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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.

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Sep 1, 2017 · 19 min
Dare to refuse the origin myths that claim who you are | Chetan Bhatt
In a powerful talk about how we understand who we are, Chetan Bhatt challenges us to think creatively about each other and our future.
Aug 31, 2017 · 12 min
How your pictures can help reclaim lost history | Chance Coughenour
Digital archaeologist Chance Coughenour is using pictures -- your pictures -- to reclaim antiquities that have been lost to conflict and disaster.
Aug 31, 2017 · 14 min
How the US government spies on people who protest -- including you | Jennifer Granick
What's stopping the American government from recording your phone calls, reading your emails and monitoring your location?
Aug 30, 2017 · 13 min
Can a robot pass a university entrance exam? | Noriko Arai
Todai Robot's success raises alarming questions for the future of human education.
Aug 29, 2017 · 13 min
Why we need to end the era of orphanages | Tara Winkler
Could it be wrong to help children in need by starting an orphanage?
Aug 28, 2017 · 12 min
When workers own companies, the economy is more resilient | Niki Okuk
Another economic reality is possible -- one that values community, sustainability and resiliency instead of profit by any means necessary.
Aug 25, 2017 · 8 min
"The Sacred Art of the Ori" | Laolu Senbanjo
Every artist has a name, and every artist has a story.
Aug 24, 2017 · 11 min
What the sugar coating on your cells is trying to tell you | Carolyn Bertozzi
Your cells are coated with sugars that store information and speak a secret language.
Aug 24, 2017 · 12 min
What would happen if we upload our brains to computers | Robin Hanson
Glimpse a strange future as Hanson describes what could happen if robots ruled the earth.
Aug 23, 2017 · 20 min
A lyrical bridge between past, present and future | David Whyte
David Whyte meditates on the frontiers of the past, present and future.
Aug 22, 2017 · 13 min
What moral decisions should driverless cars make? | Iyad Rahwan
Should a driverless car kill you if it means saving five pedestrians?
Aug 22, 2017 · 13 min
The era of blind faith in big data must end | Cathy O'Neil
Mathematician and data scientist Cathy O'Neil coined a term for algorithms that are secret, important and harmful: "weapons of math destruction."
Aug 21, 2017 · 9 min
How I found myself through music | Anika Paulson
"Music is everywhere, and it is in everything," says musician, student and TED-Ed Clubs star Anika Paulson.
Aug 18, 2017 · 16 min
The secret to living longer may be your social life | Susan Pinker
Learn more about super longevity as Pinker explains what it takes to live to 100 and beyond.
Aug 17, 2017 · 12 min
A practical way to help the homeless find work and safety | Richard J. Berry
Find out how your city can replicate Albuquerque's model with this frank and optimistic talk.
Aug 17, 2017 · 14 min
7 principles for building better cities | Peter Calthorpe
The way we build new cities will be at the heart of so much that matters, from climate change to economic vitality to our very well-being and sense of connectedness.
Aug 16, 2017 · 10 min
How artists can (finally) get paid in the digital age | Jack Conte
With Patreon, Conte has created a way for artists on the internet to get paid by their fans.
Aug 15, 2017 · 11 min
How I help free innocent people from prison | Ronald Sullivan
Watch this essential talk about the duty we all have to make the world a bit more fair every day, however we can.
Aug 14, 2017 · 5 min
What I saw at the Ferguson protests | Damon Davis
When artist Damon Davis went to join the protests in Ferguson, Missouri, after police killed Michael Brown in 2014, he found not only anger but also a sense of love for self and community.
Aug 11, 2017 · 10 min
Meet the microscopic life in your home -- and on your face | Anne Madden
Behold the microscopic jungle in and around you: tiny organisms living on your cheeks, under your sofa and in the soil in your backyard.