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2019
2019x1
Jan Rader: In the opioid crisis, here's what it takes to save a life
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As a fire chief and first responder, Jan Rader has spent her career saving lives. But when the opioid epidemic hit her town, she realized they needed to take a brand-new approach to .. show full overview
2019x2
Elizabeth Lyle: How to break bad management habits before they reach the next generation of leaders
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Companies are counting on their future leaders to manage with more speed, flexibility and trust than ever before. But how can middle managers climb the corporate ladder while also .. show full overview
2019x3
Lýdia Machová: The secrets of learning a new language
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Want to learn a new language but feel daunted or unsure where to begin? You don't need some special talent or a "language gene," says Lýdia Machová. In an upbeat, inspiring talk, she .. show full overview
2019x4
Paula Stone Williams and Jonathan Williams: The story of a parent's transition and a son's redemption
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Paula Stone Williams knew from a young age that she was transgender. But as she became a parent and prominent evangelical pastor, she feared that coming out would mean losing everything. .. show full overview
2019x5
Martin Danoesastro: What are you willing to give up to change the way we work?
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What does it take to build the fast, flexible, creative teams needed to challenge entrenched work culture? For transformation expert Martin Danoesastro, it all starts with one question: .. show full overview
2019x6
Chiki Sarkar: How India's smartphone revolution is creating a new generation of readers and writers
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India has the second largest population of any country in the world -- yet it has only 50 decent bookstores, says publisher Chiki Sarkar. So she asked herself: How do we get more people .. show full overview
2019x7
Renzo Vitale: What should electric cars sound like?
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Electric cars are extremely quiet, offering some welcome silence in our cities. But they also bring new dangers, since they can easily sneak up on unsuspecting pedestrians. What kind of .. show full overview
2019x8
Karissa Sanbonmatsu: The biology of gender, from DNA to the brain
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How exactly does gender work? It's not just about our chromosomes, says biologist Karissa Sanbonmatsu. In a visionary talk, she shares new discoveries from epigenetics, the emerging .. show full overview
2019x9
Shohini Ghose: A beginner's guide to quantum computing
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A quantum computer isn't just a more powerful version of the computers we use today; it's something else entirely, based on emerging scientific understanding -- and more than a bit of .. show full overview
2019x10
Tony Luciani: A mother and son's photographic journey through dementia
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Artist Tony Luciani was testing out a new camera when his 93-year-old mother, Elia, snuck into the background of his photos. The spontaneous images that resulted sparked a years-long .. show full overview
2019x10
Gunjan Bhardwaj: How blockchain and AI can help us decipher medicine's big data
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When diagnosed with a disease, it's often overwhelming to sort through mountains of medical data to figure out what therapies are available, pinpoint where they're offered and identify .. show full overview
2019x11
George Blair-West: 3 ways to build a happy marriage and avoid divorce
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Choosing to marry and share your life with someone is one of the most important decisions you can make in life. But with divorce rates approaching fifty percent in some parts of the .. show full overview
2019x11
Deutsche Philharmonie Merck: "Part II. The Journey Through Time" / "Ruslan and Lyudmila"
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Composed by its conductor, Ben Palmer in 2018, the Deutsche Philharmonie Merck performs "Part II. The Journey Through Time" to celebrate the 350th anniversary of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, .. show full overview
2019x12
Boris Hesser: A grassroots healthcare revolution in Africa
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Half the world's population doesn't have access to basic health care. The answer to bridging this divide lies in pharmacies, which Boris A. Hesser believes can be developed into bonafide .. show full overview
2019x13
Vikas Jaitely: How we can fight antibiotic-resistant superbugs with a new class of vaccines
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The alarming rise of "superbugs" could claim up to 10 million lives globally by 2050 due to their unique ability to resist antibiotics. However, pharmacist Vikas Jaitely is researching .. show full overview
2019x14
Lars Jönsson: "Healthcare Anthem of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany"
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A thoughtful ode to health care, composed by Tilo Alpermann and performed on the TED@Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany stage by Lars Jönnson.
2019x15
Sarah Klein: The possibilities of human-centric lighting
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Lighting, which is often selected based on installation costs, can actually help us improve how we work, help with jetlag, and even improve our sleep. Researcher Sarah Klein believes we .. show full overview
2019x16
Doreen Koenning: Can sharks help us fight cancer?
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Medicine made from human antibodies help us battle cancer and other diseases — but they blend into our immune system so well, it's difficult to track their side effects. Shark .. show full overview
2019x17
Daniel Sherling: How we use a shipping container to spark scientific curiosity
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"How can students get excited about science if they don't have access to the resources?" asks science education promoter Daniel Sherling. Answer? Bring the fun science to schools — with .. show full overview
2019x18
Kathy Vinokurov: Challenging the perception of belonging
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What happens when you're Russian, grow up in Israel and work for an international pharmaceutical company in Germany? You end up with a multinational background that may be difficult for .. show full overview
2019x19
Renzo Vitale: "Drottning Kristina"
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Composer and pianist Renzo Vitale performs his piece "Drottning Kristina," bringing the audience along on a warm, meditative yet energetic instrumental journey that closely reflects the tempos of life.
2019x20
Scott Williams: The impact of a TED Talk -- one year later
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In 2017, Scott Williams highlighted the invaluable role of informal caregivers within society on the TED@Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany stage. Since then, over a million have seen his .. show full overview
2019x21
Monique W. Morris: Why black girls are targeted for punishment at school -- and how to change that
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Around the world, black girls are being pushed out of schools because of policies that target them for punishment, says author and social justice scholar Monique W. Morris. The result: .. show full overview
2019x22
Katharine Wilkinson: How empowering women and girls can help stop global warming
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If we really want to address climate change, we need to make gender equity a reality, says writer and environmentalist Katharine Wilkinson. As part of Project Drawdown, Wilkinson has .. show full overview
2019x23
Casey Gerald: Embrace your raw, strange magic
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The way we're taught to live has got to change, says author Casey Gerald. Too often, we hide parts of ourselves in order to fit in, win praise, be accepted. But at what cost? In this .. show full overview
2019x24
Akash Manoj: A life-saving device that detects silent heart attacks
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You probably know the common symptoms of a heart attack: chest and arm pain, shortness of breath and fatigue. But there's another kind that's just as deadly and harder to detect because .. show full overview
2019x25
LADAMA: How music crosses cultures and empowers communities
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Singing in Spanish, Portuguese and English, LADAMA brings a vibrant, energizing and utterly danceable musical set to the TED stage. In between performances of their songs "Night .. show full overview
2019x26
Cecile Richards: The political progress women have made -- and what's next
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Women have made enormous progress over the last century -- challenging the status quo, busting old taboos and changing business from the inside out. But when it comes to political .. show full overview
2019x27
Kotchakorn Voraakhom: How to transform sinking cities into landscapes that fight floods
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From London to Tokyo, climate change is causing cities to sink -- and our modern concrete infrastructure is making us even more vulnerable to severe flooding, says landscape architect .. show full overview
2019x28
Tiana Epps-Johnson: What's needed to bring the US voting system into the 21st century
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The American election system is complicated, to say the least -- but voting is one of the most tangible ways that each of us can shape our communities. How can we make the system more .. show full overview
2019x19
Jonathan Wilker: What sticky sea creatures can teach us about making glue
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What if we could harness the sticking powers of sea creatures like mussels, oysters and barnacles, which refuse to budge even on wet, stormy coastlines? Dive into the wonderful world of .. show full overview
2019x29
Débora Mesa Molina: Stunning buildings made from raw, imperfect materials
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What would it take to reimagine the limits of architecture? Débora Mesa Molina offers some answers in this breathtaking, visual tour of her work, showing how structures can be made with .. show full overview
2019x30
Mai Lan: "Autopilote" / "Pumper"
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Singing in French and English, Mai Lan brings her cool charisma to the TED stage in a performance of her songs "Autopilote" and "Pumper."
2019x31
Tim Harford: A powerful way to unleash your natural creativity
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What can we learn from the world's most enduringly creative people? They "slow-motion multitask," actively juggling multiple projects and moving between topics as the mood strikes -- .. show full overview
2019x26
Greta Thunberg: The disarming case to act right now on climate change
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In this passionate call to action, 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg explains why, in August 2018, she walked out of school and organized a strike to raise awareness of global .. show full overview
2019x32
Soraya Chemaly: The power of women's anger
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Anger is a powerful emotion -- it warns us of threat, insult, indignity and harm. But across the world, girls and women are taught that their anger is better left unvoiced, says author .. show full overview
2019x24
Sean Davis: Can we solve global warming? Lessons from how we protected the ozone layer
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The Montreal Protocol proved that the world could come together and take action on climate change. Thirty years after the world's most successful environmental treaty was signed, .. show full overview
2019x33
Marian Wright Edelman: Reflections from a lifetime fighting to end child poverty
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What does it take to build a national movement? In a captivating conversation with TEDWomen curator Pat Mitchell, Marian Wright Edelman reflects on her path to founding the Children's .. show full overview
2019x34
Emily Quinn: The way we think about biological sex is wrong
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Did you know that almost 150 million people worldwide are born intersex -- with biology that doesn't fit the standard definition of male or female? (That's as many as the population of .. show full overview
2019x35
Leland Melvin: An astronaut's story of curiosity, perspective and change
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What job is best for a young man who's been a tennis ace, a cross-country traveler, a chemistry nerd and an NFL draftee? How about ... astronaut? Leland Melvin tells the story of the .. show full overview
2019x36
Ruby Sales: How we can start to heal the pain of racial division
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"Where does it hurt?" It's a question that activist and educator Ruby Sales has traveled the US asking, looking deeply at the country's legacy of racism and searching for sources of .. show full overview
2019x37
Matt Beane: How do we learn to work with intelligent machines?
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The path to skill around the globe has been the same for thousands of years: train under an expert and take on small, easy tasks before progressing to riskier, harder ones. But right .. show full overview
2019x31
Sarah Barmak: The uncomplicated truth about women's sexuality
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Is women's sexuality more complicated than men's? Well, not really, no, says author Sarah Barmak. In this frank, eye-opening talk, she shows how a flawed understanding of the female body .. show full overview
2019x38
Dan Clay: Why you should bring your whole self to work
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Dan Clay was worried about being dismissed as "too gay" at work, so he dialed down his personality. But then his alter ego, Carrie Dragshaw, went viral online. Here's what happened next.
