The Past, Present and Future of Nicotine Addiction
Explore the history and impact of nicotine addiction, its devastating health consequences, and potential policy changes to prevent future addictions in this eye-opening talk by health policy expert Mitch Zeller.
Your Body Was Forged in the Spectacular Death of Stars
Explore the cosmic origins of life as an astrophysicist reveals how supernovas forged elements essential to our existence, connecting us all to the spectacular birth and death of stars.
3 Ways to Be a More Effective Fundraiser
Discover three powerful strategies to enhance your fundraising skills, boost confidence, and secure resources for your cause with expert insights from development strategist Kara Logan Berlin.
Dangerous Times Call for Dangerous Women
Pat Mitchell's empowering talk encourages women to embrace fearlessness, take risks, and become forces for positive change in challenging times, inspiring a call to action for a safer, more respectful world.
Why It's So Hard to Make Healthy Decisions
Behavioral economist explores irrational health decisions, offering insights on harnessing predictable irrationality to improve personal choices and healthcare systems for better outcomes.
How to Change Your Behavior for the Better
Psychologist Dan Ariely explores why we make poor decisions and offers innovative strategies to encourage positive behavioral change, blending humor with insightful research.
Hope and Justice for Women Who've Survived ISIS
Rabiaa El Garani shares the story of sexual violence against Yazidi women by ISIS and her work seeking justice for survivors, highlighting their resilience and the importance of bearing witness.
What Obligation Do Social Media Platforms Have to the Greater Good
Technologist Eli Pariser explores how to build better online communities by applying urban planning principles to social media platforms, addressing trust and structural issues.
The Generation That's Remaking China
Explore China's new generation: urban, connected, and socially aware. Gain insights from journalist Yang Lan on the evolving mindset of young Chinese citizens.
Massive-Scale Online Collaboration
Explore how small online contributions can be harnessed for greater good, including digitizing books and language learning, in this inspiring talk by Luis von Ahn.
How to Defend Earth from Asteroids
Explore asteroid threats and defense strategies with humor and compelling visuals. Learn about potential impacts and the crucial steps needed to protect our planet.
Finding Life We Can't Imagine
Explore the search for alien life using artificial life research to identify universal biomarkers, challenging our preconceptions of what constitutes life beyond Earth.
We Need a "Moral Operating System"
Exploring the ethical implications of technological advancements and the need for a philosophical framework to guide our decisions in the digital age.
Faith Versus Tradition in Islam
Explore the distinction between Islamic faith and cultural traditions, examining how practices like headscarves have become conflated with core religious beliefs.
Distant Time and the Hint of a Multiverse
Explore the nature of time, entropy, and the possibility of a multiverse in this thought-provoking talk by cosmologist Sean Carroll on the fundamental questions of our universe.
A Lab the Size of a Postage Stamp
Discover innovative, low-cost lab tests using paper-based technology for disease diagnosis in resource-limited areas, revolutionizing healthcare accessibility and affordability.
Are We Born to Run?
Explore the evolutionary significance of running, its role in human survival, and how it connects us to our ancestors in this thought-provoking talk by Christopher McDougall.
The Economic Injustice of Plastic
Van Jones explores the social justice implications of plastic pollution, highlighting its disproportionate impact on disadvantaged communities and proposing solutions for a more sustainable future.
Obesity + Hunger = 1 Global Food Issue
Explore the interconnected global issues of hunger and obesity, and learn about innovative solutions to transform our food systems for a healthier, more equitable world.
Let's Raise Kids to Be Entrepreneurs
Discover how to nurture entrepreneurial traits in children, fostering creativity and innovation from a young age to help them thrive as future business leaders.
Re-examining the Remix
Explore copyright, remix culture, and the ecology of creativity through a unique political lens in this thought-provoking talk by Lawrence Lessig.