All Talks

55 TED Talks, each rated for evidence quality.

Are you a giver or a taker?

Adam Grant

Moderate

The surprising habits of original thinkers

Adam Grant

Moderate

Your body language may shape who you are

Amy Cuddy

Mixed / Contested

How to turn a group of strangers into a team

Amy Edmondson

High

All it takes is 10 mindful minutes

Andy Puddicombe

High

Grit: The power of passion and perseverance

Angela Duckworth

Moderate

How to succeed? Get more sleep

Arianna Huffington

Narrative / Conceptual

Positive emotions open our mind

Barbara Fredrickson

Moderate

The power of vulnerability

Brené Brown

Moderate

The power of believing that you can improve

Carol Dweck

Moderate

10 ways to have a better conversation

Celeste Headlee

Moderate

How to live to be 100+

Dan Buettner

Moderate

The surprising science of happiness

Dan Gilbert

High

The riddle of experience vs. memory

Daniel Kahneman

High

Want to be happy? Be grateful

David Steindl-Rast

Moderate

How to start a movement

Derek Sivers

Narrative / Conceptual

How reliable is your memory?

Elizabeth Loftus

High

Why some people find exercise harder than others

Emily Balcetis

Moderate

Teaching design for change

Emily Pilloton

Narrative / Conceptual

How nature can make you kinder, happier, and more creative

Florence Williams

Moderate

Less stuff, more happiness

Graham Hill

Moderate

Where joy hides and how to find it

Ingrid Fetell Lee

Moderate

The secret life of pronouns

James Pennebaker

High

Gaming can make a better world

Jane McGonigal

Moderate

Why work doesn't happen at work

Jason Fried

Narrative / Conceptual

How Airbnb designs for trust

Joe Gebbia

Moderate

A simple way to break a bad habit

Judson Brewer

High

5 ways to listen better

Julian Treasure

Narrative / Conceptual

How to make stress your friend

Kelly McGonigal

Moderate

How to make stress your friend

Kelly McGonigal

Moderate

The space between self-esteem and self-compassion

Kristin Neff

Moderate

A monkey economy as irrational as ours

Laurie Santos

High

Dare to disagree

Margaret Heffernan

Moderate

Want to be more creative? Go for a walk

Marily Oppezzo

Moderate

The new era of positive psychology

Martin Seligman

Moderate

Sleep is your superpower

Matt Walker

High

How to buy happiness

Michael Norton

High

Michael Pollan: A plant's-eye view

Michael Pollan

Moderate

Flow, the secret to happiness

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

High

The hidden influence of social networks

Nicholas Christakis

Moderate

How to make work-life balance work

Nigel Marsh

Narrative / Conceptual

How to make diseases disappear

Rangan Chatterjee

Moderate

What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness

Robert Waldinger

High

The hidden power of smiling

Ron Gutman

Moderate

How to make hard choices

Ruth Chang

Narrative / Conceptual

How meditation can reshape our brains

Sara Lazar

Moderate

The happy secret to better work

Shawn Achor

Moderate

How great leaders inspire action

Simon Sinek

Narrative / Conceptual

The power of time off

Stefan Sagmeister

Narrative / Conceptual

The power of introverts

Susan Cain

Moderate

The optimism bias

Tali Sharot

High

Why you should define your fears instead of your goals

Tim Ferriss

Narrative / Conceptual

Inside the mind of a master procrastinator

Tim Urban

Narrative / Conceptual

The brain-changing benefits of exercise

Wendy Suzuki

High

As work gets more complex, 6 rules to simplify

Yves Morieux

Moderate