Larry Brilliant: My wish: Help me stop pandemics
Larry Brilliant: The case for optimism
Larry Brilliant: A global pandemic calls for global solutions
Examining the facts and figures of the coronavirus outbreak, epidemiologist Larry Brilliant evaluates the global response in a candid interview with head of TED Chris Anderson. Brilliant lays out a clear plan to end the pandemic -- and shows why, to achieve it, we'll have to work together across political and geographical divides. "This is not t...
Tom Rielly: A comic sendup of TED2006
Daniel Goleman: Why aren't we more compassionate?
Thulasiraj Ravilla: How low-cost eye care can be world-class
Oskar Eustis: Why theater is essential to democracy
Truth comes from the collision of different ideas, and theater plays an essential role in showing us that truth, says legendary artistic director Oskar Eustis. In this powerful talk, Eustis outlines his plan to reach (and listen to) people in places across the US where the theater, like many other institutions, has turned its back -- like the de...
Beau Lotto + Amy O'Toole: Science is for everyone, kids included
What do science and play have in common? Neuroscientist Beau Lotto thinks all people (kids included) should participate in science and, through the process of discovery, change perceptions. He's seconded by 12-year-old Amy O'Toole, who, along with 25 of her classmates, published the first peer-reviewed article by schoolchildren, about the Blacka...
Robin Chase: The idea behind Zipcar (and what comes next)
WorkLife with Adam Grant: The office without a**holes