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5 big ideas from day 3 of TED Countdown Summit 2025

5 big ideas from day 3 of TED Countdown Summit 2025

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Across the final two sessions of TED Countdown Summit 2025, experts, changemakers and dreamers explored actionable solutions to fix today’s problems, alleviate tomorrow’s and build a clean energy future. Here are some highlights from day 3: Africa’s electric vehicle revolution is leapfrogging traditional fossil fuel transit. Electrical engineer Doreen Orishaba explores how electric bus company BasiGo []

TED Countdown Summit 2025 kicks off in Nairobi, Kenya

TED Countdown Summit 2025 kicks off in Nairobi, Kenya

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TED Countdown Summit 2025 officially kicked off today in Nairobi, Kenya, bringing together a visionary group of global innovators, business executives, scientists, policymakers, next-generation leaders, artists and activists. This year’s gathering, taking place June 16-18, comes at a pivotal moment, as the world’s institutions falter and uncertainty mounts about the future. Yet, the Summit is []

TED Partners with Academic Travel Abroad to launch TED-branded travel program

TED Partners with Academic Travel Abroad to launch TED-branded travel program

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TED is proud to announce a new licensing partnership with Academic Travel Abroad, the premier provider of educational travel experiences. This collaboration will introduce the TED Travel program, a first-of-its-kind initiative designed to transform travel into an immersive, educational journey. Aligning with TED’s broader 2025 initiative, “Where Curiosity Meets Community,” this partnership reinforces TED’s commitment []

The TED Theater at TED2025, in photos

The TED Theater at TED2025, in photos

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For one remarkable week each year, a wing of the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, BC, Canada transforms into the TED Theater: a custom-built, 1,200-seat space that hosts bold ideas designed to spark conversation, deepen our collective understanding and ignite meaningful change. In a world where so many familiar roles are ripe for re-invention, TED2025 []

An epic day 5 of TED2025

An epic day 5 of TED2025

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As the curtain falls on TED2025: Humanity Reimagined, a week spent at the intersection of innovation and introspection comes into focus. This year’s conference wove together themes reflecting our complex, rapidly evolving world — from the awe-inspiring potential and sobering risks of artificial intelligence to nature-inspired solutions for the world’s most challenging problems. More than []

Unlimited imagination: The epic interstitials of TED2025

Unlimited imagination: The epic interstitials of TED2025

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The interstitials of TED2025: Humanity Reimagined helped answer the question: “What are humans for in the age of AI?” Showcasing the work of creatives from around the world, these shorts offered an uplifting and, at times, humorous response to anxieties around AI and the state of the world, highlighting how humans always find new ways []

Big ideas from day 3 of TED2025

Big ideas from day 3 of TED2025

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On the third day of TED2025, speakers explored the theme of empowerment — whether through entrepreneurship for refugees, groundbreaking health tech, ethical AI or parenting strategies that spark joy. Day 3 included talks curated by tech entrepreneur Juliana Rotich; founder and editor-in-chief of Quillette, Claire Lehmann; and writer and podcaster Kelly Corrigan. Below, some highlights from []

What we learned at day 2 of TED2025

What we learned at day 2 of TED2025

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Celebrating the joy of learning unexpected things, day 2 of TED2025 kicks off with a bang — or, more specifically, a howl, as we learn about the communication of wolves. From there, speakers explore a wide range of ideas, from the surprising parallels between evolution and language to jaw-dropping live demos of humanoid robots, AI-powered []

5 things we learned at day 1 of TED2025

5 things we learned at day 1 of TED2025

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Buckle up: It’s time for TED! In a classically eclectic opening session of TED2025, seven speakers and a performer explore the big issues of the day — from the rise of techno-authoritarianism and the existential threat of superhuman AI to the rebirth of Notre-Dame de Paris and signs of progress from around the world. Also, []

Meet the 2025 class of TED Fellows

Meet the 2025 class of TED Fellows

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We are thrilled to announce this year’s 2025 cohort of TED Fellows, whose work spans four continents and represents 11 countries. This year’s TED Fellows are tackling some of the world’s most urgent issues with bold and groundbreaking solutions. Among them are an entrepreneur transforming organic waste into bioplastics, a pilot teaching a generation of []

An exciting new chapter for TED

An exciting new chapter for TED

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It’s time for TED to embark on an exciting new chapter I’ve had the great good fortune to have overseen TED for the last 25 years. It’s been exhilarating, and I feel great pride in what TED has become. As the organization moves into its fifth decade and I approach (gulp) 70, I believe the []

Inside the TED Gift Hub: A tradition of generosity

Inside the TED Gift Hub: A tradition of generosity

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Generosity matters. Whether you’re giving your time, your talent or a special gift, generosity is an important force in the world. Giving back not only feels good, it’s good for you, too. At TED, we give our talks away for free on the internet. We give our brand away for free through our TEDx program. We []