What's the best way to get over heartbreak? Rapper and writer Dessa came up with an unconventional approach after a chance viewing of Helen Fisher's TED Talk about the brains of the lovestruck. In a wryly funny talk, she describes how she worked with a neuroscientist to try to get her brain to fall out of love with her ex -- and shares wisdom ab...

As oil and gas companies continue to make record profits off of the same forces driving climate chaos, war and soaring energy bills, it's become clear that boom times for the fossil fuel industry are bad times for the rest of us, says climate change lawyer Tessa Khan. She asks us to consider the true cost of our reliance on fossil fuels, outlini...

Are you "too nice" at work? Social psychologist Tessa West shares her research on how people attempt to mask anxiety with overly polite feedback — a practice that's more harmful than helpful — and gives three tips to swap generic, unhelpful observations with clear, consistent feedback, even when you feel awkward.

There's something simple we can all do to help the planet -- and it's probably not what you think. With one-third of all the food we produce globally each year being thrown away, entrepreneur Tessa Clarke believes that sharing more and wasting less is an underrated solution to the climate crisis. Learn more about how you can join the growing mov...

La fotografía de Angélica Dass desafía nuestra forma de pensar sobre el color de la piel y la identidad étnica. En esta íntima charla, la artista habla sobre la inspiración detrás de su proyecto de fotografía, Humanae, el cual nos invita a cuestionar los sistemas que nos tratan de categorizar o separar, y donde nos ofrece un espacio para elogiar...

In an infectiously joyous talk, Milk Bar founder Christina Tosi shares the sugary jolt of her first food memory and behind-the-scenes stories of her bakery's famously inventive cakes, cookies and treats. This talk may make you hungry -- but it'll also leave you a resonant message about how breaking the rules and challenging your assumptions can ...

Racism thrives on your silence and apathy, says human rights lawyer Dexter Dias. Telling the story of a harrowing UK court case that spotlights the corrosive effects of injustice, Dias urges us all to speak out and expose toxic myths about race -- in order to allow hope, change and justice to flourish.

Political prisoners aren't the only ones being tortured -- the vast majority of judicial torture happens in ordinary cases, even in 'functioning' legal systems. Social activist Karen Tse shows how we can, and should, stand up and end the use of routine torture.

"The world's most important advanced technology is nearly all produced in a single facility," says AI expert Rob Toews. He describes how one company in Taiwan, TSMC, manufactures nearly all the most advanced semiconductor chips — a crucial technology that powers everything from phones to electric vehicles to next-generation artificial intelligen...

"Save the rainforest" is an environmental slogan as old as time — but Tasso Azevedo catches us up on how the fight is actually going these days. Spurred by the jaw-dropping losses of the 1990s, new laws (and transparent data) are helping slow the rate of deforestation in Brazil. Is it enough? Not yet. He has five ideas about what we should do ne...

Angélica Dass's photography challenges how we think about skin color and ethnic identity. In this personal talk, hear about the inspiration behind her portrait project, Humanæ, and her pursuit to document humanity's true colors rather than the untrue white, red, black and yellow associated with race.

Wanda Diaz Merced studies the light emitted by gamma-ray bursts, the most energetic events in the universe. When she lost her sight and was left without a way to do her science, she had a revelatory insight: the light curves she could no longer see could be translated into sound. Through sonification, she regained mastery over her work, and now ...

Gabriel García Márquez's novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude" brought Latin American literature to the forefront of the global imagination and earned García Márquez the 1982 Nobel Prize for Literature. What makes the novel so remarkable? Francisco Díez-Buzo investigates. [TED-Ed Animation by Lucy Animation Studio]

Each father and mother pass down traits to their children, who inherit combinations of their dominant or recessive alleles. But how do we know so much about genetics today? Hortensia Jiménez Díaz explains how studying pea plants revealed why you may have blue eyes. [Directed by Johan Sonestedt and Veronica Wallenberg, narrated by Rose Eveleth].

