https://www.ted.com/talks/al_gore_on_averting_climate_crisis

With the same humor and humanity he exuded in "An Inconvenient Truth," Al Gore spells out 15 ways that individuals can address climate change immediately, from buying a hybrid to inventing a new, hotter brand name for global warming.

https://www.ted.com/talks/david_pogue_says_simplicity_sells

New York Times columnist David Pogue takes aim at technology's worst interface-design offenders, and provides encouraging examples of products that get it right. To funny things up, he bursts into song.

https://www.ted.com/talks/majora_carter_s_tale_of_urban_renewal

In an emotionally charged talk, MacArthur-winning activist Majora Carter details her fight for environmental justice in the South Bronx -- and shows how minority neighborhoods suffer most from flawed urban policy.

https://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity

https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_shows_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_seen

You've never seen data presented like this. With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling debunks myths about the so-called "developing world."

https://www.ted.com/talks/tony_robbins_asks_why_we_do_what_we_do

https://www.ted.com/talks/joshua_prince_ramus_on_seattle_s_library

Architect Joshua Prince-Ramus takes the audience on dazzling, dizzying virtual tours of three recent projects: the Central Library in Seattle, the Museum Plaza in Louisville and the Charles Wyly Theater in Dallas.

https://www.ted.com/talks/julia_sweeney_on_letting_go_of_god

When two young Mormon missionaries knock on Julia Sweeney's door one day, it touches off a quest to completely rethink her own beliefs, in this excerpt from Sweeney's solo show "Letting Go of God."

https://www.ted.com/talks/rick_warren_on_a_life_of_purpose

Pastor Rick Warren, author of "The Purpose-Driven Life," reflects on his own crisis of purpose in the wake of his book's wild success. He explains his belief that God's intention is for each of us to use our talents and influence to do good.

https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_dennett_s_response_to_rick_warren

Philosopher Dan Dennett calls for religion -- all religion -- to be taught in schools, so we can understand its nature as a natural phenomenon. Then he takes on The Purpose-Driven Life, disputing its claim that, to be moral, one must deny evolution.

https://www.ted.com/talks/cameron_sinclair_on_open_source_architecture

Accepting his 2006 TED Prize, Cameron Sinclair demonstrates how passionate designers and architects can respond to world housing crises. He unveils his TED Prize wish for a network to improve global living standards through collaborative design.

https://www.ted.com/talks/jehane_noujaim_inspires_a_global_day_of_film

https://www.ted.com/talks/larry_brilliant_wants_to_stop_pandemics

Accepting the 2006 TED Prize, Dr. Larry Brilliant talks about how smallpox was eradicated from the planet, and calls for a new global system that can identify and contain pandemics before they spread.

https://www.ted.com/talks/nicholas_negroponte_on_one_laptop_per_child

https://www.ted.com/talks/jeff_han_demos_his_breakthrough_touchscreen

https://www.ted.com/talks/jennifer_lin_improvs_piano_magic

Pianist and composer Jennifer Lin gives a magical performance, talks about the process of creativity and improvises a moving solo piece based on a random sequence of notes.

https://www.ted.com/talks/sirena_huang_dazzles_on_violin

https://www.ted.com/talks/ross_lovegrove_shares_organic_designs

Designer Ross Lovegrove expounds his philosophy of "fat-free" design and offers insight into several of his extraordinary products, including the Ty Nant water bottle and the Go chair.

https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_smith_shares_simple_lifesaving_design

Fumes from indoor cooking fires kill more than 2 million children a year in the developing world. MIT engineer Amy Smith details an exciting but simple solution: a tool for turning farm waste into clean-burning charcoal.

https://www.ted.com/talks/jimmy_wales_on_the_birth_of_wikipedia

Jimmy Wales recalls how he assembled "a ragtag band of volunteers," gave them tools for collaborating and created Wikipedia, the self-organizing, self-correcting, never-finished online encyclopedia.

https://www.ted.com/talks/richard_baraniuk_on_open_source_learning

In 2006, open-learning visionary Richard Baraniuk explains the vision behind Connexions (now called OpenStax), an open-source, online education system. It cuts out the textbook, allowing teachers to share and modify course materials freely, anywhere in the world.

