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TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. On this feed, you'll find TEDTalks video to inspire, intrigue and stir the imagination from some of the world's leading thinkers and doers, speaking from the stage at TED conferences, TEDx events and partner events around the world. This podcast is also available in high-def video and audio-only formats.

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The path to ending systemic...

06.03.2020

In a time of mourning and anger over the ongoing violence inflicted on Black communities by police in the US and the lack of accountability from national leadership, what is the path forward? Sharing urgent insights into this historic moment, ...

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06.03.2020 The path to ending systemic racism in the US \| Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff, Rashad Robinson, Dr. Bernice King, Anthony D. Romero In a time of mourning and anger over the ongoing violence inflicted on Black communities by police in the US and the lack of accountability from national leadership, what is the path forward? Sharing urgent insights into this historic moment, ...
06.03.2020 How tech companies can help combat the pandemic and reshape public health \| Karen DeSalvo Karen DeSalvo, the chief health officer at Google, explains the partnership between big tech and public health in slowing the spread of COVID-19 -- and discusses a new contact tracing technology recently rolled out by Google and Apple that aims ...
06.03.2020 The link between climate change, health and poverty \| Cheryl Holder For the poor and vulnerable, the health impacts of climate change are already here, says physician Cheryl Holder. Unseasonably hot temperatures, disease-carrying mosquitoes and climate gentrification threaten those with existing health conditions, while wealthier people move to higher ground. In ...
06.02.2020 How to quickly scale up contact tracing across the US \| Joia Mukherjee Contact tracing -- the process of identifying people who may have been exposed to the coronavirus in order to slow its spread -- is a fundamental tool in the fight against COVID-19. How can we scale this critical work across ...
06.02.2020 How to support witnesses of harassment and build healthier workplaces \| Julia Shaw What makes you speak up -- or not -- when you see something you know is wrong? Memory scientist Julia Shaw explains the psychology of those who witness workplace discrimination and harassment -- and shares actionable steps companies can take ...
06.01.2020 The true cost of financial dependence \| Estelle Gibson Giving up control of your finances -- voluntarily or otherwise -- can leave you powerless and, in some cases, confined to a cycle of abuse. In this personal talk, accountant Estelle Gibson shares her own story of recovering from financial ...
05.29.2020 The future of capitalism, commerce and cash \| Dan Schulman Capitalism needs an upgrade, says PayPal CEO Dan Schulman, and it starts with paying people enough to actually invest in their futures. He discusses why companies need to cultivate trust to recover and rebuild after the COVID-19 pandemic -- and ...
05.29.2020 My story of love and loss as a transracial adoptee \| Sara Jones A mysterious tattoo on her forearm was all that linked Sara Jones, adopted as a child by white parents, to her South Korean origins. Searching for her birth family taught her that transracial adoption stories often frame new lives abroad ...
05.28.2020 Autofocusing reading glasses of the future \| Nitish Padmanaban As you age, you gradually lose the ability to refocus your eyes -- a phenomenon as old as humanity itself -- leading to a reliance on bifocals, contacts and procedures like LASIK surgery. Electrical engineer Nitish Padmanaban offers a glimpse ...
05.27.2020 How to raise kids who can overcome anxiety \| Anne Marie Albano Growing up means facing new challenges -- but for some kids, uncertain situations lead to anxiety that parents often seek to soothe. Psychologist Anne Marie Albano explains how constantly rushing to fix a child's problems can perpetuate a lifelong cycle ...
05.27.2020 The secret weapon against pandemics \| Georges C. Benjamin The coronavirus pandemic won't be the last crisis to test public health systems worldwide, says physician and health policy leader Georges C. Benjamin. He details what's needed to lead us out of the pandemic and prevent future ones -- including ...
05.26.2020 A COVID-19 "exit" strategy to end lockdown and reopen the economy \| Uri Alon How can we return to work without spurring a second surge of coronavirus infection? Biologist Uri Alon shares a thought-provoking strategy: four days at work followed by 10 days of lockdown, a cycle that would exploit a weakness in the ...
05.26.2020 Let's make the world wild again \| Kristine Tompkins Earth, humanity and nature are inextricably interconnected. To restore us all back to health, we need to "rewild" the world, says environmental activist Kristine Tompkins. Tracing her life from Patagonia CEO to passionate conservationist, she shares how she has helped ...
05.22.2020 How the US can address the tragedy of veteran suicide \| Charles P. Smith Veterans in the United States take their own lives at an alarming rate. Suggesting new ways to prioritize mental health in the military, veterans advocate Charles P. Smith offers a data-driven plan to help prevent suicide and ensure service members ...
05.21.2020 How to meaningfully reconnect with those who have dementia \| Anne Basting By incorporating art and creativity into elder care settings, gerontologist Anne Basting helps families reconnect with loved ones who have dementia. In this moving talk, she shares how asking "beautiful questions" -- questions that don't have a right or wrong ...
