Best of TED Talks Series for Acorn TV

The six-episode series Acorn TV X TED: Transform Your Thinking is set to premiere exclusively on Acorn TV in the U.S. and Canada on November 25.

Each episode includes five TED Talks with a common theme. Among the TED Talks that are featured are “How to Be a Better You,” “The Art and Science of Love,” “Your Body, Explained,” “Tales from the Edge,” “The Future Ahead” and “Climate Action, Now!”

TED speakers featured throughout the series include Agnes Larsson, game director; Alec Soth, photographer; Alex Honnold, rock climber; Alua Arthur, death doula; Anjali Grover, strategist; Cara E. Yar Khan, human rights and disability activist; Chris Hadfield, astronaut; Dan Buettner, longevity coach and explorer; Dan Widmaier, biomaterials investigator; David Biello, TED science curator and author; Dessa, rapper, singer and writer; Esther Perel, therapist, speaker and consultant; Giulia Enders, doctor and author; and Greta Thunberg, climate activist.

Also featured are Helen Fisher, anthropologist and expert on love; Katie Hood, relationship revolutionary; Lisa Mosconi, neuroscientist; Luis von Ahn, educational equity technologist; Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI; Robert Waldinger, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and Zen priest; Ryan Panchadsaram, systems innovator; Shweta Narayan, climate and health campaigner; Stacey Baker, photo editor; Susan Ruffo, ocean expert; Tom Oxley, Neurotech entrepreneur; Tombo Banda, energy access innovator; Wendy Suzuki, neuroscientist and author; and Yeonmi Park, human rights activist.

“Acorn TV has long been known as a destination for compelling scripted dramas and comedies, and now, with this new partnership with TED, we are able to offer our audiences compelling content beyond the scripted world,” said Don Klees, senior VP of programming at Acorn TV. “In the TED spirit of ‘powerful ideas, powerfully presented,’ we aim to provide an opportunity to spark deeper inspiration and curiosity with this endeavor.”