TED Talks

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

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

July 18, 2026

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 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

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

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 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

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

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

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: A Full Orchestra, No Sheet Music, and 'All You Need Is Love' Built From Scratch in Minutes

July 4, 2026

A conductor walked onto a TED stage with no sheet music, no rehearsal, and no

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June 9, 2026

In 2009, marine biologist Sylvia Earle wished for a global network of ocean Hope Spots.

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June 8, 2026

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June 7, 2026

Psychologist and executive coach Renee St. Jacques takes the TED stage to dismantle the feedback

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June 4, 2026

Comedian and author Chris Duffy joined TED's Elise Hugh to discuss his new book 'Humor

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