2019x39
Amy Nicole Baker: 7 common questions about workplace romance
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Should you date your coworker? Should workplace couples keep their relationships secret? And why are coworkers so often attracted to each other? Organizational psychologist Amy Nicole .. show full overview
2019x40
Michael C. Bush: This is what makes employees happy at work
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There are three billion working people on this planet, and only 40 percent of them report being happy at work. Michael C. Bush shares his insights into what makes workers unhappy -- and .. show full overview
2019x41
Wendy De La Rosa: 3 psychological tricks to help you save money
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We all want to save more money -- but overall, people today are doing less and less of it. Behavioral scientist Wendy De La Rosa studies how everyday people make decisions to improve .. show full overview
2019x42
Matt Mullenweg: Why working from home is good for business
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As the popularity of remote working continues to spread, workers today can collaborate across cities, countries and even multiple time zones. How does this change office dynamics? And .. show full overview
2019x43
Priyanka Jain: How to make applying for jobs less painful
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Finding a job used to start with submitting your résumé to a million listings and never hearing back from most of them. But more and more companies are using tech-forward methods to .. show full overview
2019x44
Nicaila Matthews Okome: This is the side hustle revolution
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Past generations found a company to work for and then stayed there for decades. But today, we rarely stay in the same job (let alone on the same career path) and we don't rely on a .. show full overview
2019x45
Patty McCord: 8 lessons on building a company people enjoy working for
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Most companies operate on a set of policies: mandated vacation days, travel guidelines, standard work hours, annual goals. But what happens when a company looks less to control and more .. show full overview
2019x46
Danielle R. Moss: How we can help the "forgotten middle" reach their full potential
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You know the "forgotten middle": they're the students, coworkers and regular people who are often overlooked because they're seen as neither exceptional nor problematic. How can we .. show full overview
2019x47
Julian Burschka: What your breath could reveal about your health
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There's no better way to stop a disease than to catch and treat it early, before symptoms occur. That's the whole point of medical screening techniques like radiography, MRIs and blood .. show full overview
2019x48
Anirudh Sharma: Ink made of air pollution
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What if we could capture pollution in the air around us and turn it into something useful? Inventor Anirudh Sharma shares how he created AIR-INK, a deep black ink that's made from PM 2.5 .. show full overview
2019x49
Shad Begum: How women in Pakistan are creating political change
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Activist Shad Begum has spent her life empowering women to live up to their full potential. In a personal talk, she shares her determined struggle to improve the lives of women in her .. show full overview
2019x44
P.J. Parmar: How doctors can help low-income patients (and still make a profit)
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Modern American health care is defined by its high costs, high overhead and inaccessibility — especially for low-income patients. What if we could redesign the system to serve the poor .. show full overview
2019x50
Mathias Basner: Why noise is bad for your health -- and what you can do about it
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Silence is a rare commodity these days. There's traffic, construction, air-conditioning, your neighbor's lawnmower ... and all this unwanted sound can have a surprising impact on your .. show full overview
2019x51
Dropbox: How one team turned a sprint project into a marathon success
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TED Resident Keith Kirkland and his team at WearWorks use haptic technology to develop products and experiences that communicate information through touch. In 2017, they were faced with .. show full overview
2019x52
Steven Petrow: 3 ways to practice civility
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What does it mean to be civil? Journalist Steven Petrow looks for answers in the original meaning of the word, showing why civility shouldn't be dismissed as conversation-stifling .. show full overview
2019x53
Aja Monet and phillip agnew: A love story about the power of art as organizing
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In a lyrical talk full of radical imagination, poet Aja Monet and community organizer phillip agnew share the story of how they fell in love and what they've learned about the powerful .. show full overview
2019x47
Juan Enriquez: The age of genetic wonder
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Gene-editing tools like CRISPR enable us to program life at its most fundamental level. But this raises some pressing questions: If we can generate new species from scratch, what should .. show full overview
2019x54
Roy Bahat and Bryn Freedman: How do we find dignity at work?
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Roy Bahat was worried. His company invests in new technology like AI to make businesses more efficient -- but, he wondered, what was AI doing to the people whose jobs might change, go .. show full overview
2019x55
Jeanne Pinder: What if all US health care costs were transparent?
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In the US, the very same blood test can cost $19 at one clinic and $522 at another clinic just blocks away -- and nobody knows the difference until they get a bill weeks later. .. show full overview
2019x56
Liz Kleinrock: How to teach kids to talk about taboo topics
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When one of Liz Kleinrock's fourth-grade students said the unthinkable at the start of a class on race, she knew it was far too important a teachable moment to miss. But where to start? .. show full overview
2019x57
Ashweetha Shetty: How education helped me rewrite my life
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There's no greater freedom than finding your purpose, says education advocate Ashweetha Shetty. Born to a poor family in rural India, Shetty didn't let the social norms of her community .. show full overview
2019x58
Dolores Huerta: How to overcome apathy and find your power
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"Sí, se puede!" -- "Yes, we can!" It's the rallying cry Dolores Huerta came up with as a young activist in the 1970s, and she's lived by it in her tireless pursuit of civil rights ever .. show full overview
2019x59
Ronald Rael: An architect's subversive reimagining of the US-Mexico border wall
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What is a border? It's a line on a map, a place where cultures mix and merge in beautiful, sometimes violent and occasionally ridiculous ways. And a border wall? An overly simplistic .. show full overview
2019x60
Lindy Lou Isonhood: A juror's reflections on the death penalty
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Lindy Lou Isonhood grew up in a town where the death penalty was a fact of life, part of the unspoken culture. But after she served as a juror in a capital murder trial -- and voted .. show full overview
2019x61
Karl Skjonnemand: The self-assembling computer chips of the future
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The transistors that power the phone in your pocket are unimaginably small: you can fit more than 3,000 of them across the width of a human hair. But to keep up with innovations in .. show full overview
2019x62
Farida Nabourema: Is your country at risk of becoming a dictatorship? Here's how to know
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Farida Nabourema has dedicated her life to fighting the military regime in Togo, Africa's oldest autocracy. She's learned two truths along the way: no country is destined to be oppressed .. show full overview
2019x57
Juliet Brophy: How a new species of ancestors is changing our theory of human evolution
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In 2013, a treasure trove of unusual fossils were uncovered in a cave in South Africa, and researchers soon realized: these were the remains of a new species of ancient humans. .. show full overview
2019x63
Majd Mashharawi: How I'm making bricks out of ashes and rubble in Gaza
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Majd Mashharawi was walking through her war-torn neighborhood in Gaza when an idea flashed in her mind: What if she could take the rubble and transform it into building materials? See .. show full overview
2019x64
César Hidalgo: A bold idea to replace politicians
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César Hidalgo has a radical suggestion for fixing our broken political system: automate it! In this provocative talk, he outlines a bold idea to bypass politicians by empowering citizens .. show full overview
2019x60
Dina Zielinski: How we can store digital data in DNA
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From floppy disks to thumb drives, every method of storing data eventually becomes obsolete. What if we could find a way to store all the world's data forever? Bioinformatician Dina .. show full overview
2019x62
Eugenia Cheng: An unexpected tool for understanding inequality: abstract math
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How do we make sense of a world that doesn't? By looking in unexpected places, says mathematician Eugenia Cheng. She explains how applying concepts from abstract mathematics to daily .. show full overview
2019x65
Yvonne van Amerongen: The "dementia village" that's redefining elder care
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How would you prefer to spend the last years of your life: in a sterile, hospital-like institution or in a village with a supermarket, pub, theater and park within easy walking distance? .. show full overview
2019x64
Tom Thum and Matthew Broadhurst: What happens in your throat when you beatbox?
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Viral beatboxer Tom Thum has an orchestra in his mouth, but how does he make all those sounds? Get an up-close-and-personal look as laryngeal surgeon Matthew Broadhurst sticks a camera .. show full overview
2019x66
Sarah T. Stewart: Where did the Moon come from? A new theory
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The Earth and Moon are like identical twins, made up of the exact same materials -- which is really strange, since no other celestial bodies we know of share this kind of chemical .. show full overview
2019x67
Thomas Curran: Our dangerous obsession with perfectionism is getting worse
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Social psychologist Thomas Curran explores how the pressure to be perfect -- in our social media feeds, in school, at work -- is driving a rise in mental illness, especially among young .. show full overview
2019x68
Crush Club: "My Man" / "Bohanna" / "We Dance"
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Indie pop duo Crush Club and singer Nicki B bring their blend of funk, house and Latin styles to the TED stage, performing three songs: "My Man," "Bohanna" and "We Dance."