https://www.ted.com/talks/ze_frank_s_nerdcore_comedy

Performer and web toymaker Ze Frank delivers a hilarious nerdcore standup routine, then tells us what he's seriously passionate about: helping people create and interact using simple, addictive web tools.

https://www.ted.com/talks/mena_trott_tours_her_blog_world

The founding mother of the blog revolution, Movable Type's Mena Trott, talks about the early days of blogging, when she realized that giving regular people the power to share our lives online is the key to building a friendlier, more connected world.

https://www.ted.com/talks/eve_ensler_on_happiness_in_body_and_soul

Eve Ensler, creator of "The Vagina Monologues," shares how a discussion about menopause with her friends led to talking about all sorts of sexual acts onstage, waging a global campaign to end violence toward women and finding her own happiness.

https://www.ted.com/talks/helen_fisher_tells_us_why_we_love_cheat

Anthropologist Helen Fisher takes on a tricky topic -- love -- and explains its evolution, its biochemical foundations and its social importance. She closes with a warning about the potential disaster inherent in antidepressant abuse.

https://www.ted.com/talks/david_deutsch_on_our_place_in_the_cosmos

Legendary scientist David Deutsch puts theoretical physics on the back burner to discuss a more urgent matter: the survival of our species. The first step toward solving global warming, he says, is to admit that we have a problem.

https://www.ted.com/talks/richard_dawkins_on_our_queer_universe

https://www.ted.com/talks/malcolm_gladwell_on_spaghetti_sauce

"Tipping Point" author Malcolm Gladwell gets inside the food industry's pursuit of the perfect spaghetti sauce -- and makes a larger argument about the nature of choice and happiness.

https://www.ted.com/talks/steven_levitt_analyzes_crack_economics

"Freakonomics" author Steven Levitt presents new data on the finances of drug dealing. Contrary to popular myth, he says, being a street-corner crack dealer isn't lucrative: It pays below minimum wage. And your boss can kill you.

https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_gilbert_asks_why_are_we_happy

Dan Gilbert, author of "Stumbling on Happiness," challenges the idea that we'll be miserable if we don't get what we want. Our "psychological immune system" lets us feel truly happy even when things don't go as planned.

https://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_on_the_paradox_of_choice

Psychologist Barry Schwartz takes aim at a central tenet of western societies: freedom of choice. In Schwartz's estimation, choice has made us not freer but more paralyzed, not happier but more dissatisfied.

https://www.ted.com/talks/eva_vertes_looks_to_the_future_of_medicine

https://www.ted.com/talks/aubrey_de_grey_says_we_can_avoid_aging

Cambridge researcher Aubrey de Grey argues that aging is merely a disease -- and a curable one at that. Humans age in seven basic ways, he says, all of which can be averted.

https://www.ted.com/talks/iqbal_quadir_says_mobiles_fight_poverty

Iqbal Quadir tells how his experiences as a kid in poor Bangladesh, and later as a banker in New York, led him to start a mobile phone operator connecting 80 million rural Bangladeshi -- and to become a champion of bottom-up development.

microfinance,alternative energy,transportation,investment,global issues,poverty,global development,telecom,invention,culture,business,technology,communication

https://www.ted.com/talks/jacqueline_novogratz_invests_in_ending_poverty

https://www.ted.com/talks/ashraf_ghani_on_rebuilding_broken_states

Ashraf Ghani's passionate and powerful 10-minute talk, emphasizing the necessity of both economic investment and design ingenuity to rebuild broken states, is followed by a conversation with TED curator Chris Anderson on the future of Afghanistan.

policy,investment,global issues,poverty,global development,corruption,politics,economics,entrepreneur,culture,business,military

https://www.ted.com/talks/sasa_vucinic_invests_in_free_press

A free press -- papers, magazines, radio, TV, blogs -- is the backbone of any true democracy (and a vital watchdog on business). Sasa Vucinic, a journalist from Belgrade, talks about his new fund, which supports media by selling "free press bonds."

