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2018
2018x1
Christopher Ategeka: How adoption worked for me
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Talent is universal, but opportunity isn't, says TED Fellow Christopher Ategeka. In this charming, hopeful talk, Ategeka tells his story of being orphaned at a young age -- and how being .. show full overview
2018x2
Lisa Feldman Barrett: You aren't at the mercy of your emotions -- your brain creates them
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Can you look at someone's face and know what they're feeling? Does everyone experience happiness, sadness and anxiety the same way? What are emotions anyway? For the past 25 years, .. show full overview
2018x3
Lana Mazahreh: 3 thoughtful ways to conserve water
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According to the UN, nearly one in three people worldwide live in a country facing a water crisis, and less than five percent of the world lives in a country that has more water today .. show full overview
2018x4
Arik Hartmann: Our treatment of HIV has advanced. Why hasn't the stigma changed?
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The treatment of HIV has significantly advanced over the past three decades -- why hasn't our perception of people with the disease advanced along with it? After being diagnosed with .. show full overview
2018x5
Sue Jaye Johnson: What we don't teach kids about sex
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As parents, it's our job to teach our kids about sex. But beyond "the talk," which covers biology and reproduction, there's so much more we can say about the human experience of being in .. show full overview
2018x6
Stewart Brand and Chris Anderson: Mammoths resurrected, geoengineering and other thoughts from a futurist
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Stewart Brand is a futurist, counterculturist and visionary with a very wide-ranging mind. In conversation with TED Curator Chris Anderson, Brand discusses ... just about everything: .. show full overview
2018x7
Touria El Glaoui: Inside Africa's thriving art scene
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Art fair curator Touria El Glaoui is on a mission to showcase vital new art from African nations and the diaspora. She shares beautiful, inspiring, thrilling contemporary art that tells .. show full overview
2018x8
Mindy Scheier: How adaptive clothing empowers people with disabilities
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Do you have a favorite T-shirt or pair of jeans that transforms you and makes you feel confident -- makes you feel like you? That's because what you wear can affect your mood, your .. show full overview
2018x9
Soyapi Mumba: Medical tech designed to meet Africa's needs
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In sub-Saharan Africa, power outages, low technology penetration, slow internet and understaffed hospitals plague health care systems. To make progress on these problems in Malawi, TED .. show full overview
2018x10
Kevin Njabo: How we can stop Africa's scientific brain drain
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How can Africans find solutions to Africa's problems? Conservation biologist Kevin Njabo tells his personal story of how he nearly became part of the group of African scientists who seek .. show full overview
2018x11
Alexis Charpentier: How record collectors find lost music and preserve our cultural heritage
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For generations, record collectors have played a vital role in the preservation of musical and cultural heritage by "digging" for obscure music created by overlooked artists. Alexis .. show full overview
2018x12
Marily Oppezzo: Want to be more creative? Go for a walk
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When trying to come up with a new idea, we all have times when we get stuck. But according to research by behavioral and learning scientist Marily Oppezzo, getting up and going for a .. show full overview
2018x13
Jacob Collier: A one-man musical phenomenon
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Jacob Collier is a one-man band and force of nature. In a dynamic, colorful performance, he recreates the magical room at his home in London where he produces music, performing three .. show full overview
2018x14
Vivek Maru: How to put the power of law in people's hands
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What can you do when the wheels of justice don't turn fast enough? Or when they don't turn at all? Vivek Maru is working to transform the relationship between people and law, turning law .. show full overview
2018x15
Matt Goldman: The search for 'aha!' moments
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In 1988, Matt Goldman co-founded Blue Man Group, an off-Broadway production that became a sensation known for its humor, blue body paint and wild stunts. The show works on the premise .. show full overview
2018x16
Michelle Knox: Talk about your death while you're still healthy
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Do you know what you want when you die? Do you know how you want to be remembered? In a candid, heartfelt talk about a subject most of us would rather not discuss, Michelle Knox asks .. show full overview
2018x17
Scott Williams: The hidden role informal caregivers play in health care
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Once a cared-for patient and now a caregiver himself, Scott Williams highlights the invaluable role of informal caregivers -- those friends and relatives who, out of love, go the extra .. show full overview
2018x18
Bob Inglis: American bipartisan politics can be saved -- here's how
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Former Republican member of the U.S. Congress Bob Inglis shares an optimistic message about how conservatives can lead on climate change and other pressing problems -- and how free .. show full overview
2018x19
Anna Rosling Rönnlund: See how the rest of the world lives, organized by income
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What does it look like when someone in Sweden brushes their teeth or when someone in Rwanda makes their bed? Anna Rosling Rönnlund wants all of us to find out, so she sent photographers .. show full overview
2018x20
Cleo Wade: Want to change the world? Start by being brave enough to care
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Artist and poet Cleo Wade recites a moving poem about being an advocate for love and acceptance in a time when both seem in short supply. Woven between stories of people at the beginning .. show full overview
2018x21
Azim Khamisa and Ples Felix: What comes after tragedy? Forgiveness
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Transcript10 languages CommentsJoin the conversation On one awful night in 1995, Ples Felix's 14-year-old grandson murdered Azim Khamisa's son in a gang initiation fueled by .. show full overview
2018x22
Naoko Ishii: An economic case for protecting the planet
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We all share one planet -- we breathe the same air, drink the same water and depend on the same oceans, forests and biodiversity. Economist Naoko Ishii is on a mission to protect these .. show full overview
2018x23
Wendy Woods: The business benefits of doing good
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"The only way we're going to make substantial progress on the challenging problems of our time is for business to drive the solutions," says social impact strategist Wendy Woods. In a .. show full overview
2018x24
Edsel Salvaña: The dangerous evolution of HIV
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Think we're winning the battle against HIV? Maybe not, as the next wave of drug-resistant viruses arrives. In an eye-opening talk, TED Fellow Edsel Salvana describes the aggressive HIV .. show full overview
2018x25
George Steinmetz: Photos of Africa, taken from a flying lawn chair
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George Steinmetz's spectacular photos show Africa from the air, taken from the world's slowest, lightest aircraft. Join Steinmetz to discover the surprising historical, ecological and .. show full overview
2018x26
David Katz: The surprising solution to ocean plastic
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Can we solve the problem of ocean plastic pollution and end extreme poverty at the same time? That's the ambitious goal of The Plastic Bank: a worldwide chain of stores where everything .. show full overview
2018x27
Leila Takayama: What's it like to be a robot?
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We already live among robots: tools and machines like dishwashers and thermostats so integrated into our lives that we'd never think to call them that. What will a future with even more .. show full overview
2018x28
Amar Inamdar: The thrilling potential for off-grid solar energy
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There's an energy revolution happening in villages and towns across Africa -- off-grid solar energy is becoming a viable alternative to traditional electricity systems. In a bold talk .. show full overview
2018x29
Fredros Okumu: Why I study the most dangerous animal on earth -- mosquitoes
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What do we really know about mosquitoes? Fredros Okumu catches and studies these disease-carrying insects for a living -- with the hope of crashing their populations. Join Okumu for a .. show full overview
2018x30
Susan David: The gift and power of emotional courage
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Psychologist Susan David shares how the way we deal with our emotions shapes everything that matters: our actions, careers, relationships, health and happiness. In this deeply moving, .. show full overview
2018x31
Mike Gil: Could fish social networks help us save coral reefs?
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Mike Gil spies on fish: using novel multi-camera systems and computer vision technology, the TED Fellow and his colleagues explore how coral reef fish behave, socialize and affect their .. show full overview
2018x32
Anjali Kumar: My failed mission to find God -- and what I found instead
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Anjali Kumar went looking for God and ended up finding something else entirely. In an uplifting, funny talk about our shared humanity, she takes us on a spiritual pilgrimage to meet .. show full overview
2018x33
Mwende "FreeQuency" Katwiwa: Black life at the intersection of birth and death
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"It is the artist's job to unearth stories that people try to bury with shovels of complacency and time," says poet and freedom fighter Mwende "FreeQuency" Katwiwa. Performing her poem .. show full overview
2018x34
Danielle Wood: 6 space technologies we can use to improve life on Earth
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Danielle Wood leads the Space Enabled research group at the MIT Media Lab, where she works to tear down the barriers that limit the benefits of space exploration to only the few, the .. show full overview
2018x35
Peter Ouko: From death row to law graduate
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Peter Ouko spent 18 years in Kamiti Prison in Kenya, sometimes locked up in a cell with 13 other grown men for 23 and a half hours a day. In a moving talk, he tells the story of how he .. show full overview
2018x36
Stuart Duncan: How I use Minecraft to help kids with autism
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The internet can be an ugly place, but you won't find bullies or trolls on Stuart Duncan's Minecraft server, AutCraft. Designed for children with autism and their families, AutCraft .. show full overview
2018x37
Guy Winch: How to fix a broken heart
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At some point in our lives, almost every one of us will have our heart broken. Imagine how different things would be if we paid more attention to this unique emotional pain. Psychologist .. show full overview
2018x38
Karen Lloyd: This deep-sea mystery is changing our understanding of life
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How deep into the Earth can we go and still find life? Marine microbiologist Karen Lloyd introduces us to deep-subsurface microbes: tiny organisms that live buried meters deep in ocean .. show full overview
2018x38
Su Kahumbu: How we can help hungry kids, one text at a time
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Su Kahumbu raises badass cows — healthy, well-fed animals whose protein is key to solving a growing crisis in Africa: childhood nutritional stunting. With iCow, a simple SMS service she .. show full overview
2018x39
John Cary: How architecture can create dignity for all
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If architect and writer John Cary has his way, women will never need to stand in pointlessly long bathroom lines again. Lines like these are representative of a more serious issue, Cary .. show full overview
2018x40
Mohamad Jebara: This company pays kids to do their math homework
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Mohamad Jebara loves mathematics — but he's concerned that too many students grow up thinking that this beautiful, rewarding subject is difficult and boring. His company is experimenting .. show full overview
2018x41
Zachariah Mampilly: How protest is redefining democracy around the world
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The democratic process is messy, complicated and often inefficient — but across Africa, activists are redefining democracy by putting protest at its center. In an illuminating talk, .. show full overview
2018x42
Tito Deler: "My Fine Reward"
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Blues musician Tito Deler combines the sounds of his New York upbringing with the style of pre-war Mississippi Delta blues. He takes the stage, singing and strumming a stirring rendition of his song, "My Fine Reward."
