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I admit it, TEDTalks might just be my all-time favourite, free learning resource! But what is not to love??! Here we have ten fantastic growth mindset videos exploring important mindset themes such as stamina, perseverance, overcoming obstacles, reaching for the impossible, overcoming procrastination, striving to achieve your goals, and more, available at just the touch of a button!

A surprising collection of TED Talks to delight and ensnare you for hours and hours.

You spend weeks studying for an important test. On the big day, you wait nervously as your teacher hands it out. You're working your way through, when you're asked to define "ataraxia." You know you've seen the word before, but your mind goes blank. What just happened? Elizabeth Cox details the complex relationship between stress and memory. [TED-Ed Animation by Artrake Studio]

"Here are 20 books TED speakers want you to read this summer, and I've got them all lined up for you to check out below.


Founded in 1984 as a convention for those in the technology, entertainment, and design fields, TED is known today for distributing filmed, digestible presentations from scholars of a wide variety of disciplines, for free. For people who love books more than just about anything else, there are TED talks from writers, TED talks about writing, and TED talks about books. Of course, there are speakers who cover just about everything else, so no matter what you're interested in learning, there's more than likely a TED talk about it.

The 20 books on the following list were recommended by 21 TED speakers, and the books are just as diverse as the people who want you to read them. Below, you'll find poetry, popular fiction, self-help, memoir, and more. And with plenty of quirkiness to go around, these books guarantee that your summer reading list will be anything but boring.

Check out the 20 books TED speakers want you to read this summer — and start planning out all your travel reading:"

In today's business world, leaders are emerging at all ranks. The role of the leader is not exclusive to executive-level positions.
But being a great leader doesn't have to mean going to management school.

You can emerge as an effective trailblazer in your office by being true to yourself and constantly learning from the information that is at your fingertips.

Start by watching these short lectures and embodying their lessons.

Fun, informative and captivating talks to inspire young minds.

or all, you who are technology lovers, AI enthusiasts, and casual consumers with peaked interest, don’t miss your chance to learn about the newest advancements in artificial intelligence and an opportunity to join the discussion on the ethics, logistics, and reality of super-intelligent machines. Explore the possibilities of super-intelligence improving our world and our everyday lives while you dive into this great list of TED Talks on artificial intelligence. We have compiled a list of the best TED Talks on AI, providing you with the information you seek on AI technological developments, innovation, and the future of AI.

Looking for some TED talks to inspire young minds? The list below  contains some wonderful talks to watch with your kids. The talks highlight the importance of creative and imaginative thinking in unlocking the doors of possibilities and knowledge. As the late Maxine Greene argued in her book ‘ Releasing The Imagination”,  students need to be given spaces where they can use their imagination because imagination enables them to search for new beginnings and open up new perspectives  helping them identify alternatives, without imagination, their lives narrow and their pathways become cul-de-sacs.

TED Talks are awesome. Maybe it’s the variety of topics they cover, the perfectly timed length, the simple setting, or maybe all of these; but either way, I think we can all agree that TED Talks are awesome.

Being on a TED stage is incredible as well. Trust me, I’ve been on one. Taking the stage back in 2009 made me feel like I was a teacher again, and I loved teaching.

But this post is not about my teaching career, nor about my TED Talk experience. It’s about TED Talks I’ve watched over time that struck a chord with me and my passion for education.

If you think you’re creative now, you should spend a little time with TED.

TED Talks that is.

We’ve gathered ten of the best TED Talks for inspiring creativity: 

Easy, straightforward techniques to jumpstart innovative thinking and surface new, brilliant ideas.