1 Billion Views of TEDx Ideas Worth Spreading
Since the beginning of the TEDx program in 2009, nearly 15,000 events have been held in every corner of the globe. And now, a new TEDx milestone has been reached: one billion views of TEDx Talks. To celebrate, explore 15 amazing talks from around the globe, sparking both global and local conversations and connections.
My philosophy for a happy life
Washington D.C., U.S.A.
TEDxMidAtlantic
TEDxMidAtlantic
Born with the rapid aging disease, Progeria, Sam shares his simple 3-pronged approach to leading a happy life.
Guitar (super)hero
Mumbai, India
TEDxGateway
TEDxGateway
Hailing from Pakistan, this brilliant musician and TED Fellow dazzles with his skills in percussive guitar, a style he learned to play by watching his heroes on YouTube.
Olor a campeón
Vicente Lopez, Argentina
TEDxRiodelaPlata
TEDxRiodelaPlata
Gonzalo Vilariño is the coach of an all-blind soccer team in Argentina, Los Murciélagos (The Bats). In this talk, he describes his experience in creating high-performance sports teams for people with disabilities and reflects on our relationship with disability off the court.
Galapagos Islands of fashion
Tokyo, Japan
TEDxTokyo
TEDxTokyo
At TEDxTokyo, Fashion photographer Rei Shito explores the unique fashions of the Harajuku district in the city, a place she calls “the Galapagos Islands of fashion” for its one-of-a-kind approach to style and self-expression.
Infinite colors of the human skin
Madrid, Spain
TEDxMadrid
TEDxMadrid
For her project Humanae, Angélica Dass has taken more than a thousand portraits of people from very different parts of the world, showing that labels such as red, white, brown and yellow are pretty inaccurate ways to define human skin.
The poetry of programming
Meyrin, Switzerland
TEDxCERN
TEDxCERN
Linda Liukas wants the next generation to think like programmers, even before they learn to code. At TEDxCERN, she discusses the poetry and philosophy of programming and shares the creative ways she’s explaining it to kids.
Beatboxing brilliance
Sydney, Australia
TEDxSydney
TEDxSydney
Armed with just a microphone, Tom Thum pushes the limits of the human voice to create incredible soundtracks of impossible beats and phenomenal sounds.
The mathematics
of love
Binghamton, U.S.A.
TEDxBinghamtonUniversity
TEDxBinghamtonUniversity
Finding the right mate is no cakewalk—but is it even mathematically likely? This charming mathematician shows patterns in how we look for love and gives her top three tips (verified by math!) for finding that special someone.
Breaking barriers with quantum physics
Sudbury, Canada
TEDxNickelCity
TEDxNickelCity
This theoretical physicist illuminates how the laws of quantum mechanics may be harnessed to develop next-generation computers and novel protocols like teleportation.
Ideas coming to life through crowdfunding
Tripoli, Libya
TEDxTripoli
TEDxTripoli
With millions of dollars pledged and thousands of successfully funded projects, this TED Fellow discusses the Kickstarter.com online platform and how it has revolutionized the way ideas come to life.
La amenaza del machismo
Managua, Nicaragua
TEDxManagua
TEDxManagua
What is the price of machismo? In this moving talk, psychologist Mónica Zalaquett examines just that, sharing the harrowing consequences of male machismo in Central and South America.
I am not your stereotype. I am not my hair
Windhoek, Namibia
TEDxWindhoek
TEDxWindhoek
When Zodidi Jewel Gaseb stopped straightening her hair—kinky, curly, and everything in between. People assumed something must be wrong. In this humorous talk, Zodidi explores the perimeters of beauty and demands more respect for natural African hair, kinky, curly and everything in between.
After watching this, your brain will not be the same
Vancouver, Canada
TEDxVancouver
TEDxVancouver
Dr. Lara Boyd thinks anyone can benefit from what she’s learned studying patient recovery after brain damage. In this talk, she explains how learning new concepts, taking advantage of opportunities, and participating in new activities changes your brain for the better.
The lucky iron fish
Dubai, U.A.E.
TEDxDubaiSalon
TEDxDubaiSalon
After five long years of research on Cambodia's anemia epidemic, Dr. Christopher Charles discovered a low-cost, scalable solution that could help millions of low-income families around the world live healthy lives.
Be an artist, right now
Seoul, South Korea
TEDxSeoul
TEDxSeoul
In this fun talk, novelist Young-ha Kim explores how turning off your inner critic and letting yourself play with projects can help defeat creative blocks and foster innovation.
