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Want TED Talks on the go? Everyday, this feed brings you our latest talks in audio format. Hear thought-provoking ideas on every subject imaginable – from Artificial Intelligence to Zoology, and everything in between – given by the world's leading thinkers and doers. This collection of talks, given at TED and TEDx conferences around the globe, is also available in video format. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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AI and the end of loneliness | Paul Bloom
Psychologist Paul Bloom argues that AI companions could reduce loneliness by being consistently attentive and empathic, but that loneliness also serves important evolutionary functions (motivating…
30 Sep 2026 · 29m · 12 chaptersHow to break down barriers and not accept limits | Candace Parker
Candace Parker discusses “breaking down barriers and not accepting limits,” arguing that people get boxed in by others’ expectations and that the next generation can dismantle those barriers through…
29 Sep 2026 · 14m · 3 chaptersWhy I’m building libraries inside prisons | Reginald Dwayne Betts
Reginald Dwayne Betts argues that prisons can become sites of growth through books, describing how he built “Freedom Libraries” inside prisons—one library at a time.
28 Sep 2026 · 15m · 4 chapters
How to break through fear and become a leader | Valerie Montgomery Rice
Valerie Montgomery Rice explains how to lead through public failure and fear, using three lessons: accept loss without defeat, “put fear to sleep” rather than eliminate it, and give back by paying it…
27 Sep 2026 · 18m · 5 chaptersHow to escape your obsession with productivity | Rebecca McMackin and Catherine Price
The episode argues that society wrongly equates “productivity” with measurable output (often money).
26 Sep 2026 · 30m · 11 chaptersI thought I was lazy. Turns out I had a sleep disorder | Lindsay Scola
The episode centers on sleep disorders and how long-term exhaustion can be misread as laziness, focusing on narcolepsy and the consequences of delayed diagnosis.
25 Sep 2026 · 12m · 2 chaptersInside the "play labs" helping refugee kids heal | Erum Mariam
How “Humanitarian Play Labs” in refugee camps help Rohingya children heal after the 2017 genocide in Myanmar, arguing that play must be culturally familiar—not generic toys.
24 Sep 2026 · 14m · 7 chaptersWhy we blew up four dams — and saved a river | Amy Bowers Cordalis
Indigenous-led dam removal and salmon restoration on California’s Klamath River.
23 Sep 2026 · 37m · 16 chaptersWhat makes a good game? | Eric Zimmerman
Eric Zimmerman argues that rigid rules are not the enemy of creativity; they enable play.
22 Sep 2026 · 14m · 5 chaptersHow to clean up the world's dirtiest industry | Joojin Kim
Decarbonizing maritime shipping as a major, overlooked climate lever—because shipping emissions come from the cargo it moves, the fuels ships burn, and the coal-made steel used to build them.
21 Sep 2026 · 13m · 4 chapters
The secret to mastering life's biggest transitions | Bruce Feiler
Bruce Feiler argues that life rarely follows a straight line; people experience frequent disruptions, and about 1 in 10 become “lifequakes” that trigger upheaval, transition, and renewal.
20 Sep 2026 · 22m · 8 chaptersHow tech will (and won't) replace your doctor | Zack Abbott and Dhruv Khullar
Whether and how tech will replace doctors, focusing on health metrics vs subjective well-being, AI and routine care, genetic engineering (including CRISPR), earlier cancer detection, and the gut…
19 Sep 2026 · 29m · 15 chaptersHow to make AI companies pay your energy bill | Ari Matusiak
Ari Matusiak argues that AI data centers are driving electricity costs up, leaving households to fund a massive grid buildout that benefits tech companies.
18 Sep 2026 · 15m · 7 chaptersHow to use tech to outsmart dictators | Leopoldo López
Leopoldo López argues that tech can help people resist dictators if individuals “own their own keys” (their identity, information, and access), using open-source, decentralized tools to bypass…
17 Sep 2026 · 22m · 6 chaptersCampaigns spend millions to influence voters. This works better | Katie Paris
Katie Paris argues that political influence works better when campaigns mobilize existing relationships (friends, neighbors, coworkers) rather than relying on strangers via ads and door-knocking.
16 Sep 2026 · 13m · 2 chaptersThe wiggly wonder of music | Jacob Collier
Jacob Collier’s TED Talk argues that life isn’t linear; it’s “wiggly.” He links this to music, claiming music moves us because it’s constant oscillation.
15 Sep 2026 · 13m · 7 chaptersHow AI unleashed (not replaced) my creativity | Kelly A. Boesch
Visual artist and filmmaker Kelly A. Boesch argues AI is a creative collaborator that expands (not replaces) human creativity, while addressing concerns about whether AI art is “real” and what…
14 Sep 2026 · 9m · 4 chapters
How to turn setbacks into success | Amy Shoenthal
Leadership coach and marketing consultant Amy Schuenthal explains how to turn professional setbacks into success using her “setback cycle” framework (establish, embrace, explore, emerge), arguing…
13 Sep 2026 · 20m · 7 chaptersWhy is it so hard for men to open up? A journalist and an entrepreneur answer | Joshua Johnson and Blake Mycoskie
Why it’s hard for many men to open up and form deeper connections, and how to start having more vulnerable conversations despite loneliness and digital life.
12 Sep 2026 · 30m · 12 chaptersThe gravity-defying future of manufacturing | Schendy Kernizan
Rapid Liquid Print’s “gravity-defying” manufacturing: printing objects inside a reusable water-based gel that holds shape in midair, avoiding molds, supports, and gravity limits of conventional 3D…
11 Sep 2026 · 27m · 12 chaptersNews tells you what happened. Drawing shows you how it felt | George Butler
George Butler argues that news reports what happened, but his on-location drawings reveal how war feels.
10 Sep 2026 · 11m · 2 chaptersHow bullying spreads — and how social bravery stops it | Amy Cuddy
Social psychologist Amy Cuddy explains how bullying spreads as a collective, escalating pattern—driven by an “audience” of bystanders—rather than as ordinary conflict.
9 Sep 2026 · 18m · 9 chapters