2019x68
Kriti Sharma: How to keep human bias out of AI
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AI algorithms make important decisions about you all the time — like how much you should pay for car insurance or whether or not you get that job interview. But what happens when these .. show full overview
2019x69
Phil Plait: The secret to scientific discoveries? Making mistakes
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Phil Plait was on a Hubble Space Telescope team of astronomers who thought they may have captured the first direct photo of an exoplanet ever taken. But did the evidence actually support .. show full overview
2019x69
Amanda Williams: Why I turned Chicago's abandoned homes into art
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Amanda Williams shares her lifelong fascination with the complexity of color: from her experiences with race and redlining to her discovery of color theory to her work as a visual .. show full overview
2019x71
Noah Wilson-Rich: What's killing bees -- and how to save them
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Bees are dying off in record numbers, but ecologist Noah Wilson-Rich is interested in something else: Where are bees healthy and thriving? To find out, he recruited citizen scientists .. show full overview
2019x70
Olympia Della Flora: Creative ways to get kids to thrive in school
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To get young kids to thrive in school, we need to do more than teach them how to read and write -- we need to teach them how to manage their emotions, says educator Olympia Della Flora. .. show full overview
2019x73
Marjan van Aubel: The beautiful future of solar power
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The Sun delivers more energy to Earth in one hour than all of humanity uses in an entire year. How can we make this power more accessible to everyone, everywhere? Solar designer Marjan .. show full overview
2019x71
Esha Alwani: What it's like to have Tourette's -- and how music gives me back control
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Esha Alwani began writing songs when she was six years old, shortly after being diagnosed with Tourette syndrome. And she noticed something amazing: whenever she played music, her .. show full overview
2019x72
Rebecca Brachman: A new class of drug that could prevent depression and PTSD
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Current treatments for depression and PTSD only suppress symptoms, if they work at all. What if we could prevent these diseases from developing altogether? Neuroscientist and TED Fellow .. show full overview
2019x76
Fatima AlZahra'a Alatraktchi: To detect diseases earlier, let's speak bacteria's secret language
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Bacteria "talk" to each other, sending chemical information to coordinate attacks. What if we could listen to what they were saying? Nanophysicist Fatima AlZahra'a Alatraktchi invented a .. show full overview
2019x73
Samy Nour Younes: A short history of trans people's long fight for equality
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Transgender activist and TED Resident Samy Nour Younes shares the remarkable, centuries-old history of the trans community, filled with courageous stories, inspiring triumphs -- and a .. show full overview
2019x74
Nora Brown: "East Virginia" / "John Brown's Dream"
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In a mesmerizing set, musician Nora Brown breathes new life into two old-time banjo tunes: "East Virginia" and "John Brown's Dream." An evocative performance paired with a quick history of the banjo's evolution.
2019x79
Chuck Murry: Can we regenerate heart muscle with stem cells?
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The heart is one of the least regenerative organs in the human body — a big factor in making heart failure the number one killer worldwide. What if we could help heart muscle regenerate .. show full overview
2019x80
Alexander MacDonald: How centuries of sci-fi sparked spaceflight
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Long before we had rocket scientists, the idea of spaceflight traveled from mind to mind across generations. With great visuals, TED Fellow and NASA economist Alexander MacDonald shows .. show full overview
2019x75
Kimberly Noble: How does income affect childhood brain development?
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Neuroscientist and pediatrician Kimberly Noble is leading the Baby's First Years study: the first-ever randomized study of how family income changes children's cognitive, emotional and .. show full overview
2019x76
Helen Marriage: Public art that turns cities into playgrounds of the imagination
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Visual artist Helen Marriage stages astonishing, large-scale public art events that expand the boundaries of what's possible. In this visual tour of her work, she tells the story of .. show full overview
2019x77
Muhammed Idris: What refugees need to start new lives
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Every minute, 20 people are newly displaced by climate change, economic crisis and political instability, according to the UNHCR. How can we help them overcome the barriers to starting .. show full overview
2019x84
Rosalind Picard: An AI smartwatch that detects seizures
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Every year worldwide, more than 50,000 otherwise healthy people with epilepsy suddenly die — a condition known as SUDEP. These deaths may be largely preventable, says AI researcher .. show full overview
2019x78
Eve Pearlman: How to lead a conversation between people who disagree
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In a world deeply divided, how do we have hard conversations with nuance, curiosity, respect? Veteran reporter Eve Pearlman introduces "dialogue journalism": a project where journalists .. show full overview
2019x79
Nora McInerny: We don't "move on" from grief. We move forward with it
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In a talk that's by turns heartbreaking and hilarious, writer and podcaster Nora McInerny shares her hard-earned wisdom about life and death. Her candid approach to something that will, .. show full overview
2019x80
Keith Kirkland: Wearable tech that helps you navigate by touch
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Keith Kirkland is developing wearable tech that communicates information using only the sense of touch. He's trying to figure out: What gestures and vibration patterns could intuitively .. show full overview
2019x81
Kashfia Rahman: How risk-taking changes a teenager's brain
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Why do teenagers sometimes make outrageous, risky choices? Do they suddenly become reckless, or are they just going through a natural phase? To find out, Kashfia Rahman -- winner of the .. show full overview
2019x82
Rana Abdelhamid: 3 lessons on starting a movement from a self-defense trailblazer
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At 16, Rana Abdelhamid started teaching self-defense to women and girls in her neighborhood. Almost 10 years later, these community classes have grown into Malikah: a global grassroots .. show full overview
2019x83
Kakenya Ntaiya: Empower a girl, transform a community
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Kakenya Ntaiya turned her dream of getting an education into a movement to empower vulnerable girls and bring an end to harmful traditional practices in Kenya. Meet two students at the .. show full overview
2019x84
Carole Cadwalladr: Facebook's role in Brexit -- and the threat to democracy
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In an unmissable talk, journalist Carole Cadwalladr digs into one of the most perplexing events in recent times: the UK's super-close 2016 vote to leave the European Union. Tracking the .. show full overview
2019x91
Christoph Keplinger: The artificial muscles that will power robots of the future
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Robot brains are getting smarter and smarter, but their bodies are often still clunky and unwieldy. Mechanical engineer Christoph Keplinger is designing a new generation of soft, agile .. show full overview
2019x85
Jack Dorsey: How Twitter needs to change
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Can Twitter be saved? In a wide-ranging conversation with TED's Chris Anderson and Whitney Pennington Rodgers, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey discusses the future of the platform -- .. show full overview
2019x86
Sheperd Doeleman: Inside the black hole image that made history
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At the center of a galaxy more than 55 million light-years away, there's a supermassive black hole with the mass of several billion suns. And now, for the first time ever, we can see it. .. show full overview
2019x87
Danielle N. Lee: How hip-hop helps us understand science
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In the early 1990s, a scandal rocked evolutionary biology: scientists discovered that songbirds -- once thought to be strictly monogamous -- engaged in what's politely called "extra-pair .. show full overview
2019x88
Romain Lacombe: A personal air-quality tracker that lets you know what you're breathing
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How often do you think about the air you're breathing? Probably not enough, says entrepreneur and TED Fellow Romain Lacombe. He introduces Flow: a personal air-quality tracker that fits .. show full overview
2019x89
David R. Liu: Can we cure genetic diseases by rewriting DNA?
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In a story of scientific discovery, chemical biologist David R. Liu shares a breakthrough: his lab's development of base editors that can rewrite DNA. This crucial step in genome editing .. show full overview
2019x90
Srikumar Rao: Plug into your hard-wired happiness
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We all strive for happiness -- but we spend most of our lives learning to be unhappy, says Srikumar Rao. In this practical talk, he teaches how to break free of the "I'd be happy if ..." mental model, and embrace our hard-wired happiness.
2019x98
Leah Georges: How generational stereotypes hold us back at work
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The Silent Generation, baby boomers, Generation X, millennials, Gen Z — we're all in the workforce together. How are our assumptions about each other holding us back from working and .. show full overview
2019x99
Kim Gorgens: The surprising connection between brain injuries and crime
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Here's a shocking statistic: 50 to 80 percent of people in the criminal justice system in the US have had a traumatic brain injury. In the general public, that number is less than five .. show full overview
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Elizabeth Dunn: Helping others makes us happier -- but it matters how we do it
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Research shows that helping others makes us happier. But in her groundbreaking work on generosity and joy, social psychologist Elizabeth Dunn found that there's a catch: it matters how .. show full overview
2019x92
Hannah Gadsby: Three ideas. Three contradictions. Or not.
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Hannah Gadsby's groundbreaking special "Nanette" broke comedy. In a talk about truth and purpose, she shares three ideas and three contradictions. Or not.
2019x93
Yana Buhrer Tavanier: How to recover from activism burnout
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When you're feeling burned out as an activist, what's the best way to bounce back? TED Senior Fellow Yana Buhrer Tavanier explores the power of "playtivism" -- the incorporation of play .. show full overview
2019x94
Michele Wucker: Why we ignore obvious problems -- and how to act on them
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Why do we often neglect big problems, like the financial crisis and climate change, until it's too late? Policy strategist Michele Wucker urges us to replace the myth of the "black swan" .. show full overview
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Joanne Chory: How supercharged plants could slow climate change
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Plants are amazing machines -- for millions of years, they've taken carbon dioxide out of the air and stored it underground, keeping a crucial check on the global climate. Plant .. show full overview
2019x96
Es Devlin: Mind-blowing stage sculptures that fuse music and technology
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It starts with a sketch. Then it evolves into a larger-than-life visual masterpiece, a celebration of human connection. Follow along as legendary artist and designer Es Devlin takes us .. show full overview
2019x97
Ivan Poupyrev: Everything around you can become a computer
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Designer Ivan Poupyrev wants to integrate technology into everyday objects to make them more useful and fun -- like a jacket you can use to answer phone calls or a houseplant you can .. show full overview
2019x98
Eric Liu: How to revive your belief in democracy
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Civic evangelist Eric Liu shares a powerful way to rekindle the spirit of citizenship and the belief that democracy still works. Join him for a trip to "Civic Saturday" and learn more .. show full overview
2019x99
Halla Tómasdóttir and Bryn Freedman: The crisis of leadership -- and a new way forward
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What should modern leadership look like? Entrepreneur and former Icelandic presidential candidate Halla Tómasdóttir thinks global leaders need to change their ways -- or risk becoming .. show full overview
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Wajahat Ali: The case for having kids
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The global fertility rate, or the number of children per woman, has halved over the last 50 years. What will having fewer babies mean for the future of humanity? In this funny, .. show full overview
2019x110
Sabine Doebel: How your brain's executive function works -- and how to improve it
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You use your brain's executive function every day — it's how you do things like pay attention, plan ahead and control impulses. Can you improve it to change for the better? With .. show full overview
2019x101
Matt Walker: Sleep is your superpower
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Sleep is your life-support system and Mother Nature's best effort yet at immortality, says sleep scientist Matt Walker. In this deep dive into the science of slumber, Walker shares the .. show full overview
2019x102
Doug Roble: Digital humans that look just like us
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In an astonishing talk and tech demo, software researcher Doug Roble debuts "DigiDoug": a real-time, 3-D, digital rendering of his likeness that's accurate down to the scale of pores and .. show full overview
2019x113
Carson Bruns: Could a tattoo help you stay healthy?
