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Yuval Noah Harari: The actual cost of preventing climate breakdown

Watch historian Yuval Noah Harari's new talk on the (astonishingly small!) cost of stopping ecological cataclysm

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The future of US reproductive rights after Roe v. Wade

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

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The mission to safeguard Black history in the US

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Agnes Larsson

The awesome potential of many metaverses

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Bryce Dallas Howard

How to preserve your private life in the age of social media

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Tom Oxley

A brain implant that turns your thoughts into text

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Bevy Smith

How to discover your authentic self -- at any age

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John C. Mather

How the James Webb Space Telescope will unfold the universe

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Alexis Nikole Nelson

A flavorful field guide to foraging

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Tom Teves

A call to end the media coverage mass shooters want

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Tzeporah Berman

The bad math of the fossil fuel industry

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Allyson Felix

An Olympic champion's mindset for overcoming fear

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The crime-fighting power of cross-border investigative journalism

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Zoya Lytvyn

Ukraine's fight to keep educating its children

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Garry Kasparov

Stand with Ukraine in the fight against evil

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How mRNA medicine will change the world

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Countdown: Take action on climate

Tzeporah Berman

The bad math of the fossil fuel industry

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Solitaire Townsend

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

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The African swamp protecting Earth's environment

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Climate action needs new frontline leadership

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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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What seaweed and cow burps have to do with climate change

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

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Rachel Kyte

Sustainable cooling that doesn't warm the planet

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Maria Gallucci

The carbonless fuel that could change how we ship goods

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Understanding Ukraine

Zoya Lytvyn

Ukraine's fight to keep educating its children

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The war in Ukraine could change everything

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

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Nuclear threat and the war in Ukraine

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

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How to be fearless in the face of authoritarianism

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Inside the fight against Russia's fake news empire

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The story of Marvel's first queer Latina superhero

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Humanizing the refugee crisis

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

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The fundamental right to seek asylum

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How deepfakes undermine truth and threaten democracy

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How I use Minecraft to help kids with autism

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Keep your brain healthy

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Don't suffer from your depression in silence

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Secrets to understanding life

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Why the secret to success is setting the right goals

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The secret to great opportunities? The person you haven't met yet

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The secret to scientific discoveries? Making mistakes

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The happy secret to better work

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The secret to desire in a long-term relationship

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The happy secret to better work

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Trial, error and the God complex

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Meditations on mental health

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Depression, the secret we share

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