How to Land on a Comet
Discover the intricate calculations and fascinating journey behind landing a probe on a distant comet, featuring incredible photographs and insights from the Rosetta mission manager.
A Tale of Two Americas and the Mini-Mart Where They Collided
Powerful talk exploring post-9/11 attack in Texas, examining paths of victim and attacker, and calling for reconciliation. Challenges perceptions of American identity and justice.
Vincent Cochetel - I Was Held Hostage for 317 Days - Here's What I Thought About
Powerful account of a UN worker's 317-day hostage experience, exploring survival, human nature, and the rising dangers faced by humanitarian aid workers globally.
How to Manage for Collective Creativity
Discover tools and tactics for fostering creativity in the workplace. Learn how to unlock hidden potential and encourage innovative ideas from all team members, based on research from top creative companies.
How I Work to Protect Women from Honor Killings
Activist Khalida Brohi shares insights on campaigning against honor killings in Pakistan, discussing challenges faced and lessons learned in protecting women's rights and changing cultural mindsets.
How Our Microbes Make Us Who We Are
Explore the crucial role of microbes in human health and identity. Discover how these tiny organisms impact our well-being more significantly than our genes, offering new perspectives on personal and medical care.
How to Practice Emotional First Aid
Discover the importance of emotional hygiene and learn practical strategies for managing psychological pain, promoting mental well-being, and seeking professional help when needed.
The Mathematics of Love
Discover mathematical patterns in love and learn three data-driven tips for finding your ideal partner in this engaging talk by mathematician Hannah Fry.
Humanity vs. Ebola - The Winning Strategies in a Terrifying War
Discover winning strategies against Ebola as Bruce Aylward shares insights on the epidemic's growth, critical approaches to combat it, and signs of success in Liberia, offering hope for future epidemic responses.
How the Internet Has Made Social Change Easy to Organize, Hard to Win
Explore how rapid online organization can hinder long-term social change, examining global movements and the challenges of digital activism in achieving lasting impact.
My Mother's Strange Definition of Empowerment
Khadija Gbla shares her journey navigating cultural clashes surrounding female empowerment, addressing female genital mutilation, and advocating for women's rights to bodily autonomy and sexual pleasure.
To Solve Mass Violence, Look to Locals
Insightful talk on addressing mass violence in Congo by focusing on local conflicts. Challenges conventional approaches, emphasizing grassroots solutions for effective peacekeeping and humanitarian aid.
Brain-to-Brain Communication Has Arrived - How We Did It
Neuroscientist explores brain-to-brain communication, showcasing groundbreaking experiments with rats and monkeys, pushing the boundaries of neural interfaces and mind-to-mind interaction.
Let's Save the Last Pristine Continent
Explorer Robert Swan passionately advocates for extending the Antarctic Treaty beyond 2041 to preserve Earth's last pristine continent, emphasizing its crucial role in our planet's future and our own survival.
Hopeful Lessons from the Battle to Save Rainforests
Tasso Azevedo shares progress in Brazil's fight against deforestation, offering five ideas for future action and exploring potential applications to global climate change.
The Wonderful and Terrifying Implications of Computers That Can Learn
Explore the groundbreaking developments in deep learning and its potential to revolutionize technology, from language processing to medical diagnosis, as presented by technologist Jeremy Howard.
How to Overcome Our Biases - Walk Boldly Toward Them
Diversity advocate explores subconscious attitudes toward out-groups, urging acknowledgment of biases and active engagement with uncomfortable groups to promote understanding and positive change.
To the South Pole and Back - The Hardest 105 Days of My Life
Explorer Ben Saunders shares his raw, honest account of attempting to complete Scott's failed 1912 Antarctic expedition, facing extreme challenges and making the toughest decision of his life.
The Art of Stillness
Explore the power of stillness in a world of constant motion. Pico Iyer shares insights on finding peace, gaining perspective, and transforming your life through moments of quiet and reflection.
What the People of the Amazon Know That You Don't
Ethnobotanist explores Amazon tribes' medicinal knowledge, highlighting endangered wisdom and urging protection of indigenous cultures and their invaluable plant-based healing practices.
Why My Family Started the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge - The Rest Is History
Nancy Frates shares the inspiring story behind the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, detailing how her family turned her son's ALS diagnosis into a global movement for awareness and research funding.