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Can we make tattoos both beautiful and functional? Nanotechnologist Carson Bruns shares his work creating high-tech tattoos that react to their environment — like color-changing ink that .. show full overview
2019x103
Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin: What you should know about vaping and e-cigarettes
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E-cigarettes and vapes have exploded in popularity in the last decade, especially among youth and young adults — from 2011 to 2015, e-cigarette use among high school students in the US .. show full overview
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Arnav Kapur: How AI could become an extension of your mind
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Try talking to yourself without opening your mouth, by simply saying words internally. What if you could search the internet like that — and get an answer back? In the first live public .. show full overview
2019x105
Katie Hood: The difference between healthy and unhealthy love
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In a talk about understanding and practicing the art of healthy relationships, Katie Hood reveals the five signs you might be in an unhealthy relationship — with a romantic partner, a .. show full overview
2019x105
The surprising connection between brain injuries and crime | Kim Gorgens
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Brittany Packnett: How to build your confidence -- and spark it in others
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"Confidence is the necessary spark before everything that follows," says educator and activist Brittany Packnett. In an inspiring talk, she shares three ways to crack the code of .. show full overview
2019x107
Lucy Cooke: Sloths! The strange life of the world's slowest mammal
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Sloths have been on this planet for more than 40 million years. What's the secret to their success? In a hilarious talk, zoologist Lucy Cooke takes us inside the strange life of the .. show full overview
2019x108
Bruce Friedrich: The next global agricultural revolution
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Conventional meat production causes harm to our environment and presents risks to global health, but people aren't going to eat less meat unless we give them alternatives that cost the .. show full overview
2019x109
Hamdi Ulukaya: The anti-CEO playbook
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Profit, money, shareholders: these are the priorities of most companies today. But at what cost? In an appeal to corporate leaders worldwide, Chobani founder Hamdi Ulukaya calls for an .. show full overview
2019x110
America Ferrera: My identity is a superpower -- not an obstacle
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Hollywood needs to stop resisting what the world actually looks like, says actor, director and activist America Ferrera. Tracing the contours of her career, she calls for more authentic .. show full overview
2019x111
Jarrell Daniels: What prosecutors and incarcerated people can learn from each other
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A few weeks before his release from prison, Jarrell Daniels took a class where incarcerated men learned alongside prosecutors. By simply sitting together and talking, they uncovered .. show full overview
2019x112
Kate E. Brandt: A world without waste
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Every Google search or YouTube upload costs the global network both energy and resources. As Google's head of sustainability, it's Kate E. Brandt's job to strategize solutions that cut .. show full overview
2019x113
Ane Brun: "It All Starts With One" / "You Light My Fire"
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Multi-instrumentalist Ane Brun joins the Lyris Quartet to perform two haunting, mesmerizing songs: the cabaret-inspired "It All Starts With One" and folk-infused "You Light My Fire," with backing vocals from Rebecca Lichtenfeld.
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Rev. William Barber and Rev. Liz Theoharis: A call for a moral revival
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Poverty, ecological devastation and oppressive systems are among some of the biggest issues facing America today. Reverend William Barber and Reverend Liz Theoharis believe that it's .. show full overview
2019x116
Ayanna Howard: Why we need to build robots we can trust
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The algorithms we've created to make our lives more organized and less chaotic are also learning from our behavior -- and our biases. Roboticist Ayanna Howard explores ways we can train .. show full overview
2019x116
Flor de Toloache: "Ruiseñor" / "No Hay Vuelta Atrás"
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All-female Mariachi band Flor de Toloache take their name from a Mexican medicinal flower that's known to be an ingredient for love potions. Between two captivating songs, learn more about how the group is making a mark on Mariachi history.
2019x118
Simona Abdallah: Beats that break barriers
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Percussionist Simona Abdallah takes the stage with a rapturous bang of the darbuka, a drum of Middle Eastern origins traditionally played by men. With a striking sound and crisp beats, she plays two songs and invites everyone to join the rhythm.
2019x118
Neha Madhira and Haley Stack: Why student journalists should be protected from censorship
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High school newspaper editors Neha Madhira and Haley Stack share how they fought back when their critical journalism faced the threat of censorship. Learn more about how their efforts .. show full overview
2019x120
Stephen Doyle: Art that brings words to life
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What if words did more than just sit on a page or a screen? Graphic designer Stephen Doyle creates art that expands on the literal meanings of words. This playful talk could shift your perspective on how you see language.
2019x120
Chitra Aiyar: How to build community when you feel isolated
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College can feel like a lonely place, especially if you're a student of color, a low-income individual, a first-generation youth -- or all three. Educator Chitra Aiyar outlines how she .. show full overview
2019x121
Nivruti Rai: An open-source database to create "guardian angel" AI
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Imagine an extra brain that knows us better than we know ourselves, that exists "with us, beside us, experiencing our world with us ... always connected, always processing, always .. show full overview
2019x122
Beth Mortimer and Tarje Nissen-Meyer: The enigmatic language of elephants
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Elephants communicate using sounds deeper than the human ear can detect. Biologist Beth Mortimer and geophysicist Tarje Nissen-Meyer plan to eavesdrop on their conversations using a .. show full overview
2019x123
Morgan Vague: These bacteria eat plastic
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Humans produce 300 million tons of new plastic each year — yet, despite our best efforts, less than 10 percent of it ends up being recycled. Is there a better way to deal with all this .. show full overview
2019x124
Galit Ariel: How AR can make us feel more connected to the world
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Technologist Galit Ariel believes that humanity's final frontier is the mind-blowing, space-bending technology known as augmented reality. Our bodies and minds are wired for rich .. show full overview
2019x124
Maeve Higgins: Why the "good immigrant" is a bad narrative
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In this playfully delivered talk with a poignant message, comedian and podcaster Maeve Higgins delves into the stories about immigration she heard while traveling around the US (as an .. show full overview
2019x125
Baratunde Thurston: How to deconstruct racism, one headline at a time
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Baratunde Thurston explores the phenomenon of white Americans calling the police on black Americans who have committed the crimes of ... eating, walking or generally "living while .. show full overview
2019x126
Erika Hamden: What it takes to launch a telescope
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TED Fellow and astronomer Erika Hamden leads the team building FIREBall, a telescope that hangs from a giant balloon at the very edge of space and looks for clues about how stars are .. show full overview
2019x127
Reniqua Allen: The story we tell about millennials -- and who we leave out
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Millennials are now the largest, most diverse adult population in the US — but far too often, they're reduced to the worn-out stereotype of lazy, entitled avocado toast lovers, says .. show full overview
2019x128
Roger Hanlon: The amazing brains and morphing skin of octopuses and other cephalopods
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Octopus, squid and cuttlefish — collectively known as cephalopods — have strange, massive, distributed brains. What do they do with all that neural power? Dive into the ocean with marine .. show full overview
2019x129
Bjarke Ingels: Floating cities, the LEGO House and other architectural forms of the future
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Design gives form to the future, says architect Bjarke Ingels. In this worldwide tour of his team's projects, journey to a waste-to-energy power plant (that doubles as an alpine ski .. show full overview
2019x130
Kate Bowler: "Everything happens for a reason" -- and other lies I've loved
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In life's toughest moments, how do you go on living? Kate Bowler has been exploring this question ever since she was diagnosed with stage IV cancer at age 35. In a profound, .. show full overview
2019x131
David Brooks: The lies our culture tells us about what matters -- and a better way to live
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Our society is in the midst of a social crisis, says op-ed columnist and author David Brooks: we're trapped in a valley of isolation and fragmentation. How do we find our way out? Based .. show full overview
2019x131
Michelle Kuo: The healing power of reading
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Reading and writing can be acts of courage that bring us closer to others and ourselves. Author Michelle Kuo shares how teaching reading skills to her students in the Mississippi Delta .. show full overview
2019x132
The Nature Conservancy: An ingenious proposal for scaling up marine protection
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Island and coastal nations need to protect their waters to keep the oceans healthy. But they often have lots of debt and aren't able to prioritize ocean conservation over other needs. .. show full overview
2019x133
Juna Kollmeier: The most detailed map of galaxies, black holes and stars ever made
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Humans have been studying the stars for thousands of years, but astrophysicist Juna Kollmeier is on a special mission: creating the most detailed 3-D maps of the universe ever made. .. show full overview
2019x134
Karen Lloyd: The mysterious microbes living deep inside the earth -- and how they could help humanity
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The ground beneath your feet is home to a massive, mysterious world of microbes — some of which have been in the earth's crust for hundreds of thousands of years. What's it like down .. show full overview
2019x135
Priya Parker: 3 steps to turn everyday get-togethers into transformative gatherings
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Why do some gatherings take off and others don't? Author Priya Parker shares three easy steps to turn your parties, dinners, meetings and holidays into meaningful, transformative gatherings.
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Ryan Martin: Why we get mad -- and why it's healthy
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Anger researcher Ryan Martin draws from a career studying what makes people mad to explain some of the cognitive processes behind anger — and why a healthy dose of it can actually be .. show full overview
2019x136
Mónica Ramírez: Passing the mic to migrant farmer workers
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How can we make space for marginalized communities to tell their stories? Raised by migrant farm workers, attorney Mónica Ramírez points out the injustices this often unseen and isolated .. show full overview
2019x137
Marie Howe: "The Singularity"
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Poet Marie Howe introduces us to "ecopoetry," which asks the human ego to step aside and "let the whole living world move into the poem." She reads her poem "The Singularity," inspired by the physics that created the earth.
