Environmental activist Gopal D. Patel thinks the climate movement could learn a lot from one of the longest-standing social initiatives in human history: religion. Exploring three areas where frameworks from faith traditions could benefit the climate movement, Patel offers a playbook for discovering your big idea to build momentum towards powerf...

Do you feel overwhelmed by the complex issues facing our world, not to mention your own personal problems? Spirituality is the key to staying grounded and hopeful -- even for skeptics, says actor and author Rainn Wilson. He explains why it's time for all of us to experience a spiritual shake-up and outlines two paths to tap into your innate wisd...

"Muck City," Florida. Kinston, North Carolina. The courts of New York City in the 80s and 90s. These places share one unique trait: they found a way to produce a particular kind of great athlete, over and over. Is there something in the water – or is it something else? In our first episode, host Jody Avirgan talks to sports journalist Bomani Jon...

Stadiums are not just a place for sports fans to cheer on the home team -- they're also concert venues, convention centers and even serve as makeshift shelters in emergencies. Stadiums are important. So why does it seem that instead of enjoying them, cities end up dealing with the mess (and the bill) that dealmakers leave behind? This is an epi...

What does it take to be a sports hot-take artist? And, could Jody do it? Sports debate shows aren't always about facts – they're about getting people to watch by any means necessary. And these shows pretty much wrote the playbook on how we debate across the media. In this episode, Jody gets coached on how to argue like a sportscaster from sports...

No one loves to lose. But even if you are a GOAT on a great AND lucky team, no one wins every time. So how do people who face loss after loss keep fighting to win? Jody speaks with Nikky McCray, a retired WNBA player who played on three All-Star teams and now coaches at Rutgers, about the secrets to perseverance. Then he chats with psychologist ...

When it comes to sports, is there anything more evocative –and elusive– than "the zone"? That mythical place an athlete goes to where focus is laser-sharp, nothing can go wrong, and time just vanishes. In this episode, Jody talks to NBA All-Star great Steph Curry about what "the zone" means for him – and whether or not it even exists. Then Jody ...

Stadiums are not just a place for sports fans to cheer on the home team -- they're also concert venues, convention centers and even serve as makeshift shelters in emergencies. Stadiums are important. So why does it seem that instead of enjoying them, cities end up dealing with the mess (and the bill) that dealmakers leave behind? This is an epi...

We often forget that our bodies and minds are fundamentally connected. But so much of our day-to-day lives are influenced by the state of our bodies. The mind-body connection is at the heart of the work of this week’s guest, Prentis Hemphill. Prentis is a therapist, somatics teacher, author, and the founder of The Embodiment Institute. Prentis j...

Tammy Lally helps others master their finances.

Gopal D. Patel believes in the power of engaged religion and spirituality to transform our approaches to today's biggest challenges.

Sam Harris's work focuses on how our growing understanding of ourselves and the world is changing our sense of how we should live.

Aja Monet is a Caribbean American surrealist blues poet, storyteller and organizer born in Brooklyn, New York.

Kelli Swazey examines how religious and spiritual practices form group identity, and play a vital role in structuring the interactions of individuals within a culture.

As the founder of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, Rick Doblin crusades for the safe and legal use of psychedelics in therapy.

Zahra' Langhi is the cofounder of Libyan Women’s Platform for Peace (LWPP), a movement advocating for women’s socio-political empowerment and peace-building.

With her groundbreaking "On Being" podcast, Krista Tippett takes up the ancient, animating questions for 21st-century life: What does it mean to be human? How do we want to live? And who will we be to each other?

About this event: This event will be held to discuss the spirituality of Africans and it's impact on the continent. We will be discoursing if we are over spiritual or under spiritual.

About this event: This event marks the 10th year of TEDxYouth@DAA. This year's theme is ‘Paradigm Shift’, where our speakers will voice their ideas about major changes happening in the local and global community. This year's event will include talks on: changing overconsumption; shifts towards spirituality; the importance of not taking yourself too seriously; an ...

About this event: In the light of the month of Ramadan, we decided to choose a theme in the spirit of spirituality and religion; we've selected 3 TED talks that touch upon compassion, different religions and a new understanding of atheism...we wanted it to be for everyone! We've also organized the salon over Iftar/dinner for those who are fasting, they can bre...

Adong Judith uses art as a vehicle to drive social change and trains aspiring makers to create art that dares to ask serious questions.

About this event: TEDxHonolulu 2016 event will be a deep, free-wheeling, collaborative exploration of FLOW. It will be a series of compelling conversations and interactions bringing together exciting innovators across a range of disciplines -- sports, science, the arts, spirituality, education, business and more. Our speakers will share how they experience and en...

About this event: Organized along the theme of “Hidden in Plain Sight,” the conference will feature 8 speakers who have been selected on their interesting and thought-provoking ideas. Talks are each 18 minutes or less in length. They are representing such diverse fields as technology, education, science, sustainability and spirituality among others.

The TED community has been very busy over the past few weeks. Below, some newsy highlights. An app for safer email.  On March 17, Andy Yen’s company ProtonMail publicly released their mobile app for making secure email accessible, after almost two years of private beta testing. The app is available for iOS and Android. ProtonMail outlined...

About this event: Visions for Transition: challenging existing paradigms and redefining values [for a more beautiful world] Our speakers will explore this theme from a diverse number of perspectives of the human experience encompassing politics, economics, the environment, agriculture, education, spirituality, freedom, art, as well as holistic health and well-...

About this event: We want to celebrate themes that matter to women through all the ups and downs of life (Snakes and Ladders). We will explore what makes us whole and inspires us, and share stories about unique challenges that women need to overcome in order to rise above the "snakes" in their life journeys. We will talk about education, spirituality, exploration...

About this event: TEDxBhubaneswar would like to serve as the foundation for Indians to communicate and share ideas across the Globe - to spread creative ideas, foster competent professionals, and develop a strong community that will support Indians to make a great impact in today's society. TEDxBhubaneswar is a one-day event all about TOMORROW'S WORLD in correlat...

About this event: To develop and grow as an individual or as a global society, we need to continually travel to the edge of what is known and comfortable and dare to learn and imagine new things. These TED Talks will bring together creative thinkers from the fields of community development, visual design, spirituality, environmental science and cultural history ...

D-L Stewart empowers and imagines futures that sustain and cultivate the learning, growth and success of minoritized groups in postsecondary education.

Over the past week, we’ve noticed a lot of TED-related news items in the ether. Here, some highlights: Chip Kidd (watch his TED Talk) has just released a new book: a how-to guide to graphic design for kids. Read The New York Times’ Q&A with him in which he says, “I was utterly floored [when an editor wrote me about the book idea]. I sai...