A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of exploration.
Video playlists about Exploration
To boldly go ...
11 talks
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2h 38m
Ski to the North Pole. Row across the Pacific. Swim on Mt. Everest(!). These adventurers have pushed themselves to the limits of human endurance, and in these talks they share what they've learned about themselves and the planet.
Way, way out there
17 talks
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4h 21m
Travel across the universe (or is it universes?) to see stunning images of Saturn's rings, hear haunting sounds from distant black holes and catch an infectious sense of wonder about galaxies far, far away.
How we study space
13 talks
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2h 22m
Beyond our galaxy, there lies much more to be discovered. Learn how we explore the universe with talks that are definitely out of this world.
Talks for when you're just done with Earth
8 talks
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1h 41m
For those times when living a life far beyond our planet looks a little too appealing.
Ancient Peru was home to many cultures, most of them still quite mysterious to us. But as Sarah Parcak directs her citizen-science archaeology project at the Peruvian landscape,...
Dark, isolated and largely unexplored, caves help astronauts prepare to do extra-terrestrial science.
You’re isolated, confined and enveloped in darkness. You gradually lose you...
Geologists don’t fully understand the process of erosion that created the unique system of caves in Venezuela’s Tepui mountains. These table-topped landmasses were formed out of...