TED launches “Good Sport,” new sports podcast with Jody Avirgan

TED and sports. It may not seem like the most obvious combination, but here at TED we’ve long understood that the world of sports has crucial ideas worth spreading. We’ve had Serena Williams on the TED stage talking about competitive edge, heard from Billie Jean King on perseverance and saw Alex Honnold teach us to conquer our fears. We’ve had talks...

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Announcing the most popular TED Talks of 2022

Head of TED Chris Anderson opens our flagship conference, TED2022: A New Era, held in April 2022 in Vancouver, BC, Canada. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED) What ideas intrigued and inspired the world in 2022? Our end-of-year lists feature a wide-ranging, classically TED selection of speakers and topics, with groundbreaking science, future-altering tech...

Dec 2022

TED Idea Search: Southeast Asia 2022 winners selected

TED curators Cloe Shasha Brooks and Whitney Pennington Rodgers host the TED Idea Search: Southeast Asia 2022 to discover new voices. From July through September, the TED Idea Search: Southeast Asia 2022 applications were open to anyone living in or descended from Southeast Asia. Applicants were required to create a two-minute video as a part of their...

Dec 2022

Dare to discover: TEDinArabic hosts third regional event in Ben Guerir, Morocco

TEDinArabic’s third regional event in Ben Guerir, Morocco. (Photo: Hmida Amouddah) TEDinArabic brought together some of the world’s brightest minds to share ideas on the importance of outside-the-box thinking to change minds, embrace our shared humanity and shape the future. The event: TEDinArabic, hosted by Al Jazeera correspondent Mohamed Errammach,...

Nov 2022

In the Green: Visions of a sustainable future from TED Countdown and the Climate Pledge

What does it actually take to run a sustainable business? Hear from trail-blazing business leaders on how they’re transforming their industries by committing to a net zero future. In the Green: The Business of Climate Action is a TED series presented by TED Countdown and The Climate Pledge where leaders share hard-won wisdom from companies addressing...

Nov 2022

TEDWomen Presents: Women leading joy, with Angélique Kidjo and Femi Oke

Angélique Kidjo in conversation with Femi Oke at TEDWomen Presents. October 24-28, 2022. Photo Courtesy of TED. Joy is one of the most under-prioritized essentials to social progress. How do we reconnect to it during life’s hardest moments? The fifth and final day of TEDWomen Presents — an online festival featuring interviews with leading women, interactive...

Oct 2022

TEDWomen Presents: Women leading the future, with Heidi Hammel and Nadia Drake

Heidi Hammel in conversation with Nadia Drake at TEDWomen Presents. October 24-28, 2022. Photo Courtesy of TED. Nothing says “future” quite like humanity’s quest to understand our cosmic surroundings. The fourth day of TEDWomen Presents — an online festival featuring interviews with leading women, interactive workshops, specially curated film screenings...

Oct 2022

TEDWomen Presents: Women leading on rights, with Jane Fonda, Vanessa Nakate and Mary Robinson

The basic human right to live on a sustainable, equitable planet is being threatened by a global climate crisis. How do we stop the loss of ecosystems, displacement of communities and destruction of livelihoods? The third day of TEDWomen Presents — an online festival featuring interviews with leading women, interactive workshops, specially curated...

Oct 2022

TEDWomen Presents: Women leading work, with Anjali Sud and Stephanie Mehta

Anjali Sud in conversation with Stephanie Mehta at TEDWomen Presents. October 24-28, 2022. Photo Courtesy of TED. How do we chart a path forward for the future of work during a time of unprecedented change? The second day of TEDWomen Presents — an online festival featuring interviews with leading women, interactive workshops, specially curated film...

Oct 2022

TEDWomen Presents: Women leading change, with Tamana Ayazi and Kat Craig

Filmmaker Tamana Ayazi speaks at TEDWomen Presents. (Photo Courtesy of TED) If there’s a constant in our lives, it’s change. The first day of TEDWomen Presents — an online festival featuring interviews with leading women, interactive workshops, specially curated film screenings and more — focused on change and the challenges that come with it, culminating...

Oct 2022