“Eating chocolate helps losing weight” I was stunned. Could not believe it. And nope, it’s not because of a new weight loss trend that could help me losing s...

When a family falls into crisis — and it sometimes happens, thanks to unemployment, drugs, bad relationships and bad luck — the social services system is sup...

Catholic Relief Services is working with communities in Rwanda to end child malnutrition. Classes in farming and the preparation of nutritious meals hope to ...

The intermodal container changed our world. We would never have the interconnected and global economy of today without Malcolm McLean and his system of conta...

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

Alex Edmans talks about the long-term impacts of social responsibility and challenges the idea that caring for society is at the expense of profit. Alex is a...

Here's some food for thought: new innovations in food technology are changing the way we grow, make, and eat our food. From 3D printed pizza to liquid nitrog...

What is our priority when encouraging our kids to get involved in sports? Jorge Lee makes the case that no matter which sport, character development with emp...

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Charlie Cooper is a nine year old boy who is wiser than his years. ...