TED Talks Kids and Family

TED Talks Kids and Family

Author: TED Language: English Episodes: 147
Curiosity doesn't have an age limit, and some of the most profound ideas are the ones that spark a sense of wonder in everyone. TED Talks Kids and Family gathers those particular talks that resonate across generations, featuring the world's leading thinkers and doers from TED conferences and events worldwide. This podcast brings you audio from talks that are especially engaging for young minds and perfect for family listening, turning car rides or quiet moments into opportunities for shared discovery. You'll hear stories and explanations that tackle big questions with clarity, celebrate creativity in all its forms, and reveal the fascinating details of science, art, and the human experience in ways that are accessible and exciting. Each episode is chosen to inspire, intrigue, and stir the imagination, proving that powerful ideas are for everyone. It’s a collection that reminds us that learning is a lifelong adventure, and some conversations are best enjoyed together. TED, the nonprofit behind this podcast, is devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, and this curated selection focuses on those ideas that ignite a lifelong love of learning in listeners of all ages.
Episodes
Can you really tell if a kid is lying? | Kang Lee [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 13:22
Are children poor liars? Do you think you can easily detect their lies? Developmental researcher Kang Lee studies what happens physiologically to children when they lie. They do it a lot, starting as young as two years o…
You have no idea where camels really come from | Latif Nasser [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:14
Camels are so well adapted to the desert that it's hard to imagine them living anywhere else. But what if we have them pegged all wrong? What if those big humps, feet and eyes were evolved for a different climate and a d…
How yarn bombing grew into a worldwide movement | Magda Sayeg [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:16
Textile artist Magda Sayeg transforms urban landscapes into her own playground by decorating everyday objects with colorful knit and crochet works. These warm, fuzzy "yarn bombs" started small, with stop sign poles and f…
The mysterious world of underwater caves | Jill Heinerth [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 6:35
Cave diver Jill Heinerth explores the hidden underground waterways coursing through our planet. Working with biologists, climatologists and archaeologists, Heinerth unravels the mysteries of the life-forms that inhabit s…
How I teach kids to love science | Cesar Harada [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 9:35
At the Harbour School in Hong Kong, TED Senior Fellow Cesar Harada teaches citizen science and invention to the next generation of environmentalists. He's moved his classroom into an industrial mega-space where imaginati…
The surprisingly logical minds of babies | Laura Schulz [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:05
How do babies learn so much from so little so quickly? In a fun, experiment-filled talk, cognitive scientist Laura Schulz shows how our young ones make decisions with a surprisingly strong sense of logic, well before the…
How we unearthed the Spinosaurus | Nizar Ibrahim [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:48
A 50-foot-long carnivore who hunted its prey in rivers 97 million years ago, the Spinosaurus is a "dragon from deep time." Paleontologist Nizar Ibrahim and his crew found new fossils, hidden in cliffs of the Moroccan Sah…
How to raise a Black son in America | Clint Smith [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:59
As kids, we all get advice from parents and teachers that seems strange, even confusing. This was crystallized one night for a young Clint Smith, who was playing with water guns in a dark parking lot with his white frien…
The best kindergarten you’ve ever seen | Takaharu Tezuka [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 9:34
At this school in Tokyo, five-year-olds cause traffic jams and windows are for Santa to climb into. Meet: the world's cutest kindergarten, designed by architect Takaharu Tezuka. In this charming talk, he walks us through…