https://www.ted.com/talks/ben_saunders_skis_to_the_north_pole

https://www.ted.com/talks/burt_rutan_sees_the_future_of_space

In this passionate talk, legendary spacecraft designer Burt Rutan lambasts the US government-funded space program for stagnating and asks entrepreneurs to pick up where NASA has left off.

https://www.ted.com/talks/edward_burtynsky_on_manufactured_landscapes

My wish: Manufactured landscapes and green education

Accepting his 2005 TED Prize, photographer Edward Burtynsky makes a wish: that his images -- stunning landscapes that document humanity's impact on the world -- help persuade millions to join a global conversation on sustainability.

https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_fischell_on_medical_inventing

Accepting his 2005 TED Prize, inventor Robert Fischell makes three wishes: redesigning a portable device that treats migraines, finding new cures for clinical depression and reforming the medical malpractice system.

https://www.ted.com/talks/bono_s_call_to_action_for_africa

https://www.ted.com/talks/peter_donnelly_shows_how_stats_fool_juries

Oxford mathematician Peter Donnelly reveals the common mistakes humans make in interpreting statistics -- and the devastating impact these errors can have on the outcome of criminal trials.

https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_shermer_on_believing_strange_things

Why do people see the Virgin Mary on a cheese sandwich or hear demonic lyrics in "Stairway to Heaven"? Using video and music, skeptic Michael Shermer shows how we convince ourselves to believe -- and overlook the facts.

https://www.ted.com/talks/kevin_kelly_on_how_technology_evolves

https://www.ted.com/talks/ray_kurzweil_on_how_technology_will_transform_us

Inventor, entrepreneur and visionary Ray Kurzweil explains in abundant, grounded detail why, by the 2020s, we will have reverse-engineered the human brain and nanobots will be operating your consciousness.

https://www.ted.com/talks/peter_gabriel_fights_injustice_with_video

Musician and activist Peter Gabriel shares his very personal motivation for standing up for human rights with the watchdog group WITNESS -- and tells stories of citizen journalists in action.

https://www.ted.com/talks/richard_st_john_s_8_secrets_of_success

Why do people succeed? Is it because they're smart? Or are they just lucky? Neither. Analyst Richard St. John condenses years of interviews into an unmissable 3-minute slideshow on the real secrets of success.

https://www.ted.com/talks/dean_ornish_on_the_world_s_killer_diet

Forget the latest disease in the news: Cardiovascular disease kills more people than everything else combined -- and it's mostly preventable. Dr. Dean Ornish explains how changing our eating habits can save lives.

https://www.ted.com/talks/rives_controls_the_internet

https://www.ted.com/talks/bjorn_lomborg_sets_global_priorities

https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_neuwirth_on_our_shadow_cities

Robert Neuwirth, author of "Shadow Cities," finds the world's squatter sites -- where a billion people now make their homes -- to be thriving centers of ingenuity and innovation. He takes us on a tour.

https://www.ted.com/talks/wade_davis_on_endangered_cultures

With stunning photos and stories, National Geographic Explorer Wade Davis celebrates the extraordinary diversity of the world's indigenous cultures, which are disappearing from the planet at an alarming rate.

https://www.ted.com/talks/phil_borges_on_endangered_cultures

Photographer Phil Borges shows rarely seen images of people from the mountains of Dharamsala, India, and the jungles of the Ecuadorean Amazon. In documenting these endangered cultures, he intends to help preserve them.

https://www.ted.com/talks/martin_rees_asks_is_this_our_final_century

Speaking as both an astronomer and "a concerned member of the human race," Sir Martin Rees examines our planet and its future from a cosmic perspective. He urges action to prevent dark consequences from our scientific and technological development.

https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_wright_on_optimism

Author Robert Wright explains "non-zero-sumness" -- the network of linked fortunes and cooperation that has guided our evolution to this point -- and how we can use it to help save humanity today.

https://www.ted.com/talks/charles_leadbeater_on_innovation

In this deceptively casual talk, Charles Leadbeater weaves a tight argument that innovation isn't just for professionals anymore. Passionate amateurs, using new tools, are creating products and paradigms that companies can't.

https://www.ted.com/talks/steven_johnson_tours_the_ghost_map

Author Steven Johnson takes us on a 10-minute tour of <i>The Ghost Map</i>, his book about a cholera outbreak in 1854 London and the impact it had on science, cities and modern society.

