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.
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.
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.
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.
Why We Need to End the War on Drugs
Impassioned plea for ending the War on Drugs, advocating for intelligent regulation instead. Nadelmann presents compelling reasons to shift drug policy towards a more effective and humane approach.
What the Social Progress Index Can Reveal About Your Country
Explore the Social Progress Index as an alternative to GDP for measuring societal well-being. Learn how this tool evaluates nations across three key dimensions for a more comprehensive view of progress.
My Architectural Philosophy - Bring the Community into the Process
Architect Aravena shares innovative housing solutions inspired by favelas, emphasizing community involvement and flexible designs that allow families to expand their homes, showcasing the power of simple yet impactful ideas.
It's Our City - Let's Fix It
Urban activist Alessandra Orofino discusses how to engage citizens in local politics using technology and human connection, empowering them to shape their cities' futures through active participation and decision-making.
What New Power Looks Like
Explore how distributed, crowd-sourced models are reshaping business and politics. Discover the potential of "new power" to transform traditional power structures and its implications for the future.
A Neural Portrait of the Human Mind
Explore brain imaging insights with fMRI pioneer Nancy Kanwisher, uncovering specialized components and general-purpose machinery in the human brain, while highlighting the vast potential for future discoveries.
The State of the Climate - and What We Might Do About It
Economist Lord Nicholas Stern discusses the global climate crisis, emphasizing international cooperation and the potential for positive change beyond disaster prevention at the UN Climate Summit.
Lessons from Fashion's Free Culture
Explore how fashion's lack of copyright protection fosters innovation and sales, offering valuable insights for other creative industries in this thought-provoking TED talk.
The Hidden Influence of Social Networks
Explore how traits like happiness and obesity spread through social networks, and discover how your network position can impact your life in unexpected ways.
How We Wrecked the Ocean
Coral reef ecologist reveals shocking state of overfished, overheated, and polluted oceans, presenting astonishing photos and statistics to illustrate the dire situation and future implications.
How Great Leaders Inspire Action
Discover a powerful model for inspiring action through leadership, exploring the 'Why' behind successful organizations and individuals. Gain insights to transform your approach to leadership.
Four Ways to Fix a Broken Legal System
Lawyer Philip Howard proposes four solutions to simplify US law, addressing the paralysis caused by fear of lawsuits in professions like teaching and medicine.
A Broken Body Isn't a Broken Person
Inspiring story of resilience and transformation as a former Olympic hopeful overcomes a devastating accident to discover new purpose and redefine her identity beyond physical limitations.
A Child of the State
Poet Lemn Sissay shares his personal journey as a foster child, exploring societal perceptions and the importance of embracing one's past in shaping identity and fostering resilience.