TED Courses

How Do We Bridge the Gap in Medical Innovation? - Elazer Edelman - TED

Explore the paradoxes in medical innovation and learn why multidisciplinary thinking, not just specialized knowledge, is crucial for bridging gaps and advancing healthcare.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Could a Citizen Scientist Win a Nobel Prize? - Jessica Richman - TEDMED - 2013

Explore the potential of citizen science and its impact on scientific discovery, focusing on the human microbiome and democratizing research.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

How Do I Compute the Body Electric?

Explore computational physics and supercomputing to revolutionize personalized medicine through advanced simulations of the human body.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

What Does a $100 Million Public Health Data Revolution Look Like?

Explore a revolutionary data tool revealing global health patterns, risk factors, and country-specific insights with physician Christopher J.L. Murray of IHME.

• YouTube
• 14 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Who Is the Real Medical Expert? - Roni Zeiger - TED

Explore how patients become micro-experts on their conditions and share knowledge through online communities, revolutionizing patient-centered medicine and clinical trial navigation.

• YouTube
• 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

What Happens When Science, Money, and Freedom of Information Collide? - TED

Explore the clash between scientific progress, financial interests, and open information access, examining the potential of web-based publishing to revolutionize knowledge dissemination and profitability.

• YouTube
• 14 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Leadership Conversation with Kathlyn Mead - TED

Explore leadership insights with Kathlyn Mead, discussing innovation, scale, and failure in California's food industry at the Walker Library of Human Imagination.

• YouTube
• 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Leadership Conversation - Susan Penfield, Chris Foster, Grant McLaughlin - TED

Explore leadership insights on data, healthcare challenges, and innovative solutions for a healthier future in this thought-provoking discussion.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Leadership Conversation With Pablo Legoretta - TED

Explore the future of life science financing and drug development with insights on research models, public awareness, and potential health securitization.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Leadership Conversation with Lynn Blodgett - TED

Explore big data's impact on healthcare, patient empowerment, and innovation with insights on shared datasets, imagination in engineering, and administrative costs.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Can I Wear My Computer Like a Second Skin? - TED

Explore breathable, implantable microcomputers that conform to the human body, revolutionizing medical applications and pushing the boundaries of wearable technology.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Do Cells Have a Mid-Life Crisis?

Explore aging as a major disease risk factor and learn about strategies to extend health and quality of life through targeted research and prevention.

• YouTube
• 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Can We Move Beyond the Machine-Brain Barrier?

Explore groundbreaking research on mind-controlled robotic avatars and their potential to revolutionize human-machine interaction and mobility for the disabled.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

The Bugs Are Getting Smarter. Are We? - Andrew Read, Penn State University - TED

Explore how understanding natural selection can help combat rapidly mutating disease superbugs, with insights from Andrew Read of Penn State University.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Real Food From Real Farms for Real Health - Joel Salatin - TED

Discover how sustainable farming practices can enhance food quality and human health, exploring the intricate relationship between soil, microorganisms, and nutrition.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk