TEDx talks

There’s a case to be made that TED Talks reinvented the public lecture, taking that most staid and Victorian of institutions and giving it a much-needed update.

From the ways in which data can be used to make a hit TV show to the hidden benefits of introversion, TED has challenged our preconceptions one twenty-minute talk at a time.

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The annual TEDXLondon, a showstopping, starry event, has already happened in June, and included the likes of Stephen Hawking and Lauren Laverne, but the TEDx program also allows communities to organise their own TED-licensed events. There are plenty of these grass-roots shows coming up over the next few months, some of which might be closer to home. Here's our pick of the best:

TEDxWhitehall
September 21

TEDxCoventGardenWomen
October 29

TEDxClerkenwell
November 9

TEDxCamden
November 13

TEDxTottenham
November 12

Click here to see the full list of upcoming London TED talks and sign up to the TEDxLondon newsletter to receive updates on ticket availability.