2019x138
Resistance Revival Chorus: "The Rich Man's House" / "Woke Up This Morning (With My Mind Stayed on Freedom)"
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Resistance Revival Chorus, a collective of more than 60 women, fill the TED World Theater with a rhapsodic performance of "The Rich Man's House" and "Woke Up This Morning (With My Mind .. show full overview
2019x139
Daniel Lismore: My life as a work of art
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Daniel Lismore's closet is probably a bit different than yours -- his clothes are constructed out of materials ranging from beer cans and plastic crystals to diamonds, royal silks and .. show full overview
2019x140
Michael Tubbs: The political power of being a good neighbor
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Michael Tubbs is the youngest mayor in American history to represent a city with more than 100,000 people — and his policies are sparking national conversations. In this rousing talk, he .. show full overview
2019x141
David Baker: 5 challenges we could solve by designing new proteins
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Proteins are remarkable molecular machines: they digest your food, fire your neurons, power your immune system and so much more. What if we could design new ones, with functions never .. show full overview
2019x142
Rob Reid: How synthetic biology could wipe out humanity -- and how we can stop it
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The world-changing promise of synthetic biology and gene editing has a dark side. In this far-seeing talk, author and entrepreneur Rob Reid reviews the risks of a world where more and .. show full overview
2019x143
Suleika Jaouad: What almost dying taught me about living
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"The hardest part of my cancer experience began once the cancer was gone," says author Suleika Jaouad. In this fierce, funny, wisdom-packed talk, she challenges us to think beyond the .. show full overview
2019x141
Lynn Rothschild: The living tech we need to support human life on other planets
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What would it take to settle Mars? In a talk about the future of space exploration, Lynn Rothschild reviews the immense challenges to living elsewhere in the universe and proposes some .. show full overview
2019x144
Sarah Kay: "A Bird Made of Birds"
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"The universe has already written the poem you were planning on writing," says Sarah Kay, quoting her friend, poet Kaveh Akbar. Performing "A Bird Made of Birds," she shares how and .. show full overview
2019x145
Brandon Clifford: The architectural secrets of the world's ancient wonders
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How did ancient civilizations move massive stones to build Stonehenge, the Pyramids and the Easter Island statues? In this quick, delightful talk, TED Fellow Brandon Clifford reveals .. show full overview
2019x146
Lindsay Amer: Why kids need to learn about gender and sexuality
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Lindsay Amer is the creator of "Queer Kid Stuff," an educational video series that breaks down complex ideas around gender and sexuality through songs and metaphors. By giving kids and .. show full overview
2019x145
Ethan Lindenberger: Why we need to fight misinformation about vaccines
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Ethan Lindenberger never got vaccinated as a kid. So one day, he went on Reddit and asked a simple question: "Where do I go to get vaccinated?" The post went viral, landing Lindenberger .. show full overview
2019x147
Climbing PoeTree: "Being Human" / "Awakening"
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Alixa Garcia and Naima Penniman of Climbing PoeTree combine impactful poetry and sharp beatboxing in a spoken word performance of "Being Human." They're joined by the captivating vocals .. show full overview
2019x148
Heidi Grant: How to ask for help -- and get a "yes"
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Asking for help is tough. But to get through life, you have to do it all the time. So how do you get comfortable asking? In this actionable talk, social psychologist Heidi Grant shares .. show full overview
2019x149
Jonny Sun: You are not alone in your loneliness
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Being open and vulnerable with your loneliness, sadness and fear can help you find comfort and feel less alone, says writer and artist Jonny Sun. In an honest talk filled with his .. show full overview
2019x150
Jon Gray: The next big thing is coming from the Bronx, again
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"The hood is good," says Jon Gray of the Bronx, New York-based creative collective Ghetto Gastro. Working at the intersection of food, design and art, Gray and his team honor the soul .. show full overview
2019x151
Glenn Cantave: How augmented reality is changing activism
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Glenn Cantave uses technology to highlight narratives of the oppressed. In a tour of immersive visual projects, he shares his work with the team at Movers and Shakers NYC, a coalition .. show full overview
2019x152
Moriba Jah: The world's first crowdsourced space traffic monitoring system
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"Most of what we send into outer space never comes back," says astrodynamicist and TED Fellow Moriba Jah. In this forward-thinking talk, Jah describes the space highways orbiting earth .. show full overview
2019x153
Julius Maada Bio: A vision for the future of Sierra Leone
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When Julius Maada Bio first seized political power in Sierra Leone in 1996, he did so to improve the lives of its citizens. But he soon realized that for democracy to flourish, its .. show full overview
2019x154
Natalie Fratto: 3 ways to measure your adaptability -- and how to improve it
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When venture investor Natalie Fratto is determining which start-up founder to support, she doesn't just look for intelligence or charisma; she looks for adaptability. In this insightful .. show full overview
2019x155
Barbara J. King: Grief and love in the animal kingdom
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From mourning orcas to distressed elephants, biological anthropologist Barbara J. King has witnessed grief and love across the animal kingdom. In this eye-opening talk, she explains the .. show full overview
2019x156
Rick Doblin: The future of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy
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Could psychedelics help us heal from trauma and mental illnesses? Researcher Rick Doblin has spent the past three decades investigating this question, and the results are promising. In .. show full overview
2019x157
Jamie Paik: Origami robots that reshape and transform themselves
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Taking design cues from origami, robotician Jamie Paik and her team created "robogamis": folding robots made out super-thin materials that can reshape and transform themselves. In this .. show full overview
2019x158
Amy Padnani: How we're honoring people overlooked by history
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Since its founding in 1851, the "New York Times" has published thousands of obituaries -- for heads of state, famous celebrities, even the inventor of the sock puppet. But only a small .. show full overview
2019x159
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy: How film transforms the way we see the world
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Film has the power to change the way we think about ourselves and our culture. Documentarian and TED Fellow Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy uses it to fight violence against women, turning her .. show full overview
2019x160
Ella Al-Shamahi: The fascinating (and dangerous) places scientists aren't exploring
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We're not doing frontline exploratory science in a huge portion of the world — the places governments deem too hostile or disputed. What might we be missing because we're not looking? In .. show full overview
2019x160
Melanie Nezer: The fundamental right to seek asylum
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Refugee and immigrants rights attorney Melanie Nezer shares an urgently needed historical perspective on the crisis at the southern US border, showing how citizens can hold their .. show full overview
2019x161
Derren Brown: Mentalism, mind reading and the art of getting inside your head
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"Magic is a great analogy for how we edit reality and form a story — and then mistake that story for the truth," says psychological illusionist Derren Brown. In a clever talk wrapped .. show full overview
2019x162
Claudia Miner: A new way to get every child ready for kindergarten
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Early education is critical to children's success — but millions of kids in the United States still don't have access to programs that prepare them to thrive in kindergarten and beyond. .. show full overview
2019x163
Elizabeth Howell: How we can improve maternal healthcare -- before, during and after pregnancy
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Shocking, but true: the United States has the highest rate of deaths for new mothers of any developed country — and 60 percent of them are preventable. With clarity and urgency, .. show full overview
2019x163
Douglas Thomas: How a typeface helped launch Apollo
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When humanity first landed on the moon in 1969, the typeface Futura was right there with them. In this fascinating history of typography, designer Douglas Thomas shares Futura's role in .. show full overview
2019x164
Rahul Mehrotra: The architectural wonder of impermanent cities
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Every 12 years, a megacity springs up in India for the Kumbh Mela religious festival — what's built in ten weeks is completely disassembled in one. What can we learn from this fully .. show full overview
2019x165
Hajer Sharief: How to use family dinner to teach politics
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Everyone should participate in decision-making and politics — and it starts at home, says activist Hajer Sharief. She introduces a simple yet transformative idea: that parents can teach .. show full overview
2019x166
Albert-László Barabási: The real relationship between your age and your chance of success
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Backed by mathematical analysis, network theorist Albert-László Barabási explores the hidden mechanisms that drive success — no matter your field — and uncovers an intriguing connection between your age and your chance of making it big.
2019x166
Tshering Tobgay: An urgent call to protect the world's "Third Pole"
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The Hindu Kush Himalaya region is the world's third-largest repository of ice, after the North and South Poles — and if current melting rates continue, two-thirds of its glaciers could .. show full overview
2019x167
George Monbiot: The new political story that could change everything
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To get out of the mess we're in, we need a new story that explains the present and guides the future, says author George Monbiot. Drawing on findings from psychology, neuroscience and .. show full overview
2019x168
Nicola Sturgeon: Why governments should prioritize well-being
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In 2018, Scotland, Iceland and New Zealand established the network of Wellbeing Economy Governments to challenge the acceptance of GDP as the ultimate measure of a country's success. In .. show full overview
2019x169
Ivonne Roman: How policewomen make communities safer
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Less than 13 percent of police officers in the United States are women — despite their proven effectiveness in diffusing violent situations and reducing the use of force. Drawing on more .. show full overview
2019x171
Nicola Sturgeon: What Brexit means for Scotland
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First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon joined TEDSummit in Edinburgh to deliver a visionary talk about making collective well-being the main aim of public policy and the economy. .. show full overview
2019x171
Nanfu Wang: What it was like to grow up under China's one-child policy
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China's one-child policy ended in 2015, but we're just beginning to understand what it was like to live under the program, says TED Fellow and documentary filmmaker Nanfu Wang. With .. show full overview
2019x172
Margaret Heffernan: The human skills we need in an unpredictable world
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The more we rely on technology to make us efficient, the fewer skills we have to confront the unexpected, says writer and entrepreneur Margaret Heffernan. She shares why we need less .. show full overview
2019x173
Marc Bamuthi Joseph: "You Have the Rite"
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In a breathtaking, jazz-inflected spoken-word performance, TED Fellow Marc Bamuthi Joseph shares a Black father's tender and wrenching internal reflection on the pride and terror of seeing his son enter adulthood.
2019x174
Victor Vescovo: What's at the bottom of the ocean -- and how we're getting there
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Victor Vescovo is leading the first-ever manned expedition to the deepest point of each of the world's five oceans. In conversation with TED science curator David Biello, Vescovo .. show full overview
2019x175
Sara Valencia Botto: When do kids start to care about other people's opinions?
