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Humanity

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of humanity.

Video playlists about Humanity

How we make choices

8 talks • 2h 31m

Talks on why some choices are so tough, and how we can make better ones. Some even ask: are we really in control of our choices at all?

Might you live a great deal longer?

4 talks • 1h 10m

We're obsessed with age: Quests for youth, immortality and prolonged life are, indeed, ageless. Explore the science of longer lives ...

Personal tales from the edge of life

14 talks • 3h 53m

Beautiful, intimate and ultimately uplifting stories of challenge -- from making a new home in a strange country, to rebuilding life after unthinkable tragedy.

Our brains: predictably irrational

12 talks • 3h 19m

The 3 pounds of jelly in our skulls allow us to reflect on our own consciousness -- and to make counterintuitive, irrational decisions. These talks explore why.

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Talks about Humanity

Sharon Brous

It's time to reclaim religion

Posted Dec 2016

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Chinaka Hodge

What will you tell your daughters about 2016?

Posted Dec 2016

David Autor

Why are there still so many jobs?

Posted Dec 2016

Rebecca Brachman

Could a drug prevent depression and PTSD?

Posted Dec 2016

Kevin Kelly

How AI can bring on a second Industrial Revolution

Posted Dec 2016

Kevin B. Jones

Why curiosity is the key to science and medicine

Posted Dec 2016

Veerle Provoost

Do kids think of sperm donors as family?

Posted Dec 2016

Elizabeth Lesser

Say your truths and seek them in others

Posted Dec 2016

Jia Jiang

What I learned from 100 days of rejection

Posted Dec 2016

Tiq Milan and Kim Katrin Milan

A queer vision of love and marriage

Posted Dec 2016

Danny Dorling

Maps that show us who we are (not just where we are)

Posted Nov 2016

Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi

An interview with the founders of Black Lives Matter

Posted Nov 2016

Juan Enriquez

What will humans look like in 100 years?

Posted Nov 2016

Kimberlé Crenshaw

The urgency of intersectionality

Posted Nov 2016

Suzanne Barakat

Islamophobia killed my brother. Let's end the hate

Posted Nov 2016

Tim Leberecht

4 ways to build a human company in the age of machines

Posted Nov 2016

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Exclusive articles about Humanity

What the ancient past can teach us about the chaos of 2016

This year has been marked by upheaval on a global scale — and many of us are wondering: What will happen next? Satellite archaeologist and TED Prize winner Sarah Parcak shares t...

How the gains we make in AI could ultimately destroy us

Neuroscientist and philosopher Sam Harris describes a scenario that is both terrifying and likely to occur. It’s not, he says, a good combination. I’m going to describe how the ...

The wonder and humanity of a mural that spans 50 buildings

In his instantly recognizable, grandly sweeping style, eL Seed has painted Arabic calligraffiti murals everywhere from Tunisia to Paris. Recently, he created his most ambitious ...

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