These moving, personal talks share stories of love and commitment in the LGBTQ community.

Who doesn't love love? A collection of talks for those who can't get enough of it.

Ever since Florence Nightingale revolutionized healthcare during the Crimean War by pointing out that infection was killing as many soldiers as bullets, nurses have pushed the envelope of medical practice. But why, asks nurse entrepreneur Rebecca Love, are they rarely involved in the design of healthcare products and workflows? In this passionat...

These talks examine where (and how) relationships and love factor into our technologically-driven world.

Love often feels inexplicable, the most unpredictable of forces. Using science, math and methodical observation, these speakers offer clues to understanding it.

A celebration of time spent in good company. (Sorry extroverts -- we love you, too.)

To those who feel like they don't belong: there is beauty in being a misfit.

Dear science, where would we be without you? Enjoy these enthralling talks dedicated to the fun, funky and fascinating scientific world.

Maybe a huge project just landed on your desk. Or you're feeling like your co-workers don't appreciate you. Whatever has you down, these talks offer the deep breath you need.

According to legend, the renowned scholar Jalaluddin Muhammad Rumi was giving a lecture when a disheveled man approached and asked him the meaning of his academic books. Rumi didn’t know it yet, but this question and this man would change his life. So, who was this mysterious figure, and how did he influence Rumi’s worldview? Stephanie Honchell ...

Falling in love is intoxicating, but how do you build a lasting partnership after the high fades?

Keiichiro Hirano believes authentic self-love starts with being open to knowing all of our "selves"—whether we like them or not. In his tender talk from TEDxKyoto, Hirano suggests that with the help of our loved ones we can begin to honestly and completely love who we are. (In Japanese with English subtitles).

After watching these charming talks, it'll feel like love is always just around the corner.

Love: it’s what makes the world go round. And also: all you need. As well as that thing, in addition to war, in which all is fair. Here, TED Talks about this most basic of human emotions.

A smart, snappy guide to romance… On-screen and on the page, Fry has a wry, chatty voice that illuminates age-old questions in brainy yet simple language. — The Washington Post About the book Thankfully, love—as with most of life—is full of patterns: from the number of sexual partners we have in our lifetime to how we choose who to message on a...

A collection of wonderful, fact-loving talks that’ll encourage you to not just face the facts, but embrace them.

Learning doesn't end when you throw your graduation cap in the air. These talks celebrate education beyond the classroom.

Libraries are a magical place full of life and endless stories — both real and imagined. We're delighted to share these TED Talks as a love letter to libraries, librarians and the community they build.

Mandy Len Catron explores love stories.

Is love a signal winding through your neural pathways? A cliche? A cult? Love is easy to compare but difficult to define, maybe because we're fundamentally biased; we try to define love while falling in or out of it. And love feels differently to every person who feels it, but this subjective emotion has evolutionary explanations, too. Brad Troe...

After more than two decades as an anchor for ABC News, an on-air panic attack sent Dan Harris's life in a new direction: he became a dedicated meditator and, to some, even a guru. But then an anonymous survey of his family, friends and colleagues turned up some brutal feedback -- he was still kind of a jerk. In a wise, funny talk, he shares his ...

From work and happiness, to love and success (and everything else in between), these talks offer insights on some of life's biggest secrets.

Science is about discovering the wonders of how our world works. From physics to biology to neuroscience, channel your inner Mr. Wizard as you watch these talks.

Enjoy these talks on two-dimensional art that can give joy, color and surprising honesty to our three-dimensional lives.

One of the most unique novelists in today's world literature, Elif Shafak's writing blends East and West, feminism and memory, the local and the global, bringing the periphery to the centre, giving voice to the voiceless and the disempowered.

Stacey Baker assigns photography for the wide-ranging vision of the weekly New York Times Magazine.

Jenna McCarthy writes about relationships, marriage and parenting.

ReThinking with Adam Grant Anne Lamott’s thoughts on love, writing, and being judgy April 16, 2024 [00:00:00] Adam Grant: What is something you rethought while writing somehow? 
 [00:01:57] Anne Lamott: Well, because I have the classic writer's brain of having equal proportions of bad self-esteem and grandiosity, I kept thinking this is real...

Feel that same warmth when you see puppies, giggling babies, or elderly people in love with these uplifting talks.

Ah, romantic love; beautiful and intoxicating, heart-breaking and soul-crushing... often all at the same time! If romantic love has a purpose, neither science nor psychology has discovered it yet – but over the course of history, some of our most respected philosophers have put forward some intriguing theories. Skye C. Cleary outlines five of th...