Architecture That Senses and Responds
Explore innovative urban design using data visualization and interactive environments. Learn how passive data sets can create surprising insights into city life and inspire responsive architecture.
Turning Trash into Toys for Learning
Discover innovative ways to create educational toys from everyday waste, promoting hands-on learning of science and design principles for children.
A Radical Experiment in Empathy
Sociologist challenges audience to understand Iraqi insurgent motivations, exploring empathy's limits and the power of perspective-taking in bridging cultural divides.
Looking Past Limits
Inspiring talk challenging perceptions and encouraging viewers to overcome self-imposed limitations, featuring activist Caroline Casey's extraordinary life story and personal revelation.
The Greatest TED Talk Ever Sold
Filmmaker explores brand marketing's hidden influence through humor and persistence, creating a fully sponsored film about sponsorship. Uncovers the world of corporate sponsorship in media and entertainment.
The Risky Politics of Progress
Discover three innovative tools for solving global issues like terrorism and inequality, drawn from inspiring stories of world leaders tackling complex challenges head-on.
Bring on the Female Superheroes
Passionate exploration of the lack of female superhero merchandise and its impact on children's perceptions of gender roles in society, highlighting the need for diverse representation in popular culture.
How Africa Can Keep Rising
Economist Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala discusses Africa's positive growth trend and outlines eight key challenges the continent must address to ensure continued progress and a better future.
An Entertainment Icon on Living a Life of Meaning
Legendary TV producer Norman Lear shares insights on creativity, humor, and finding meaning in life through his experiences in shaping American culture with groundbreaking sitcoms.
The Laws That Sex Workers Really Want
Activist Juno Mac explores four legal models for sex work worldwide, advocating for a system that prioritizes worker safety and self-determination while addressing gender equality, poverty, migration, and public health.
What Does It Mean to Be a Citizen of the World?
Explore the concept of global citizenship and its impact on addressing worldwide issues like poverty, climate change, and inequality through collective action and shared responsibility.
How a Start-Up in the White House Is Changing Business as Usual
Discover how the United States Digital Service is revolutionizing government services using Silicon Valley techniques, improving accessibility for veterans, immigrants, and the disabled while prioritizing efficiency over politics.
What It's Like to Be a Muslim in America
Powerful talk challenging stereotypes and promoting empathy towards Muslims in America. Mogahed shares personal insights to combat negative perceptions and encourage understanding in polarizing times.
Capitalism Will Eat Democracy - Unless We Speak Up
Economist Yanis Varoufakis explores the shift of power from politics to economics, discussing the impact of mega-rich and corporations on democracy, and proposing a vision for a more balanced economic system.
Refugees Have the Right to Be Protected
António Guterres discusses the global refugee crisis, its historical causes, and proposes solutions. He emphasizes acceptance, respect, and multilateral cooperation to counter anti-refugee propaganda and address resettlement challenges.
How America Fails New Parents and Their Babies
Jessica Shortall advocates for national paid leave for new working mothers in America, highlighting economic, physical, and psychological costs of current practices and urging recognition of this critical issue.
An Art Made of Trust, Vulnerability and Connection
Marina Abramović explores boundary-pushing art, emphasizing trust and vulnerability. She discusses her groundbreaking work "The Artist Is Present" and her vision for an innovative art institute focused on mindful experimentation.
What Are Animals Thinking and Feeling
Explore animal cognition and emotions through ecology, biology, and behavioral science. Discover similarities between humans and other species in thinking, feeling, and tool use.
The Chilling Aftershock of a Brush with Death
War correspondent Jean-Paul Mari explores post-traumatic stress disorder, sharing his personal encounter with death in Baghdad and examining the psychological impact of trauma on soldiers and journalists.
A Boat Carrying 500 Refugees Sunk at Sea - The Story of Two Survivors
Powerful account of refugee survival at sea, highlighting human resilience and the global refugee crisis through personal stories of two survivors from a shipwreck of 500 people.
The Enchanting Music of Sign Language
Christine Sun Kim explores the visual language of sign, revealing its musical qualities and inviting us to experience sound beyond hearing, challenging perceptions of deafness and communication.