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Live from TED2026
Experience the “Loop” at TED2026 — in photos
At TED2026, the ideas didn’t stop when the lights came up. Between sessions, attendees raced zucchini cars down obstacle courses, watched themselves speak other languages fluently in their own voices, threw clay on pottery wheels and added to a living sculpture built from real conversations with strangers. The “Loop” — the conference’s off-stage heart — […]
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TED2026: All of Us — in photos
From the seawall to the main stage, TED2026 in Vancouver was something else. We captured it all — the big ideas, the quiet moments backstage, the Discovery Sessions that stopped attendees in their tracks and the off-site experiences that ignited connection. Here’s a look back at the conference through the lens. TED2026 Photo Team: Ella […]
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Au revoir: Day 5 of TED2026
After 11 extraordinary years in Vancouver, TED’s time in our beloved British Columbia conference home is up. To celebrate the final day of TED2026, thinkers, doers and legends — mainstays of the TED community and newcomers alike — came together to create a rollicking session of talks and performances to remember. It was a fitting […]
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Wonder in a complex world: Day 4 of TED2026
What does it take to find hope when everything feels fractured? Day 4 of TED2026 leaned into the messy, meaningful work of creating a better world, one connection at a time. Hear from the speakers who rose to the top of the TED Idea Search and the thinkers, artists and dreamers who refuse to accept […]
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Health, wealth and AI: Day 3 of TED2026
Day 3 of TED2026 is a tour de force, exploring the history of sound on Earth, innovations in personal and public health and the cutting-edge technology shaping our future. The day’s sessions included talks curated by listening champion Julian Treasure and host of NPR’s TED Radio Hour Manoush Zomorodi. Watch TED2026 on TED Live, check out more […]
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Bold ideas, big stakes: Day 2 of TED2026
What does the future actually look like — and who gets to build it? Day 2 of TED2026 didn’t shy away from the big questions. From the promise and peril of AI to the potential of solar-powered, offline educational tools, these sessions brought together the thinkers, builders and dreamers working at the edges of what’s […]
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Malala Yousafzai on what she’s learned about changing the world
Malala Yousafzai has spent her life advocating for girls’ education — surviving an assassination attempt at 15, meeting with world leaders and then watching hard-won progress collapse when Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in 2021. That moment of despair forced her to completely rethink what it means to create change, and what she discovered replaced […]
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TED podcast “WorkLife” returns with new host, Molly Graham
WorkLife is back — and entering a new chapter. The TED podcast is bringing in a brand-new host — community and company builder Molly Graham — to explore the lessons about work no one teaches you. Molly Graham has spent nearly two decades inside fast-growing companies, helping them scale through messy, high-stakes moments of change. […]
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TED, Khan Academy and ETS announce new institute to reimagine higher education for the AI age
Today at TED2026 in Vancouver, the nonprofit organizations TED, Khan Academy and ETS announced a joint plan to launch the Khan TED Institute, a new higher education collaboration designed for an AI‑driven era. The Khan TED Institute aims to prepare learners for the next generation of jobs while cultivating the uniquely human skills required to […]
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7 things we learned at day 1 of TED2026
It’s time for TED! TED2026 marks a pivotal milestone: our final conference in our beloved Vancouver venue before embarking on TED’s next chapter. To open the conference, TED’s Chris Anderson and Helen Walters welcome TED Vision Steward Sal Khan onto the stage for an eclectic session. Seven speakers explore how to thrive in the wild, […]
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The ripple effect of an idea
At TED, we say that ideas change everything. And it’s the people behind these ideas who make TED the powerful community it is. Each talk sparks something: a new question, a shift in perspective, a feeling that lingers longer than expected. Those who hear the talk then forward along that nugget of insight, in a […]
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Watch TED2026: All of Us — live online this week
Can’t make it to Vancouver for TED2026 this week? No problem! You can stream the entire conference online with TED Live. TED Live brings the TED conference experience to your home – or anywhere you want to watch. Get exclusive access to every talk. Share the minute-by-minute excitement of the conference with people around the […]