The future has never felt more volatile. Politically, technologically and culturally, the rules are being rewritten. At TED2026 we’re upping our level of ambition and conducting a global search to identify the most powerful speakers from every corner of planet Earth. They’ll share ideas that change everything in a program brimming with the world’s greatest […]
Founded in 2004 by renowned language learning educator Hu Min, New Channel International Education Group aims to open a “new channel” in education, offering innovative approaches to learning that complement traditional school systems. With a presence in over 70 cities across China and international hubs including Hong Kong, New York and Tokyo, New Channel fosters […]
Over the past year, TED has been traveling the world (literally!) in search of powerful ideas — and the people bold enough to share them. The result? A 9-part series that pulls back the curtain on what it’s actually like to deliver a TED Talk. In each episode, you’ll step into a new city and […]
For TED Fellows, hope isn’t abstract — it’s built through action. Across research labs and rural farms, courtrooms and classrooms, more than 500 Fellows in 100+ countries are reimagining the systems that shape our lives — climate and health, justice and education, art and technology. Together, they are repairing and redesigning the world into one […]
The Audacious Project, the collaborative funding platform within TED, is thrilled to announce its newest cohort of grantee innovators. This new cohort extends the vital on-the-ground work of Audacious grantees on key global issues, including reducing the flow of plastics to rivers and oceans, improving reproductive care, preventing homelessness and investing in low-income and first-generation […]
The LEGO Group and the LEGO Foundation today announced Play@TED, a partnership with TED to drive a movement and change how people of all ages think about play. Together they want to highlight how creative play can be a game-changer in the world and lead to brighter minds, braver ideas and a more imaginative future […]
This January, TED is introducing TEDLaw, a new training experience designed to help lawyers step back from constant urgency and reconnect with the judgment, values and human insight that define meaningful legal practice. Legal work has always required rigor, discipline and technical skill. But the context in which lawyers operate has changed — rapidly and […]
Last year, we launched something new — a fusion of traditional TED Talks paired with short-form documentary. You didn’t just watch; you showed up in force. So we’re back. Season 2 of the TED Fellows Film Series has officially arrived! We’re thrilled to share a brand-new collection of films spotlighting our 2025 TED Fellows. Meet […]
As 2025 winds down, take a moment to revisit the ideas that defined the year — through TED Talks that sparked curiosity, challenged assumptions and left us dreaming. TED’s end-of-year playlists gather the moments that stirred the biggest conversations and offered fresh inspiration as we head into 2026. Here are the talks everyone obsessed over […]
In 1984, TED emerged in California with a radical proposition: that technology, entertainment and design were converging in ways that could change how we see the world. That idea became a global movement, and four decades later, we’re returning to our roots to begin a new chapter. Beginning in 2027, the annual flagship TED conference […]
By Brigid Jacoby, with Amanda Lynch November is National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, a time to pause, reflect and continue the conversation on a disease that touches millions of lives around the world. Alzheimer’s isn’t just a medical challenge — it’s an emotional one that reshapes families, identities and the way we connect with one another. […]
TEDNext 2025 in Atlanta, now in its second year, celebrated those asking big questions about life, work and the world. Across three days of TED Talks, discovery sessions, meet-ups and more, attendees from 31 countries and every walk of life explored what’s next, how to lead and what really matters. Below, enjoy a photo roundup […]
Can’t make it to Atlanta for TEDNext? TED Live brings the minute-by-minute excitement from the TED Theater to your home, school or office. Be one of the first to experience talks from visionary speakers like music mogul Jermaine Dupri, ballerina & activist Misty Copeland, neurosurgeon & reporter Sanjay Gupta, financial educator Vivian Tu and so […]
Artificial intelligence is shaping our lives faster than almost any other technology in history. It generates breathtaking breakthroughs — and equally daunting questions. At TEDAI San Francisco 2025, taking place October 21–22, we’re bringing those questions front and center. Are We Bold Enough? This one question, with infinite futures, will guide our theme for 2025. […]
Artificial intelligence has become one of the great topics of our age. We read about it daily, we marvel at its abilities, and we worry about its dangers. Beneath the excitement and anxiety, there are some deeper conversations we are still failing to have: questions about how we — as thinkers, leaders and builders — […]
The world’s first TEDSports conference is set to transform Indianapolis into a global laboratory for sports innovation this September 9-11, 2025. As we prepare to welcome athletes, tech entrepreneurs and thought leaders from around the world, we’re stepping into the TED world of what a conference can be — not just a series of talks, […]