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How we can help hungry kids, one text at a time | Su KahumbuSu Kahumbu raises badass cows -- healthy, well-fed animals whose protein is key to solving a growing crisis in Africa: childhood nutritional stunting. With iCow, a simple SMS servi…
This deep-sea mystery is changing our understanding of life | Karen LloydHow deep into the Earth can we go and still find life? Marine microbiologist Karen Lloyd introduces us to deep-subsurface microbes: tiny organisms that live buried meters deep in o…
How I use Minecraft to help kids with autism | Stuart DuncanThe internet can be an ugly place, but you won't find bullies or trolls on Stuart Duncan's Minecraft server, AutCraft. Designed for children with autism and their families, AutCraf…
How I earned a law diploma while on death row | Peter OukoPeter Ouko spent 18 years in Kamiti Prison in Kenya, sometimes locked up in a cell with 13 other grown men for 23 and a half hours a day. In a moving talk, he tells the story of ho…
How we can use space technology to improve life on Earth | Danielle WoodDanielle Wood leads the Space Enabled research group at the MIT Media Lab, where she works to tear down the barriers that limit the benefits of space exploration to only the few, t…
Black life at the intersection of birth and death | Mwende "FreeQuency" Katwiwa"It is the artist's job to unearth stories that people try to bury with shovels of complacency and time," says poet and freedom fighter Mwende "FreeQuency" Katwiwa. Performing her…
My failed mission to find God -- and what I found instead | Anjali KumarAnjali Kumar went looking for God and ended up finding something else entirely. In an uplifting, funny talk about our shared humanity, she takes us on a spiritual pilgrimage to mee…
Could the social lives of fish help us save coral reefs? | Mike GilMike Gil spies on fish: using novel multi-camera systems and computer vision technology, the TED Fellow and his colleagues explore how coral reef fish behave, socialize and affect…
Why I study the most dangerous animal on earth -- mosquitoes | Fredros OkumuWhat do we really know about mosquitoes? Fredros Okumu catches and studies these disease-carrying insects for a living -- with the hope of crashing their populations. Join Okumu fo…
The thrilling potential for off-grid solar energy | Amar InamdarThere's an energy revolution happening in villages and towns across Africa -- off-grid solar energy is becoming a viable alternative to traditional electricity systems. In a bold t…
What's it like to be a robot? | Leila TakayamaWe already live among robots: tools and machines like dishwashers and thermostats so integrated into our lives that we'd never think to call them that. What will a future with even…
What if you could turn plastic trash into cash? | David KatzCan we solve the problem of ocean plastic pollution and end extreme poverty at the same time? That's the ambitious goal of The Plastic Bank: a worldwide chain of stores where every…
The dangerous evolution of HIV | Edsel SalvanaThink we're winning the battle against HIV? Maybe not, as the next wave of drug-resistant viruses arrives. In an eye-opening talk, TED Fellow Edsel Salvana describes the aggressive…
The business benefits of doing good | Wendy Woods"The only way we're going to make substantial progress on the challenging problems of our time is for business to drive the solutions," says social impact strategist Wendy Woods. I…
An economic case for protecting the planet | Naoko IshiiWe all share one planet -- we breathe the same air, drink the same water and depend on the same oceans, forests and biodiversity. Economist Naoko Ishii is on a mission to protect t…
What comes after tragedy? Forgiveness | Azim Khamisa and Ples FelixOn one awful night in 1995, Ples Felix's 14-year-old grandson murdered Azim Khamisa's son in a gang initiation fueled by drugs, alcohol and a false sense of belonging. The deadly e…
American bipartisan politics can be saved -- here's how | Bob InglisFormer Republican member of the U.S. Congress Bob Inglis shares an optimistic message about how conservatives can lead on climate change and other pressing problems -- and how free…
The hidden role informal caregivers play in health care | Scott WilliamsOnce a cared-for patient and now a caregiver himself, Scott Williams highlights the invaluable role of informal caregivers -- those friends and relatives who, out of love, go the e…
Talk about your death while you're still healthy | Michelle KnoxDo you know what you want when you die? Do you know how you want to be remembered? In a candid, heartfelt talk about a subject most of us would rather not discuss, Michelle Knox as…
The search for "aha!" moments | Matt GoldmanIn 1988, Matt Goldman and a few friends created the Blue Man Group, an off-Broadway production that became a sensation known for its humor, blue body paint and wild stunts. The sho…
