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Simona Francese: Your fingerprints reveal more than you think

Our fingerprints are what make us unique -- but they're also home to a world of information hidden in molecules that reveal our actions, lifestyles and routines. In this riveting talk, chemist Simona Francese shows how she studies these microscopic traces using mass spectrometry, a technology that analyzes fingerprints in previously impossible d...
https://www.ted.com/talks/simona_francese_your_fingerprints_reveal_more_than_you_think

Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff, Rashad Robinson, Dr. Bernice King, Anthony D. Romero: The path to ending systemic racism in the US

In a time of mourning and anger over the ongoing violence inflicted on Black communities by police in the US and the lack of accountability from national leadership, what is the path forward? Sharing urgent insights into this historic moment, Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff, Rashad Robinson, Dr. Bernice King and Anthony D. Romero discuss dismantling the ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/dr_phillip_atiba_goff_rashad_robinson_dr_bernice_king_anthony_d_romero_the_path_to_ending_systemic_racism_in_the_us

Rodrigo Canales: The deadly genius of drug cartels

Up to 100,000 people died in drug-related violence in Mexico in the last 6 years. We might think this has nothing to do with us, but in fact we are all complicit, says Yale professor Rodrigo Canales in this unflinching talk that turns conventional wisdom about drug cartels on its head. The carnage is not about faceless, ignorant goons mindlessly...
https://www.ted.com/talks/rodrigo_canales_the_deadly_genius_of_drug_cartels

What does it mean to be a refugee?

About 60 million people around the globe have been forced to leave their homes to escape war, violence and persecution. The majority have become Internally Displaced Persons, meaning they fled their homes but are still in their own countries. Others, referred to as refugees, sought shelter outside their own country. But what does that term reall...
https://www.ted.com/about/programs-initiatives/ted-ed/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-refugee

Joseph Shin: How doctors can help fix the broken US asylum system

Refugees fleeing persecution endure unimaginable hardships in search of a better life. Physician Joseph Shin explains the essential collaboration of doctors and lawyers working together to help asylum seekers in the United States, sharing promising pathways toward securing the human dignities they deserve.
https://www.ted.com/talks/joseph_shin_how_doctors_can_help_fix_the_broken_us_asylum_system

Yasmin Green: How technology can fight extremism and online harassment

Can technology make people safer from threats like violent extremism, censorship and persecution? In this illuminating talk, technologist Yasmin Green details programs pioneered at Jigsaw (a unit within Alphabet Inc., the collection of companies that also includes Google) to counter radicalization and online harassment -- including a project tha...
https://www.ted.com/talks/yasmin_green_how_technology_can_fight_extremism_and_online_harassment

Tom Teves: A call to end the media coverage mass shooters want

On July 20, 2012, a mass shooting in a movie theater of Aurora, Colorado left the town, and its nation, reeling. To many -- including Tom Teves, who lost his son in the tragedy -- the news coverage that followed focused on all the wrong things. Why did the reporting overwhelmingly fixate on the shooter rather than the lives of the victims or the...
https://www.ted.com/talks/tom_teves_a_call_to_end_the_media_coverage_mass_shooters_want

Playlist: The Audacious Project: 2021-22 (9 talks)

The Audacious Project: 2021-22
Curated by TED · 9 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/the_audacious_project_2021_22

Erika Gregory | TED Speaker

Bringing cross-disciplinary tactics and innovation to a moribund defense industry, N Square’s Erika Gregory seeks to wean the world from its nuclear stockpiles.
Nuclear reformer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/erika_gregory

Jessica Ladd | TED Speaker

Jessica Ladd is using technology to combat sexual assault, empower survivors and advance justice.
Founder of Callisto
https://www.ted.com/speakers/jessica_ladd

Riché D. Richardson: The hidden life of Rosa Parks

Throughout her life, Rosa Parks repeatedly challenged racial violence and the prejudiced systems protecting its perpetrators. Her refusal to move to the back of a segregated bus ignited a boycott that lasted 381 days and helped transform civil rights activism into a national movement. But this work came at an enormous risk— and a personal price....
https://www.ted.com/talks/riche_d_richardson_the_hidden_life_of_rosa_parks

Nina Medvinskaya: Is life meaningless? And other absurd questions

Albert Camus grew up surrounded by violence. His homeland of Algeria was mired in conflict. He lost his father in World War I. Seeing World War II's devastation, Camus grew despondent. What was the meaning behind all this endless bloodshed and suffering? And if the world was meaningless, could our individual lives still hold value? Nina Medvinsk...
https://www.ted.com/talks/nina_medvinskaya_is_life_meaningless_and_other_absurd_questions

Michael Tubbs: The political power of being a good neighbor

Michael Tubbs is the youngest mayor in American history to represent a city with more than 100,000 people -- and his policies are sparking national conversations. In this rousing talk, he shares how growing up amid poverty and violence in Stockton, California shaped his bold vision for change and his commitment to govern as a neighbor, not a pol...
https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_tubbs_the_political_power_of_being_a_good_neighbor

Jean-Paul Mari | TED Speaker

Jean-Paul Mari has reported on conflicts in more than three dozen countries.
Journalist and psychologist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/jean_paul_mari

