We spend so much of our lives striving towards an idea of what is considered “ordinary,” often believing that fitting in means being accepted, successful, or better. But who decided what ordinary is in the first place? Perhaps ordinary isn’t about fitting…

Is being nice always the right thing to do? Laura Papworth challenges the common belief that kindness and niceness are the same, arguing that true kindness often requires honesty, courage, and a willingness to embrace discomfort. Through relatable everyday…

أحيانا نزور مدينة لا نعرفها لأول مرة ونشعر بأنها تحتضننا، بينما قد نعيش أعواماً طويلة في أخرى ونشعر فيها بالغربة. من هنا انطلقت الدكتورة راوية محمد على مسرح تيدكس الوادي لتطرح فكرة مذهلة:
نحن لا نبني المدن... المدن هي التي تبنينا.
​فالعمران لا يصمم الشوارع…

A young film enthusiast explores how the cinematic experience has evolved for a generation shaped by streaming, social media and algorithms. She reflects on the importance of diverse storytelling, the changing role of technology, and the risk of valuing spectacle…

When does online gaming blur the line between entertainment and gambling? Using a popular gacha game as a case study, this young speaker examines how random rewards, limited-time content, and in-game purchases are designed to keep players engaged and spending.…

What is the psychology behind risk-taking and why is stepping outside our comfort zone key to personal growth? Drawing on psychological research and real-world examples, this young speaker examines how personality, peer influence and brain development shape…

In her talk, Hannah Hembree Bell challenges us to stop settling for a life that’s comfortable enough but not deeply fulfilling. She explores the connection between what we want, what we believe we’re worth, and what we’re willing to do differently, offering…

Wherever someone is protecting the planet, there is a story people are hungry to hear. And yet, our newsfeeds are filled with influencers peddling consumer products and rage bait. A successful media entrepreneur turned his attention to leveraging the attention…

Most people start over because they have to. Kenny Lee did it on purpose, at 40, with no crisis forcing a change.
His path had already run from a corporate career to founding a startup, then back to school at MIT. There he wrote down three rules for whatever…

What does a high rate of female literacy mean if working women remain unsafe and financially insecure? Drawing on her interviews in Hunza and Ghizer, Dr. Sara Rizvi Jafree examines the daily realities of women tourist guides and entrepreneurs in Gilgit-Baltistan.…

What if everything we have ever seen or encountered makes up just five per cent of reality?
In this fascinating exploration of dark energy, the speaker takes us on a journey through one of the greatest discoveries in modern physics: the realisation that the…

What if - at the end of your life - you discovered you had spent decades looking at your phone? In this personal and thought-provoking talk, a teenager who has chosen not to own a smartphone explores how social media algorithms are designed to capture our…

We've optimized everything: our calendars, our workouts, even our sleep. But somehow, friendship, the thing that actually makes life feel good, has become optional.

In this talk, Matt Ritter (aka “The Friendship Guy”) makes the case that friendship isn't…

Ann Morgan considered herself well read -- until she discovered the...

Combined with the "Zero-Carbon Future Leaders Program," she will share how to enable young people to build photovoltaic public-welfare power stations with their own hands, forging the Π-shaped capabilities (general knowledge, expertise, humanities) required…

People approach, embrace, and linger within soft inflatable-membrane art installations. Inflatable models seem to naturally draw people closer. They are soft. Yet they are also resilient. They not only shorten the distance between people and the installation…

Ogni giorno lasci centinaia di tracce senza accorgertene: app aperte, permessi concessi, posizioni registrate. Messe insieme raccontano di te più di quanto racconteresti a un amico. Luca Mercatanti mostra chi raccoglie questi dati, cosa ci fa e quali scelte…

Quando gli adulti non parlano di sesso e di consenso, i ragazzi non smettono di cercare risposte: le trovano altrove, spesso nel posto peggiore. Elena Mozzo lavora con adolescenti e famiglie e racconta cosa succede dentro quel vuoto. La sua proposta è semplice…

Meet Erin, a student speaker of “Stop Surviving, Start Thriving.”
As university students, many of us juggle classes, part-time jobs, rent, groceries, and countless responsibilities. But what if thriving isn’t determined by how much money we have, but by how…

In a city that is constantly changing, what helps us understand who we are and where we come from?

On the TEDxSaigon 2026 stage, Mr. Tuan Le explored the role of cultural identity — not simply as a mark of the past, but as something that shapes how we understand…

The education system is a mill, and its product has just been made worthless. Generative AI now does — faster and better — nearly everything schools spend fifteen years drilling into children: the recall, the formulas, the essays, the credentials. We are…