
My bank called in the middle of my TED Talk | Mike Albo
In this TED Talk gone wrong, comedian Mike Albo receives an unexpected call from his bank. The result: a hilariously uncomfortable tour of his purchase history, and a reminder that in the digital age,...
25 Maalis 7min

3 ways to create a truly original design | Lope Gutierrez-Ruiz
In a world where design trends are quietly converging — same color palettes, same typography, same illustration styles — how do you make work that actually looks different? Designer and TED Fellow Lop...
24 Maalis 7min

Life on the frontlines of war reporting | Jane Ferguson (re-release)
Covering global war stories can be hard and thankless — but it's critical work if the rest of us are to understand what's really going on in the world. For nearly two decades, journalist Jane Ferguson...
23 Maalis 15min

Sunday Pick: 20th Anniversary celebration with renowned poets Eileen Myles, Elizabeth Alexander, Sarah Kay, and Amber Tamblyn | from Design Matters
For the 20th anniversary of Design Matters, Debbie Millman revisits conversations with renowned poets Eileen Myles, Elizabeth Alexander, Sarah Kay, and Amber Tamblyn. These excerpts reflect on languag...
22 Maalis 56min

How to tune your inner voice | Rhonda Ross, Daniel Alexander Jones
To calm the storm inside your mind, you must first understand it. Singer and actress Rhonda Ross shares her theory of "emotional sovereignty" — the idea that your feelings aren't shaped just by your c...
21 Maalis 22min

Joy will find you — if you let it | David Larbi
Author David Larbi recites a poem about the journey toward joy, reminding us of all the ways it can be found: having a conversation with a stranger, tasting the perfect bite of food or enjoying a good...
20 Maalis 7min

The 6 eras of NBA fashion — from restrained to radical | Mitchell S. Jackson
What are you wearing, and why? This is the question that writer and TED Fellow Mitchell S. Jackson asks as he unpacks the six eras of NBA style. Tracing an arc from Bill Russell to Lebron James and be...
19 Maalis 11min

I taught rats to drive. They taught me to enjoy the ride | Kelly Lambert
What can happy rats teach us about human joy? Behavioral neuroscientist Kelly Lambert describes how her team trained rats to drive tiny cars to earn treats — and noticed something surprising about how...
18 Maalis 16min






















