TEDTalks Noticias y Política

Aspirations are rising as never before across the world, thanks in large part to smartphones and the internet -- will they be met with opportunity or frustration? Former President of the World Bank Group Jim Yong Kim shares how the institution is working to improve the health and financial futures of people in the poorest countries by boosting investment and de-risking development.

For a crime he committed in his early twenties, the courts sentenced Marlon Peterson to 10 years in prison -- and, as he says, a lifetime of irrelevance. While behind bars, Peterson found redemption through a penpal mentorship program with students from Brooklyn. In this brave talk, he reminds us why we should invest in the humanity of those people society would like to disregard and discard.

In a quest to make sense of the political environment in the United States in 2017, lawyer and ACLU executive director Anthony D. Romero turned to a surprising place -- a 14th-century fresco by Italian Renaissance master Ambrogio Lorenzetti. What could a 700-year-old painting possibly teach us about life today? Turns out, a lot. Romero explains all in a talk that's as striking as the painting itself.

Hacking, fake news, information bubbles ... all these and more have become part of the vernacular in recent years. But as cyberspace analyst Laura Galante describes in this alarming talk, the real target of anyone looking to influence geopolitics is dastardly simple: it's you.

"There are facts, there are opinions, and there are lies," says historian Deborah Lipstadt, telling the remarkable story of her research into Holocaust deniers -- and their deliberate distortion of history. Lipstadt encourages us all to go on the offensive against those who assault the truth and facts. "Truth is not relative," she says.

El 14 de abril de 2014, la organización terrorista Boko Haram secuestró a más de 200 estudiantes de la ciudad de Chibok, Nigeria. En todo el mundo, el crimen se plasmó en el lema #BringBackOurGirls, pero en Nigeria, los funcionarios del gobierno calificaron el crimen como un engaño, confundiendo y retrasando cualquier esfuerzo para rescatar a las niñas. En esta poderosa charla, la periodista Stephanie Busari señala la tragedia de Chibok para explicar el peligro mortal de las noticias falsas y lo que podemos hacer para detenerlas.

How can we bridge the gap between left and right to have a wiser, more connected political conversation? Journalist Gretchen Carlson and op-ed columnist David Brooks share insights on the tensions at the heart of American politics today -- and where we can find common ground. Followed by a rousing performance of "America the Beautiful" by Vy Higginsen's Gospel Choir of Harlem.

Wish you could vote in another country's election? Simon Anholt unveils the Global Vote, an online platform that lets anybody, anywhere in the world, "vote" in the election of any country on earth (with surprising results).

La guerra no solo mata personas; destruye las instituciones que hacen que una sociedad funcione, como los servicios públicos, los bancos y los hospitales. Margaret Bourdeaux, médica y analista de políticas sanitarias, propone una estrategia audaz para lidiar con la recuperación posconflicto que se centra en construir sistemas de salud fuertes y resistentes que protejan a las poblaciones vulnerables.

In a war, it turns out that violence isn't the biggest killer of civilians. What is? Illness, hunger, poverty -- because war destroys the institutions that keep society running, like utilities, banks, food systems and hospitals. Physician Margaret Bourdeaux proposes a bold approach to post-conflict recovery, setting priorities on what to fix first