Jamila Raqib | TED Speaker

Jamila Raqib works on pragmatic approaches to nonviolent action for activists, human rights organizations, academics and governments globally.
Peacemaker
https://www.ted.com/speakers/jamila_raqib

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy: How film transforms the way we see the world

Film has the power to change the way we think about ourselves and our culture. Documentarian and TED Fellow Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy uses it to fight violence against women, turning her camera on the tradition of honor killings in Pakistan. In a stirring talk, she shares how she took her Oscar-winning film on the road in a mobile cinema, visiting s...
https://www.ted.com/talks/sharmeen_obaid_chinoy_how_film_transforms_the_way_we_see_the_world

Zoya Lytvyn: Ukraine's fight to keep educating its children

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has destroyed so much -- including hundreds of schools, where the country's children were forging their futures -- but it has not stopped Ukrainians from pursuing knowledge and curiosity. In a deeply moving talk, education leader Zoya Lytvyn shares her first-hand experience evacuating Kyiv and takes us inside the ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/zoya_lytvyn_ukraine_s_fight_to_keep_educating_its_children

Kyra Gaunt | TED Speaker

Ethnomusicologist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/kyra_gaunt

Rashad Robinson: How to channel your presence and energy into ending injustice

The presence and visibility of a movement can often lead us to believe that progress is inevitable. But building power and changing the system requires more than conversations and retweets, says Rashad Robinson, the president of Color Of Change. To create material change in the racist systems that enable and perpetuate violence against Black com...
https://www.ted.com/talks/rashad_robinson_how_to_channel_your_presence_and_energy_into_ending_injustice

Ali Carr-Chellman: Gaming to re-engage boys in learning

In her talk, Ali Carr-Chellman pinpoints three reasons boys are tuning out of school in droves, and lays out her bold plan to re-engage them: bringing their culture into the classroom, with new rules that let boys be boys, and video games that teach as well as entertain.
https://www.ted.com/talks/ali_carr_chellman_gaming_to_re_engage_boys_in_learning

Zak Ebrahim: I am the son of a terrorist. Here's how I chose peace.

If you’re raised on dogma and hate, can you choose a different path? Zak Ebrahim was just seven years old when his father helped plan the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. His story is shocking, powerful and, ultimately, inspiring.
https://www.ted.com/talks/zak_ebrahim_i_am_the_son_of_a_terrorist_here_s_how_i_chose_peace

Jason McCue: Terrorism is a failed brand

In this gripping talk, lawyer Jason McCue urges for a new way to attack terrorism, to weaken its credibility with those who are buying the product -- the recruits. He shares stories of real cases where he and other activists used this approach to engage and create change.
https://www.ted.com/talks/jason_mccue_terrorism_is_a_failed_brand

Jimmie Briggs: 3 things men can do to promote gender equity

"It is time for a gender reckoning, beginning with men authentically confronting our internal selves and each other," says essayist and intersectional justice advocate Jimmie Briggs. In this call to action for gender equity, he unpacks how traditional notions of masculinity harm society and offers three ways men can help promote personal safety,...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jimmie_briggs_3_things_men_can_do_to_promote_gender_equity

Jason McCue | TED Speaker

Jason McCue litigates against terrorists, dictators and others who seem above the law, using the legal and judicial system in innovative ways.
Lawyer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/jason_mccue

Aala El-Khani | TED Speaker

Aala El-Khani explores the needs of families affected by war and displacement and develops resources that support the mental health of children and their caregivers to promote current and future wellbeing.
Humanitarian psychologist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/aala_el_khani

Diana Sierra Becerra: The rebel radio that brought down a war criminal

Since the 1800s, a handful of oligarchs had controlled nearly all of El Salvador's land, forcing laborers to work for almost nothing. But in 1980, farmers and urban workers formed guerrilla groups to overthrow the US-backed dictatorship. These revolutionaries were attacked from every direction, but a group of rebels refused to be silenced. Diana...
https://www.ted.com/talks/diana_sierra_becerra_the_rebel_radio_that_brought_down_a_war_criminal

Dan Gross | TED Speaker

As president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Dan Gross seeks to cut US gun deaths in half by 2025.
Gun-control activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/dan_gross

Hector Garcia | TED Speaker

Hector A. Garcia has spent his career as a frontline psychologist delivering evidence-based psychotherapies to veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Psychologist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/hector_garcia

Anjan Sundaram: Why I risked my life to expose a government massacre

A war zone can pass for a mostly peaceful place when no one is watching, says investigative journalist and TED Fellow Anjan Sundaram. In this short, incisive talk, he takes us inside the conflict in the Central African Republic, where he saw the methodical preparation for ethnic cleansing, and shares a lesson about why it's important to bear wit...
https://www.ted.com/talks/anjan_sundaram_why_i_risked_my_life_to_expose_a_government_massacre

J.D. Vance: America's forgotten working class

J.D. Vance grew up in a small, poor city in the Rust Belt of southern Ohio, where he had a front-row seat to many of the social ills plaguing America: a heroin epidemic, failing schools, families torn apart by divorce and sometimes violence. In a searching talk that will echo throughout the country's working-class towns, the author details what ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/j_d_vance_america_s_forgotten_working_class
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