05.20.2020 Are we interrupting the kinky sex lives of fish? \| Marah J. Hardt The ocean plays host to a peculiar party of wild, marine sex life that's perhaps quirkier (and kinkier) than you can fathom. But is human behavior interrupting these raunchy reproductive acts? Take a deep dive with marine biologist Marah J. ...
05.19.2020 How to rebuild the global economy \| Kristalina Georgieva The coronavirus pandemic shattered the global economy. To put the pieces back together, we need to make sure money is going to the countries that need it the most -- and that we rebuild financial systems that are resilient to ...
05.19.2020 Can we edit memories? \| Amy Milton Trauma and PTSD rewire your brain -- especially your memory -- and can unearth destructive emotional responses when stirred. Could we eliminate these triggers without erasing the memories themselves? Enter neurologist Amy Milton's mind-blowing, memory-editing clinical research poised to defuse ...
05.18.2020 To overcome challenges, stop comparing yourself to others \| Dean Furness When you stop comparing yourself to others, you can accomplish great things, says wheelchair athlete Dean Furness. He shares how, after losing the use of his legs in an accident, he discovered a powerful new mindset focused on redefining his ...
05.15.2020 The universal languages of human being \| Poet Ali You speak far more languages than you realize, says Poet Ali. In a profound talk, he reveals how the idea of "language" goes far beyond a lexicon of words, communicating universal experiences like love, laughter and loneliness -- and serving ...
05.14.2020 Restoring human dignity at the US southern border \| Norma Pimentel After seeing the conditions in which children were held at a detention center on the US-Mexico border, Sister Norma Pimentel established a humanitarian respite center in Texas where people can get clean clothing, a warm shower and a hot meal. ...
05.13.2020 An ER doctor on triaging your "crazy busy" life \| Darria Long How do doctors in the emergency room stay calm and focused amidst the chaos? Drawing on years of experience, ER doctor Darria Long shares a straightforward framework to help you take back control and feel less overwhelmed when life starts ...
05.12.2020 The US is addicted to incarceration. Here's how to break the cycle \| Robin Steinberg and Manoush Zomorodi Nearly half a million people in the US are in jail right now without being convicted of a crime, simply because they can't come up with the money to pay cash bail. To try and fix this system, public defender ...
05.11.2020 Why students should have mental health days \| Hailey Hardcastle School can be rife with stress, anxiety, panic attacks and even burnout -- but there's often no formal policy for students who need to prioritize their well-being. Hailey Hardcastle explains why schools should offer mental health days and allow students ...
05.11.2020 A virus detection network to stop the next pandemic \| Pardis Sabeti and Christian Happi How can we stop the next pandemic before it starts? Disease researchers Pardis Sabeti and Christian Happi introduce Sentinel, an early warning system that detects and tracks viral threats in real time -- and could help stop them before they ...
05.08.2020 How American and Chinese values shaped the coronavirus response \| Huang Hung To combat COVID-19, countries have enforced city-wide shutdowns, stay-at-home orders and mask mandates -- but the reaction (and adherence) to these rules has differed markedly in the East and West. In conversation with TED's head of curation Helen Walters, writer ...
05.07.2020 What you need to know about face surveillance \| Kade Crockford Privacy isn't dead, but face surveillance technology might kill it, says civil rights advocate Kade Crockford. In an eye-opening talk, Kade outlines the startling reasons why this invasive technology -- powered by often-flawed facial recognition databases that track people without ...
05.06.2020 The cost of work stress -- and how to reduce it \| Rob Cooke By some estimates, work-related stress drains the US economy of nearly 300 billion dollars a year -- and it can hurt your productivity and personal health too, says wellness advocate Rob Cooke. He shares some strategies to help put your ...
05.05.2020 The mental health benefits of storytelling for health care workers \| Laurel Braitman Health care workers are under more stress than ever before. How can they protect their mental health while handling new and complex pressures? TED Fellow Laurel Braitman shows how writing and sharing personal stories helps physicians, nurses, medical students and ...
05.05.2020 How we're using AI to discover new antibiotics \| Jim Collins Before the coronavirus pandemic, bioengineer Jim Collins and his team combined the power of AI with synthetic biology in an effort to combat a different looming crisis: antibiotic-resistant superbugs. Collins explains how they pivoted their efforts to begin developing a ...
05.04.2020 A new way to "grow" islands and coastlines \| Skylar Tibbits What if we could harness the ocean's movement to protect coastal communities from rising sea levels? Designer and TED Fellow Skylar Tibbits shows how his lab is creating a dynamic, adaptable system of underwater structures that uses energy from ocean ...
04.28.2020 The injustice of "policing for profit" -- and how to end it \| Dick M. Carpenter II Many countries have an active, centuries-old law that allows government agencies to take your things -- your house, your car, your business -- without ever convicting you of a crime. Law researcher Dick M. Carpenter II exposes how this practice ...
04.27.2020 Crisis support for the world, one text away \| Nancy Lublin What if we could help people in crisis anytime, anywhere with a simple text message? That's the idea behind Crisis Text Line, a free 24-hour service that connects people in need with trained, volunteer crisis counselors -- "strangers helping strangers ...
