Today

TED Talks Daily Book Club: Essential questions to ask your future self | Meg Jay (re-release)

How much do you think about your future self? If your answer is not much, you're not alone. It can be difficult to plan for a version of yourself you haven't met yet, says psychologist Meg Jay. Sharing how to close the empathy gap between you and your future selves, she outlines ... Show More

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Yesterday

How to raise confident kids in an age of anxiety | Lenore Skenazy

The secret to reducing childhood anxiety is actually quite simple: just let kids do more stuff on their own, says Lenore Skenazy, cofounder and president of Let Grow, an organization dedicated to normalizing childhood independence. In conversation with TED’s Whitney Pennington Ro ... Show More

43m 37s

Oct 10

The hidden cost of buying gold | Claudia Vega

Gold may glitter, but the hidden cost of mining it is devastating. Amazon researcher and TED Fellow Claudia Vega exposes how mercury pollution from artisanal gold mining poisons local communities and destroys rainforests — and shows why protecting the planet is far more valuable ... Show More

33m 25s

Jun 2024

My epic journey becoming the fastest person to paddle around Australia | Bonnie Hancock

What challenges lie ahead of a staggering 12,700-kilometer paddle around the entire continent of Australia? Crocodiles and sharks were just the beginning, says Ironwoman Bonnie Hancock. Reflecting on her remarkable feat of becoming the fastest person to paddle around Australia, s ... Show More

13m 57s

Mar 2023

4,000 Kilometers On Foot: Nedd Brockmann’s Epic Run Across Australia

Imagine running 2,500 miles across Australia, in some of the most brutal conditions on Earth, in under 50 days. This is the remarkable story of today’s guest Nedd Brockmann. A charismatic young electrician apprentice with a legendary bleach blonde mullet and world-class personali ... Show More

1h 51m

Feb 2024

#10 Sydney Kito: 16 year old swimmer secures spot in Australian team trials - #10 Sydney Kito: 16 year old swimmer secures spot in Australian team trials

Cairns student Sydney Kito qualified to compete in the Australian team trials for swimming, taking him a step closer to his Olympic dream. - ケアンズ在住の11年生、鬼頭シドニーさんが、6月に開催されるオーストラリア競泳代表選考会への出場権を獲得。オリンピック・ドリームに一歩近づきました。

15m 45s

Oct 2023

38 days: a family adrift in the Pacific

The Robertsons' boat was attacked by killer whales and started to sink fast Douglas was 16 years old when his parents sold the family farm in England and took him and his three siblings on a sailing trip around the world. It was the adventure of a lifetime. But in 1972 while en r ... Show More

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