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A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Data.

Video playlists about Data

The most popular TED Originals of 2021

TED Original Series dive deep into fascinating topics -- from the future of work and how to achieve a more secure financial future to the secrets of sleep and how your body really works. Here, the ten most-watched Originals episodes published in 2021.

Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi

In this TED original series, endlessly curious data journalist Mona Chalabi investigates the research behind tricky questions - with the help of creative data visualizations. Do I have enough friends? How accurate is weather reporting? Should it take me this long to get over my ex? And there's a podcast too! To dive deeper into these topics and more, follow Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi wherever you get your podcasts.

Harnessing the future of data

Mind-blowing tech is right around the corner -- and the data to power it is here and now. Get an awe-inspiring look at the future that awaits with visionaries already predicting, embracing and innovating on the potential of tomorrow.

Who's watching us?

In the age of smart tech, privacy is a definite concern. Here's the download on who has your information and what they're doing with it.

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Talks about Data

Peter Wilczynski

The multidimensional magic of modern maps

Al Gore

Why climate action is unstoppable — and "climate realism" is a myth

Eric Schmidt

The AI revolution is underhyped

Carole Cadwalladr and Chris Anderson

Can big tech and privacy coexist?

Sam Altman

OpenAI's Sam Altman talks ChatGPT, AI agents and superintelligence — live at TED2025

Carole Cadwalladr

This is what a digital coup looks like

Ed Newton-Rex

How AI models steal creative work — and what to do about it

Jenny Chase

Solar energy is even cheaper than you think

Cliff Kapono and Keolu Fox

Could we replace data centers with … plant DNA?

Giorgia Lupi

What long COVID taught me about life (and data)

Eli Pariser

The arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov — and why you should care

Aviv Regev

Can AI help develop new medicines?

Nathaniel Stinnett

Why isn't the climate movement voting?

Jonathan Foley

The problem with food and climate — and how to fix it

Kasia Chmielinski

Why AI needs a "nutrition label"

Divya Siddarth

How AI and democracy can fix each other

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Exclusive articles about Data

Opinion: Data isn’t the new oil — it’s the new nuclear power

Data is a valuable, powerful commodity -- but unlike oil, it is unlimited in quantity and in its capacity for harm, says technology thinker James Bridle.

Posted Jul 2018

How to draw your own selfie — using your personal data

Designer Giorgia Lupi wants to change the way we think about data. Most of us think of it as rooted in cold facts and numbers, but it’s warm and flawed. Follow her step-by-step instructions to generate a new perspective on the person you know best of all in the world: you.

Posted Sep 2017

Quiz: Can you match the president to the word chart?

Artist R. Luke DuBois explains the vision behind his presidential project -- and puts citizens’ knowledge to the test.

Posted Aug 2017