04.24.2020 A global pandemic calls for global solutions \| Larry Brilliant Examining the facts and figures of the coronavirus outbreak, epidemiologist Larry Brilliant evaluates the global response in a candid interview with head of TED Chris Anderson. Brilliant lays out a clear plan to end the pandemic -- and shows why, ...
04.22.2020 How to shift your mindset and choose your future \| Tom Rivett-Carnac When it comes to big life problems, we often stand at a crossroads: either believe we're powerless against great change, or we rise to meet the challenge. In an urgent call to action, political strategist Tom Rivett-Carnac makes the case ...
04.22.2020 An ode to living on Earth \| Oliver Jeffers If you had to explain to a newborn what it means to be a human being living on Earth in the 21st century, what would you say? Visual artist Oliver Jeffers put his answer in a letter to his son, ...
04.21.2020 What's missing from the American immigrant narrative \| Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez Recounting her story of finding opportunity and stability in the US, Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez examines the flaws in narratives that simplify and idealize the immigrant experience -- and shares hard-earned wisdom on the best way to help those around us. ...
04.20.2020 An evolutionary perspective on human health and disease \| Lara Durgavich How does your genetic inheritance, culture and history influence your health? Biological anthropologist Lara Durgavich discusses the field of evolutionary medicine as a gateway to understanding the quirks of human biology -- including why a genetic mutation can sometimes have ...
04.17.2020 How to co-parent as allies, not adversaries \| Ebony Roberts and Shaka Senghor When Shaka Senghor and Ebony Roberts ended their relationship, they made a pact to protect their son from its fallout. What resulted was a poetic meditation on what it means to raise a child together, yet apart. In this moving ...
04.16.2020 Racism has a cost for everyone \| Heather C. McGhee Racism makes our economy worse -- and not just in ways that harm people of color, says public policy expert Heather C. McGhee. From her research and travels across the US, McGhee shares startling insights into how racism fuels bad ...
04.15.2020 How to spark your curiosity, scientifically \| Nadya Mason Curious how stuff works? Do a hands-on experiment at home, says physicist Nadya Mason. She shows how you can demystify the world around you by tapping into your scientific curiosity -- and performs a few onstage experiments of her own ...
04.13.2020 The wonders of the molecular world, animated \| Janet Iwasa Some biological structures are so small that scientists can't see them with even the most powerful microscopes. That's where molecular animator and TED Fellow Janet Iwasa gets creative. Explore vast, unseen molecular worlds as she shares mesmerizing animations that imagine ...
04.10.2020 The galactic recipe for a living planet \| Karin Öberg Did you know that one of the most notorious poisons is also a key ingredient for life as we know it? Join space chemist Karin Öberg and learn how she scans the universe in search of this paradoxical chemical using ...
04.10.2020 How the coronavirus pandemic is changing the world \| Fareed Zakaria The coronavirus pandemic is more global, dramatic and unusual than any crisis we've seen in a long time, says journalist Fareed Zakaria. Listen as he shares his perspective on how we can recover from the economic fallout, why certain countries ...
04.10.2020 How the coronavirus is impacting India -- and what needs to happen next \| Gayathri Vasudevan The coronavirus pandemic put India's population of 1.3 billion into an extreme and sudden lockdown. Social entrepreneur Gayathri Vasudevan explains how the situation is impacting the country's migrant workers, who are stuck far from home with limited access to food ...
04.09.2020 What coronavirus means for the global economy \| Ray Dalio "I'm a capitalist. I believe in the system. I believe you can increase the size of the pie and you could divide it well," says Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates. He offers wide-ranging insight and advice on how we ...
04.08.2020 A global hackathon to take on the coronavirus pandemic \| Marko Russiver Looking to put your skills to use to fight the pandemic? Consider joining The Global Hack, a virtual hackathon designed to rapidly develop solutions to the coronavirus crisis. Designer and technologist Marko Russiver shares the motivation behind a movement looking ...
04.08.2020 How understanding divorce can help your marriage \| Jeannie Suk Gersen To understand what makes marriages work, we need to talk about why they sometimes end, says family law professor Jeannie Suk Gersen. Follow along as she lays out three ways that thinking about marital decisions through the lens of divorce ...
04.08.2020 How health workers are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic \| Esther Choo The coronavirus pandemic is unlike anything we've ever seen in health care, says emergency physician Esther Choo. Sharing insights into how health workers are responding to the outbreak, she explains what makes this public health emergency different from others -- ...
04.07.2020 A history of Indigenous languages -- and how to revitalize them \| Lindsay Morcom Indigenous languages across North America are under threat of extinction due to the colonial legacy of cultural erasure, says linguist Lindsay Morcom. Highlighting grassroots strategies developed by the Anishinaabe people of Canada to revive their language and community, Morcom makes ...

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