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Drawing on her research into early childhood development, psychologist Sara Valencia Botto investigates when (and how) children begin to change their behaviors in the presence of others .. show full overview
2019x175
Joseph Gordon-Levitt: How craving attention makes you less creative
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt has gotten more than his fair share of attention from his acting career. But as social media exploded over the past decade, he got addicted like the rest of us — .. show full overview
2019x176
Jon Lowenstein: Family, hope and resilience on the migrant trail
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For the past 20 years, photographer and TED Fellow Jon Lowenstein has documented the migrant journey from Latin America to the United States, one of the largest transnational migrations .. show full overview
2019x177
Bina Venkataraman: The power to think ahead in a reckless age
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In a forward-looking talk, author Bina Venkataraman answers a pivotal question of our time: How can we secure our future and do right by future generations? She parses the mistakes we .. show full overview
2019x178
Pico Iyer: What ping-pong taught me about life
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Growing up in England, Pico Iyer was taught that the point of a game was to win. Now, some 50 years later, he's realized that competition can be "more like an act of love." In this .. show full overview
2019x179
Kishore Mahbubani: How the West can adapt to a rising Asia
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As Asian economies and governments continue to gain power, the West needs to find ways to adapt to the new global order, says author and diplomat Kishore Mahbubani. In an insightful look .. show full overview
2019x180
Britt Wray: How climate change affects your mental health
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"For all that's ever been said about climate change, we haven't heard nearly enough about the psychological impacts of living in a warming world," says science writer Britt Wray. In this .. show full overview
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Kelly Wanser: Emergency medicine for our climate fever
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As we recklessly warm the planet by pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, some industrial emissions also produce particles that reflect sunshine back into space, putting a check .. show full overview
2019x182
Lee Thomas: How I help people understand vitiligo
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TV news anchor Lee Thomas thought his career was over after he was diagnosed with vitiligo, an autoimmune disorder that left large patches of his skin without pigment and led to derision .. show full overview
2019x183
Dessa: Can we choose to fall out of love?
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What's the best way to get over heartbreak? Rapper and writer Dessa came up with an unconventional approach after a chance viewing of Helen Fisher's TED Talk about the brains of the .. show full overview
2019x183
Yeonmi Park: What I learned about freedom after escaping North Korea
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"North Korea is unimaginable," says human rights activist Yeonmi Park, who escaped the country at the age of 13. Sharing the harrowing story of her childhood, she reflects on the .. show full overview
2019x184
Asmeret Asefaw Berhe: A climate change solution that's right under our feet
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There's two times more carbon in the earth's soil than in all of its vegetation and the atmosphere — combined. Biogeochemist Asmeret Asefaw Berhe dives into the science of soil and .. show full overview
2019x185
Jochen Wegner: What happened when we paired up thousands of strangers to talk politics
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In spring 2019, more than 17,000 Europeans from 33 countries signed up to have a political argument with a complete stranger. They were part of "Europe Talks," a project that organizes .. show full overview
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Emily F. Rothman: How porn changes the way teens think about sex
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"The free, online, mainstream pornography that teenagers are most likely to see is a completely terrible form of sex education," says public health researcher Emily F. Rothman. She .. show full overview
2019x187
Anthony Veneziale: "Stumbling towards intimacy": An improvised TED Talk
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In a hilarious, completely improvised talk, improv master Anthony Veneziale takes to the TED stage for a truly one-of-a-kind performance. Armed with an audience-suggested topic .. show full overview
2019x188
Andrew Marantz: Inside the bizarre world of internet trolls and propagandists
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Journalist Andrew Marantz spent three years embedded in the world of internet trolls and social media propagandists, seeking out the people who are propelling fringe talking points into .. show full overview
2019x189
Howard Taylor: A global initiative to end violence against children
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Each year, one billion children experience violence at home, at school, online or in their communities, says child safety advocate Howard Taylor. The problem is social, economic, .. show full overview
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Luisa Neubauer: Why you should be a climate activist
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"I dream of a world where geography classes teach about the climate crisis as this one great challenge that was won by people like you and me," says climate activist Luisa Neubauer. With .. show full overview
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Phillip Atiba Goff: How we can make racism a solvable problem -- and improve policing
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When we define racism as behaviors instead of feelings, we can measure it — and transform it from an impossible problem into a solvable one, says justice scientist Phillip Atiba Goff. In .. show full overview
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Carl June: A "living drug" that could change the way we treat cancer
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Carl June is the pioneer behind CAR T-cell therapy: a groundbreaking cancer treatment that supercharges part of a patient's own immune system to attack and kill tumors. In a talk about a .. show full overview
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Sandeep Jauhar: How your emotions change the shape of your heart
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"A record of our emotional life is written on our hearts," says cardiologist and author Sandeep Jauhar. In a stunning talk, he explores the mysterious ways our emotions impact the health .. show full overview
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Danielle Citron: How deepfakes undermine truth and threaten democracy
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The use of deepfake technology to manipulate video and audio for malicious purposes — whether it's to stoke violence or defame politicians and journalists — is becoming a real threat. As .. show full overview
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Jacqueline Woodson: What reading slowly taught me about writing
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Reading slowly — with her finger running beneath the words, even when she was taught not to — has led Jacqueline Woodson to a life of writing books to be savored. In a lyrical talk, she .. show full overview
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Raj Jayadev: Community-powered criminal justice reform
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Community organizer Raj Jayadev wants to transform the US court system through "participatory defense" — a growing movement that empowers families and community members to impact their .. show full overview
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Nick Hanauer: The dirty secret of capitalism -- and a new way forward
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Rising inequality and growing political instability are the direct result of decades of bad economic theory, says entrepreneur Nick Hanauer. In a visionary talk, he dismantles the mantra .. show full overview
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Emmett Shear: What streaming means for the future of entertainment
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In a talk and demo, Twitch cofounder Emmett Shear shares his vision for the future of interactive entertainment — and explains how video game streaming is helping people build .. show full overview
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Kristie Ebi: How climate change could make our food less nutritious
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Rising carbon levels in the atmosphere can make plants grow faster, but there's another hidden consequence: they rob plants of the nutrients and vitamins we need to survive. In a talk .. show full overview
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Patrick Chappatte: A free world needs satire
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We need humor like we need the air we breathe, says editorial cartoonist Patrick Chappatte. In a talk illustrated with highlights from a career spent skewering everything from dictators .. show full overview
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Federica Bianco: How we use astrophysics to study earthbound problems
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To study a system as complex as the entire universe, astrophysicists need to be experts at extracting simple solutions from large data sets. What else could they do with this expertise? .. show full overview
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Johann Hari: This could be why you're depressed or anxious
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In a moving talk, journalist Johann Hari shares fresh insights on the causes of depression and anxiety from experts around the world — as well as some exciting emerging solutions. "If .. show full overview
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Cindy Gallop: Make love, not porn
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Cindy Gallop shares how hardcore pornography has distorted the way a generation of young men thinks about sex -- and how she's fighting back with Make Love Not Porn, her effort to .. show full overview
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Christer Mjåset: 4 questions you should always ask your doctor
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"Doctor, is this really necessary?" Backed by startling statistics about overtreatment, neurosurgeon Christer Mjåset explains the power of this and other simple questions in the context .. show full overview
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Richard Bona: "Tumba La Nyama" / "Mulema"
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In a mesmerizing performance, multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Richard Bona weaves beautiful vocal loops into a mesh of sound, powered by his "magic voodoo machine."
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Sonaar Luthra: We need to track the world's water like we track the weather
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We need a global weather service for water, says entrepreneur and TED Fellow Sonaar Luthra. In a talk about environmental accountability, Luthra shows how we could forecast water .. show full overview
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Safeena Husain: A bold plan to empower 1.6 million out-of-school girls in India
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"Girls' education is the closest thing we have to a silver bullet to help solve some of the world's most difficult problems," says social entrepreneur Safeena Husain. In a visionary .. show full overview
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Emeli Sandé: "You Are Not Alone" / "Extraordinary Being" / "Shine"
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"We are intricately connected by the most glorious of energies," says singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé. Accompanied by Ray Angry on piano, Sandé sings three soaring ballads: "You Are Not Alone," "Extraordinary Being" and "Shine."
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Tim Flannery: Can seaweed help curb global warming?
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It's time for planetary-scale interventions to combat climate change — and environmentalist Tim Flannery thinks seaweed can help. In a bold talk, he shares the epic carbon-capturing .. show full overview
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Emily Nagoski: How couples can sustain a strong sexual connection for a lifetime
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As a sex educator, Emily Nagoski is often asked: How do couples sustain a strong sexual connection over the long term? In this funny, insightful talk, she shares her answer — drawing on .. show full overview
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Yaniv Erlich: How we're building the world's largest family tree
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Computational geneticist Yaniv Erlich helped build the world's largest family tree — comprising 13 million people and going back more than 500 years. He shares fascinating patterns that .. show full overview
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Will Hurd: A wall won't solve America's border problems
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"Building a 30-foot-high concrete structure from sea to shining sea is the most expensive and least effective way to do border security," says Congressman Will Hurd, a Republican from .. show full overview
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Muthoni Drummer Queen: Creativity builds nations
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In a hopeful talk followed by an empowering performance, musician and TED Fellow Muthoni Drummer Queen shares how industries like music, film and fashion provide a platform for Africans .. show full overview
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Sam Van Aken: How one tree grows 40 different kinds of fruit
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Artist Sam Van Aken shares the breathtaking work behind the "Tree of 40 Fruit," an ongoing series of hybridized fruit trees that grow 40 different varieties of peaches, plums, apricots, .. show full overview
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Sarah Sze: How we experience time and memory through art
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Artist Sarah Sze takes us on a kaleidoscopic journey through her work: immersive installations as tall as buildings, splashed across walls, orbiting through galleries — blurring the .. show full overview
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Mohammad Modarres: Why you should shop at your local farmers market
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The average farmer in America makes less than 15 cents of every dollar on a product that you purchase at a store. They feed our communities, but farmers often cannot afford the very .. show full overview
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Moreangels Mbizah: How community-led conservation can save wildlife
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Conservationist and TED Fellow Moreangels Mbizah studied the famous Cecil the lion until he was shot by a trophy hunter in 2015. She wonders how things could've gone differently, asking: .. show full overview
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Mitchell Katz: What the US health care system assumes about you
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The US health care system assumes many things about patients: that they can take off from work in the middle of the day, speak English, have a working telephone and a steady supply of .. show full overview
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Camilla Arndal Andersen: What happens in your brain when you taste food
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With fascinating research and hilarious anecdotes, neuroscientist Camilla Arndal Andersen takes us into the lab where she studies people's sense of taste via brain scans. She reveals .. show full overview
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David Peterson: Why language is humanity's greatest invention
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Civilization rests upon the existence of language, says language creator David Peterson. In a talk that's equal parts passionate and hilarious, he shows how studying, preserving and .. show full overview
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Efosa Ojomo: Reducing corruption takes a specific kind of investment
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Traditional thinking on corruption goes like this: if you put good laws in place and enforce them well, then economic development increases and corruption falls. In reality, we have the .. show full overview
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Paul Rucker: "Criminalization of Survival"
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Visual artist, cellist and TED Fellow Paul Rucker performs a disarming rendition of "Criminalization of Survival," a piece he created to explore the fragile journey of life in light of the brutality of the immigration crisis.
