What is AI, really? Jeff Dean, the head of Google’s AI efforts, explains the underlying technology that enables artificial intelligence to do all sorts of things,...
Tapping into his jazz and R&B influences, singer-songwriter Charlie Puth performs an impeccable cover of Stevie Wonder’s “You and I.” Countdown is TED’s global initiative to...
Singer-songwriter Charlie Puth dazzles in a performance of his effortlessly catchy hit “Attention,” live from the TED Countdown stage. Countdown is TED’s global initiative to accelerate...
In an uproarious stand-up set, comedian Pardis Parker rails against a central tenet of modern culture: the “grind.” Visit to get our entire library of TED...
Greenhouse gases are colorless, scentless and invisible, making them exceptionally hard to measure. Fortunately, some tools and techniques can help — one of the most powerful...
Climate action can be a vehicle to deliver dignity, opportunity and equality for all. UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed invites us to reimagine what the...
Refrigerators do much more than store your groceries — they’re also vital to preserving and distributing vaccines. Illustrating the realities of (and threats to) global vaccine...
To fight climate change, we need to clean up the global electricity system by replacing fossil fuel power plants with clean generation — right? Climate author...
Childcare needs a transformation — but rather than investing billions in new buildings and schools, what if we could unlock the potential of people already nearby?...
We’re losing animal and plant species at such a swift, unprecedented rate that it’s nearly impossible to keep up. Computational biologist Tanya Berger-Wolf demonstrates how harnessing...