What if we could use brain waves to treat Alzheimer's? Professor and neuroscientist Li-Huei Tsai details a promising new approach to artificially stimulate gamma brain waves using light and sound therapy, to increase connectivity and synchrony and delay the onset of this deadly disease. This non-invasive therapy has already been shown to work in...

In today's world, balancing school, work, kids and more, most of us can only hope for the recommended eight hours of sleep. Examining the science behind our body's internal clock, Jessa Gamble reveals the surprising and substantial program of rest we should be observing.

In the 1600s, an expansive autonomous settlement called Palmares reached its height in Brazil. It was founded and led by people escaping from slavery, also called maroons. It was one of the world's largest maroon communities, its population reaching beyond 10,000— and its citizens were at constant war with colonial forces. Marc Adam Hertzman &am...

The singer and rapper Dessa had been writing songs about heartbreak for years as she waded through a volatile relationship and a protracted breakup. One night, inspired by a TED Talk, she decided to design a case study in which she'd be the only participant. With the help of an fMRI machine, a team of willing scientists and a neuro-feedback prac...

Neste momento musical, os Duíza trazem-nos uma adaptação de "There Will Never Be Another You" e de "Beautiful Love" e o original "Caminho de Volta". Através do Jazz desafiam-nos a ultrapassar ideais preconcebidos e mostram-nos que, também na música, há muito por explorar.

Tsi-Tsi-Ki Felix speaks of overcoming hardship, injustice and inequality to become a nationally known broadcast journalist for Univision, the largest Latin network in the US.

Tell how architecture plays a role in the intersection of culture and real estate through your own experience and observation, what architectural designers can do in it, and how architects' aesthetic cultivation is established.

Mental and physical abuse cannot keep this powerful transgender male down. Regardless of tough times, Elijah inspires us to find the light within every dark hole in our lives.

What could possibly be the science behind those peculiar invisibility cloaks? Mr. Shantanu Das, a BITS Pilani alumni, an ex-scientist at the prestigious Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) in the field of nuclear reactor control and safety, and an Honorary Senior Research Professor in Dept. of Physics in Jadavpur University. He has authored sev...

Denisse Díaz, se acerca como periodista y profesional, pero sobre todo como mamá para hacernos tomar consciencia del gran viaje que es la maternidad.

Il passaggio tra lo spazio architettonico utilizzato e la rovina è caratterizzato da una fase intermedia in cui ogni struttura costruita dall’uomo può trovarsi sospesa: la fase dell’abbandono. Questa fase è transitoria e sebbene possa apparire come un momento cristallizzato, in realtà è in continuo divenire. La trasformazione finale può essere l...

Having just come off ABC’s reboot of American Idol, Brandon Diaz sings cover of "Hello" by Lionel Richie and shares his journey of what brought him to success in life and success in his career. There is no easy path to success but Brandon will share the 3 P’s that helped him turn a lot of Nos to a lot of Yeses.

¿De quién es la responsabilidad de los problemas en la enseñanza? Una responsabilidad compartida entre estudiantes y alumnos. Sin embargo, se debe cambiar la pirámide de enseñanza donde el profesor, en la realidad latinoamericana, tiende a estar por encima del estudiante. Tanto unos como otros comparten un vínculo en el proceso de enseñanza-apre...

The speaker shared about her experience to begin an expedition in the Arctics, where she sees more than just the beauty of the place, but also the climate issues and the self improvement that bring about.

Apaixonada pelas palavras e por seus significados desde criança, a escritora Christina Dias sempre teve o universo da arte impresso na vida. Formada em Letras pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) e com especialização em Psicopedagogia, sua trajetória profissional começou como professora para todas as etapas dos ensinos fundamen...

Shri Paras Desai, Executive Director, Wagh Bakri Tea Group speaking at TEDx at Gujarat University on the topic ‘One Mind’. 'One Mind' the uniqueness that binds the entrepreneurial Desai family together in their quest to set paradigms of success right from the time of foundation of the group. This is supported by key qualities such as entrepren...