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Tara Djokic: This ancient rock is changing our theory on the origin of life
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Exactly when and where did life on Earth begin? Scientists have long thought that it emerged three billion years ago in the ocean — until astrobiologist Tara Djokic and her team made an .. show full overview
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Herman Narula: The transformative power of video games
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A full third of the world's population — 2.6 billion people — play video games, plugging into massive networks of interaction that have opened up opportunities well beyond entertainment. .. show full overview
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Gangadhar Patil: How we're helping local reporters turn important stories into national news
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Local reporters are on the front lines of important stories, but their work often goes unnoticed by national and international news outlets. TED Fellow and journalist Gangadhar Patil is .. show full overview
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Andrew Forrest: A radical plan to end plastic waste
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Plastic is an incredible substance for the economy — and the worst substance possible for the environment, says entrepreneur Andrew Forrest. In a conversation meant to spark debate, .. show full overview
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Juan Enriquez: A personal plea for humanity at the US-Mexico border
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In this powerful, personal talk, author and academic Juan Enriquez shares stories from inside the immigration crisis at the US-Mexico border, bringing this often-abstract debate back .. show full overview
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Laura Boykin: How we're using DNA tech to help farmers fight crop diseases
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Nearly 800 million people worldwide depend on cassava for survival — but this critical food source is under attack by entirely preventable viruses, says computational biologist and TED .. show full overview
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Shannon Lee: What Bruce Lee can teach us about living fully
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Most of us know Bruce Lee as the famous martial artist and action film star — but he was also a philosopher who taught "self-actualization": the practice of how to be yourself in the .. show full overview
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Judith Jamison and members of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Revelations from a lifetime of dance
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"Dance can elevate our human experience beyond words," says Judith Jamison, artistic director emerita of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. In between performances of excerpts from .. show full overview
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Adena Friedman: What's the future of capitalism?
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Global markets let people put their money behind ideas that make society better. So why does capitalism get a lot of the blame for the world's problems? In this forward-thinking talk, .. show full overview
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The Bloom Twins: "Wrong" / "Small Town Weirdos"
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In an intoxicating performance, the Bloom Twins -- multi-instrumentalist sisters Anna and Sonya Kupriienko -- perform their special brand of "dark pop": a haunting collision of melody and electronic tracks.
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First Aid Kit: "King of the World" / "Nothing Has to Be True" / "My Silver Lining"
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Swedish folk duo First Aid Kit blend sweet vocal harmonies, raw melodies and honest lyrics in a lively performance of their original songs: "King of the World", "Nothing Has to Be True" and "My Silver Lining."
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David Deutsch: After billions of years of monotony, the universe is waking up
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Theoretical physicist David Deutsch delivers a mind-bending meditation on the "great monotony" -- the idea that nothing novel has appeared in the universe for billions of years -- and .. show full overview
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Marcus Bullock: An app that helps incarcerated people stay connected to their families
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Over his eight-year prison sentence, Marcus Bullock was sustained by his mother's love -- and by the daily letters and photos she sent of life on the outside. Years later, as an .. show full overview
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Luis H. Zayas: The psychological impact of child separation at the US-Mexico border
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How does psychological trauma affect children's developing brains? In this powerful talk, social worker Luis H. Zayas discusses his work with refugees and asylum-seeking families at the .. show full overview
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Julie Cordua: How we can eliminate child sexual abuse material from the internet
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Social entrepreneur Julie Cordua works on a problem that isn't easy to talk about: the sexual abuse of children in images and videos on the internet. At Thorn, she's building technology .. show full overview
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Tina Arrowood: A circular economy for salt that keeps rivers clean
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During the winter of 2018-2019, one million tons of salt were applied to icy roads in the state of Pennsylvania alone. The salt from industrial uses like this often ends up in freshwater .. show full overview
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Alasdair Harris: How a handful of fishing villages sparked a marine conservation revolution
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We need a radically new approach to ocean conservation, says marine biologist and TED Fellow Alasdair Harris. In a visionary talk, he lays out a surprising solution to the problem of .. show full overview
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Ayana Elizabeth Johnson: A love story for the coral reef crisis
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Over the course of hundreds of scuba dives, marine biologist Ayana Elizabeth Johnson fell in love -- with a fish. In this ode to parrotfish, she shares five reasons why these creatures .. show full overview
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Bjarke Ingels: An architect's guide to living on Mars
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What would it take to live on Mars? In an imaginative talk, architect Bjarke Ingels shares his prototype Martian "city" in Dubai, where they're building technologies that humanity would need to thrive on the Red Planet.
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Becca McCharen-Tran: Fashion that celebrates all body types -- boldly and unapologetically
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Fashion designers have the power to change culture -- and Becca McCharen-Tran is using her platform to expand the industry's narrow definition of beauty. Sharing highlights of her work, .. show full overview
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Janelle Shane: The danger of AI is weirder than you think
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The danger of artificial intelligence isn't that it's going to rebel against us, but that it's going to do exactly what we ask it to do, says AI researcher Janelle Shane. Sharing the .. show full overview
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Abhishek Gopalka: How motivation can fix public systems
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How do you fix broken public systems? You spark people's competitive spirit. In a talk about getting people motivated to make change, public sector strategist Abhishek Gopalka discusses .. show full overview
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Jon M. Chu: The pride and power of representation in film
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On the heels of the breakout success of his film "Crazy Rich Asians," director Jon M. Chu reflects on what drives him to create -- and makes a resounding case for the power of connection and on-screen representation.
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Ashwin Naidu: The link between fishing cats and mangrove forest conservation
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Mangrove forests are crucial to the health of the planet, gobbling up CO2 from the atmosphere and providing a home for a diverse array of species. But these rich habitats are under .. show full overview
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Claire Wardle: How you can help transform the internet into a place of trust
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How can we stop the spread of misleading, sometimes dangerous content while maintaining an internet with freedom of expression at its core? Misinformation expert Claire Wardle explores .. show full overview
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Beau Lotto and Cirque du Soleil: How we experience awe -- and why it matters
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Neuroscientist Beau Lotto conducted an ambitious study with Cirque du Soleil on the emotion of awe and its psychological and behavioral benefits. In this talk and live performance, he .. show full overview
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Alexis Gambis: Why we need more (real) science in fiction
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Filmmaker, biologist and TED Fellow Alexis Gambis makes films grounded in fact, straddling the genres of experimental, documentary and fiction. Showing clips of his work, Gambis .. show full overview
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Hiromi Ozaki: How I bring myth and magic to life
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Recent scientific developments have made possible things once attributed only to gods and mythologies. Artist and TED Fellow Hiromi Ozaki shows how she worked with scientists in .. show full overview
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Andrew Nemr: The sounds and sights of tap dance
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The audio aspect of tap dancing is just as essential as the visual. Choose your own adventure by listening with your eyes closed and/or watching as TED Fellow Andrew Nemr performs an .. show full overview
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Rose M. Mutiso: How to bring affordable, sustainable electricity to Africa
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Energy poverty, or the lack of access to electricity and other basic energy services, affects nearly two-thirds of Sub-Saharan Africa. As the region's population continues to increase, .. show full overview
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Leila Pirhaji: The medical potential of AI and metabolites
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Many diseases are driven by metabolites -- small molecules in your body like fat, glucose and cholesterol -- but we don't know exactly what they are or how they work. Biotech .. show full overview
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Toby Kiers: Lessons from fungi on markets and economics
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Resource inequality is one of our greatest challenges, but it's not unique to humans. Like us, mycorrhizal fungi that live in plant and tree roots strategically trade, steal and withhold .. show full overview
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Jess Kutch: What productive conflict can offer a workplace
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Got an idea to make your workplace better? Labor organizer and TED Fellow Jess Kutch can show you how to put it into action. In this quick talk, she explains how "productive conflict" -- .. show full overview
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Daniel Streicker: What vaccinating vampire bats can teach us about pandemics
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Could we anticipate the next big disease outbreak, stopping a virus like Ebola before it ever strikes? In this talk about frontline scientific research, ecologist Daniel Streicker takes .. show full overview
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Lori Gottlieb: How changing your story can change your life
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Stories help you make sense of your life -- but when these narratives are incomplete or misleading, they can keep you stuck instead of providing clarity. In an actionable talk, .. show full overview
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Sara-Jane Dunn: The next software revolution: programming biological cells
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The cells in your body are like computer software: they're "programmed" to carry out specific functions at specific times. If we can better understand this process, we could unlock the .. show full overview
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Bob Langert: The business case for working with your toughest critics
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As a "corporate suit" (his words) and former VP of sustainability at McDonald's, Bob Langert works with companies and their strongest critics to find solutions that are good for both .. show full overview
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Bhakti Sharma: What open water swimming taught me about resilience
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Dive into the deep with open water swimmer Bhakti Sharma, as she shares what she learned about resilience during her personal journey from the scorching heat of Rajasthan, India to the .. show full overview
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Tashka and Laura Yawanawá: The Amazon belongs to humanity -- let's protect it together
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Tashka and Laura Yawanawá lead the Yawanawá people in Acre, Brazil -- a tribe that stewards almost 500,000 acres of Amazon rainforest. As footage of the Amazon burning shocks the world's .. show full overview
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Paul A. Kramer: Our immigration conversation is broken -- here's how to have a better one
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How did the US immigration debate get to be so divisive? In this informative talk, historian and writer Paul A. Kramer shows how an "insider vs. outsider" framing has come to dominate .. show full overview
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Morley: "Follow the Sound"
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Playing "Follow the Sound" from her album "Borderless Lullabies" -- which was created in support of immigrant and refugee children entering the US -- Morley weaves jazz, soul and .. show full overview
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Maria Popova: An excerpt from "Figuring"
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In a striking spoken-word performance, poet and thinker Maria Popova reads an excerpt from her book "Figuring," accompanied by cellist Dave Eggar and guitarist Chris Bruce. This stunning .. show full overview
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Martha Redbone: "Sleep Sleep Beauty Bright"
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In an enchanting lyrical rendition of William Blake's poem "Sleep Sleep Beauty Bright," singer Martha Redbone blends rhythm, blues and soul with traditional Native American music.
