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Germán Santillán: A taste of Mexico's ancient chocolate-making tradition

Dating back more than 800 years, chocolate is deeply woven into the Indigenous history of Oaxaca, Mexico. TED Fellow Germán Santillán talks about his work reviving the Mixtec technique used to prepare this ancient delicacy by training a new generation of local farmers -- helping create economic opportunity and preserve a delicious legacy at the ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/german_santillan_a_taste_of_mexico_s_ancient_chocolate_making_tradition

Jeff Dekofsky: The Infinite Hotel Paradox

The Infinite Hotel, a thought experiment created by German mathematician David Hilbert, is a hotel with an infinite number of rooms. Easy to comprehend, right? Wrong. What if it's completely booked but one person wants to check in? What about 40? Or an infinitely full bus of people? Jeff Dekofsky solves these heady lodging issues using Hilbert's...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jeff_dekofsky_the_infinite_hotel_paradox

Germán Santillán | TED Speaker

TED Fellow Germán Santillán is reviving Indigenous chocolate-making practices through artisanal Mexican chocolate.
Cultural chocolatier
https://www.ted.com/speakers/german_santillan

Iseult Gillespie: The tale of the doctor who defied Death

A husband and wife were in despair. The woman had just given birth to their 13th child, and the growing family was quickly running out of food and money. Wandering into the woods, the father encountered a skeletal figure with sunken eyes and a gaunt face: this was Death himself, come to offer his services as Godfather. Iseult Gillespie tells the...
https://www.ted.com/talks/iseult_gillespie_the_tale_of_the_doctor_who_defied_death

Iseult Gillespie: The secret student resistance to Hitler

In 1943, Allied aircraft rained tens of thousands of leaflets on Nazi Germany below. The leaflets urged readers to renounce Hitler, to fight furiously for the future— and to never give up hope. Their call to action rippled through homes and businesses— and their message even reached concentration camps. They were signed: the White Rose. Iseult G...
https://www.ted.com/talks/iseult_gillespie_the_secret_student_resistance_to_hitler

Malte Spitz | TED Speaker

Malte Spitz asked his cell phone carrier what it knew about him -- and mapped what he found out.
Politician, data activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/malte_spitz

Hubertus Knabe | TED Speaker

Hubertus Knabe studies the history of torture, oppression and surveillance in former East Germany.
Historian
https://www.ted.com/speakers/hubertus_knabe

John McWhorter: A brief history of plural word...s

All it takes is a simple S to make most English words plural. But it hasn't always worked that way (and there are, of course, exceptions). John McWhorter looks back to the good old days when English was newly split from German -- and books, names and eggs were beek, namen and eggru! [Directed by Lippy, narrated by John McWhorter].
https://www.ted.com/talks/john_mcwhorter_a_brief_history_of_plural_word_s

Alex Gendler: Epic Engineering: Building the Brooklyn Bridge

In the mid-19th century, suspension bridges were collapsing all across Europe. Their industrial cables frayed and snapped under the weight of their decks. So when German American engineer John Roebling proposed building the largest and most expensive suspension bridge ever conceived, New York City officials were understandably skeptical. Alex Ge...
https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_gendler_epic_engineering_building_the_brooklyn_bridge

Shrabani Basu: From pacifist to spy: WWII's surprising secret agent

In May 1940, with the German army ready to occupy Paris, Noor Inayat Khan was faced with a difficult choice: stand on the sidelines or join the Allied forces fighting the Nazis. After witnessing the devastation across Europe, she travelled to England to learn the art of espionage. Shrabani Basu details how a pacifist turned spy helped build the ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/shrabani_basu_from_pacifist_to_spy_wwii_s_surprising_secret_agent

Brian A. Pavlac: Ugly History: Witch Hunts

In the German town of Nördlingen in 1593, innkeeper Maria Höll found herself accused of witchcraft. She was arrested for questioning, and denied the charges. She insisted she wasn't a witch through 62 rounds of torture before her accusers finally released her. Other accused witches weren't so "lucky." Why did these witch hunts occur? Brian A. Pa...
https://www.ted.com/talks/brian_a_pavlac_ugly_history_witch_hunts

Hubertus Knabe: The dark secrets of a surveillance state

Tour the deep dark world of the East German state security agency known as Stasi. Uniquely powerful at spying on its citizens, until the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 the Stasi masterminded a system of surveillance and psychological pressure that kept the country under control for decades. Hubertus Knabe studies the Stasi — and was spied on by...
https://www.ted.com/talks/hubertus_knabe_the_dark_secrets_of_a_surveillance_state

Moritz Riesewieck | TED Speaker

Under the label Laokoon, Moritz Riesewieck develops films, theatre productions, essays, lecture performances and radio plays that deal with the question of how our idea of humans and society change or can be transformed in the digital era.
Author, scriptwriter, theater and film director
https://www.ted.com/speakers/moritz_riesewieck