2018x43
Valarie Kaur: 3 lessons of revolutionary love in a time of rage
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What's the antidote to rising nationalism, polarization and hate? In this inspiring, poetic talk, Valarie Kaur asks us to reclaim love as a revolutionary act. As she journeys from the .. show full overview
2018x44
Bhu Srinivasan: Capitalism isn't an ideology -- it's an operating system
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Bhu Srinivasan researches the intersection of capitalism and technological progress. Instead of thinking about capitalism as a firm, unchanging ideology, he suggests that we should think .. show full overview
2018x45
Marco Alverà: The surprising ingredient that makes businesses work better
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What is it about unfairness? Whether it's not being invited to a friend's wedding or getting penalized for bad luck or an honest mistake, unfairness often makes us so upset that we can't .. show full overview
2018x46
Nina Dølvik Brochmann and Ellen Støkken Dahl: The virginity fraud
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The hymen is still the most misunderstood part of the female body. Nina Dølvik Brochmann and Ellen Støkken Dahl share their mission to empower young people through better sex education, .. show full overview
2018x47
Dixon Chibanda: Why I train grandmothers to treat depression
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Dixon Chibanda is one of 12 psychiatrists in Zimbabwe — for a population of more than 16 million. Realizing that his country would never be able to scale traditional methods of treating .. show full overview
2018x48
Walé Oyéjidé: Fashion that celebrates African strength and spirit
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"To be African is to be inspired by culture and to be filled with undying hope for the future," says designer and TED Fellow Walé Oyéjidé. With his label Ikiré Jones (you'll see their .. show full overview
2018x49
Amit Kalra: 3 creative ways to fix fashion's waste problem
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What happens to the clothes we don't buy? You might think that last season's coats, trousers and turtlenecks end up being put to use, but most of it (nearly 13 million tons each year in .. show full overview
2018x50
Tanya Menon: The secret to great opportunities? The person you haven't met yet
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We often find ourselves stuck in narrow social circles with similar people. What habits confine us, and how can we break them? Organizational psychologist Tanya Menon considers how we .. show full overview
2018x51
Margaret Mitchell: How we can build AI to help humans, not hurt us
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As a research scientist at Google, Margaret Mitchell helps develop computers that can communicate about what they see and understand. She tells a cautionary tale about the gaps, blind .. show full overview
2018x52
Jason Shen: Looking for a job? Highlight your ability, not your experience
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Very few of us hold jobs that line up directly with our past experiences or what we studied in college. Take TED Resident Jason Shen; he studied biology but later became a product .. show full overview
2018x53
Nilay Kulkarni: A life-saving invention that prevents human stampedes
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Every three years, more than 30 million Hindu worshippers gather for the Kumbh Mela in India, the world's largest religious gathering, in order to wash away their sins. With massive .. show full overview
2018x57
Howard C. Stevenson: How to resolve racially stressful situations
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If we hope to heal the racial tensions that threaten to tear the fabric of society apart, we're going to need the skills to openly express ourselves in racially stressful situations. .. show full overview
2018x54
Tiffany Kagure Mugo and Siphumeze Khundayi: How to have a healthier, positive relationship to sex
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From our fear of women's bodies to our sheepishness around the word "nipple," our ideas about sex need an upgrade, say sex educators (and hilarious women) Tiffany Kagure Mugo and .. show full overview
2018x55
Robert Hakiza: Refugees want empowerment, not handouts
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The prevailing image of where refugees live is of temporary camps in isolated areas — but in reality, nearly 60 percent of them worldwide end up in urban areas. TED Fellow Robert Hakiza .. show full overview
2018x56
Tapiwa Chiwewe: You don't have to be an expert to solve big problems
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Driving in Johannesburg one day, Tapiwa Chiwewe noticed an enormous cloud of air pollution hanging over the city. He was curious and concerned but not an environmental expert — so he did .. show full overview
2018x58
Ilona Stengel: The role of human emotions in science and research
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Do human emotions have a role to play in science and research? Material researcher Ilona Stengel suggests that instead of opposing each other, emotions and logic complement and reinforce .. show full overview
2018x59
Raymond Tang: Be humble -- and other lessons from the philosophy of water
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How do we find fulfillment in a world that's constantly changing? Raymond Tang struggled with this question until he came across the ancient Chinese philosophy of the Tao Te Ching. In .. show full overview
2018x60
Chuck Nice: A funny look at the unintended consequences of technology
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Technology should work for us, but what happens when it doesn't? Comedian Chuck Nice explores the unintended consequences of technological advancement and human interaction — with hilarious results.
2018x61
Wendy Suzuki: The brain-changing benefits of exercise
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What's the most transformative thing that you can do for your brain today? Exercise! says neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki. Get inspired to go to the gym as Suzuki discusses the science of .. show full overview
2018x62
Dustin Schroeder: How we look kilometers below the Antarctic ice sheet
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Antarctica is a vast and dynamic place, but radar technologies — from World War II-era film to state-of-the-art miniaturized sensors — are enabling scientists to observe and understand .. show full overview
2018x63
Shameem Akhtar: To learn is to be free
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Shameem Akhtar posed as a boy during her early childhood in Pakistan so she could enjoy the privileges Pakistani girls are rarely afforded: to play outside and attend school. In an .. show full overview
2018x64
Felice Belle and Jennifer Murphy: How we became sisters
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Poets Felice Belle and Jennifer Murphy perform excerpts from their play "Other Women," which is created and directed by Monica L. Williams. In a captivating journey, they weave together .. show full overview
2018x65
Bill Bernat: How to connect with depressed friends
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Want to connect with a depressed friend but not sure how to relate to them? Comedian and storyteller Bill Bernat has a few suggestions. Learn some dos and don'ts for talking to people .. show full overview
2018x66
Minda Dentler: What I learned when I conquered the world's toughest triathlon
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A 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bicycle ride and then a full-length marathon on hot, dry ground — with no breaks in between: the legendary Ironman triathlon in Kona, Hawaii, is a bucket list .. show full overview
2018x67
Marc Bamuthi Joseph: What soccer can teach us about freedom
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"Soccer is the only thing on this planet that we can all agree to do together," says theater maker and TED Fellow Marc Bamuthi Joseph. Through his performances and an engagement .. show full overview
2018x68
Petter Johansson: Do you really know why you do what you do?
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Experimental psychologist Petter Johansson researches choice blindness — a phenomenon where we convince ourselves that we're getting what we want, even when we're not. In an eye-opening .. show full overview
2018x69
Kaustav Dey: How fashion helps us express who we are -- and what we stand for
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No one thinks twice about a woman wearing blue jeans in New York City — but when Nobel laureate Malala wears them, it's a political act. Around the globe, individuality can be a crime, .. show full overview
2018x70
Naomi Klein: How shocking events can spark positive change
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Things are pretty shocking out there right now — record-breaking storms, deadly terror attacks, thousands of migrants disappearing beneath the waves and openly supremacist movements .. show full overview
2018x71
Simone Bianco and Tom Zimmerman: The wonderful world of life in a drop of water
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"Hold your breath," says inventor Tom Zimmerman. "This is the world without plankton." These tiny organisms produce two-thirds of our planet's oxygen — without them, life as we know it .. show full overview
2018x72
Musimbi Kanyoro: To solve the world's biggest problems, invest in women and girls
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As CEO of the Global Fund for Women, Musimbi Kanyoro works to support women and their ideas so they can expand and grow. She introduces us to the Maragoli concept of "isirika" — a .. show full overview
2018x73
Sophie Andrews: The best way to help is often just to listen
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A 24-hour helpline in the UK known as Samaritans helped Sophie Andrews become a survivor of abuse rather than a victim. Now she's paying the favor back as the founder of The Silver Line, .. show full overview
2018x74
Iké Udé: The radical beauty of Africa, in portraits
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Throughout his colorful career and bodies of work, Iké Udé has found creative ways to reject the negative portrayal of Africans rampant in Western media. In this tour of his work, he .. show full overview
2018x75
Deanna Van Buren: What a world without prisons could look like
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Deanna Van Buren designs restorative justice centers that, instead of taking the punitive approach used by a system focused on mass incarceration, treat crime as a breach of .. show full overview
2018x76
Alvin Irby: How to inspire every child to be a lifelong reader
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According to the US Department of Education, more than 85 percent of black fourth-grade boys aren't proficient in reading. What kind of reading experiences should we be creating to .. show full overview
2018x77
Daniel Susskind: 3 myths about the future of work (and why they're not true)
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"Will machines replace humans?" This question is on the mind of anyone with a job to lose. Daniel Susskind confronts this question and three misconceptions we have about our automated .. show full overview
2018x78
Caroline Weaver: Why the pencil is perfect
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Why are pencils shaped like hexagons, and how did they get their iconic yellow color? Pencil shop owner Caroline Weaver takes us inside the fascinating history of the pencil.
2018x79
Daniel Engber: How the progress bar keeps you sane
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The progress bar makes waiting more exciting... and mitigates our fear of death. Journalist Daniel Engber explores how it came into existence.
2018x80
Paola Antonelli: The 3,000-year history of the hoodie
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The hoodie is a lot more than just a comfy sweatshirt. Design curator Paola Antonelli takes us through its history.
2018x81
Kyra Gaunt: How the jump rope got its rhythm
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"Down down, baby, down down the roller coaster..." Hip-hop owes a lot of the queens of double dutch. Ethnomusicologist Kyra Gaunt takes us on a tour of the fascinating history of the jump rope.
2018x82
Isaac Mizrahi: How the button changed fashion
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How the simple button changed the world, according to fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi.
2018x83
David Rockwell: The hidden ways stairs shape your life
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Stairs don't just get you from point A to point B. Architect David Rockwell explains how they shape your movement — and your feelings.
2018x84
Margaret Gould Stewart: How the hyperlink changed everything
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The hyperlink is the LEGO block of the internet. Here's the bizarre history of how it came to be, as told by user experience master Margaret Gould Stewart.
2018x85
Michael Bierut: The genius of the London Tube Map
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Design legend Michael Bierut tells the story of the accidental success of one of the most famous maps in the world — the London Tube Map.
2018x86
Isabel Wilkerson: The Great Migration and the power of a single decision
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Sometimes, a single decision can change the course of history. Join journalist and author Isabel Wilkerson as she tells the story of the Great Migration, the outpouring of six million .. show full overview
2018x87
Hadi Eldebek: Why must artists be poor?
