Can watching a tiny bird bring the world closer together? Through live nest cameras, millions of strangers become a global community, and some even become citizen scientists helping protect wildlife. This talk reveals how caring about the same small life…

In the talk, she brings a perspective shaped in real time on what truly enables systems to keep functioning under pressure, even in moments of crisis, when the ground beneath them begins to shift Shimrit Bainhoren | The invisible force that make systems function…

The speaker describes her experiences trying to find her personal ego. She decided to leave her job as a flight attendant where she felt uncomfortable and superficial. She then went back to college and is now a successful graduate. She uses this experience…

What happens when the instrument holding a song together is the one people notice the least?

In this engaging and musical talk, Figra Briliansah explores the often overlooked role of the bass and reveals how something that stays behind the spotlight can…

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What if the most important measure of success…

NOTE FROM TED: This talk only represents the speaker’s personal approach to and understanding of energy, healing, and breathwork. While some may find this helpful as a complementary approach, techniques such Reiki and sound healing have been subject to scientific…

A family's experience of growing up with an autistic sibling and the soft skills of communication, empathy, creativity and resilience they learned along the way. Martina brings over 14 years of experience in HR, having worked for organisations including PwC…

What if the college student sitting next to you in class is wondering where their next meal will come from? Ramya Mabry reveals the hidden reality of food insecurity on college campuses and challenges us to see hunger not as a lack of ambition, but as a lack…

We tend to think of resilience as surviving, or even socially-accepted “thriving”. But what if it’s actually about learning to give ourselves grace? This TEDx talk relies on an acutely personal narrative to redefine resilience — suggesting real strength is…

What if global peace doesn’t start with presidents or diplomats, but with “regular” folks like you and me, who take the first steps to reach across the lines in their neighborhoods? Decades of research show that major social movements—and lasting peace deals—rely…

What if the skill we need most right now isn't a new technology, but an old one we've let atrophy: talking with one another? Our hardest societal challenges demand it. Civil discourse isn't a nicety for the 21st century. It's survival. This is the blueprint…

Modern retail spaces scandalize neurodivergent and next gen consumers who would buy from them, turning quick trips to the store into sensory obstacle courses. Thought leader Jasmine Glasheen blends retail strategy with her lived experience as a late-diagnosed…

Sometimes the only reason to do a project is because you can. Told by artist and three-time TEDx speaker Steve Chapman, this is the story of how one such project turned into a unique and heartfelt exploration of lost cats, and what makes us human.

Steve…

Musician Maria Telesheva plays the accordion like a second set of lungs, showcasing this powerhouse instrument and its impressive 226 buttons — whether she’s playing Bach or the Beatles. In this talk and performance, she discusses how she fell in love with…

Wahid Majrooh shares his experience leading Afghanistan’s health system in 2021 as Kabul collapsed. Through his personal story, he explores what true leadership means in moments of crisis, showing how presence, courage, and service can inspire hope even in…

Does the fix for a fragmented world begin with a shared bookshelf? Photographer Rebecca Toh traces how she joined with 180 other people to build a community-funded library where strangers rent shelves, fill them with their personal collections and forge something…

When did having a child become a one-way ticket to a "black hole of parenthood"? Magazine editor and comedian Stacey McLachlan breaks down the rise of parental isolation and makes a hilariously sharp case for why we desperately need to stop shunning children…

In seven years as a political prisoner in Venezuela, activist Leopoldo López kept asking one question: Who holds the keys to freedom? Now the leader of an alliance of dissidents and exiles from more than 60 countries, he makes the case that open-source, decentralized…

La véritable performance ne consiste pas à aller plus vite que les autres. Elle consiste à avancer ensemble, sans laisser personne derrière.
Dans nos entreprises, dans le sport comme dans la société, nous associons souvent la performance à la vitesse, à la…

A veces, los límites que experimentamos no están definidos por nuestro cuerpo, sino por las ideas que hemos aprendido sobre lo que es posible. Kathleen Reinike desafía nuestras suposiciones sobre la capacidad, los límites y el potencial humano desde una perspectiva…