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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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Idiots are everywhere. Here's how to cope | Joshua Johnson
Journalist Joshua Johnson argues that when interviewing people you find “problematic,” you should move closer—use “objectivity” and a “microscope” to understand how they formed their beliefs—rather…
3 Aug 2026 · 10m · 2 chaptersTwo wars, no clear exit plan. Now what? | Ian Bremmer
Ian Bremmer explains why the U.S.-Iran war (including Strait of Hormuz blockade) has continued for six months without resolution, what restraint is preventing escalation, and the likely “off-ramp”…
1 Aug 2026 · 40m · 12 chaptersWhy economic inequality is the biggest threat to democracy | Sally Kohn
Sally Kohn argues that economic inequality is the biggest threat to democracy because democracies that don’t deliver broad-based economic opportunity become vulnerable to “autocratic capture.” She…
31 Jul 2026 · 20m · 7 chaptersHow doodling unlocks your imagination | Joe Whale
Joe Whale argues that doodling and imagination build creativity like a “muscle,” and warns that AI may cause people to outsource their unique perspective and skip the creative “journey” from thought…
30 Jul 2026 · 9m · 6 chaptersThe gift and power of emotional courage | Susan David (re-release)
Susan David’s TED Women re-release argues against the “tyranny of positivity” (treating sadness, anger, grief as problems to hide) and proposes emotional agility: meeting hard feelings with…
29 Jul 2026 · 19m · 4 chaptersWhat music is for | Wallis Bird
Wallis Bird explains how she receives songwriting “transmissions” from the cosmos and treats songs as “friends” that she listens to, not inventions.
28 Jul 2026 · 38m · 14 chaptersWhat's your leadership language? | Rosita Najmi (re-release)
Leadership isn’t about sticking to one “leadership style.” Rosita Najmi argues leaders should focus on “leadership languages”—adapting communication to different sectors and audiences.
27 Jul 2026 · 11m · 2 chaptersA cosmologist's guide to the end of the universe | Katie Mack and Debbie Millman
Katie Mack, a cosmologist, discusses how theoretical physics uses imagination plus data to reconstruct the universe’s history and possible endings, then connects “deep time” to meaning in everyday…
25 Jul 2026 · 22m · 11 chaptersHow to get past the "messy middle" of a big change | Mary Martin
Mary Martin explains the “messy middle” of major change—the stage where progress feels slow, optimism fades, and the finish line seems out of reach—and argues it’s a sign you’re moving in the right…
24 Jul 2026 · 15m · 7 chaptersA street librarian's quest to bring books to everyone | Storybook Maze (re-release)
Storybook Maze argues that kids can’t access books if they’re locked behind “book deserts” and library barriers, so she became a “radical street librarian” who brings books to everyday places.
23 Jul 2026 · 12m · 3 chaptersHow I built a machine that feeds millions | Felix Brooks-church
Food fortification to fight “hidden hunger” (people with full stomachs lacking key vitamins/minerals), using a small machine installed in flour mills to dose nutrients into flour at scale.
22 Jul 2026 · 18m · 7 chaptersWhy Big Tech is incompatible with democracy | Bruno Giussani
Bruno Giussani argues that big cloud-based tech platforms are “incompatible with democracy” because they function as invisible architectures, not controllable products.
21 Jul 2026 · 22m · 4 chaptersWhy AI is an even bigger deal than you think | Reed Hastings
Reed Hastings argues AI could dramatically improve education by replacing the “mass classroom” bottleneck (25 students learning at one pace) with individualized tutoring, while also discussing AI’s…
20 Jul 2026 · 19m · 11 chapters
The Mystery of Sea Creatures (1/5): A coral reef love story | Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
Marine biologist Ayana Elizabeth Johnson shares a “love story” about parrotfish on coral reefs, arguing they’re essential reef “lawnmowers” that poop white sand, drive reef color, and have remarkable…
18 Jul 2026 · 9m · 4 chapters
The Mystery of Sea Creatures (2/5): A giant Jurassic sea dragon, unearthed | Dean R. Lomax
Dean R. Lomax recounts the 2021–2022 excavation of the “Rutland ichthyosaur,” a 10-meter-long, early Jurassic (about 180 million years old) marine reptile found at Rutland Water Nature Reserve in…
18 Jul 2026 · 16m · 6 chapters
The Mystery of Sea Creatures (3/5): Could an orca give a TED Talk? | Karen Bakker
Using AI-enabled bioacoustics to decode non-human communication across species, with implications for conservation and ethics.
18 Jul 2026 · 15m · 4 chapters
The Mystery of Sea Creatures (4/5): Are we interrupting the kinky sex lives of fish? | Marah J. Hardt
Marine scientist Marah J. Hart argues that ocean animals’ reproductive strategies are “funky” and that human actions are interrupting them, affecting food, health, reefs, and shorelines.
18 Jul 2026 · 15m · 5 chaptersThe power of imagination — onstage and off | Suki Hillier
How imagination fuels performance and empathy, and how “building one” through shared storytelling keeps childlike wonder alive.
17 Jul 2026 · 12m · 4 chaptersCan a camera on every corner make us safer? | Garrett Langley
Garrett Langley, founder of Flock, argues that networks of license-plate readers, cameras, drones, and audio sensors can speed evidence-based policing and improve public safety, while addressing…
16 Jul 2026 · 18m · 8 chaptersWhy AI will never replace a great teacher | Matt Wu
Matt Wu argues that AI won’t replace great teachers; education should prioritize human connection, peer tutoring, and human skills (listening, disagreeing with curiosity, collaboration) that AI can’t…
15 Jul 2026 · 15m · 12 chaptersHow surveillance tech erodes your privacy | Jen Golbeck
AI ethicist Jen Golbeck argues that surveillance tech and data brokerage create “data colonialism,” where governments and corporations extract personal data for profit and control, undermining…
13 Jul 2026 · 14m · 3 chaptersWhy depression isn't what you think | Lisa Monteggia
Neuroscientist Lisa Monteggia argues depression isn’t best explained as a serotonin “chemical imbalance,” and that ketamine’s rapid antidepressant effects point to brain adaptation (synaptic…
11 Jul 2026 · 15m · 10 chaptersThe deadly threat affecting millions — and how to prevent it | Drew McCartor
Lead poisoning as a global, preventable catastrophe; it causes permanent IQ loss and deaths, but can be reduced through a proven three-step approach: survey exposure, identify sources, and…
10 Jul 2026 · 17m · 6 chaptersWhy winning doesn't always equal success | Valorie Kondos Field (re-release)
Valorie Kondos Field argues that winning doesn’t always equal success, criticizing “win-at-all-cost” cultures in schools and workplaces and redefining success as developing “champions in life” who…
9 Jul 2026 · 18m · 5 chapters