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The arts bring meaning to our lives and spirit to our culture — so why do we expect artists to struggle to make a living? Hadi Eldebek is working to create a society where artists are .. show full overview
2018x88
Rei: "my mama" / "BLACK BANANA"
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Singer-songwriter Rei brings her mix of indie rock and blues to the TED stage in a performance of two songs, "my mama" and "BLACK BANANA."
2018x89
Sally Kohn: What we can do about the culture of hate
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We're all against hate, right? We agree it's a problem — their problem, not our problem, that is. But as Sally Kohn discovered, we all hate — some of us in subtle ways, others in obvious .. show full overview
2018x90
Chris Nowinski: Can I have your brain? The quest for truth on concussions and CTE
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Something strange and deadly is happening inside the brains of top athletes — a degenerative condition, possibly linked to concussions, that causes dementia, psychosis and far-too-early .. show full overview
2018x91
Adong Judith: How I use art to bridge misunderstanding
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Director and playwright Adong Judith creates provocative art that sparks dialogue on issues from LGBTQ rights to war crimes. In this quick but powerful talk, the TED Fellow details her .. show full overview
2018x92
Liz Ogbu: What if gentrification was about healing communities instead of displacing them?
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Liz Ogbu is an architect who works on spatial justice: the idea that justice has a geography and that the equitable distribution of resources and services is a human right. In San .. show full overview
2018x93
Bob Stein: A rite of passage for late life
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We use rituals to mark the early stages of our lives, like birthdays and graduations — but what about our later years? In this meditative talk about looking both backward and forward, .. show full overview
2018x94
Soka Moses: For survivors of Ebola, the crisis isn't over
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In 2014, as a newly trained physician, Soka Moses took on one of the toughest jobs in the world: treating highly contagious patients at the height of Liberia's Ebola outbreak. In this .. show full overview
2018x95
Vittorio Loreto: Need a new idea? Start at the edge of what is known
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"Where do great ideas come from?" Starting with this question in mind, Vittorio Loreto takes us on a journey to explore a possible mathematical scheme that explains the birth of the new. .. show full overview
2018x96
Eve Abrams: The human stories behind mass incarceration
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The United States locks up more people than any other country in the world, says documentarian Eve Abrams, and somewhere between one and four percent of those in prison are likely .. show full overview
2018x97
Sauti Sol: The rhythm of Afrobeat
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From Beyoncé to Drake and beyond, the world is rocking to the rhythm of Afrobeat. Feel the music as Kenyan afro-pop superstars Sauti Sol take the TED stage to perform three songs: "Live and Die in Afrika," "Sura Yako" and "Kuliko Jana."
2018x98
Amishi Jha: How to tame your wandering mind
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Amishi Jha studies how we pay attention: the process by which our brain decides what's important out of the constant stream of information it receives. Both external distractions (like .. show full overview
2018x99
Matthias Müllenbeck: What if we paid doctors to keep people healthy?
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What if we incentivized doctors to keep us healthy instead of paying them only when we're already sick? Matthias Müllenbeck explains how this radical shift from a sick care system to a .. show full overview
2018x100
Vikram Sharma: How quantum physics can make encryption stronger
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As quantum computing matures, it's going to bring unimaginable increases in computational power along with it — and the systems we use to protect our data (and our democratic processes) .. show full overview
2018x101
Mennat El Ghalid: How fungi recognize (and infect) plants
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Each year, the world loses enough food to feed half a billion people to fungi, the most destructive pathogens of plants. Mycologist and TED Fellow Mennat El Ghalid explains how a .. show full overview
2018x102
Erica Stone: Academic research is publicly funded -- why isn't it publicly available?
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In the US, your taxes fund academic research at public universities. Why then do you need to pay expensive, for-profit journals for the results of that research? Erica Stone advocates .. show full overview
2018x106
Christian Picciolini: My descent into America's neo-Nazi movement -- and how I got out
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At 14, Christian Picciolini went from naïve teenager to white supremacist — and soon, the leader of the first neo-Nazi skinhead gang in the United States. How was he radicalized, and how .. show full overview
2018x103
Ndidi Nwuneli: The role of faith and belief in modern Africa
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Ndidi Nwuneli has advice for Africans who believe in God — and Africans who don't. To the religious, she advises against using God to outsource responsibility for what happens in their .. show full overview
2018x104
Leo Igwe: Why I choose humanism over faith
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As a humanist, Leo Igwe doesn't believe in divine intervention — but he does believe in the power of human beings to alleviate suffering, cure disease, preserve the planet and turn .. show full overview
2018x105
Judith Heumann: Our fight for disability rights -- and why we're not done yet
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Four decades ago, Judith Heumann helped to lead a groundbreaking protest called the Section 504 sit-in — in which disabled-rights activists occupied a federal building for almost a .. show full overview
2018x107
Raphael Arar: How we can teach computers to make sense of our emotions
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How can we make AI that people actually want to interact with? Raphael Arar suggests we start by making art. He shares interactive projects that help AI explore complex ideas like .. show full overview
2018x108
Irina Kareva: Math can help uncover cancer's secrets
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Irina Kareva translates biology into mathematics and vice versa. She writes mathematical models that describe the dynamics of cancer, with the goal of developing new drugs that target .. show full overview
2018x109
Drew Philp: My $500 house in Detroit -- and the neighbors who helped me rebuild it
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In 2009, journalist and screenwriter Drew Philp bought a ruined house in Detroit for $500. In the years that followed, as he gutted the interior and removed the heaps of garbage crowding .. show full overview
2018x110
Andrew Dent: To eliminate waste, we need to rediscover thrift
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There's no such thing as throwing something away, says Andrew Dent — when you toss a used food container, broken toy or old pair of socks into the trash, those things inevitably end up .. show full overview
2018x111
Danny Hillis: Should we create a solar shade to cool the earth?
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In this perspective-shifting talk, Danny Hillis prompts us to approach global issues like climate change with creative scientific solutions. Taking a stand for solar geoengineering, he looks at controversial solutions with open-minded curiosity.
2018x112
Kasiva Mutua: How I use the drum to tell my story
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In this talk-performance hybrid, drummer, percussionist and TED Fellow Kasiva Mutua shares how she's breaking the taboo against female drummers in Kenya — and her mission to teach the .. show full overview
2018x113
Tara Houska: The Standing Rock resistance and our fight for indigenous rights
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Still invisible and often an afterthought, indigenous peoples are uniting to protect the world's water, lands and history — while trying to heal from genocide and ongoing inequality. .. show full overview
2018x114
José Andrés: How a team of chefs fed Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
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After Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in 2017, chef José Andrés traveled to the devastated island with a simple idea: to feed the hungry. Millions of meals served later, Andrés shares .. show full overview
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Lera Boroditsky: How language shapes the way we think
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There are about 7,000 languages spoken around the world — and they all have different sounds, vocabularies and structures. But do they shape the way we think? Cognitive scientist Lera .. show full overview
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Malika Whitley: How the arts help homeless youth heal and build
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Malika Whitley is the founder of ChopArt, an organization for homeless teens focused on mentorship, dignity and opportunity through the arts. In this moving, personal talk, she shares .. show full overview
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Jaron Lanier: How we need to remake the internet
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In the early days of digital culture, Jaron Lanier helped craft a vision for the internet as public commons where humanity could share its knowledge — but even then, this vision was .. show full overview
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Robin Steinberg: What if we ended the injustice of bail?
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On any given night, more than 450,000 people in the United States are locked up in jail simply because they don't have enough money to pay bail. The sums in question are often around .. show full overview
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Heidi M. Sosik: The discoveries awaiting us in the ocean's twilight zone
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What will we find in the twilight zone: the vast, mysterious, virtually unexplored realm hundreds of meters below the ocean's surface? Heidi M. Sosik of Woods Hole Oceanographic .. show full overview
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Caroline Harper: What if we eliminated one of the world's oldest diseases?
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Thousands of years ago, ancient Nubians drew pictures on tomb walls of a terrible disease that turns the eyelids inside out and causes blindness. This disease, trachoma, is still a .. show full overview
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Fred Krupp: Let's launch a satellite to track a threatening greenhouse gas
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When we talk about greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide gets the most attention — but methane, which often escapes unseen from pipes and wells, has a far greater immediate impact on global .. show full overview
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T. Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison: The most powerful woman you've never heard of
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Everyone's heard of Martin Luther King Jr. But do you know the woman Dr. King called "the architect of the civil rights movement," Septima Clark? The teacher of some of the generation's .. show full overview
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Yasin Kakande: What's missing in the global debate over refugees
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In the ongoing debate over refugees, we hear from everyone — from politicians who pledge border controls to citizens who fear they'll lose their jobs — everyone, that is, except migrants .. show full overview
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Hannah Bürckstümmer: A printable, flexible, organic solar cell
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Unlike the solar cells you're used to seeing, organic photovoltaics are made of compounds that are dissolved in ink and can be printed and molded using simple techniques. The result is a .. show full overview
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Mark Tyndall: The harm reduction model of drug addiction treatment
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Why do we still think that drug use is a law-enforcement issue? Making drugs illegal does nothing to stop people from using them, says public health expert Mark Tyndall. So, what might .. show full overview
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Nancy Rabalais: The "dead zone" of the Gulf of Mexico
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Ocean expert Nancy Rabalais tracks the ominously named "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico — where there isn't enough oxygen in the water to support life. The Gulf has the second largest .. show full overview
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Zachary R. Wood: Why it's worth listening to people you disagree with
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We get stronger, not weaker, by engaging with ideas and people we disagree with, says Zachary R. Wood. In an important talk about finding common ground, Wood makes the case that we can .. show full overview
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Diane Wolk-Rogers: A Parkland teacher's homework for us all
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Diane Wolk-Rogers teaches history at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, site of a horrific school shooting on Valentine's Day 2018. How can we end this senseless .. show full overview
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Gwynne Shotwell: SpaceX's plan to fly you across the globe in 30 minutes
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What's up at SpaceX? Engineer Gwynne Shotwell was employee number seven at Elon Musk's pioneering aerospace company and is now its president. In conversation with TED curator Chris .. show full overview
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Clemantine Wamariya: War and what comes after
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Clemantine Wamariya was six years old when the Rwandan Civil War forced her and her sister to flee their home in Kigali, leaving their parents and everything they knew behind. In this .. show full overview
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Dayo Ogunyemi: Visions of Africa's future, from African filmmakers
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By expanding boundaries, exploring possibilities and conveying truth, films have helped change Africa's reality (even before "Black Panther"). Dayo Ogunyemi invites us to imagine .. show full overview
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Tracee Ellis Ross: A woman's fury holds lifetimes of wisdom
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The global collection of women's experiences can no longer be ignored, says actress and activist Tracee Ellis Ross. In a candid, fearless talk, she delivers invitations to a better future to both men and women.
