As we expect more from technology, do we expect less from each other? Sherry Turkle studies how our devices and online personas are redefining human connection and communication — and asks us to think deeply about the new kinds of connection we want to have.

Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don’t: Traditional rewards aren’t always as effective as we think. Listen for illuminating stories — and maybe, a way forward.

The MPowered series has shifted from TED only videos.

Caine’s Arcade and its sequel Caine’s Arcade Goes Global show an amazingly imaginative child, and the ripple effect that reinforcing a child’s creativity can have. It has encouraged children around the world to create, and led to to the creation of The Imagination Foundation, whose mission is to find, foster, and fund creativity and entrepreneurship in more kids like Caine.

A truly human, awe-inspiring story.

Caine’s Arcade from Nirvan Mullick on Vimeo.

Imagine: Caine’s Arcade Goes Global from Nirvan Mullick on Vimeo.

The world is becoming increasingly open, and that has implications both bright and dangerous. Marc Goodman paints a portrait of a grave future, in which technology’s rapid development could allow crime to take a turn for the worse.

CEO Tracy Till attended this talk in Edinburgh in June.

Marc Goodman works to prevent future crimes and acts of terrorism, even those security threats not yet invented.

Shame is an unspoken epidemic, the secret behind many forms of broken behavior. Brené Brown, whose earlier talk on vulnerability became a viral hit, explores what can happen when people confront their shame head-on. Her own humor, humanity, and vulnerability shine through every word.

“Vulnerability is our most accurate measurement of courage.”