TED Talks

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TED was founded in 1984, and the conference was held annually from 1990 in Monterey, California. TED's early emphasis was largely technology and design, consistent with a Silicon Valley center of gravity. They address an increasingly wide range of topics within the research and practice of science and culture. Past presenters include Bill Clinton, Jane Goodall, Malcolm Gladwell, Al Gore, Gordon Brown, Richard Dawkins, Bill Gates, educator Salman Khan, Google founders Larry Page and Sergey...

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Malcolm Gladwell on spaghetti sauce

Apr 15th, 2026 1:22 AM

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

Jack Andraka: A promising test for pancreatic cancer ... from a teenager

Apr 15th, 2026 1:22 AM

Over 85 percent of all pancreatic cancers are diagnosed late, when someone has less than two percent chance of survival. How could this be? Jack Andraka talks about how he developed a promising early detection test for pancreatic cancer that’s super cheap, effective and non-invasive -- all before his 16th birthday.

Derek Sivers: How to start a movement

Apr 15th, 2026 1:22 AM

With help from some surprising footage, Derek Sivers explains how movements really get started. (Hint: it takes two.)

Meg Jay: Why 30 is not the new 20

Apr 15th, 2026 1:22 AM

Clinical psychologist Meg Jay has a bold message for twentysomethings: Contrary to popular belief, your 20s are not a throwaway decade. In this provocative talk, Jay says that just because marriage, work and kids are happening later in life, doesn’t mean you can’t start planning now. She gives 3 pieces of advice for how twentysomethings can re-claim adulthood in the defining decade of their lives.

Dan Ariely asks, Are we in control of our own decisions?

Apr 15th, 2026 1:22 AM

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