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Sarah Donnelly: How work kept me going during my cancer treatment
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When lawyer Sarah Donnelly was diagnosed with breast cancer, she turned to her friends and family for support — but she also found meaning, focus and stability in her work. In a personal .. show full overview
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Qudus Onikeku and The QTribe: "RainMakers"
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Qudus Onikeku and The QTribe summon a downpour with a poetic, powerful dance performance. Set to a composition of singing, drums and strings, the dancers radiate energy — moving in circles, in shapes and in unison as they consume the TED stage.
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Dylan Marron: How I turn negative online comments into positive offline conversations
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Digital creator Dylan Marron has racked up millions of views for projects like "Every Single Word" and "Sitting in Bathrooms With Trans People" — but he's found that the flip side of .. show full overview
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Steven Pinker: Is the world getting better or worse? A look at the numbers
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Was 2017 really the "worst year ever," as some would have us believe? In his analysis of recent data on homicide, war, poverty, pollution and more, psychologist Steven Pinker finds that .. show full overview
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Eric Berridge: Why tech needs the humanities
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If you want to build a team of innovative problem-solvers, you should value the humanities just as much as the sciences, says entrepreneur Eric Berridge. He shares why tech companies .. show full overview
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John Amory: How a male contraceptive pill could work
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Andrologist John Amory is developing innovative male contraception that gives men a new option for taking responsibility to prevent unintended pregnancy. He details the science in development — and why the world needs a male pill.
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Laura L. Dunn: It's time for the law to protect victims of gender violence
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To make accountability the norm after gender violence in the United States, we need to change tactics, says victims' rights attorney and TED Fellow Laura L. Dunn. Instead of going .. show full overview
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Tania Douglas: To design better tech, understand context
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What good is a sophisticated piece of medical equipment to people in Africa if it can't handle the climate there? Biomedical engineer Tania Douglas shares stories of how we're often .. show full overview
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Ibeyi: "Valé" / "River"
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Blending traditional Yoruba culture with sharp modern songwriting, electro-soul duo (and twin sisters) Ibeyi play a transportive set of two songs: "Valé" and "River."
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Frances Frei: How to build (and rebuild) trust
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Trust is the foundation for everything we do. But what do we do when it's broken? In an eye-opening talk, Harvard Business School professor Frances Frei gives a crash course in trust: .. show full overview
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Priya Vulchi and Winona Guo: What it takes to be racially literate
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Over the last year, Priya Vulchi and Winona Guo traveled to all 50 US states, collecting personal stories about race and intersectionality. Now they're on a mission to equip every .. show full overview
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Sarah Murray: A playful solution to the housing crisis
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Frustrated by her lack of self-determination in the housing market, Sarah Murray created a computer game that allows home buyers to design a house and have it delivered to them in .. show full overview
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Simone Giertz: Why you should make useless things
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In this joyful, heartfelt talk featuring demos of her wonderfully wacky creations, Simone Giertz shares her craft: making useless robots. Her inventions — designed to chop vegetables, .. show full overview
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LB Hannahs: What it's like to be a transgender dad
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LB Hannahs candidly shares the experience of parenting as a genderqueer individual — and what it can teach us about authenticity and advocacy. "Authenticity doesn't mean 'comfortable.' .. show full overview
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Thandiswa Mazwai: "Iyeza" / "Zabalaza"
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Self-styled wild woman and rebel singer Thandiswa Mazwai rocks the TED stage with an electrifying performance of two songs: "Iyeza" and "Zabalaza."
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Emily Nagoski: The truth about unwanted arousal
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Sex educator Emily Nagoski breaks down one of the most dangerous myths about sex and introduces us to the science behind arousal nonconcordance: when there's a disconnect between .. show full overview
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Kate Raworth: A healthy economy should be designed to thrive, not grow
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What would a sustainable, universally beneficial economy look like? "Like a doughnut," says Oxford economist Kate Raworth. In a stellar, eye-opening talk, she explains how we can move .. show full overview
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Rola Hallam: The doctors, nurses and aid workers rebuilding Syria
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Local humanitarians are beacons of light in the darkness of war, says humanitarian aid entrepreneur and TED Fellow Rola Hallam. She's working to help responders on the ground in .. show full overview
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Kirsty Duncan: Scientists must be free to learn, to speak and to challenge
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"You do not mess with something so fundamental, so precious, as science," says Kirsty Duncan, Canada's first Minister of Science. In a heartfelt, inspiring talk about pushing boundaries, .. show full overview
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Robert Neuwirth: The age-old sharing economies of Africa -- and why we should scale them
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From rides to homes and beyond, we're sharing everything these days, with the help of digital tools. But as modern and high-tech as the sharing economy seems, it's been alive in Africa .. show full overview
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Nighat Dad: How Pakistani women are taking the internet back
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TED Fellow Nighat Dad studies online harassment, especially as it relates to patriarchal cultures like the one in her small village in Pakistan. She tells the story of how she set up .. show full overview
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Helen Gillet: "You Found Me"
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Cellist and singer Helen Gillet mixes her classical training, New Orleans-based jazz roots and free improvisational skills to perform her own eclectic music. In a powerful, melodious performance, she plays her song "You Found Me."
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Yuval Noah Harari: Why fascism is so tempting -- and how your data could power it
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In a profound talk about technology and power, author and historian Yuval Noah Harari explains the important difference between fascism and nationalism — and what the consolidation of .. show full overview
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Ingrid Fetell Lee: Where joy hides and how to find it
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Cherry blossoms and rainbows, bubbles and googly eyes: Why do some things seem to create such universal joy? In this captivating talk, Ingrid Fetell Lee reveals the surprisingly tangible .. show full overview
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Michael Rain: What it's like to be the child of immigrants
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Michael Rain is on a mission to tell the stories of first-generation immigrants, who have strong ties both to the countries they grew up in and their countries of origin. In a personal .. show full overview
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Michael Hendryx: The shocking danger of mountaintop removal -- and why it must end
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Research investigator Michael Hendryx studies mountaintop removal, an explosive type of surface coal mining used in Appalachia that comes with unexpected health hazards. In this .. show full overview
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Emily Levine: How I made friends with reality
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With her signature wit and wisdom, Emily Levine meets her ultimate challenge as a comedian/philosopher: she makes dying funny. In this personal talk, she takes us on her journey to make .. show full overview
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Amy Edmondson: How to turn a group of strangers into a team
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Business school professor Amy Edmondson studies "teaming," where people come together quickly (and often temporarily) to solve new, urgent or unusual problems. Recalling stories of .. show full overview
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Jeremy Forbes: How to start a conversation about suicide
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Is there someone in your life dealing with anxiety, depression or thoughts of suicide — but is too ashamed to talk about it? Jeremy Forbes saw this happening around him, and now he's on .. show full overview
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Gene Luen Yang: Comics belong in the classroom
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Comic books and graphic novels belong in every teacher's toolkit, says cartoonist and educator Gene Luen Yang. Set against the backdrop of his own witty, colorful drawings, Yang explores .. show full overview
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Susan Emmett: This simple test can help kids hear better
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Children who live in rural areas can have a hard time getting to the doctor — much less to an audiologist's clinic for expensive, complex tests to check their hearing. The result for too .. show full overview
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Anushka Naiknaware: A teen scientist's invention to help wounds heal
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Working out of her garage, Anushka Naiknaware designed a sensor that tracks wound healing, becoming the youngest winner (at age 13) of the Google Science Fair. Her clever invention .. show full overview
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Hugh Herr: How we'll become cyborgs and extend human potential
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Humans will soon have new bodies that forever blur the line between the natural and synthetic worlds, says bionics designer Hugh Herr. In an unforgettable talk, he details "NeuroEmbodied .. show full overview
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tobacco brown: What gardening taught me about life
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Gardens are mirrors of our lives, says environmental artist tobacco brown, and we must cultivate them with care to harvest their full beauty. Drawing on her experience bringing natural .. show full overview
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Lauren Pharr: How vultures can help solve crimes
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Can a bird that symbolizes death help the living catch criminals? In this informative and accessible talk, forensic anthropologist Lauren Pharr shows us how vultures impact crime scenes .. show full overview
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Aaswath Raman: How we can turn the cold of outer space into a renewable resource
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What if we could use the cold darkness of outer space to cool buildings on earth? In this mind-blowing talk, physicist Aaswath Raman details the technology he's developing to harness .. show full overview
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Oskar Eustis: Why theater is essential to democracy
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Truth comes from the collision of different ideas, and theater plays an essential role in showing us that truth, says legendary artistic director Oskar Eustis. In this powerful talk, .. show full overview
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Chera Kowalski: The critical role librarians play in the opioid crisis
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Public libraries have always been about more than just books — and their mission of community support has taken on new urgency during the current opioid epidemic. After witnessing .. show full overview
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Brett Hennig: What if we replaced politicians with randomly selected people?
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If you think democracy is broken, here's an idea: let's replace politicians with randomly selected people. Author and activist Brett Hennig presents a compelling case for sortition .. show full overview
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Yasmin Green: How technology can fight extremism and online harassment
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Can technology make people safer from threats like violent extremism, censorship and persecution? In this illuminating talk, technologist Yasmin Green details programs pioneered at .. show full overview
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Enric Sala: Let's turn the high seas into the world's largest nature reserve
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What if we could save the fishing industry and protect the ocean at the same time? Marine ecologist Enric Sala shares his bold plan to safeguard the high seas — some of the last wild .. show full overview
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Olga Yurkova: Inside the fight against Russia's fake news empire
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When facts are false, decisions are wrong, says editor and TED Fellow Olga Yurkova. To stop the spread of fake news, she and a group of journalists launched StopFake.org, which exposes .. show full overview
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John Doerr: Why the secret to success is setting the right goals
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Our leaders and institutions are failing us, but it's not always because they're bad or unethical, says venture capitalist John Doerr — often, it's simply because they're leading us .. show full overview
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Greg Gage: How a dragonfly's brain is designed to kill
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Dragonflies can catch prey with near perfect accuracy, the best among all predators. But how does something with so few neurons achieve such prowess? Our intrepid neuroscientists explore .. show full overview
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Greg Gage: How sound can hack your memory while you sleep
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Can you cram for a test while you sleep? Our intrepid neuroscientists attempt to enhance memory by running experiments on subjects while they sleep. You'll be surprised by the results.
