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
A plan to recycle the unrecyclable | Ashton Cofer [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:48
From packing peanuts to disposable coffee cups, each year the US alone produces some two billion pounds of Styrofoam -- none of which can be recycled. Frustrated by this waste of resources and landfill space, Ashton Cofe…
Stories from a home for terminally ill children | Kathy Hull [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 15:05
To honor and celebrate young lives cut short, Kathy Hull founded the first freestanding pediatric palliative care facility in the United States, the George Mark Children's House. Its mission: to give terminally ill child…
What it's like to be a parent in a war zone | Aala El-Khani [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 14:03
How do parents protect their children and help them feel secure again when their homes are ripped apart by war? In this warm-hearted talk, psychologist Aala El-Khani shares her work supporting -- and learning from -- ref…
A young scientist's quest for clean water | Deepika Kurup [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 7:46
Deepika Kurup has been determined to solve the global water crisis since she was 14 years old, after she saw kids outside her grandparents' house in India drinking water that looked too dirty even to touch. Her research…
What I learned from 100 days of rejection | Jia Jiang [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 15:18
Jia Jiang adventures boldly into a territory so many of us fear: rejection. By seeking out rejection for 100 days -- from asking a stranger to borrow $100 to requesting a "burger refill" at a restaurant -- Jiang desensit…
Easy DIY projects for kid engineers | Fawn Qiu [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 6:50
TED Resident Fawn Qiu designs fun, low-cost projects that use familiar materials like paper and fabric to introduce engineering to kids. In this quick, clever talk, she shares how nontraditional workshops like hers can c…
Bring on the female superheroes! | Christopher Bell [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 15:34
Why is it so hard to find female superhero merchandise? In this passionate, sparkling talk, media studies scholar (and father of a Star Wars-obsessed daughter) Christopher Bell addresses the alarming lack of female super…
Nature is everywhere -- we just need to learn to see it | Emma Marris [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 15:39
How do you define "nature?" If we define it as that which is untouched by humans, then we won't have any left, says environmental writer Emma Marris. She urges us to consider a new definition of nature -- one that includ…