TED 2026 - Good News & Inspiration

Irina Karamanos Adrian took on her role with the intention of stepping down as soon as she transformed what it meant to be a First Lady.

Having worked with Chris Hemsworth — and thousands of everyday clients who are in hospice care, or just want to think more intentionally about their deaths — Arthur is “a friend at the end of the world.”

TED speaker, NASA advisor, and National Geographic Explorer Ariel Waldman breaks down the common misunderstandings about Antarctica, the biggest problems the continent faces, and how we can take action now.

Amy Baxter is a pain pioneer, who is urging doctors, patients, and everyone in between to change how we think about pain.

The new film, which will be released in December 2023, is DuVernay’s adaption of a bestselling non-fiction book.

In honor of the release of Hannah Ritchie’s TED Talk from TED 2023, we’re sharing our interview with her.

With support from The Audacious Project, CAMFED outlines plan to educate 5 million girls in impoverished areas in rural Africa by 2030.

A new report from RMI suggests that we are on track to meet net-zero targets for renewable energy by the end of the decade.

The climate crisis requires action, but Al Gore is helping us celebrate all the forward momentum we’ve made so far.

Conceptual artist Tavares Strachan is passionate about telling "lost stories." At TED2023, he shared his "Encyclopedia of Invisibility," with over 17,000 entries of people, places, and things untold.

Sheena Meade, the executive director of the Clean Slate Initiative, took to the TED2023 stage to outline the work her organization is doing to automatically expunge records.

Most of America's buildings are powered by fossil fuels, but one company is on a mission to electrify the country, coast to coast.