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TED Talks

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

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

July 24, 2026

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

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 Agree: You Can’t Actually Opt Out of Politics

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

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 Staffer Reveals Why One Email Can Change a Bill

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

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

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

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TED: The Jazz Pianist Who Learned to DJ His Way Out of Panic Attacks

July 18, 2026

The Jazz Pianist Who Learned to DJ His Way Out of Panic Attacks

Jazz pianist ELEW was two years old when his great-grandmother sat him at the piano.

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TED: Mentalist Oz Pearlman Reveals the Memory Trick That Makes You Never Forget a Name

July 16, 2026

Mentalist Oz Pearlman Reveals the Memory Trick That Makes You Never Forget a Name

Mentalist Oz Pearlman told a TED audience he cannot read minds, then proceeded to name

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: Margaret Put a Car Sticker on Her Nose and Her Big Brother Finally Got It

July 16, 2026

Margaret Put a Car Sticker on Her Nose and Her Big Brother Finally Got It

Dan-dan's stickers were non-negotiable until baby Margaret put a car sticker on her nose. One

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: A 7-Year-Old Took the Stage to Explain Why Peekaboo Might Be the Most Important Game on Earth

July 16, 2026

A 7-Year-Old Took the Stage to Explain Why Peekaboo Might Be the Most Important Game on Earth

Seven-year-old Molly Wright took the stage with a neighbor's baby, two weighted bags, and a

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: An NYU Researcher Tested Two Breathing and Movement Tricks on Real Students and Their Anxiety Scores Dropped to Normal

July 14, 2026

An NYU Researcher Tested Two Breathing and Movement Tricks on Real Students and Their Anxiety Scores Dropped to Normal

An NYU anxiety researcher tested structured breathing and a ten-minute movement session on her own

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: The Health Psychologist Who Spent 10 Years Getting Stress Wrong

July 13, 2026

The Health Psychologist Who Spent 10 Years Getting Stress Wrong

Health psychologist Kelly McGonigal spent a decade telling people that stress was dangerous, until a

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: A Five-Minute Walk Every 30 Minutes Cut Blood Sugar Spikes by 60 Percent, and 20,000 People Proved It Works

July 9, 2026

A Five-Minute Walk Every 30 Minutes Cut Blood Sugar Spikes by 60 Percent, and 20,000 People Proved It Works

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

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