f9f644d1733) (2020-10-29, 10 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/89635.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [A concrete idea to reduce carbon emissions | Karen Scrivener](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/0545db6dc52c) (2020-10-10, 5 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/108831.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [How animals and plants are evolving in cities | Menno Schilthuizen](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/b0c7afe03a21) (2020-08-24, 12 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/104282.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [Can light stop the coronavirus? | David Brenner](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/34cdf65e6627) (2020-07-24, 31 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/105462.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [The case to infect volunteers with COVID-19 to accelerate vaccine testing | Nir Eyal](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/73c094bfa7e3) (2020-06-25, 19 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/97010.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [The new science of personalized vaccines | Ofer Levy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/fb621aac26be) (2020-06-18, 12 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/86949.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [Let's make the world wild again | Kristine McDivitt Tompkins](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/b45e30dca928) (2020-05-26, 17 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/104250.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011
- [An ER doctor on triaging your "crazy busy" life | Darria Long](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/470623801/b5a0cd939cf4) (2020-05-13, 12 min): audio https://download.ted.com/products/88430.mp4?apikey=172BB350-0011

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