https://www.ted.com/talks/pilobolus_perform_symbiosis

Two Pilobolus dancers perform "Symbiosis." Does it trace the birth of a relationship? Or the co-evolution of symbiotic species? Music: "God Music," George Crumb; "Fratres," Arvo Part; "Morango...Almost a Tango," Thomas Oboe Lee.

https://www.ted.com/talks/anna_deavere_smith_s_american_character

Writer and actor Anna Deavere Smith gives life to author Studs Terkel, convict Paulette Jenkins, a Korean shopkeeper and a bull rider, excerpts from her solo show "On the Road: A Search for American Character."

MacArthur grant,theater,entertainment,interview,sports,performance art,storytelling,history,culture,performance,race,United States

https://www.ted.com/talks/saul_griffith_on_everyday_inventions

https://www.ted.com/talks/neil_gershenfeld_on_fab_labs

MIT professor Neil Gershenfeld talks about his Fab Lab -- a low-cost lab that lets people build things they need using digital and analog tools. It's a simple idea with powerful results.

https://www.ted.com/talks/carl_honore_praises_slowness

Journalist Carl Honore believes the Western world's emphasis on speed erodes health, productivity and quality of life. But there's a backlash brewing, as everyday people start putting the brakes on their all-too-modern lives.

https://www.ted.com/talks/e_o_wilson_on_saving_life_on_earth

As E.O. Wilson accepts his 2007 TED Prize, he makes a plea on behalf of all creatures that we learn more about our biosphere -- and build a networked encyclopedia of all the world's knowledge about life.

https://www.ted.com/talks/james_nachtwey_s_searing_pictures_of_war

Accepting his 2007 TED Prize, war photographer James Nachtwey shows his life's work and asks TED to help him continue telling the story with innovative, exciting uses of news photography in the digital era.

https://www.ted.com/talks/bill_clinton_on_rebuilding_rwanda

https://www.ted.com/talks/chris_bangle_says_great_cars_are_art

American designer Chris Bangle explains his philosophy that car design is an art form in its own right, with an entertaining -- and ultimately moving -- account of the BMW Group's Deep Blue project, intended to create the SUV of the future.

https://www.ted.com/talks/dean_kamen_on_inventing_and_giving

https://www.ted.com/talks/jane_goodall_on_what_separates_us_from_the_apes

Jane Goodall hasn't found the missing link, but she's come closer than nearly anyone else. The primatologist says the only real difference between humans and chimps is our sophisticated language. She urges us to start using it to change the world.

https://www.ted.com/talks/seth_godin_on_sliced_bread

In a world of too many options and too little time, our obvious choice is to just ignore the ordinary stuff. Marketing guru Seth Godin spells out why, when it comes to getting our attention, bad or bizarre ideas are more successful than boring ones.

https://www.ted.com/talks/vik_muniz_makes_art_with_wire_sugar

Vik Muniz makes art from pretty much anything, be it shredded paper, wire, clouds or diamonds. Here he describes the thinking behind his work and takes us on a tour of his incredible images.

https://www.ted.com/talks/juan_enriquez_on_genomics_and_our_future

Scientific discoveries, futurist Juan Enriquez notes, demand a shift in code, and our ability to thrive depends on our mastery of that code. Here, he applies this notion to the field of genomics.

https://www.ted.com/talks/golan_levin_on_software_as_art

Engineer and artist Golan Levin pushes the boundaries of what's possible with audiovisuals and technology. In an amazing TED display, he shows two programs he wrote to perform his original compositions.

https://www.ted.com/talks/stefan_sagmeister_shares_happy_design

Graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister takes the audience on a whimsical journey through moments of his life that made him happy -- and notes how many of these moments have to do with good design.

https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_savage_rumbaugh_on_apes_that_write

Savage-Rumbaugh's work with bonobo apes, which can understand spoken language and learn tasks by watching, forces the audience to rethink how much of what a species can do is determined by biology -- and how much by cultural exposure.

https://www.ted.com/talks/sheila_patek_clocks_the_fastest_animals

Biologist Sheila Patek talks about her work measuring the feeding strike of the mantis shrimp, one of the fastest movements in the animal world, using video cameras recording at 20,000 frames per second.