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Greg Gage: How you can make a fruit fly eat veggies
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Can the mind be manipulated to love a food we loathe? The evidence from fruit flies is compelling, and perhaps surprising. Our tag team of neuroscientists attempts to change a fly's .. show full overview
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Greg Gage: This computer is learning to read your mind
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Modern technology lets neuroscientists peer into the human brain, but can it also read minds? Armed with the device known as an electroencephalogram, or EEG, and some computing wizardry, .. show full overview
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Greg Gage: The real reason why mosquitoes buzz
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What does the love song of a mosquito sound like? Find out as our intrepid neuroscientists explore the meaning of all that annoying buzzing in your ear.
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Greg Gage: How octopuses battle each other
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Them's fighting words if you're an octopus, in that more than one octopus in a space often means a rumble. Our intrepid neuroscientists analyze aggression by observing the fighting behavior of two-spotted octopuses or, if you prefer, octopodes.
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Jason B. Rosenthal: The journey through loss and grief
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In her brutally honest, ironically funny and widely read meditation on death, "You May Want to Marry My Husband," the late author and filmmaker Amy Krouse Rosenthal gave her husband .. show full overview
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Max Tegmark: How to get empowered, not overpowered, by AI
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Many artificial intelligence researchers expect AI to outsmart humans at all tasks and jobs within decades, enabling a future where we're restricted only by the laws of physics, not the .. show full overview
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Giada Gerboni: The incredible potential of flexible, soft robots
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Robots are designed for speed and precision — but their rigidity has often limited how they're used. In this illuminating talk, biomedical engineer Giada Gerboni shares the latest .. show full overview
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Katlego Kolanyane-Kesupile: How I'm bringing queer pride to my rural village
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In a poetic, personal talk, TED Fellow Katlego Kolanyane-Kesupile examines the connection between her modern queer lifestyle and her childhood upbringing in a rural village in Botswana. .. show full overview
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Prosanta Chakrabarty: Four billion years of evolution in six minutes
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Did humans evolve from monkeys or from fish? In this enlightening talk, ichthyologist and TED Fellow Prosanta Chakrabarty dispels some hardwired myths about evolution, encouraging us to .. show full overview
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Gastón Acurio: Can home cooking change the world?
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When Gastón Acurio started his now world-famous restaurant Astrid & Gastón in the 1990s, no one suspected that he would elevate the Peruvian home-cooking he grew up with to haute .. show full overview
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Frans de Waal: The surprising science of alpha males
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In this fascinating look at the "alpha male," primatologist Frans de Waal explores the privileges and costs of power while drawing surprising parallels between how humans and primates .. show full overview
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Poppy Crum: Technology that knows what you're feeling
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What happens when technology knows more about us than we do? Poppy Crum studies how we express emotions — and she suggests the end of the poker face is near, as new tech makes it easy to .. show full overview
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Essam Daod: How we can bring mental health support to refugees
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The global refugee crisis is a mental health catastrophe, leaving millions in need of psychological support to overcome the traumas of dislocation and conflict. To undo the damage, child .. show full overview
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Reed Hastings: How Netflix changed entertainment -- and where it's headed
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Netflix changed the world of entertainment — first with DVD-by-mail, then with streaming media and then again with sensational original shows like "Orange Is the New Black" and "Stranger .. show full overview
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Anna Rothschild: Why you should love gross science
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What can we learn from the slimy, smelly side of life? In this playful talk, science journalist Anna Rothschild shows us the hidden wisdom of "gross stuff" and explains why avoiding the .. show full overview
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James Bridle: The nightmare videos of children's YouTube -- and what's wrong with the internet today
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Writer and artist James Bridle uncovers a dark, strange corner of the internet, where unknown people or groups on YouTube hack the brains of young children in return for advertising .. show full overview
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Vishaan Chakrabarti: How we can design timeless cities for our collective future
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There's a creeping sameness in many of our newest urban buildings and streetscapes, says architect Vishaan Chakrabarti. And this physical homogeneity — the result of regulations, mass .. show full overview
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Paul Rucker: The symbols of systemic racism -- and how to take away their power
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Multidisciplinary artist and TED Fellow Paul Rucker is unstitching the legacy of systemic racism in the United States. A collector of artifacts connected to the history of slavery — from .. show full overview
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Ian Firth: Bridges should be beautiful
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Bridges need to be functional, safe and durable, but they should also be elegant and beautiful, says structural engineer Ian Firth. In this mesmerizing tour of bridges old and new, Firth .. show full overview
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Karen J. Meech: The story of 'Oumuamua, the first visitor from another star system
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In October 2017, astrobiologist Karen J. Meech got the call every astronomer waits for: NASA had spotted the very first visitor from another star system. The interstellar comet — a .. show full overview
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Travis Rieder: The agony of opioid withdrawal -- and what doctors should tell patients about it
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The United States accounts for five percent of the world's population but consumes almost 70 percent of the total global opioid supply, creating an epidemic that has resulted in tens of .. show full overview
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Rodin Lyasoff: How autonomous flying taxis could change the way you travel
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Flight is about to get a lot more personal, says aviation entrepreneur Rodin Lyasoff. In this visionary talk, he imagines a new golden age of air travel in which small, autonomous air .. show full overview
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Penny Chisholm: The tiny creature that secretly powers the planet
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Oceanographer Penny Chisholm introduces us to an amazing little being: Prochlorococcus, the most abundant photosynthetic species on the planet. A marine microbe that has existed for .. show full overview
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Lindsay Malloy: Why teens confess to crimes they didn't commit
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Why do juveniles falsely confess to crimes? What makes them more vulnerable than adults to this shocking, counterintuitive phenomenon? Through the lens of Brendan Dassey's interrogation .. show full overview
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Steve Boyes: How we're saving one of Earth's last wild places
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Navigating territorial hippos and active minefields, TED Fellow Steve Boyes and a team of scientists have been traveling through the Okavango Delta, Africa's largest remaining wetland .. show full overview
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Lindsay Malloy: Why teens confess to crimes they didn't commit
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Why do juveniles falsely confess to crimes? What makes them more vulnerable than adults to this shocking, counterintuitive phenomenon? Through the lens of Brendan Dassey's interrogation .. show full overview
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Steve Boyes: How we're saving one of Earth's last wild places
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Navigating territorial hippos and active minefields, TED Fellow Steve Boyes and a team of scientists have been traveling through the Okavango Delta, Africa's largest remaining wetland .. show full overview
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Jennifer Wilcox: A new way to remove CO2 from the atmosphere
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Our planet has a carbon problem — if we don't start removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, we'll grow hotter, faster. Chemical engineer Jennifer Wilcox previews some amazing .. show full overview
2018x206
Jakob Magolan: A crash course in organic chemistry
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Jakob Magolan is here to change your perception of organic chemistry. In an accessible talk packed with striking graphics, he teaches us the basics while breaking the stereotype that organic chemistry is something to be afraid of.
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Gary Liu: The rapid growth of the Chinese internet -- and where it's headed
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The Chinese internet has grown at a staggering pace — it now has more users than the combined populations of the US, UK, Russia, Germany, France and Canada. Even with its imperfections, .. show full overview
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Kola Masha: How farming could employ Africa's young workforce -- and help build peace
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Africa's youth is coming of age rapidly, but job growth on the continent isn't keeping up. The result: financial insecurity and, in some cases, a turn towards insurgent groups. In a .. show full overview
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Dan Knights: How we study the microbes living in your gut
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There are about a hundred trillion microbes living inside your gut — protecting you from infection, aiding digestion and regulating your immune system. As our bodies have adapted to life .. show full overview
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Dan Gibson: How to build synthetic DNA and send it across the internet
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Biologist Dan Gibson edits and programs DNA, just like coders program a computer. But his "code" creates life, giving scientists the power to convert digital information into biological .. show full overview
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Dina Katabi: A new way to monitor vital signs (that can see through walls)
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At MIT, Dina Katabi and her team are working on a bold new way to monitor patients' vital signs in a hospital (or even at home), without wearables or bulky, beeping devices. Bonus: it .. show full overview
2018x212
Elizabeth White: An honest look at the personal finance crisis
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Millions of baby boomers are moving into their senior years with empty pockets and declining choices to earn a living. And right behind them is a younger generation facing the same .. show full overview
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Lili Haydn: "The Last Serenade"
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In a stirring, emotional performance, violinist Lili Haydn plays a selection from her musical "The Last Serenade."
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Renzo Piano: The genius behind some of the world's most famous buildings
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Legendary architect Renzo Piano — the mind behind such indelible buildings as The Shard in London, the Centre Pompidou in Paris and the new Whitney Museum of Art in New York City — takes .. show full overview
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Will Marshall: The mission to create a searchable database of Earth's surface
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What if you could search the surface of the Earth the same way you search the internet? Will Marshall and his team at Planet use the world's largest fleet of satellites to image the .. show full overview
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Rebeca Hwang: The power of diversity within yourself
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Rebeca Hwang has spent a lifetime juggling identities — Korean heritage, Argentinian upbringing, education in the United States — and for a long time she had difficulty finding a place .. show full overview
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Kashmir Hill and Surya Mattu: What your smart devices know (and share) about you
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Once your smart devices can talk to you, who else are they talking to? Kashmir Hill and Surya Mattu wanted to find out — so they outfitted Hill's apartment with 18 different .. show full overview
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Mikhail Zygar: What the Russian Revolution would have looked like on social media
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History is written by the victors, as the saying goes — but what would it look like if it was written by everyone? Journalist and TED Fellow Mikhail Zygar is on a mission to show us with .. show full overview
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Stephen Webb: Where are all the aliens?
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The universe is incredibly old, astoundingly vast and populated by trillions of planets — so where are all the aliens? Astronomer Stephen Webb has an explanation: we're alone in the .. show full overview
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Boy Girl Banjo: "Dead Romance"
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Acoustic duo Anielle Reid and Matthew Brookshire (playing together as Boy Girl Banjo) take the TED stage to perform their original song "Dead Romance," weaving together the sounds of Americana folk music and modern pop.