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Eli Pariser: What obligation do social media platforms have to the greater good?
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Social media has become our new home. Can we build it better? Taking design cues from urban planners and social scientists, technologist Eli Pariser shows how the problems we're .. show full overview
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Ma Yansong: Urban architecture inspired by mountains, clouds and volcanoes
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Taking inspiration from nature, architect Ma Yansong designs breathtaking buildings that break free from the boxy symmetry of so many modern cities. His exuberant and graceful work -- .. show full overview
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Amma Y. Ghartey-Tagoe Kootin: A historical musical that examines black identity in the 1901 World's Fair
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In this lively talk and performance, artist and TED Fellow Amma Y. Ghartey-Tagoe Kootin offers a sneak peek of her forthcoming musical "At Buffalo." Drawing on archival material from the .. show full overview
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Rabiaa El Garani: Hope and justice for women who've survived ISIS
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Human rights protector Rabiaa El Garani shares the challenging, heartbreaking story of sexual violence committed against Yazidi women and girls in Iraq by ISIS -- and her work seeking .. show full overview
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Mani Vajipey: How India's local recyclers could solve plastic pollution
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India has one of the world's highest rates of plastic recycling, thanks largely to an extensive network of informal recyclers known as "kabadiwalas." Entrepreneur Mani Vajipey discusses .. show full overview
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Peter Beck: Small rockets are the next space revolution
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We're in the dawn of a new space revolution, says engineer Peter Beck: the revolution of the small. In a talk packed with insights into the state of the space industry, Beck shares his .. show full overview
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Robert Gupta: Music is medicine, music is sanity
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Robert Gupta, violinist with the LA Philharmonic, talks about a violin lesson he once gave to a brilliant, schizophrenic musician -- and what he learned. Called back onstage later, Gupta .. show full overview
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Cady Coleman: What it's like to live on the International Space Station
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In this quick, fun talk, astronaut Cady Coleman welcomes us aboard the International Space Station, where she spent nearly six months doing experiments that expanded the frontiers of .. show full overview
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Sydney Jensen: How can we support the emotional well-being of teachers?
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Teachers emotionally support our kids -- but who's supporting our teachers? In this eye-opening talk, educator Sydney Jensen explores how teachers are at risk of "secondary trauma" -- .. show full overview
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Erika Pinheiro: What's really happening at the US-Mexico border -- and how we can do better
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At the US-Mexico border, policies of prolonged detention and family separation have made seeking asylum in the United States difficult and dangerous. In this raw and heartfelt talk, .. show full overview
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Gaby Barrios: Why gender-based marketing is bad for business
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Companies often target consumers based on gender, but this kind of advertising shortcut doesn't just perpetuate outdated stereotypes -- it's also bad for business, says marketing expert .. show full overview
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Dan Ariely: How to change your behavior for the better
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What's the best way to get people to change their behavior? In this funny, information-packed talk, psychologist Dan Ariely explores why we make bad decisions even when we know we .. show full overview
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Jean-Manuel Izaret: A new Netflix-style pricing model that could make medical treatments affordable for all
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In the US, the steep cost of medical care means many curable diseases go untreated. Pricing expert Jean-Manuel Izaret shares a plan for making treatments for curable diseases affordable .. show full overview
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Arunabha Ghosh: 5 steps for clean air in India
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India's big cities have some of the worst air quality in the world. How can we fix this public health crisis? In an actionable talk, social entrepreneur Arunabha Ghosh lays out a .. show full overview
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David Asch: Why it's so hard to make healthy decisions
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Why do we make poor decisions that we know are bad for our health? In this frank, funny talk, behavioral economist and health policy expert David Asch explains why our behavior is often .. show full overview
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LaToya Ruby Frazier: A creative solution for the water crisis in Flint, Michigan
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Artist LaToya Ruby Frazier spent five months living in Flint, Michigan, documenting the lives of those affected by the city's water crisis for her photo essay "Flint is Family." As the .. show full overview
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Daniel Bögre Udell: How to save a language from extinction
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As many as 3,000 languages could disappear within the next 80 years, all but silencing entire cultures. In this quick talk, language activist Daniel Bögre Udell shows how people around .. show full overview
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Mike Brown: The search for our solar system's ninth planet
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Could the strange orbits of small, distant objects in our solar system lead us to a big discovery? Planetary astronomer Mike Brown proposes the existence of a new, giant planet lurking .. show full overview
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Sougwen Chung: Why I draw with robots
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What happens when humans and robots make art together? In this awe-inspiring talk, artist Sougwen Chung shows how she "taught" her artistic style to a machine -- and shares the results .. show full overview
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Deepa Narayan: 7 beliefs that can silence women -- and how to unlearn them
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In India (and many other countries), girls and women still find themselves silenced by traditional rules of politeness and restraint, says social scientist Deepa Narayan. In this frank .. show full overview
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Cathy Mulzer: The incredible chemistry powering your smartphone
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Ever wondered how your smartphone works? Take a journey down to the atomic level with scientist Cathy Mulzer, who reveals how almost every component of our high-powered devices exists .. show full overview
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Alejandro Durán: How I use art to tackle plastic pollution in our oceans
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Alejandro Durán uses art to spotlight the ongoing destruction of our oceans' ecosystems. In this breathtaking talk, he shows how he meticulously organizes and reuses plastic waste from .. show full overview
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Heidi Boisvert: How I'm using biological data to tell better stories -- and spark social change
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What kinds of stories move us to act? To answer this question, creative technologist Heidi Boisvert is measuring how people's brains and bodies unconsciously respond to different media. .. show full overview
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Kelsey Johnson: The problem of light pollution -- and 5 ridiculously easy ways to fix it
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Ever gaze up at the starry night sky? This stunning view is at risk of disappearing -- unless we act now, says astrophysicist Kelsey Johnson. In this fascinating, unexpectedly funny .. show full overview
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Cornelia Geppert: A video game that helps us understand loneliness
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Step into artist Cornelia Geppert's visually stunning video game "Sea of Solitude," which explores how battling the "monsters" of loneliness and self-doubt can help us better grapple with the complexity and struggles of mental health.
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Eve Ensler: The profound power of an authentic apology
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Genuine apology goes beyond remorse, says legendary playwright Eve Ensler. In this frank, wrenching talk, she shares how she transformed her own experience of abuse into wisdom on what .. show full overview
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Jane Fonda: Why I protest for climate justice
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At age 81, actor and activist Jane Fonda is putting herself on the line for the planet -- literally. In a video interview with TEDWomen curator Pat Mitchell, Fonda speaks about getting .. show full overview
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Edward Tenner: The paradox of efficiency
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Is our obsession with efficiency actually making us less efficient? In this revelatory talk, writer and historian Edward Tenner discusses the promises and dangers of our drive to get .. show full overview
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Mariana Mazzucato: What is economic value, and who creates it?
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Where does wealth come from, who creates it and what destroys it? In this deep dive into global economics, Mariana Mazzucato explains how we lost sight of what value means and why we .. show full overview
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Christiana Figueres and Chris Anderson: How we can turn the tide on climate
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Witness the unveiling of Countdown, a major global campaign to cut greenhouse gas emissions. TED has partnered with scientists, policy makers, organizations, activists and more to create .. show full overview
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Lorna Davis: A guide to collaborative leadership
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What's the difference between heroes and leaders? In this insightful talk, Lorna Davis explains how our idolization of heroes is holding us back from solving big problems -- and shows why we need "radical interdependence" to make real change happen.
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Bright Simons: To help solve global problems, look to developing countries
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To address the problem of counterfeit goods, African entrepreneurs like Bright Simons have come up with innovative and effective ways to confirm products are genuine. Now he asks: Why .. show full overview
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Kelsey Leonard: Why lakes and rivers should have the same rights as humans
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Water is essential to life. Yet in the eyes of the law, it remains largely unprotected -- leaving many communities without access to safe drinking water, says legal scholar Kelsey .. show full overview
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Henna-Maria Uusitupa: How the gut microbes you're born with affect your lifelong health
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Your lifelong health may have been decided the day you were born, says microbiome researcher Henna-Maria Uusitupa. In this fascinating talk, she shows how the gut microbes you acquire .. show full overview
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Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz: Your body was forged in the spectacular death of stars
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We are all connected by the spectacular birth, death and rebirth of stars, says astrophysicist Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz. Journey through the cosmic history of the universe as Ramirez-Ruiz .. show full overview
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Jasmine Crowe: What we're getting wrong in the fight to end hunger
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In a world that's wasting more food than ever before, why do one in nine people still go to bed hungry each night? Social entrepreneur Jasmine Crowe calls for a radical transformation to .. show full overview
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Nick Bostrom: How civilization could destroy itself -- and 4 ways we could prevent it
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Humanity is on its way to creating a "black ball": a technological breakthrough that could destroy us all, says philosopher Nick Bostrom. In this incisive, surprisingly light-hearted .. show full overview
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Guy Winch: How to turn off work thoughts during your free time
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Feeling burned out? You may be spending too much time ruminating about your job, says psychologist Guy Winch. Learn how to stop worrying about tomorrow's tasks or stewing over office .. show full overview
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Valorie Kondos Field: Why winning doesn't always equal success
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Valorie Kondos Field knows a lot about winning. As the longtime coach of the UCLA women's gymnastics team, she won championship after championship and has been widely acclaimed for her .. show full overview
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Cara E. Yar Khan: The beautiful balance between courage and fear
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After being diagnosed with a rare genetic condition that deteriorates muscle, Cara E. Yar Khan was told she'd have to limit her career ambitions and dial down her dreams. She ignored .. show full overview