https://www.ted.com/talks/al_seckel_says_our_brains_are_mis_wired

Al Seckel, a cognitive neuroscientist, explores the perceptual illusions that fool our brains. Loads of eye tricks help him prove that not only are we easily fooled, we kind of like it.

https://www.ted.com/talks/janine_benyus_shares_nature_s_designs

In this inspiring talk about recent developments in biomimicry, Janine Benyus provides heartening examples of ways in which nature is already influencing the products and systems we build.

https://www.ted.com/talks/thom_mayne_on_architecture_as_connection

Architect Thom Mayne has never been one to take the easy option, and this whistle-stop tour of the buildings he's created makes you glad for it. These are big ideas cast in material form.

https://www.ted.com/talks/james_watson_on_how_he_discovered_dna

https://www.ted.com/talks/frans_lanting_s_lyrical_nature_photos

In this stunning slideshow, celebrated nature photographer Frans Lanting presents The LIFE Project, a poetic collection of photographs that tell the story of our planet, from its eruptive beginnings to its present diversity. Soundtrack by Philip Glass.

https://www.ted.com/talks/craig_venter_on_dna_and_the_sea

Genomics pioneer Craig Venter takes a break from his epic round-the-world expedition to talk about the millions of genes his team has discovered so far in its quest to map the ocean's biodiversity.

https://www.ted.com/talks/paul_bennett_finds_design_in_the_details

Showing a series of inspiring, unusual and playful products, British branding and design guru Paul Bennett explains that design doesn't have to be about grand gestures, but can solve small, universal and overlooked problems.

https://www.ted.com/talks/nick_bostrom_on_our_biggest_problems

Oxford philosopher and transhumanist Nick Bostrom examines the future of humankind and asks whether we might alter the fundamental nature of humanity to solve our most intrinsic problems.

https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_steffen_sees_a_sustainable_future

Worldchanging.com founder Alex Steffen argues that reducing humanity's ecological footprint is incredibly vital now, as the western consumer lifestyle spreads to developing countries.

https://www.ted.com/talks/nora_york_sings_what_i_want

https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_dennett_on_our_consciousness

https://www.ted.com/talks/evelyn_glennie_shows_how_to_listen

https://www.ted.com/talks/caroline_lavelle_casts_a_spell_on_cello

Caroline Lavelle plays the cello like a sorceress casting a spell, occasionally hiding behind her wild mane of blond hair as she sings of pastoral themes. She performs "Farther than the Sun," backed by Thomas Dolby on keyboards.

https://www.ted.com/talks/william_mcdonough_on_cradle_to_cradle_design

Green-minded architect and designer William McDonough asks what our buildings and products would look like if designers took into account "all children, all species, for all time."

https://www.ted.com/talks/jill_sobule_sings_to_al_gore

https://www.ted.com/talks/jeff_bezos_on_the_next_web_innovation

https://www.ted.com/talks/rives_remixes_ted2006

https://www.ted.com/talks/eddi_reader_sings_about_what_you_ve_got

Singer/songwriter Eddi Reader performs "What You Do With What You've Got," a meditation on a very TED theme: how to use your gifts and talents to make a difference. With Thomas Dolby on piano.

https://www.ted.com/talks/eddi_reader_sings_kiteflyer_s_hill

https://www.ted.com/talks/richard_dawkins_on_militant_atheism

https://www.ted.com/talks/thomas_dolby_and_rachelle_garniez

Featuring the vocals and mischievous bell-playing of accordionist and singer Rachelle Garniez, the TED House Band -- led by Thomas Dolby on keyboard -- delivers this delightful rendition of the Edith Piaf standard "La Vie en Rose."

https://www.ted.com/talks/tom_honey_on_god_and_the_tsunami

https://www.ted.com/talks/tom_rielly_delivers_a_comic_send_up_of_ted2006

Satirist Tom Rielly delivers a wicked parody of the 2006 TED conference, taking down the $100 laptop, the plight of the polar bear, and people who mention, one too many times, that they work at Harvard. Watch for a special moment between Tom and Al Gore.