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'4/14/2026 2:00:17 PM'

TED podcast “WorkLife” returns with new host, Molly Graham

WorkLife is back — and entering a new chapter. The TED podcast is bringing in a brand-new host — community and company builder Molly Graham — to explore the lessons about work no one teaches you. Molly Graham has spent nearly two decades inside fa...

'4/14/2026 1:00:35 PM'

TED, Khan Academy and ETS announce new institute to reimagine higher education for the AI age

Today at TED2026 in Vancouver, the nonprofit organizations TED, Khan Academy and ETS announced a joint plan to launch the Khan TED Institute, a new higher education collaboration designed for an AI‑driven era. The Khan TED Institute aims to prepar...

'4/14/2026 1:00:07 AM'

7 things we learned at day 1 of TED2026

TED’s Sal Khan, Chris Anderson and Helen Walters host Session 1 of TED2026: All of Us on April 13, 2026, in Vancouver, BC. (Photo: Ryan Lash / TED) It’s time for TED! TED2026 marks a pivotal milestone: our final conference in our beloved Vancouver...

'4/14/2026 12:25:58 AM'

The ripple effect of an idea

At TED, we say that ideas change everything. And it’s the people behind these ideas who make TED the powerful community it is. Each talk sparks something: a new question, a shift in perspective, a feeling that lingers longer than expected. Those w...

'4/12/2026 6:45:43 PM'

Watch TED2026: All of Us — live online this week

Can’t make it to Vancouver for TED2026 this week? No problem! You can stream the entire conference online with TED Live. TED Live brings the TED conference experience to your home – or anywhere you want to watch. Get exclusive access to every talk...

'4/1/2026 3:00:50 PM'

A letter to democracy

Dear Democracy, How are you holding up? You’ve had some tough days lately, it seems. The last few years haven’t been very kind to you. Despite democracy being at a modern-day high at the end of 2017 (Drew Desilver, Pew Research), a 2025 report fro...

'3/16/2026 5:30:33 PM'

Join us at TED2026 in Vancouver, April 13–17

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 cor...

'3/16/2026 1:00:13 PM'

Introducing TED’s exclusive strategic partner in China: New Channel International Education Group

TED meets with New Channel International Education Group in New York City. On March 16, 2026, TED and New Channel International Education Group held a formal signing ceremony in New York to celebrate their exclusive strategic partnership in China....

'3/13/2026 9:00:46 PM'

TED Idea Search: Meet the thinkers competing for a spot on the biggest stage for ideas

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...

'3/3/2026 4:00:29 PM'

Meet the 2026 class of TED Fellows

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, justi...

'2/24/2026 2:00:20 PM'

The Audacious Project reveals its 2025 cohort and $1B catalyzing change

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 reduc...

'2/9/2026 1:00:27 PM'

TED, the LEGO Group and the LEGO Foundation partner to launch Play@TED

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 an...

'1/12/2026 6:00:46 PM'

TED is bringing its learning model to the legal profession – here’s why

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 requ...

'12/12/2025 5:00:36 PM'

10 films. 10 visionaries. Season 2 of TED Fellows Films is here!

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 thrill...

'12/9/2025 4:00:52 PM'

The most popular TED Talks of 2025 — and what’s next for 2026

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 conversat...

'12/3/2025 8:05:03 PM'

Reflections from the TED Countdown House at COP30 in Belém

TED Countdown is a global initiative to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis. Watch climate talks on our website and look for news about upcoming events, including local TEDxCountdown events near you. Head of TED Countdown Lindsay Levin and ...

'12/2/2025 5:55:43 PM'

TED finds its next stage in San Diego

The future of ideas has a new address. (Photo: San Diego Tourism Authority) 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. Th...

'11/26/2025 5:00:22 PM'

The stories that stay: What remains when memory fades

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 ...

'11/11/2025 10:05:47 PM'

TEDNext 2025 — in photos

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 explor...

'11/11/2025 7:05:00 PM'

An electric day 3 of TEDNext 2025

TED’s Monique Ruff-Bell (left) and Helen Walters (right) host Session 5 of TEDNext on November 11, 2025, in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Ryan Lash / TED) For day 3 of TEDNext 2025, two magical sessions of talks put forward ideas on how to grow thoughtfull...