TED Courses

Let's Teach Kids to Code

Inspiring talk on empowering children through coding education, highlighting its creative potential and importance in the digital age. Includes engaging demonstrations of kid-friendly programming tools.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Kids Need Structure

Colin Powell shares personal insights on supporting children's early development through community involvement and responsibility, emphasizing the importance of structure before primary school.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

How a Boy Became an Artist

Inspiring journey of a boy's passion for art, supported by family and teachers, leading to success as a children's book creator and advocate for arts education.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

What We Learned from Teetering on the Fiscal Cliff

Insightful analysis of the 2012 US fiscal cliff crisis, exploring economic data and potential bipartisan solutions to budget impasses, with implications for global financial markets.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

The Dance of the Dung Beetle

Discover the surprising intelligence of dung beetles as they navigate using celestial cues, showcasing nature's ingenuity in unexpected places.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Why Global Jihad Is Losing

Journalist Bobby Ghosh explores the dual nature of jihad, its historical context, and the decline of global jihad, suggesting a reclamation of the term's original meaning in Islam.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

A Broken Body Isn't a Broken Person

Inspiring story of resilience and transformation as a former Olympic hopeful overcomes a devastating accident to discover new purpose and redefine her identity beyond physical limitations.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

A Doctor's Case for Medical Marijuana

Physician investigates medical marijuana, debunking myths and revealing surprising findings. Explores potential lessons for mainstream medicine, emphasizing patient-centered care and the need for more research.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

How Radio Telescopes Show Us Unseen Galaxies

Astronomer Natasha Hurley-Walker explores how radio telescopes reveal unseen galaxies, probing the universe's mysteries through light spectrums invisible to the human eye.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Why the Only Future Worth Building Includes Everyone

El Papa Francisco aboga por la esperanza, igualdad y solidaridad en un mensaje inspirador para todas las personas, enfatizando la importancia de reconocer la humanidad en cada individuo.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

How Early Life Experience Is Written into DNA

Explore how early life experiences shape DNA expression, influencing health and behavior across generations through epigenetics, with pioneering insights from Moshe Szyf's research.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Lifelike Simulations That Make Real-Life Surgery Safer

Discover how surgical teams use Hollywood effects and 3D printing to create lifelike patient replicas, enabling practice for risky surgeries and revolutionizing medical training and patient safety.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Should We Simplify Spelling?

Explore the evolution of language and spelling with Karina Galperin as she challenges traditional notions and proposes a fresh perspective on recording language, questioning the time and effort spent on memorizing complex spelling rules.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Stories from a Home for Terminally Ill Children

Kathy Hull shares heartwarming stories from the George Mark Children's House, the first pediatric palliative care facility in the US, offering a peaceful place for terminally ill children and their families.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

The Data Behind Hollywood's Sexism

Social scientist Stacy Smith reveals gender bias in Hollywood through data analysis, showing underrepresentation of women on-screen and behind-the-camera, and discusses potential negative impacts on viewers.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk