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The revolutionary power of Black joy

Community organizer and queer activist Miracle Jones explains why Black joy is a crucial component of the racial justice movement.

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Kathryn Kolbert

The end of Roe v. Wade -- and what comes next for reproductive freedom

16 minutes 51 seconds
Allyson Felix

An Olympic champion's mindset for overcoming fear

9 minutes 17 seconds
Bektour Iskender

The crime-fighting power of cross-border investigative journalism

9 minutes 18 seconds
Bill Gates

We can make COVID-19 the last pandemic

14 minutes 47 seconds
Zoya Lytvyn

Ukraine's fight to keep educating its children

7 minutes
Garry Kasparov

Stand with Ukraine in the fight against evil

15 minutes 2 seconds
John C. Mather

How the James Webb Space Telescope will unfold the universe

8 minutes 47 seconds
Melissa J. Moore

How mRNA medicine will change the world

18 minutes 3 seconds
Vera Songwe

The African swamp protecting Earth's environment

6 minutes 55 seconds
Susan Cain and Min Kym

The hidden power of sad songs and rainy days

15 minutes 44 seconds
Lilly Singh

"A seat at the table" isn't the solution for gender equity

19 minutes 55 seconds
Maja Bosnic

How to share public money fairly

12 minutes 7 seconds
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Bevy Smith

How to discover your authentic self -- at any age

15 minutes 9 seconds
Posted May 2022
Al Gore

We have to stop destroying our future

10 minutes 25 seconds
Posted May 2022
Ken Chenault

How great leaders innovate -- responsibly

12 minutes 20 seconds
Posted May 2022
Deepa Purushothaman

The workplace, redefined by women of color

19 minutes 18 seconds
Posted May 2022
Dorie Clark

The real reason you feel so busy (and what to do about it)

7 minutes 47 seconds
Posted May 2022
Adam Mosseri

A creator-led internet, built on blockchain

13 minutes 36 seconds
Posted May 2022
Resson Kantai Duff

Why Africa needs community-led conservation

13 minutes 31 seconds
Posted May 2022
Bektour Iskender

The crime-fighting power of cross-border investigative journalism

9 minutes 18 seconds
Posted May 2022
Lucie Pinson

How to stop banks from investing in dirty energy

11 minutes 28 seconds
Posted May 2022
Srishti Bakshi

My long walk across India for women's freedom

9 minutes 55 seconds
Posted May 2022
Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli

The future of the food ecosystem -- and the power of your plate

11 minutes
Posted May 2022
Edith Elliott and Shahed Alam

The most powerful untapped resource in health care

9 minutes 16 seconds
Posted May 2022
Amanda Renteria

A bold plan to transform access to the US social safety net

8 minutes 32 seconds
Posted May 2022
Anushka Ratnayake

A transparent, easy way for smallholder farmers to save

8 minutes 1 second
Posted May 2022
Tiana Epps-Johnson

An election redesign to restore trust in US democracy

8 minutes 50 seconds
Posted May 2022
Celina de Sola

Mental health care that disrupts cycles of violence

8 minutes 11 seconds
Posted May 2022
Sue Natali

How ancient Arctic carbon threatens everyone on the planet

8 minutes 16 seconds
Posted May 2022
Nonette Royo

Why Indigenous forest guardianship is crucial to climate action

8 minutes 57 seconds
Posted May 2022
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Simon Anholt

Which country does the most good for the world?

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Simon Sinek

How to discover your "why" in difficult times

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June Tangney

What's the difference between guilt and shame?

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Reshma Saujani

Teach girls bravery, not perfection

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How barbershops can keep men healthy

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A new way to heal hearts without surgery

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This is your brain on communication

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Tracy Young

How vulnerability makes you a better leader

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Dan Gartenberg

The brain benefits of deep sleep -- and how to get more of it

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Frans de Waal

Moral behavior in animals

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Lera Boroditsky

How language shapes the way we think

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Steven Pinker

Is the world getting better or worse? A look at the numbers

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Michael Merzenich

Growing evidence of brain plasticity

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A playbook for protecting the planet

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An economic case for protecting the planet

14 minutes 4 seconds

A new way to restore Earth's biodiversity -- from the air

2 minutes 12 seconds

Nature is everywhere -- we just need to learn to see it

15 minutes 42 seconds

The intended consequences of helping nature thrive

15 minutes 34 seconds

What to do when climate change feels unstoppable

12 minutes 24 seconds

Love, sorrow and the emotions that power climate action

12 minutes 40 seconds
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Understanding Ukraine

Zoya Lytvyn

Ukraine's fight to keep educating its children

7 minutes
Garry Kasparov

Stand with Ukraine in the fight against evil

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Yuval Noah Harari

The war in Ukraine could change everything

49 minutes 37 seconds
Ian Bremmer

War in Ukraine -- and what it means for the world order

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Emma Belcher

Nuclear threat and the war in Ukraine

11 minutes 42 seconds
Aala El-Khani

What it's like to be a parent in a war zone

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Benedetta Berti and Evelien Borgman

What does it mean to be a refugee?

5 minutes 27 seconds
R. Alan Brooks

When the world is burning, is art a waste of time?

12 minutes 34 seconds
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

How to be fearless in the face of authoritarianism

5 minutes 34 seconds
Olga Yurkova

Inside the fight against Russia's fake news empire

5 minutes 6 seconds
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TED-Ed animations: Feed your curiosity

Eleanor Nelsen

Why do people have seasonal allergies?

4 minutes 46 seconds
Joseph Goffman

Whatever happened to acid rain?

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Andrew Whitworth

If you're scared of snakes, watch this

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Nick Caruso and Dani Rabaiotti

The world's most dangerous fart

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Brent Loken

Can we create the "perfect" farm?

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Elizabeth Cox

What is imposter syndrome and how can you combat it?

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Stefan Al

Will there ever be a mile-high skyscraper?

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Rebecca J. Barthelmie and Sara C. Pryor

How do wind turbines work?

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Safia Elhillo

"To Make Use of Water"

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Kate Slabosky

Can the ocean run out of oxygen?

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Francis de los Reyes

A brief history of toilets

5 minutes 5 seconds
Valentin Hammoudi

How tall can a tree grow?

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Countdown: Take action on climate

Solitaire Townsend

Are ad agencies, PR firms and lobbyists destroying the climate?

9 minutes 44 seconds
Jennifer Holmgren

How we're turning carbon waste into jet fuel (and everything else)

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Ozawa Bineshi Albert

Climate action needs new frontline leadership

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Shai Weiss

A vision for sustainability in aviation

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The African swamp protecting Earth's environment

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Dan Jørgensen

How wind energy could power Earth ... 18 times over

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How to fix the "bugs" in the net-zero code

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The tragedy of air pollution -- and an urgent demand for clean air

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Selina Neirok Leem

Climate change isn't a distant threat -- it's our reality

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Ermias Kebreab

What seaweed and cow burps have to do with climate change

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Sathya Raghu Mokkapati

The "greenhouse-in-a-box" empowering farmers in India

8 minutes 39 seconds
Rachel Kyte

Sustainable cooling that doesn't warm the planet

10 minutes 28 seconds
Maria Gallucci

The carbonless fuel that could change how we ship goods

7 minutes 27 seconds
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Meditations on mental health

Andrew Solomon

Depression, the secret we share

29 minutes 7 seconds
Johann Hari

This could be why you're depressed or anxious

20 minutes 22 seconds
Tom Osborn

A new way to help young people with their mental health

6 minutes 32 seconds
Kathy Mendias

The mood-boosting power of crying

11 minutes 7 seconds
Rob Wang

On masculinity and mental health

16 minutes 57 seconds
Jen Gunter

What's normal anxiety -- and what's an anxiety disorder?

5 minutes 10 seconds
Hailey Hardcastle

Why students should have mental health days

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Sophie Andrews

The best way to help is often just to listen

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Cornelia Geppert

A video game that helps us understand loneliness

12 minutes 33 seconds
Roselinde Kaiser

The lifetime stakes of teen mental health

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Essam Daod

How we can bring mental health support to refugees

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Peachy Liv

How to protect your mental well-being online -- from a Gen-Zer

9 minutes 53 seconds
Mariano Sigman

Your words may predict your future mental health

12 minutes 4 seconds
Sangu Delle

There's no shame in taking care of your mental health

8 minutes 56 seconds
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Humanizing the refugee crisis

Aala El-Khani

What it's like to be a parent in a war zone

14 minutes 6 seconds
Tima Kurdi

How one photo captured a humanitarian crisis

14 minutes 47 seconds
Abeer Seikaly

How architecture sustains culture -- and empowers displaced people

16 minutes 55 seconds
Halima Aden

How I went from child refugee to international model

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Brian Sokol

What photos don't tell you about the refugee experience

17 minutes 14 seconds
HY William Chan

How refugees could be architects of their own homes -- and futures

10 minutes 40 seconds
Melanie Nezer

The fundamental right to seek asylum

10 minutes 45 seconds
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Danielle Citron

How deepfakes undermine truth and threaten democracy

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Andrew Marantz

Inside the bizarre world of internet trolls and propagandists

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How I'm fighting bias in algorithms

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Jill Heinerth

The mysterious world of underwater caves

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Katrina Spade

When I die, recompose me

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A climate change solution that's right under our feet

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Nizar Ibrahim

How we unearthed the Spinosaurus

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The hidden history found in your teeth

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The Great Migration and the power of a single decision

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Why the "good immigrant" is a bad narrative

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A one-man musical phenomenon

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How to recover from activism burnout

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Stuart Duncan

How I use Minecraft to help kids with autism

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The happy secret to better work

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