Can the Damaged Brain Repair Itself?
Explore new techniques using stem cells to accelerate brain repair after trauma and in degenerative conditions like ALS, offering hope for faster recovery and improved treatment options.
Learning from Leadership's Missing Manual
Discover inspiring stories of local leaders who exemplify remarkable leadership qualities, offering valuable insights and lessons for aspiring leaders worldwide.
Why Massively Open Online Courses -MOOCs- Still Matter
Explore the potential of MOOCs to democratize education and enhance traditional learning. Discover how blended learning can create ideal experiences for 21st-century students.
A Little-Told Tale of Sex and Sensuality
Explore the changing landscape of sexuality in the Arab world through Shereen El Feki's five-year journey, uncovering historical openness and potential for renewed dialogue on intimacy and safety.
Robots with Soul
Explore innovative robots designed by an animator/jazz musician/roboticist, featuring playful and reactive creations that interact musically with humans in this engaging TED talk.
So We Leaned In - Now What?
Sheryl Sandberg discusses the impact of her 2010 TED talk on women in business, exploring ongoing challenges and successes in gender equality in the workplace.
How an Obese Town Lost a Million Pounds
Discover how Oklahoma City's mayor led a transformative health initiative, resulting in a collective weight loss of one million pounds and improving the city's livability.
Never, Ever Give Up
Inspiring tale of perseverance: Diana Nyad's 100-mile swim from Cuba to Florida at age 64, overcoming jellyfish stings, hallucinations, and exhaustion to achieve her lifelong athletic goal.
Does Money Make You Mean?
Social psychologist Paul Piff explores how wealth affects behavior, revealing surprising insights from rigged Monopoly games and discussing the broader implications of inequality on society.
The 4 Stories We Tell Ourselves About Death
Philosopher Stephen Cave explores four common narratives humans use to cope with the inevitability of death, offering insights into our psychological relationship with mortality.
What I Learned from Nelson Mandela
Wildlife activist shares stories of animal-human interconnectedness, reflecting on the concept of "ubuntu" and Nelson Mandela's embodiment of generosity and compassion in nature.
How Societies Can Grow Old Better
Explore how different societies treat their elders and learn strategies for leveraging mature experience to create more inclusive, age-friendly communities and improve quality of life for older individuals.
How the NSA Betrayed the World's Trust - Time to Act
Mikko Hypponen discusses US surveillance of international internet users, highlighting the need for alternative solutions to American companies for global information needs.
How We Cut Youth Violence in Boston by 79 Percent
Rev. Jeffrey Brown shares his journey of reducing youth violence in Boston by 79% through listening and engaging with young people, offering insights on community-driven change and effective urban peacekeeping.
Why City Flags May Be the Worst-Designed Thing You've Never Noticed
Discover the surprising world of vexillology as Roman Mars reveals the principles of flag design, applying them beyond civic symbols to everyday life in this entertaining and insightful talk.
New Video Technology That Reveals an Object's Hidden Properties
Groundbreaking video technology detects subtle vibrations to recreate sound from seemingly still objects, enabling interactive exploration of hidden properties through simple video analysis.
The Case for Engineering Our Food
Explore genetic engineering's role in enhancing food security through Pamela Ronald's research on flood-resistant rice and the successful preservation of Hawaiian papaya crops.
How We're Priming Some Kids for College and Others for Prison
Sociologist explores systemic inequalities in education and criminal justice, revealing how African-American and Latino youth are disproportionately guided towards incarceration instead of higher education.
Why We Laugh
Explore the science of laughter with cognitive neuroscientist Sophie Scott, uncovering surprising facts and insights into this universal human behavior in a fast-paced, entertaining presentation.
How Mars Might Hold the Secret to the Origin of Life
Explore the search for microbial life on Mars through Earth's extreme environments. Learn how studying microbes in Andean lakes could reveal clues about potential life on ancient Mars and its evolutionary pathways.
How to Make Peace? Get Angry
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Kailash Satyarthi shares his journey of freeing 83,000 children from slavery, emphasizing the power of righteous anger in driving positive change and social justice.