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Tamekia MizLadi Smith: How to train employees to have difficult conversations
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It's time to invest in face-to-face training that empowers employees to have difficult conversations, says Tamekia MizLadi Smith. In a witty, provocative talk, Smith shares a workplace .. show full overview
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Lucy Marcil: Why doctors are offering free tax prep in their waiting rooms
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More than 90 percent of children in the US see a doctor at least once a year, which means countless hours spent in waiting rooms for parents. What if those hours could be used for .. show full overview
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Pratik Shah: How AI is making it easier to diagnose disease
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Today's AI algorithms require tens of thousands of expensive medical images to detect a patient's disease. What if we could drastically reduce the amount of data needed to train an AI, .. show full overview
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Christina Wallace: How to stop swiping and find your person on dating apps
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Let's face it, online dating can suck. So many potential people, so much time wasted — is it even worth it? Podcaster and entrepreneur Christina Wallace thinks so, if you do it right. In .. show full overview
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Supasorn Suwajanakorn: Fake videos of real people -- and how to spot them
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Do you think you're good at spotting fake videos, where famous people say things they've never said in real life? See how they're made in this astonishing talk and tech demo. Computer .. show full overview
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Bronwyn King: You may be accidentally investing in cigarette companies
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Tobacco causes more than seven million deaths every year — and many of us are far more complicit in the problem than we realize. In a bold talk, oncologist Dr. Bronwyn King tells the .. show full overview
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Christoph Niemann: You are fluent in this language (and don't even know it)
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Without realizing it, we're fluent in the language of pictures, says illustrator Christoph Niemann. In a charming talk packed with witty, whimsical drawings, Niemann takes us on a .. show full overview
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Kai-Fu Lee: How AI can save our humanity
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AI is massively transforming our world, but there's one thing it cannot do: love. In a visionary talk, computer scientist Kai-Fu Lee details how the US and China are driving a deep .. show full overview
2018x231
Tina Seelig: The little risks you can take to increase your luck
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Luck is rarely a lightning strike, isolated and dramatic — it's much more like the wind, blowing constantly. Catching more of it is easy but not obvious. In this insightful talk, .. show full overview
2018x218
Mary Maker: Why I fight for the education of refugee girls (like me)
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After fleeing war-torn South Sudan as a child, Mary Maker found security and hope in the school at Kenya's Kakuma Refugee Camp. Now a teacher of young refugees herself, she sees .. show full overview
2018x232
DK Osseo-Asare: What a scrapyard in Ghana can teach us about innovation
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In Agbogbloshie, a community in Accra, Ghana, people descend on a scrapyard to mine electronic waste for recyclable materials. Without formal training, these urban miners often teach .. show full overview
2018x233
Hasini Jayatilaka: How cancer cells communicate -- and how we can slow them down
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When cancer cells are closely packed together in a tumor, they're able to communicate with each other and coordinate their movement throughout the body. What if we could interrupt this .. show full overview
2018x234
Walter Hood: How urban spaces can preserve history and build community
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Can public spaces both reclaim the past and embrace the future? Landscape architect Walter Hood has explored this question over the course of an iconic career, with projects ranging from .. show full overview
2018x235
Yelle: "Interpassion" / "Ba$$in"
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Yelle and GrandMarnier bring their danceable electropop hits to the TED stage in an energizing performance of two songs, "Interpassion" and "Ba$$in."
2018x236
Chetna Gala Sinha: How women in rural India turned courage into capital
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When bankers refused to serve her neighbors in rural India, Chetna Gala Sinha did the next best thing: she opened a bank of her own, the first ever for and by women in the country. In .. show full overview
2018x237
Stephen DeBerry: Why the "wrong side of the tracks" is usually the east side of cities
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What do communities on the social, economic and environmental margins have in common? For one thing, they tend to be on the east sides of cities. In this short talk about a surprising .. show full overview
2018x238
Jessica Pryce: To transform child welfare, take race out of the equation
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In this eye-opening talk about the impact of race and neighborhood on foster-care decisions, social worker Jessica Pryce shares a promising solution to help child welfare agencies make .. show full overview
2018x239
Janet Stovall: How to get serious about diversity and inclusion in the workplace
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Imagine a workplace where people of all colors and races are able to climb every rung of the corporate ladder — and where the lessons we learn about diversity at work actually transform .. show full overview
2018x240
Leticia Gasca: Don't fail fast -- fail mindfully
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We celebrate bold entrepreneurs whose ingenuity led them to success, but what happens to those who fail? Far too often, they bury their stories out of shame or humiliation — and miss out .. show full overview
2018x241
Mary Lou Jepsen: How we can use light to see deep inside our bodies and brains
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In a series of mind-bending demos, inventor Mary Lou Jepsen shows how we can use red light to see and potentially stimulate what's inside our bodies and brains. Taking us to the edge of .. show full overview
2018x242
Dread Scott: How art can shape America's conversation about freedom
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In this quick talk, visual artist Dread Scott tells the story of one of his most transgressive art installations, which drew national attention for its controversial use of the American .. show full overview
2018x243
Nora Atkinson: Why art thrives at Burning Man
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Craft curator Nora Atkinson takes us on a trip to Nevada's Black Rock Desert to see the beautifully designed and participatory art of Burning Man, revealing how she discovered there .. show full overview
2018x244
Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil: A rare galaxy that's challenging our understanding of the universe
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What's it like to discover a galaxy — and have it named after you? Astrophysicist and TED Fellow Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil lets us know in this quick talk about her team's surprising discovery of a mysterious new galaxy type.
2018x245
Angel Hsu: How China is (and isn't) fighting pollution and climate change
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China is the world's biggest polluter — and now one of its largest producers of clean energy. Which way will China go in the future, and how will it affect the global environment? Data .. show full overview
2018x219
Halima Aden: How I went from child refugee to international model
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Halima Aden made history when she became the first hijab-wearing model on the cover of Vogue magazine. Now she returns to Kenya's Kakuma Refugee Camp — where she was born and lived until .. show full overview
2018x246
Alexandra Sacks: A new way to think about the transition to motherhood
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When a baby is born, so is a mother — but the natural (and sometimes unsteady) process of transition to motherhood is often silenced by shame or misdiagnosed as postpartum depression. In .. show full overview
2018x247
Sunni Patterson: "Wild Women"
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With lightning on her tongue, Sunni Patterson performs her powerful poem, "Wild Women," accompanied by the entrancing moves of dancer Chanice Holmes.
2018x248
Tammy Lally: Let's get honest about our money problems
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Struggling to budget and manage finances is common — but talking honestly and openly about it isn't. Why do we hide our problems around money? In this thoughtful, personal talk, author .. show full overview
2018x249
Steve McCarroll: How data is helping us unravel the mysteries of the brain
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Geneticist Steve McCarroll wants to make an atlas of all the cells in the human body so that we can understand in precise detail how specific genes work, especially in the brain. In this .. show full overview
2018x250
Esther Sullivan: America's most invisible communities -- mobile home parks
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Here's a fact: Not a single American working full-time for minimum wage can afford to buy a one-bedroom home. For many, mobile homes offer a way to break into homeownership. But owning a .. show full overview
2018x251
Nikki Clifton: 3 ways businesses can fight sex trafficking
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Sex buying doesn't just happen late at night on street corners in the shady part of town — it also happens online, in the middle of the workday, using company equipment and resources. .. show full overview
2018x252
Mark Pollock and Simone George: A love letter to realism in a time of grief
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When faced with life's toughest circumstances, how should we respond: as an optimist, a realist or something else? In an unforgettable talk, explorer Mark Pollock and human rights lawyer .. show full overview
2018x253
Pierre Barreau: How AI could compose a personalized soundtrack to your life
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Meet AIVA, an artificial intelligence that has been trained in the art of music composition by reading more than 30,000 of history's greatest scores. In a mesmerizing talk and demo, .. show full overview
2018x254
Andrew Bastawrous: A new way to fund health care for the most vulnerable
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In 2011, eye surgeon and TED Fellow Andrew Bastawrous developed a smartphone app that brings quality eye care to remote communities, helping people avoid losing their sight to curable or .. show full overview
2018x255
Benedetta Berti: Did the global response to 9/11 make us safer?
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If we want sustainable, long-term security to be the norm in the world, it's time to radically rethink how we can achieve it, says TED Fellow and conflict researcher Benedetta Berti. In .. show full overview
2018x256
Elise LeGrow: "You Never Can Tell" / "Over the Mountain, Across the Sea"
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Singer-songwriter Elise LeGrow pays homage to early soul and rock innovators with intimate, stripped-down interpretations of their hits. Listen as she and her band perform two of these .. show full overview
2018x257
Will MacAskill: What are the most important moral problems of our time?
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Of all the problems facing humanity, which should we focus on solving first? In a compelling talk about how to make the world better, moral philosopher Will MacAskill provides a .. show full overview
2018x258
Ghada Wali: How I'm using LEGO to teach Arabic
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After a visit to a European library in search of Arabic and Middle Eastern texts turned up only titles about fear, terrorism and destruction, Ghada Wali resolved to represent her culture .. show full overview
2018x259
Luhan Yang: How to create a world where no one dies waiting for a transplant
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For nearly half a century, scientists have been trying to create a process for transplanting animal organs into humans, a theoretical dream that could help the hundreds of thousands of .. show full overview
2018x260
Tom Griffiths: 3 ways to make better decisions -- by thinking like a computer
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If you ever struggle to make decisions, here's a talk for you. Cognitive scientist Tom Griffiths shows how we can apply the logic of computers to untangle tricky human problems, sharing .. show full overview
2018x261
The Soul Rebels: "Rebelosis" / "Rebel Rock" / "Rebel on That Level"
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Live and direct from New Orleans, The Soul Rebels rock the TED stage with a tight, energetic performance blending elements of hip-hop, jazz and funk. The eight-piece brass band plays .. show full overview
2018x262
Simona Francese: Your fingerprints reveal more than you think
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Our fingerprints are what make us unique — but they're also home to a world of information hidden in molecules that reveal our actions, lifestyles and routines. In this riveting talk, .. show full overview
2018x263
Sian Leah Beilock: Why we choke under pressure -- and how to avoid it
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When the pressure is on, why do we sometimes fail to live up to our potential? Cognitive scientist and Barnard College president Sian Leah Beilock reveals what happens in your brain and .. show full overview
2018x264
Kate Stone: The press trampled on my privacy. Here's how I took back my story
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After a horrific accident put her in the tabloid headlines, Kate Stone found a way to take control of her narrative — and help prevent others from losing their privacy, too. Learn how .. show full overview
2018x265
Niels van Namen: Why the hospital of the future will be your own home
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Nobody likes going to the hospital, whether it's because of the logistical challenges of getting there, the astronomical costs of procedures or the alarming risks of complications like .. show full overview
2018x266
Kaitlyn Sadtler: How we could teach our bodies to heal faster
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What if we could help our bodies heal faster and without scars, like Wolverine in X-Men? TED Fellow Kaitlyn Sadtler is working to make this dream a reality by developing new biomaterials .. show full overview
2018x267
Chip Colwell: Why museums are returning cultural treasures
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Archaeologist and curator Chip Colwell collects artifacts for his museum, but he also returns them to where they came from. In a thought-provoking talk, he shares how some museums are .. show full overview
2018x268
Luke Sital-Singh: "Afterneath" / "Killing Me"
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Luke Sital-Singh sings songs of love, longing and grief in this stirring performance of "Afterneath" and "Killing Me." "These are the songs I just never tire of hearing and I never tire .. show full overview
2018x269
Catherine Mohr: How I became part sea urchin
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As a young scientist, Catherine Mohr was on her dream scuba trip — when she put her hand right down on a spiny sea urchin. While a school of sharks circled above. What happened next? .. show full overview
2018x270
Tommy McCall: The simple genius of a good graphic
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In a talk that's part history lesson, part love letter to graphics, information designer Tommy McCall traces the centuries-long evolution of charts and diagrams — and shows how complex .. show full overview
2018x271
Tracie Keesee: How police and the public can create safer neighborhoods together
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We all want to be safe, and our safety is intertwined, says Tracie Keesee, cofounder of the Center for Policing Equity. Sharing lessons she's learned from 25 years as a police officer, .. show full overview
2018x272
Kym Worthy: What happened when we tested thousands of abandoned rape kits in Detroit
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In 2009, 11,341 untested rape kits — some dating back to the 1980s — were found in an abandoned warehouse once used by the Detroit police to store evidence. When this scandal was .. show full overview
2018x170
Elizabeth Cawein: How to build a thriving music scene in your city
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How does a city become known as a "music city"? Publicist Elizabeth Cawein explains how thriving music scenes make cities healthier and happier and shares ideas for bolstering your local music scene — and showing off your city's talent to the world.
