TED Talks

Short-form expert talks covering ideas across science, technology, and culture.

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TED: A Five-Minute Walk Every Half Hour Cuts Blood Sugar Spikes by 60 Percent, Says Columbia Researcher Keith Diaz

August 22, 2026

Exercise scientist Keith Diaz found that a five-minute walk every 30 minutes cuts post-meal blood

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TEDx Talks: The Microbiology Professor Who Turns Boredom Into a Teaching Strategy

August 13, 2026

UC Davis microbiologist Kenjiro Quides grew up announcing his boredom to anyone within earshot. Now

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TEDx Talks: AI Data Centers Burn Through Almost $100 Billion in Electricity a Year. One Material Scientist Has a Fix.

August 9, 2026

AI data centers consumed the electricity equivalent of two Australias in 2024, and up to

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TEDx Talks: The Former World's First Chief AI Officer Has a Warning That Has Nothing to Do With Job Loss

August 9, 2026

Sol Rashidi was the world's first Chief AI Officer, and her sharpest warning has nothing

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: She Tapped Keanu Reeves on the Shoulder at Minus 40 and Built a Career on What Happened Next

August 8, 2026

Jennifer stood frostbitten behind a Winnipeg theater for over an hour waiting to tap Keanu

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: UBC Brain Researcher Dr. Lara Boyd Explains Why Practice Actually Rewires Your Brain

August 8, 2026

UBC brain researcher Dr. Lara Boyd breaks down the three physical ways your brain changes

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TED: Larissa May Started Digital Wellness With $250 in a Dorm Room. Now She's on the TED Stage.

July 30, 2026

Larissa May launched a digital wellness movement with $250 from her dorm room after noticing

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TED: MIT Researcher Randi Williams Has a Simple Trick to Stop Kids From Trusting AI Too Much

July 24, 2026

MIT researcher Randi Williams watched a kindergartener demonstrate how her own robot worked, then spent

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TED: Katie Paris and Danielle Roberts Agree: You Can't Actually Opt Out of Politics

July 24, 2026

Katie Paris and Danielle Roberts took turns pulling Jenga blocks and landing on questions most

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TED: Van Jones at TED: The Ancient Intelligence We Need to Survive the AI Age

July 24, 2026

Van Jones took a TED stage to ask whether the civilization being built by AI

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TED: A Former Capitol Hill Staffer Reveals Why One Email Can Change a Bill

July 24, 2026

A former Capitol Hill chief of staff explains how a single constituent email landed a

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TED: 2 Million IQ Points Lost Every Single Day: Drew McCartor's Plan to Stop Lead Poisoning

July 24, 2026

Drew McCartor of Pure Earth estimates that lead silently robs the world of more than

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