What 2025 Taught Us—And Where 2026 Is Taking Us

What do foot massage parties, otters, and AI robot tutors have in common? To find out, tune into our special end-of-year conversation featuring the hosts from TED Talks Daily, TED Radio Hour, TED Business, and TED Tech! Elise Hu, Manoush Zomorodi, Modupe Akinola and Sherrell Dorsey got together to share the biggest ideas dominating their industry and the lesser-known insights they wished garnered more attention. From pushing back against AI advances to sharing the TED Talks that inspired them, Elise, Manoush, Modupe, and Sherrell reflect on 2025 and look ahead to 2026. Conversations Mentioned TED Radio Hour Ray Kurzweil, "Could AI extend your life indefinitely? Futurist Ray Kurzweil thinks so" LINK Victor Riparbelli, “Will AI avatars eventually teach our kids?” LINK Philip Johns, “Singapore's otters are butting heads with their human neighbors. Can they coexist?” LINK Restoring trust in government, "Move fast...and fix democracy?" LINK TED Talks Sitoyo Lopokoiyit in conversation with Jacqueline Novogratz "A story of moral imagination and bold entrepreneurship" LINK Sarah Beery, "How AI is unearthing hidden scientific knowledge" LINK Scott Loarie (of iNaturalist), "The surprising power of your nature photos" LINK Daniel Zavala-Araiza, "The best way to lower Earth’s temperature — fast" LINK Jennifer Pahlka, "Coding a better government" LINK Pinky Cole (Slutty Vegan), "How I make vegan food sexy" LINK Jason Huang, "The high-wire act of unlocking clean energy" LINK Jennifer Doudna, "CRISPR's next advance is bigger than you think" LINK Jonny Sun, "You are not alone in your loneliness" LINK Learn more about our flagship conference happening this April at attend.ted.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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What 2025 Taught Us—And Where 2026 Is Taking Us is an episode from TEDTalks Technology by TED Tech.

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This episode was published on Dec 26, 2025.

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