2018x273
Asali DeVan Ecclesiastes: "Chasms"
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Writer and activist Asali DeVan Ecclesiastes lights up the stage with a powerful poem about hope, truth and the space between who we are and who we want to be.
2018x274
Isadora Kosofsky: Intimate photos of a senior love triangle
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Photographer and TED Fellow Isadora Kosofsky is a chronicler of love, loss and loneliness. In this searching talk, she shares photos from her four years documenting the lives of a senior .. show full overview
2018x313
Joan C. Williams: We won't fix American politics until we talk about class — here's why
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Class has always been a taboo subject but much of what we do is influenced by it, from the coffee we drink to the candidates we vote for. Legal scholar Joan C. Williams explains why the .. show full overview
2018x275
Liv Boeree: 3 lessons on decision-making from a poker champion
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Is it better to be lucky or good? Should we trust our gut feelings or rely on probabilities and careful analysis when making important decisions? In this quick talk, professional poker .. show full overview
2018x276
DeAndrea Salvador: How we can make energy more affordable for low-income families
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Every month, millions of Americans face an impossible choice: pay for energy to power their homes, or pay for basic needs like food and medicine. TED Fellow DeAndrea Salvador is working .. show full overview
2018x277
Kristie Overstreet: What doctors should know about gender identity
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Kristie Overstreet is on a mission to ensure that the transgender community gets their health care needs met. In this informative, myth-busting talk, she provides a primer for .. show full overview
2018x278
Christine Porath: Why being respectful to your coworkers is good for business
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Looking to get ahead in your career? Start by being respectful to your coworkers, says leadership researcher Christine Porath. In this science-backed talk, she shares surprising insights .. show full overview
2018x279
Melinda Epler: 3 ways to be a better ally in the workplace
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We're taught to believe that hard work and dedication will lead to success, but that's not always the case. Gender, race, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation are among .. show full overview
2018x280
Magatte Wade: Why it's too hard to start a business in Africa -- and how to change it
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Many African countries are poor for a simple reason, says entrepreneur Magatte Wade: governments have created far too many obstacles to starting and running a business. In this .. show full overview
2018x281
Camille A. Brown: "New Second Line"
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Inspired by the events of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, TED Fellow Camille A. Brown choreographed "New Second Line," a celebration of the culture of New Orleans and the perseverance of .. show full overview
2018x282
Michel Dugon: The secrets of spider venom
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Spider venom can stop your heart within minutes, cause unimaginable pain — and potentially save your life, says zoologist Michel Dugon. As a tarantula crawls up and down his arm, Dugon .. show full overview
2018x283
Alex Honnold: How I climbed a 3,000-foot vertical cliff -- without ropes
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Imagine being by yourself in the dead center of a 3,000-foot vertical cliff — without a rope to catch you if you fall. For professional rock climber Alex Honnold, this dizzying scene .. show full overview
2018x284
Ashwini Anburajan: How cryptocurrency can help start-ups get investment capital
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We're living in a golden era of innovation, says entrepreneur Ashwini Anburajan — but venture capital hasn't evolved to keep up, and start-ups aren't getting the funding they need to .. show full overview
2018x285
David Korins: 3 ways to create a space that moves you, from a Broadway set designer
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You don't have to work on Broadway to design a set, says creative director David Korins — you can be the set designer of any space in your life. Sharing insights from his work on hits .. show full overview
2018x286
Rebecca Onie: What Americans agree on when it comes to health
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We may not be as deeply divided as we think -- at least when it comes to health, says Rebecca Onie. In a talk that cuts through the noise, Onie shares research that shows how, even .. show full overview
2018x287
Chip Conley: What baby boomers can learn from millennials at work — and vice versa
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For the first time ever, we have five generations in the workplace at the same time, says entrepreneur Chip Conley. What would happen if we got intentional about how we all work .. show full overview
2018x288
Kelly Richmond Pope: How whistle-blowers shape history
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Fraud researcher and documentary filmmaker Kelly Richmond Pope shares lessons from some of the most high-profile whistle-blowers of the past, explaining how they've shared information .. show full overview
2018x289
Chris A. Kniesly: History through the eyes of a chicken
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The Ancient Egyptian king Thutmose III described the chicken as a marvelous foreign bird that "gives birth daily." Romans brought them on their military campaigns to foretell the success .. show full overview
2018x290
David Lang: Let's protect the oceans like national parks
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You don't have to be a scientist to help protect the world's oceans, says underwater drone expert and TED Fellow David Lang -- in fact, ordinary citizens have pulled together to save the .. show full overview
2018x291
Juan Enriquez: La selección latinoamericana de cerebros
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Juan Enriquez nos propone una manera de abordar la educación en América Latina para aprovechar las oportunidades de las disrupciones tecnológicas que van a cambiar las reglas de juego de muchas industrias en los próximos años.
2018x292
Iseult Gillespie: Why should you read "Waiting for Godot"?
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Two men, Estragon and Vladimir, meet by a tree at dusk to wait for someone named "Godot." So begins a vexing cycle where the two debate when Godot will come, why they're waiting and .. show full overview
2018x293
Kate Darling: Why we have an emotional connection to robots
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We're far from developing robots that feel emotions, but we already have feelings towards them, says robot ethicist Kate Darling, and an instinct like that can have consequences. Learn .. show full overview
2018x294
Faith Osier: The key to a better malaria vaccine
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The malaria vaccine was invented more than a century ago -- yet each year, hundreds of thousands of people still die from the disease. How can we improve this vital vaccine? In this .. show full overview
2018x295
Congrui Jin: What if cracks in concrete could fix themselves?
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Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world. It can be found in swathes of city pavements, bridges that span vast rivers and the tallest skyscrapers on earth. But .. show full overview
2018x295
Johan Rockström: 5 transformational policies for a prosperous and sustainable world
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In a talk about how we can build a robust future without wrecking the planet, sustainability expert Johan Rockström debuts the Earth3 model -- a new methodology that combines the UN .. show full overview
2018x295
Daniel Kraft: The pharmacy of the future? Personalized pills, 3D printed at home
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We need to change how we prescribe drugs, says physician Daniel Kraft: too often, medications are dosed incorrectly, cause toxic side effects or just don't work. In a talk and concept .. show full overview
2018x296
Gillian Gibb: Why can't some birds fly?
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Though the common ancestor of all modern birds could fly, many different bird species have independently lost their flight. Flight can have incredible benefits, especially for escaping .. show full overview
2018x297
Matt Russo: What does the universe sound like? A musical tour
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Is outer space really the silent and lifeless place it's often depicted to be? Perhaps not. Astrophysicist and musician Matt Russo takes us on a journey through the cosmos, revealing the .. show full overview
2018x298
Vinay Shandal: How conscious investors can turn up the heat and make companies change
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In a talk that's equal parts funny and urgent, consultant Vinay Shandal shares stories of the world's top activist investors, showing how individuals and institutions can take a page .. show full overview
2018x299
Leonora Neville: The princess who rewrote history
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Anna Komnene, daughter of Byzantine emperor Alexios, spent the last decade of her life creating a 500-page history of her father's reign called "The Alexiad." As a princess writing about .. show full overview
2018x300
Wanis Kabbaj: How nationalism and globalism can coexist
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Why do we have to choose between nationalism and globalism, between loving our countries and caring for the world? In a talk with lessons for avowed nationalists and globalists alike, .. show full overview
2018x301
Andrew Zimmerman Jones: Does time exist?
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The earliest time measurements were observations of cycles of the natural world, using patterns of changes from day to night and season to season to build calendars. More precise .. show full overview
2018x302
Henrietta Fore: How we can help young people build a better future
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A massive generation of young people is about to inherit the world, and it's the duty of everyone to give them a fighting chance for their futures, says UNICEF executive director .. show full overview
2018x303
Darieth Chisolm: How revenge porn turns lives upside down
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What can you do if you're the victim of revenge porn or cyberbullying? Shockingly little, says journalist and activist Darieth Chisolm, who found herself living the nightmare scenario of .. show full overview
2018x304
Elizabeth Streb: My quest to defy gravity and fly
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Over the course of her fearless career, extreme action specialist Elizabeth Streb has pushed the limits of the human body. She's jumped through broken glass, toppled from great heights .. show full overview
2018x305
Dennis Shasha: Can you solve the stolen rubies riddle?
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4:20 667,356 Views Add Recommend Like Share Dennis ShashaatTED-Ed Can you solve the stolen rubies riddle? Up next Details Transcript Townspeople are .. show full overview
2018x306
A Tribe Called Red: "We Are the Halluci Nation"
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A Tribe Called Red creates music that acts as a gateway into urban, contemporary indigenous culture, celebrating all of its layers and complexity. In a set that blends traditional powwow .. show full overview
2018x307
Charles C. Mann: How will we survive when the population hits 10 billion?
