TED Courses

Why It's So Hard to Make Healthy Decisions

Behavioral economist explores irrational health decisions, offering insights on harnessing predictable irrationality to improve personal choices and healthcare systems for better outcomes.

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

How to Change Your Behavior for the Better

Psychologist Dan Ariely explores why we make poor decisions and offers innovative strategies to encourage positive behavioral change, blending humor with insightful research.

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

Hope and Justice for Women Who've Survived ISIS

Rabiaa El Garani shares the story of sexual violence against Yazidi women by ISIS and her work seeking justice for survivors, highlighting their resilience and the importance of bearing witness.

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

What Obligation Do Social Media Platforms Have to the Greater Good

Technologist Eli Pariser explores how to build better online communities by applying urban planning principles to social media platforms, addressing trust and structural issues.

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

The Business Case for Working with Your Toughest Critics

Former McDonald's VP shares insights on corporate sustainability, collaborating with critics, and finding mutually beneficial solutions for business and society.

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

What Vaccinating Vampire Bats Can Teach Us About Pandemics

Discover how tracking vampire bats in the Amazon rainforest could help predict and prevent disease outbreaks, potentially stopping future pandemics before they start.

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

Lessons from Fungi on Markets and Economics

Explore how fungi networks mirror human economies, revealing insights on resource inequality and strategic trading behaviors in nature, with implications for understanding complex economic systems.

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

The Price of a "Clean" Internet

Explore the hidden world of online content moderation and its impact on digital platforms, user experiences, and societal perceptions in this eye-opening talk by documentarians.

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

How We're Using Dogs to Sniff Out Malaria

Discover how dogs' incredible sense of smell is being harnessed to detect malaria through body odor, potentially revolutionizing disease diagnosis and opening new frontiers in medical research.

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

An App That Helps Incarcerated People Stay Connected to Their Families

Entrepreneur shares how his prison experience inspired FlikShop, an app connecting incarcerated individuals with their families through quick postcards, highlighting the importance of support during incarceration.

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

Revelations from a Lifetime of Dance - Judith Jamison and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Judith Jamison reflects on dance's transformative power, interspersed with performances from Alvin Ailey's "Revelations" and "Cry," showcasing how movement can elevate human experience and turn history into captivating art.

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

After Billions of Years of Monotony, the Universe Is Waking Up

Explore how humanity's ability to create explanatory knowledge could disrupt the universe's "great monotony" and harness cosmic forces, as theorized by physicist David Deutsch.

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

What the US Health Care System Assumes About You

Mitchell Katz reveals how US healthcare system assumptions fail low-income patients and proposes solutions for a more inclusive and effective system that addresses real-world challenges.

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

A Wall Won't Solve America's Border Problems

Congressman Will Hurd discusses ineffective border policies, proposing alternative solutions for improved security and immigration processes while addressing controversial practices like child separation.

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

How Your Emotions Change the Shape of Your Heart

Explore the fascinating connection between emotions and heart health, revealing how our feelings can physically alter our hearts and impact overall well-being.

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