TED Talks Daily

Ai Weiwei joins to discuss his new memoir “1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows,” depicting a century-long epic tale of China told through a story of his family. For a chance to give your own TED Talk, fill out the Idea Search Application: ted.com/ideasearch [https://ted.com/ideasearch]. Interested in learning more about upcoming TED events? Follow these links: TEDNext: ted.com/futureyou [https://ted.com/futureyou] TEDSports: ted.com/sports [https://ted.com/sports] TEDAI Vienna: ted.com/ai-vienna [https://ted.com/ai-vienna] TEDAI San Francisco: ted.com/ai-sf [https://ted.com/ai-sf] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

When technologist Luis von Ahn was building the popular language-learning platform Duolingo, he faced a big problem: Could an app designed to teach you something ever compete with addictive platforms like Instagram and TikTok? He explains how Duolingo harnesses the psychological techniques of social media and mobile games to get you excited to learn — all while spreading access to education across the world. This episode originally aired on October 26, 2023. For a chance to give your own TED Talk, fill out the Idea Search Application: ted.com/ideasearch [https://ted.com/ideasearch]. Interested in learning more about upcoming TED events? Follow these links: TEDNext: ted.com/futureyou [https://ted.com/futureyou] TEDSports: ted.com/sports [https://ted.com/sports] TEDAI Vienna: ted.com/ai-vienna [https://ted.com/ai-vienna] TEDAI San Francisco: ted.com/ai-sf [https://ted.com/ai-sf] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Cartoonist Liana Finck's drawings hold our hands through life's predicaments, big and small: dating, breakups, what to make for dinner, how to leave a party without being rude, how to think about our relationship with God. In a funny, moving talk, she shares some of her drawings and shows how she uses creativity to navigate false starts and cluelessness in the search for belonging. This episode originally aired January 2, 2024. For a chance to give your own TED Talk, fill out the Idea Search Application: ted.com/ideasearch [https://ted.com/ideasearch]. Interested in learning more about upcoming TED events? Follow these links: TEDNext: ted.com/futureyou [https://ted.com/futureyou] TEDSports: ted.com/sports [https://ted.com/sports] TEDAI Vienna: ted.com/ai-vienna [https://ted.com/ai-vienna] TEDAI San Francisco: ted.com/ai-sf [https://ted.com/ai-sf] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Before algorithms ruled our feeds, the internet was a mess — glitchy, chaotic and full of unexpected magic. Internet culture writer Michael Sun reflects on the wild digital world of the 2000s — and makes a funny, wry case for why we need to reclaim its spontaneity, weirdness and genuine connection. From niche Facebook groups to loading music onto your iPod, it might be time to borrow from the past. For a chance to give your own TED Talk, fill out the Idea Search Application: ted.com/ideasearch [https://ted.com/ideasearch]. Interested in learning more about upcoming TED events? Follow these links: TEDNext: ted.com/futureyou [https://ted.com/futureyou] TEDSports: ted.com/sports [https://ted.com/sports] TEDAI Vienna: ted.com/ai-vienna [https://ted.com/ai-vienna] TEDAI San Francisco: ted.com/ai-sf [https://ted.com/ai-sf] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

With a genius combination of smart tech, local food and bold partnerships, Wawira Njiru and her nonprofit Food4Education have gone from serving 25 children in a makeshift kitchen to becoming a cornerstone of Kenya’s school meals system, delivering half a million meals every day. Hear her plan to feed a million kids daily in Kenya by 2030 — and two million more across Africa — as she offers a blueprint for the rest of the world to follow. (This ambitious idea is part of The Audacious Project, TED's initiative to inspire and fund global change.) For a chance to give your own TED Talk, fill out the Idea Search Application: ted.com/ideasearch [https://ted.com/ideasearch]. Interested in learning more about upcoming TED events? Follow these links: TEDNext: ted.com/futureyou [https://ted.com/futureyou] TEDSports: ted.com/sports [https://ted.com/sports] TEDAI Vienna: ted.com/ai-vienna [https://ted.com/ai-vienna] TEDAI San Francisco: ted.com/ai-sf [https://ted.com/ai-sf] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.