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The human stories behind mass incarceration | Eve AbramsThe United States locks up more people than any other country in the world, says documentarian Eve Abrams, and somewhere between one and four percent of those in prison are likely…
Dear billionaire, I give you a D-minusIn most workplaces, criticizing your boss is a great way to lose your job. At Bridgewater Associates, you can be fired for NOT criticizing your boss. We grill founder Ray Dalio and…
Need a new idea? Start at the edge of what is known | Vittorio Loreto"Where do great ideas come from?" Starting with this question in mind, Vittorio Loreto takes us on a journey to explore a possible mathematical scheme that explains the birth of th…
For survivors of Ebola, the crisis isn't over | Soka MosesIn 2014, as a newly trained physician, Soka Moses took on one of the toughest jobs in the world: treating highly contagious patients at the height of Liberia's Ebola outbreak. In t…
A new rite of passage for later in life | Bob SteinWe use rituals to mark the early stages of our lives, like birthdays and graduations -- but what about our later years? In this meditative talk about looking both backward and forw…
What if gentrification was about healing communities instead of displacing them? | Liz OgbuLiz Ogbu is an architect who works on spatial justice: the idea that justice has a geography and that the equitable distribution of resources and services is a human right. In San…
How I use art to bridge misunderstanding | Adong JudithDirector and playwright Adong Judith creates provocative art that sparks dialogue on issues from LGBTQ rights to war crimes. In this quick but powerful talk, the TED Fellow details…
Can I have your brain? The quest for truth on concussions and CTE | Chris NowinskiSomething strange and deadly is happening inside the brains of top athletes -- a degenerative condition, possibly linked to concussions, that causes dementia, psychosis and far-too…
What we can do about the culture of hate | Sally KohnWe're all against hate, right? We agree it's a problem -- their problem, not our problem, that is. But as Sally Kohn discovered, we all hate -- some of us in subtle ways, others in…
Why must artists be poor? | Hadi EldebekThe arts bring meaning to our lives and spirit to our culture -- so why do we expect artists to struggle to make a living? Hadi Eldebek is working to create a society where artists…
3 myths about the future of work (and why they're not true) | Daniel Susskind"Will machines replace humans?" This question is on the mind of anyone with a job to lose. Daniel Susskind confronts this question and three misconceptions we have about our automa…
How to inspire every child to be a lifelong reader | Alvin IrbyAccording to the US Department of Education, more than 85 percent of black fourth-grade boys aren't proficient in reading. What kind of reading experiences should we be creating to…
What a world without prisons could look like | Deanna Van BurenDeanna Van Buren designs restorative justice centers that, instead of taking the punitive approach used by a system focused on mass incarceration, treat crime as a breach of relati…
What would happen if you didn’t sleep? | Claudia AguirreIn the United States, it’s estimated that 30 percent of adults and 66 percent of adolescents are regularly sleep-deprived. This isn’t just a minor inconvenience: staying awake can…
Tales of passion | Isabel AllendeAuthor and activist Isabel Allende discusses women, creativity, the definition of feminism -- and, of course, passion -- in this talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for…
The best way to help is often just to listen | Sophie AndrewsA 24-hour helpline in the UK known as Samaritans helped Sophie Andrews become a survivor of abuse rather than a victim. Now she's paying the favor back as the founder of The Silver…
To solve the world's biggest problems, invest in women and girls | Musimbi KanyoroAs CEO of the Global Fund for Women, Musimbi Kanyoro works to support women and their ideas so they can expand and grow. She introduces us to the Maragoli concept of "isirika" -- a…
The wonderful world of life in a drop of water | Simone Bianco and Tom Zimmerman"Hold your breath," says inventor Tom Zimmerman. "This is the world without plankton." These tiny organisms produce two-thirds of our planet's oxygen -- without them, life as we kn…
How fashion helps us express who we are -- and what we stand for | Kaustav DeyNo one thinks twice about a woman wearing blue jeans in New York City -- but when Nobel laureate Malala wears them, it's a political act. Around the globe, individuality can be a c…
What soccer can teach us about freedom | Marc Bamuthi Joseph"Soccer is the only thing on this planet that we can all agree to do together," says theater maker and TED Fellow Marc Bamuthi Joseph. Through his performances and an engagement in…
