Plants

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

Video playlists about Plants

Reconnect with nature!

10 talks • 2h 21m
Be inspired to go out and rediscover the wonders of the natural world with these talks that will give you a deeper understanding of where the wild things grow.

Talks for when you want to start a garden

9 talks • 1h 29m
Bring plants inside, outside and to your community with these talks all about the power of gardening and nourishing the nature around us.

Talks about Plants

9:30

Greg Gage

Electrical experiments with plants that count and communicate

Posted Oct 2017
7:20

Ani Liu

Smelfies, and other experiments in synthetic biology

Posted Feb 2017
13:21

Oded Shoseyov

How we're harnessing nature's hidden superpowers

Posted Sep 2016
18:19

Suzanne Simard

How trees talk to each other

Posted Jul 2016
9:11

Shubhendu Sharma

How to grow a forest in your backyard

Posted Jul 2016
15:52

Emma Marris

Nature is everywhere — we just need to learn to see it

Posted Jul 2016
7:17

Achenyo Idachaba

How I turned a deadly plant into a thriving business

Posted Jan 2016
13:56

Jill Farrant

How we can make crops survive without water

Posted Jan 2016
6:49

Jill Heinerth

The mysterious world of underwater caves

Posted Jan 2016
13:09

Vijay Kumar

The future of flying robots

Posted Oct 2015
6:15

Jaap de Roode

How butterflies self-medicate

Posted Feb 2015
15:16

Tasso Azevedo

Hopeful lessons from the battle to save rainforests

Posted Jan 2015
14:12

Ameenah Gurib-Fakim

Humble plants that hide surprising secrets

Posted Nov 2014
13:50

Greg Asner

Ecology from the air

Posted Nov 2013
13:41

Mohamed Hijri

A simple solution to the coming phosphorus crisis

Posted Oct 2013
15:57

Marla Spivak

Why bees are disappearing

Posted Sep 2013
See all 29 talks on Plants

Exclusive articles about Plants

The sexual deception of plants

Why would a plant want an animal to have sex with it? Because, it turns out, plants can be horrifically manipulative and deceitful! Wild sex expert Carin Bondar explains. Sexual...