Statistics

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

Video playlists about Statistics

Making sense of too much data

14 talks • 3h 20m
It's the age of Big Data. But what, exactly, do we do with all this information? These talks explore practical, ethical -- and spectacularly visual -- ways to understand near-infinite data.

The influence of algorithms

7 talks • 1h 51m
Algorithms play a big part in our day-to-day lives. From search engines to architecture, explore how these formulas affect the way we view and interact with the world around us.

The best Hans Rosling talks you’ve ever seen

10 talks • 2h 31m
In memory of a great man and the numbers he loved.

Statistically speaking …

10 talks • 2h 7m
Want a different perspective of the world? Get a better, more friendly grasp of statistics -- one of the most understood and misused tools in modern society.
See all 7 playlists on Statistics

Talks about Statistics

11:13

Giorgia Lupi

How we can find ourselves in data

Posted Apr 2017
11:45

Mona Chalabi

3 ways to spot a bad statistic

Posted Mar 2017
12:49

Alan Smith

Why you should love statistics

Posted Jan 2017
16:23

Cédric Villani

What's so sexy about math?

Posted Jun 2016
14:39

Michael Green

How we can make the world a better place by 2030

Posted Oct 2015
11:48

Ben Wellington

How we found the worst place to park in New York City — using big data

Posted Feb 2015
17:02

Hannah Fry

The mathematics of love

Posted Feb 2015
14:56

Michael Green

What the Social Progress Index can reveal about your country

Posted Nov 2014
19:05

Hans and Ola Rosling

How not to be ignorant about the world

Posted Sep 2014
17:03

Talithia Williams

Own your body's data

Posted Aug 2014
17:54

Simon Anholt

Which country does the most good for the world?

Posted Jul 2014
7:34

Sebastian Wernicke

1,000 TED Talks in six words

Posted Jan 2012
15:34

Hans Rosling

The good news of the decade? We're winning the war against child mortality

Posted Oct 2010
5:10 Under 6 minutes

Gary Wolf

The quantified self

Posted Sep 2010
16:49

Nic Marks

The Happy Planet Index

Posted Aug 2010
5:59 Under 6 minutes

Sebastian Wernicke

Lies, damned lies and statistics (about TEDTalks)

Posted Apr 2010
See all 28 talks on Statistics

Exclusive articles about Statistics

How to vote in other countries’ elections

Having probed and needled patriotic pride with his “Good Country” rankings, Simon Anholt is igniting public debate again with a new global voting initiative. In two weeks, the i...