TED 2026 - Good News & Inspiration

Sitting across from one another — and facing each other, rather than the audience — Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon took the stage for the first TED Talk of the annual TED Conference.

It was nearly 15 years ago that Close began her foray into advocacy when she created a public service announcement with her sister, Jessie, who lives with bipolar disorder. 

Food chemist Jenny Du said their natural peel works on “bananas, avocados, limes, green beans, tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumber, berries, you name it.”

In partnership with a company called Panjaya, TED is taking its iconic Talks and dubbing them — in the original speaker’s voice — into multiple languages. The original speaker’s lip movements will also be changed to match the dubbed language.

Rob Bredow looked back at innovations at the heart of “Star Wars,” “Jurassic Park,” and “Indiana Jones” to show how AI should be used as an artist tool, not as a replacement.

Representing 11 countries and five continents, and spanning disciplines like health care, bioengineering, artificial intelligence, firefighting, visual art, and more, the newest TED Fellows are building a better future.

At TED, scientists debuted a microbot dubbed PillBot, new tech that offers real-time internal diagnostics without invasive procedures, revolutionizing medical care and potentially extending lives.

With the organization’s technology, an area of the ocean the size of a football field is being cleaned every five seconds.

Adam Munder is a software engineer. Since 2015, he’s been working to bridge the gap between sign language and spoken word. Now, a decade later, he brought it to the TED stage.

Between 2003 and 2013, police made over 100,000 stops every year, heavily targeting minorities. In 2013, 56% of people stopped were Black and 29% were Latino. The majority of them were 14 to 24 years old.

Woebot creator Alison Darcy: “Most people aren't getting in front of a therapist, and even if they are, they're not there beside you as you live your life.”

Malala just gave her first TED Talk — and she’s giving us all a pep talk in fighting for change.