Uğur Şahin | TED Speaker

Uğur Şahin is the cofounder and CEO of BioNTech and one of the world's foremost experts on messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) medicines. He initiated the historic development of the first mRNA vaccine for COVID-19.
Physician, immunologist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/ugur_sahin

Mathias Jud: Art that lets you talk back to NSA spies

In 2013, the world learned that the NSA and its UK equivalent, GCHQ, routinely spied on the German government. Amid the outrage, artists Mathias Jud and Christoph Wachter thought: Well, if they're listening ... let's talk to them. With antennas mounted on the roof of the Swiss Embassy in Berlin's government district, they set up an open network ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/mathias_jud_art_that_lets_you_talk_back_to_nsa_spies

Özlem Türeci | TED Speaker

Özlem Türeci is the cofounder and chief medical officer of BioNTech. She leads the clinical development of "Project Lightspeed," the company's successful effort to develop and distribute an mRNA-based vaccine against COVID-19, a historic achievement completed in less than one year.
Physician, immunologist, cancer researcher
https://www.ted.com/speakers/oezlem_tuereci

Mathias Basner | TED Speaker

Mathias Basner researches the effects of noise on sleep, health, neurobehavioral and cognitive functions and more.
Sleep and noise researcher
https://www.ted.com/speakers/mathias_basner

Hans Block | TED Speaker

Under the label Laokoon, Hans Block develops films, theatre productions, essays, lecture performances and radio plays that deal with the question of how our idea of humans and society change or can be transformed in the digital era.
Filmmaker, theater director, musician
https://www.ted.com/speakers/hans_block

Jens Burchardt | TED Speaker

Jens Burchardt is BCG's global expert on climate impact and cofounder of its Center for Climate Action.
Climate pathfinder
https://www.ted.com/speakers/jens_burchardt

TEDxDWIHNewYork: TEDxDWIHNewYork 20201014 - an independently organized event

About this event: Hosted by the German Center for Research and Innovation (DWIH) New York, TEDxDWIHNewYork invites three German and American experts to share their research on cities and climate change to open the digital conference, the FUTURE FORUM: Building Biopolis.
Event details: New York, New York, United States · October 14, 2020
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/40993

Amanda Gorman: Using your voice is a political choice

For anyone who believes poetry is stuffy or elitist, Amanda Gorman -- the youngest inaugural poet in US history -- has some characteristically well-chosen words. Poetry is for everyone, she says, and at its core it's all about connection and collaboration. In this fierce talk and performance, she explains why poetry is inherently political, pays...
https://www.ted.com/talks/amanda_gorman_using_your_voice_is_a_political_choice

Amanda Gorman: "The Hill We Climb"

Poet and activist Amanda Gorman recites her poem "The Hill We Climb" at the historic inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Her words call for hope, unity and resilience in a time of division. "While democracy can be periodically delayed, it can never be permanently defeated," she says. "In this truth, in this faith, we trust. For while we...
https://www.ted.com/talks/amanda_gorman_the_hill_we_climb

Tzeporah Berman: The bad math of the fossil fuel industry

We currently have enough fossil fuels to progressively transition off of them, says climate campaigner Tzeporah Berman, but the industry continues to expand oil, gas and coal production and exploration. With searing passion and unflinching nerve, Berman reveals the delusions keeping true progress from being made -- and offers a realistic path fo...
https://www.ted.com/talks/tzeporah_berman_the_bad_math_of_the_fossil_fuel_industry

Lars Jönsson: "Healthcare Anthem of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany"

A thoughtful ode to health care, composed by Tilo Alpermann and performed on the TED@Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany stage by Lars Jönnson.
https://www.ted.com/talks/lars_jonsson_healthcare_anthem_of_merck_kgaa_darmstadt_germany

Jochen Wegner | TED Speaker

Jochen Wegner edits Zeit Online, the website of German weekly "Die Zeit," which prizes deep dives into cultural issues.
Journalist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/jochen_wegner

Ghada Wali | TED Speaker

A pioneering graphic designer in Egypt, Ghada Wali has designed fonts, brands and design-driven art projects.
Designer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/ghada_wali

Ralph Langner | TED Speaker

Ralph Langner is a German control system security consultant. He has received worldwide recognition for his analysis of the Stuxnet malware.
Security consultant
https://www.ted.com/speakers/ralph_langner

Alice Gorman: Let's think about archaeology on the moon

Archaeologists routinely vet terrestrial construction and development projects to make sure they don't accidentally damage historical sites. Why not do the same for the moon? In this cautionary talk, space archaeologist Alice Gorman highlights the moon's prominent role in our culture and the importance of thoughtfully preserving it.
https://www.ted.com/talks/alice_gorman_let_s_think_about_archaeology_on_the_moon

Amy Herman: A lesson on looking

Are you looking closely? Visual educator Amy Herman explains how to use art to enhance your powers of perception and find connections where they may not be apparent. Learn the techniques Herman uses to train Navy SEALs, doctors and crime scene investigators to convert observable details into actionable knowledge with this insightful talk.
https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_herman_a_lesson_on_looking
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