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By 2050, an estimated 10 billion people will live on earth. How are we going to provide everybody with basic needs while also avoiding the worst impacts of climate change? In a talk .. show full overview
2018x308
Alexis Jones: Redefining manhood—one locker room talk at a time
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Alexis Jones is throwing in the towel on "locker room talk" -- literally. In this vibrant, funny talk, the advocacy superhero shares stories from her travels speaking to athletes inside .. show full overview
2018x309
Shane Wickes: Why I came out as a gay football coach
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Shane Wickes had his dream job: line coach at his high school alma mater. But there was one complication. "Football teaches so many great life lessons to those who play or coach," he .. show full overview
2018x310
Rachel Wurzman: How isolation fuels opioid addiction
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What do Tourette syndrome, heroin addiction and social media obsession all have in common? They converge in an area of the brain called the striatum, says neuroscientist Rachel Wurzman .. show full overview
2018x311
Brian D. Avery: How rollercoasters affect your body
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In 1895, crowds flooded Coney Island to see America's first-ever looping coaster: the Flip Flap Railway. But its thrilling flip caused cases of severe whiplash, neck injury and even .. show full overview
2018x312
Fadi Chehadé and Bryn Freedman: What everyday citizens can do to claim power on the internet
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Technology architect Fadi Chehadé helped set up the infrastructure that makes the internet work -- essential things like the domain name system and IP address standards. Today he's .. show full overview
2018x314
Keith Eggener: The fascinating history of cemeteries
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Spindly trees, rusted gates, crumbling stone, a solitary mourner: these things come to mind when we think of cemeteries. But not long ago, many burial grounds were lively places, with .. show full overview
2018x315
Graham Allison: Is war between China and the US inevitable?
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Taking lessons from a historical pattern called "Thucydides's Trap," political scientist Graham Allison shows why a rising China and a dominant United States could be headed towards a .. show full overview
2018x316
Finn Lützow-Holm Myrstad: How tech companies deceive you into giving up your data and privacy
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Have you ever actually read the terms and conditions for the apps you use? Finn Lützow-Holm Myrstad and his team at the Norwegian Consumer Council have, and it took them nearly a day and .. show full overview
2018x317
David Fleischer: How to fight prejudice through policy conversations
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After a vote that banned same-sex marriage in California, activist David Fleischer and his team at the Los Angeles LGBT Center started knocking on doors to test whether they could change .. show full overview
2018x318
Brian Olson: How an algorithm can fight election bias so every vote counts
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Ever have the sneaking suspicion your vote doesn't really matter? Software engineer Brian Olson has designed a powerful algorithm that transforms gerrymandered districts into vibrant, perfectly impartial state maps so that every vote counts.
2018x319
Dolly Chugh: How to let go of being a "good" person -- and become a better person
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What if your attachment to being a "good" person is holding you back from actually becoming a better person? In this accessible talk, social psychologist Dolly Chugh explains the .. show full overview
2018x320
Julia Shaw: A memory scientist's advice on reporting harassment and discrimination
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How do you turn a memory, especially one of a traumatic event, into hard evidence of a crime? Julia Shaw is working on this challenge, combining tools from memory science and artificial .. show full overview
2018x321
Suzie Sheehy: The case for curiosity-driven research
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Seemingly pointless scientific research can lead to extraordinary discoveries, says physicist Suzie Sheehy. In a talk and tech demo, she shows how many of our modern technologies are .. show full overview
2018x322
Özlem Cekic: Why I have coffee with people who send me hate mail
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Özlem Cekic's email inbox has been full of hate mail since 2007, when she won a seat in the Danish Parliament — becoming the first female Muslim to do so. At first she just deleted the .. show full overview
2018x323
Franklin Leonard: How I accidentally changed the way movies get made
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How does Hollywood choose what stories get told on-screen? Too often, it's groupthink informed by a narrow set of ideas about what sells at the box office. As a producer, Franklin .. show full overview
2018x324
Mara Mintzer: How kids can help design cities
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Adults tend to think of kids as "future citizens" — their ideas and opinions will matter someday, just not today. But kids make up a quarter of the population, so shouldn't they have a .. show full overview
2018x325
Michael Green: The global goals we've made progress on -- and the ones we haven't
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"We are living in a world that is tantalizingly close to ensuring that no one need die of hunger or malaria or diarrhea," says economist Michael Green. To help spur progress, back in .. show full overview
2018x326
Tamas Kocsis: The case for a decentralized internet
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Who controls the internet? Increasingly, the answer is large corporations and governments — a trend that's threatening digital privacy and access to information online, says web .. show full overview
2018x327
Alex Edmans: What to trust in a "post-truth" world
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Only if you are truly open to the possibility of being wrong can you ever learn, says researcher Alex Edmans. In an insightful talk, he explores how confirmation bias — the tendency to .. show full overview
2018x328
Teresa Bejan: Is civility a sham?
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What exactly is civility, and what does it require? In a talk packed with historical insights, political theorist Teresa Bejan explains how civility has been used as both the foundation .. show full overview
2018x329
Julia Dhar: How to disagree productively and find common ground
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Some days, it feels like the only thing we can agree on is that we can't agree — on anything. Drawing on her background as a world debate champion, Julia Dhar offers three techniques to .. show full overview
2018x330
Sebastien de Halleux: How a fleet of wind-powered drones is changing our understanding of the ocean
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Our oceans are unexplored and undersampled — today, we still know more about other planets than our own. How can we get to a better understanding of this vast, important ecosystem? .. show full overview
2018x332
Paul Rucker: How my mom inspired my approach to the cello
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Multidisciplinary artist and TED Fellow Paul Rucker has developed his own style of cello; he puts chopsticks between his strings, uses the instrument as a drum and experiments with .. show full overview
2018x333
Aparna Mehta: Where do your online returns go?
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Do you ever order clothes online in different sizes and colors, just to try them on and then send back what doesn't work? Aparna Mehta used to do this all time, until she one day asked .. show full overview
2018x334
Floyd E. Romesberg: The radical possibilities of man-made DNA
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Every cell that's ever lived has been the result of the four-letter genetic alphabet: A, T, C and G — the basic units of DNA. But now that's changed. In a visionary talk, synthetic .. show full overview
2018x335
Nita Farahany: When technology can read minds, how will we protect our privacy?
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Tech that can decode your brain activity and reveal what you're thinking and feeling is on the horizon, says legal scholar and ethicist Nita Farahany. What will it mean for our already .. show full overview
2018x336
Gabby Rivera: The story of Marvel's first queer Latina superhero
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With Marvel's "America Chavez," Gabby Rivera wrote a new kind of superhero — one who can punch portals into other dimensions while also embracing her gentle, goofy, soft side. In a .. show full overview
2018x337
Tarana Burke: Me Too is a movement, not a moment
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In 2006, Tarana Burke was consumed by a desire to do something about the sexual violence she saw in her community. She took out a piece of paper, wrote "Me Too" across the top and laid .. show full overview
2018x338
Chieh Huang: Confessions of a recovering micromanager
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Think about the most tired you've ever been at work. It probably wasn't when you stayed late or came home from a road trip — chances are it was when you had someone looking over your .. show full overview
2018x339
Amy Herman: A lesson on looking
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Are you looking closely? Visual educator Amy Herman explains how to use art to enhance your powers of perception and find connections where they may not be apparent. Learn the techniques .. show full overview
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Ai-jen Poo: The work that makes all other work possible
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Domestic workers are entrusted with the most precious aspects of people's lives — they're the nannies, the elder-care workers and the house cleaners who do the work that makes all other .. show full overview
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Alan Crickmore: How storytelling helps parents in prison stay connected to their kids
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When a parent is sent to prison, the unintended victims of their crimes are their own children — without stability and support, kids are at higher risk for mental health and development .. show full overview
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J. Marshall Shepherd: 3 kinds of bias that shape your worldview
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What shapes our perceptions (and misperceptions) about science? In an eye-opening talk, meteorologist J. Marshall Shepherd explains how confirmation bias, the Dunning-Kruger effect and .. show full overview
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Nadjia Yousif: Why you should treat the tech you use at work like a colleague
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Imagine your company hires a new employee and then everyone just ignores them, day in and day out, while they sit alone at their desk getting paid to do nothing. This situation actually .. show full overview
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Carla Harris: How to find the person who can help you get ahead at work
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The workplace is often presented as a meritocracy, where you can succeed by putting your head down and working hard. Wall Street veteran Carla Harris learned early in her career that .. show full overview
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Douglas Rushkoff: How to be "Team Human" in the digital future
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Humans are no longer valued for our creativity, says media theorist Douglas Rushkoff — in a world dominated by digital technology, we're now just valued for our data. In a passionate .. show full overview
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Madame Gandhi and Amber Galloway-Gallego: "Top Knot Turn Up" / "Bad Habits"
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"Music is so much more than sound simply traveling through the ear," says sign language interpreter Amber Galloway-Gallego. In a spirited performance, musician and activist Madame Gandhi .. show full overview
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Katharine Hayhoe: The most important thing you can do to fight climate change: talk about it
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How do you talk to someone who doesn't believe in climate change? Not by rehashing the same data and facts we've been discussing for years, says climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe. In .. show full overview
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Li Wei Tan: The fascinating science of bubbles, from soap to champagne
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In this whimsical talk and live demo, scientist Li Wei Tan shares the secrets of bubbles — from their relentless pursuit of geometric perfection to their applications in medicine and .. show full overview
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Eldra Jackson: How I unlearned dangerous lessons about masculinity
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In a powerful talk, educator Eldra Jackson III shares how he unlearned dangerous lessons about masculinity through Inside Circle, an organization that leads group therapy for .. show full overview
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Darrick Hamilton: How "baby bonds" could help close the wealth gap
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Hard work, resilience and grit lead to success, right? This narrative pervades the way we think, says economist Darrick Hamilton, but the truth is that our chances at economic security .. show full overview
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Dana Kanze: The real reason female entrepreneurs get less funding
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Women own 39 percent of all businesses in the US, but female entrepreneurs get only two percent of venture funding. What's causing this gap? Dana Kanze shares research suggesting that it .. show full overview
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Ariana Curtis: Museums should honor the everyday, not just the extraordinary
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Who deserves to be in a museum? For too long, the answer has been "the extraordinary" — those aspirational historymakers who inspire us with their successes. But those stories are .. show full overview