There’s a mistaken belief in today’s working world that leaders need to be serious all the time to be taken seriously. The research tells a different...
When it comes to tackling climate change, the size of a country doesn’t matter — it’s their ambition that counts, says First Minister of Scotland Nicola...
We’ve been hearing about self-driving cars for years, but autonomous vehicle entrepreneur Aicha Evans thinks we need to dream more daringly. In this exciting talk, she...
When it comes to big problems like climate change, we tend to focus on big solutions — but many of the best ideas come from people...
Almost 90 percent of our lives take place indoors — and the buildings we spend most of that time in emit 40 percent of global greenhouse...
TED Fellow and education innovator Larry Irvin envisions a world where every child can see themselves reflected in their teachers. With his team at Brothers Empowered...
What if your hour-long commute was reduced to just minutes? That’s the promise of the hyperloop: a transit system designed around a pod that zooms through...
Africa needs new energy sources to fuel its development, but the continent should invest in renewable energy instead of cheap, polluting alternatives like coal, says climate...
In this stunning spoken-word performance, poet and “freedom-forging futurist” Naima Penniman celebrates the wonders of the natural world and humanity’s connection to it. “I wonder if...
The people of Palau — a pristine ocean state made up of more than 300 islands in the western Pacific — warmly welcome travelers to their...