TED transcripts
Channel episodes with a summary, notes and chapters. Watch on YouTube
- Episodes
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- Hours transcribed
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- Latest
- 27 Sept 2026
- What Makes a Good Life? Lessons from the Longest Study on Happiness | Robert Waldinger | TED
YouTube · 13 min
Robert Waldinger, director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, shares findings from a 75-year study tracking the lives of 724 men. The clearest lesson is that good relationships keep us…
- The happy secret to better work | Shawn Achor
YouTube · 12 min
Shawn Achor uses a childhood story about his sister to introduce positive psychology, arguing that science focuses too much on the average and on negativity. He explains that 90% of long-term…
- Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator | Tim Urban | TED
YouTube · 14 min
Tim Urban, writer of the blog Wait But Why, humorously explains procrastination through his own college thesis disaster and a mental model of three characters: the Rational Decision-Maker, the…
- How Great Leaders Inspire Action | Simon Sinek | TED
YouTube · 18 min
Simon Sinek explains why some leaders and organizations inspire while others don't, arguing that inspiring leaders like Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers all think, act, and…
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