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How biochar removes CO2 from the air -- and helps farmers thrive

Posted Jan 2022

Brittany K. Barnett

A vision of sustainable liberation for justice-impacted people

Posted Jan 2022

The architectural mastermind behind modern Singapore

Posted Jan 2022

Warren Valdmanis

What makes a job "good" -- and the case for investing in people

Posted Jan 2022

Language shouldn't be a barrier to climate action

Posted Jan 2022

Anna Malaika Tubbs

How moms shape the world

Posted Jan 2022

Priscilla Chomba-Kinywa

A free and fair internet benefits everyone

Posted Dec 2021

4 ways the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way we sleep

Posted Dec 2021

How to escape the cynicism trap

Posted Dec 2021

Halla Tómasdóttir

Use your voice, vote and wallet for climate action

Posted Dec 2021

A king cobra bite -- and a scientific discovery

Posted Dec 2021

The global risk of flooding -- and how to turn the tide

Posted Dec 2021

Jim Hagemann Snabe

Dreams and details for a decarbonized future

Posted Dec 2021

Karen Lellouche Tordjman

Siri, Alexa, Google ... what comes next?

Posted Dec 2021

A new way to help young people with their mental health

Posted Dec 2021

How to deal with your insomnia -- and finally get to sleep

Posted Dec 2021

Vishaan Chakrabarti

A vision of sustainable housing for all of humanity

Posted Dec 2021

Jennifer B. Nuzzo

3 ways to prepare society for the next pandemic

Posted Dec 2021

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Heather C. McGhee

Racism has a cost for everyone

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A dig for humanity's origins

Zeresenay Alemseged

The search for humanity's roots

Lidia Yuknavitch

The beauty of being a misfit

How brain science will change computing

How I hacked online dating

Amber McReynolds

An election system that puts voters (not politicians) first

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Jacqueline Novogratz

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What happened when we paired up thousands of strangers to talk politics

Why you should talk to strangers

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How jails extort the poor

Bryan Stevenson

We need to talk about an injustice

Ethan Nadelmann

Why we need to end the War on Drugs

I love being a police officer, but we need reform

Robin Steinberg

What if we ended the injustice of bail?

American Family Insurance

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3 steps to getting what you want in a negotiation

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3 questions to build resilience -- and change the world

Bozoma Saint John

The creative power of your intuition

How to make radical climate action the new normal

The rise of predatory scams -- and how to prevent them

Irma L. Olguin Jr.

How to turn around a city

Richard Thompson Ford

A tailored history of who wears what -- and why

Gavin McCormick

Tracking the whole world's carbon emissions -- with satellites and AI

The Black history of twerking -- and how it taught me self-love

Nithya Ramanathan

The problem of vaccine spoilage -- and a smart sensor to help

How we could eat real meat without harming animals

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How every child can thrive by five

How to stop languishing and start finding flow

How to have constructive conversations

The science behind how parents affect child development

Christine Carter

The 1-minute secret to forming a new habit

How your memory works -- and why forgetting is totally OK

Using your voice is a political choice

Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci

Meet the scientist couple driving an mRNA vaccine revolution

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski

The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care)

Niro Sivanathan

The counterintuitive way to be more persuasive

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Countdown: Take action on climate

It's impossible to have healthy people on a sick planet

How to make radical climate action the new normal

Xiye Bastida, Shiv Soin and Latif Nasser

Dear world leaders, these are our climate demands

Nemonte Nenquimo

The forest is our teacher. It's time to respect it

John Doerr and Ryan Panchadsaram

An action plan for solving the climate crisis

The crucial intersection of climate and capital

Al Roker, Al Gore, David Biello and Latif Nasser

The science of extreme weather -- and how to reduce the harm

Jack Dangermond

An ever-evolving map of everything on Earth

The mighty power and flavor of plants

The powerful women on the front lines of climate action

Nicola Sturgeon

How small countries can make a big impact on climate change

Amina J. Mohammed

A new perspective on the journey to net-zero

The fastest way to slow climate change now

TED-Ed animations: Feed your curiosity

The science of snowflakes

Why don't we cover the desert with solar panels?

Iseult Gillespie

The Norse myth that inspired "The Lord of the Rings"

Why do we kiss under mistletoe?

Jeffrey A. Lockwood

Are locust plagues unstoppable?

Iseult Gillespie

Why should you read Charles Dickens?

Why do we feel nostalgia?

Jodie Houlston-Lau

How to make a sad story funny

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Can stereotypes ever be good?

Christian Jarrett

Why are we so attached to our things?

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The wild sex lives of marine creatures

Why do some people snore so loudly?

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How to stop languishing and start finding flow

We don't "move on" from grief. We move forward with it

Robert A. Belle

The emotions behind your money habits

Essential questions to ask your future self

Ella Al-Shamahi

The fascinating (and dangerous) places scientists aren't exploring

Jorge Mañes Rubio

What should humans take to space (and leave behind)?

Don't ask where I'm from, ask where I'm a local

I let algorithms randomize my life for two years

Christiana Figueres

The case for stubborn optimism on climate

The optimism bias

4 steps to ending extreme poverty

Manoush Zomorodi

How boredom can lead to your most brilliant ideas

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Ashley Whillans

3 rules for better work-life balance

A cleanse won't detox your body -- but here's what will

Are naps actually good for us?

What we miss when we focus on the average

Wendy De La Rosa

10 steps to boost your financial health -- that you can do in a day

Want to truly succeed? Lift others up while you climb

5 skin health myths to stop believing now

Why better sleep means a better sex life

How did we get fertility so wrong?

Wendy De La Rosa

The money talk that every couple needs to have

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WorkLife with Adam Grant

The real reason you procrastinate

An Indigenous Mixtape from Lima, Peru

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Michael Tubbs on politics as a force for good

How we can actually pay people enough -- with Paypal CEO Dan Schulman

What your sleep patterns say about your relationship

A stock market for social justice

Brené Brown

Conversations with People Who Hate Me

The Trans Ban

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We don't "move on" from grief. We move forward with it

Amir Nizar Zuabi

Walk with Little Amal, a theatrical journey celebrating the refugee experience

What it takes to launch a telescope

Kathryn A. Whitehead

The tiny balls of fat that could revolutionize medicine

How we're using drones to deliver blood and save lives

How to turn off work thoughts during your free time

Amanda Williams

Why I turned Chicago's abandoned homes into art

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