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Devin Shuman: The genes you don't get from your parents (but can't live without)

Inside our cells, each of us has a second set of genes completely separate from our 23 pairs of chromosomes. And this isn't just true for humans— it's true of every animal, plant, and fungus on Earth. This second genome belongs to our mitochondria, an organelle inside our cells. So why are they so different from anything else in our bodies? Devi...
https://www.ted.com/talks/devin_shuman_the_genes_you_don_t_get_from_your_parents_but_can_t_live_without

Michael Mauser: What are those floaty things in your eye?

Sometimes, against a uniform, bright background such as a clear sky or a blank computer screen, you might see things floating across your field of vision. What are these moving objects, and how are you seeing them? Michael Mauser explains the visual phenomenon that is floaters. [Directed by Reflective Films, narrated by Pen-Pen Chen].
https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_mauser_what_are_those_floaty_things_in_your_eye

Zubaida Bai: A simple birth kit for mothers in the developing world

TED Fellow Zubaida Bai works with medical professionals, midwives and mothers to bring dignity and low-cost interventions to women's health care. In this quick, inspiring talk, she presents her clean birth kit in a purse, which contains everything a new mother needs for a hygienic birth and a healthy delivery -- no matter where in the world (or ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/zubaida_bai_a_simple_birth_kit_for_mothers_in_the_developing_world

William Shakespeare: "All the World's a Stage"

This animation is part of the TED-Ed series, "There's a Poem for That," which features animated interpretations of poems both old and new that give language to some of life's biggest feelings. [Poem by William Shakespeare, directed by Jeffig Le Bars and Jérémie Balais, music by Raphaël Pibarot].
https://www.ted.com/talks/william_shakespeare_all_the_world_s_a_stage

Matt Walker: How to deal with your insomnia -- and finally get to sleep

Having trouble falling asleep -- or staying asleep? Alcohol, sleeping pills or drugs like cannabis may help you in the short term, but they're only a quick fix, says sleep scientist Matt Walker. There is, however, one proven way to treat your insomnia and help you get the zzz's you need.
https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_walker_how_to_deal_with_your_insomnia_and_finally_get_to_sleep

Henna-Maria Uusitupa: How the gut microbes you're born with affect your lifelong health

Your lifelong health may have been decided the day you were born, says microbiome researcher Henna-Maria Uusitupa. In this fascinating talk, she shows how the gut microbes you acquire during birth and as an infant impact your health into adulthood -- and discusses new microbiome research that could help tackle problems like obesity and diabetes.
https://www.ted.com/talks/henna_maria_uusitupa_how_the_gut_microbes_you_re_born_with_affect_your_lifelong_health

Alessandra Orofino: It’s our city. Let’s fix it

Too often, people feel checked out of politics — even at the level of their own city. But urban activist Alessandra Orofino thinks that can change, using a mix of tech and old-fashioned human connection. Sharing examples from her hometown of Rio, she says: "It is up to us to decide whether we want schools or parking lots, recycling projects or c...
https://www.ted.com/talks/alessandra_orofino_it_s_our_city_let_s_fix_it

Jacqueline Novogratz: What it takes to make change

What can you do to build a better world? Sharing stories from her pioneering career dedicated to tackling poverty, Jacqueline Novogratz offers three principles to spark and sustain a moral revolution. Learn how you can commit (or recommit) to creating big, positive change in your lifetime -- and give back more to the world than you take from it....
https://www.ted.com/talks/jacqueline_novogratz_what_it_takes_to_make_change

Sebastian Wernicke: How to use data to make a hit TV show

Does collecting more data lead to better decision-making? Competitive, data-savvy companies like Amazon, Google and Netflix have learned that data analysis alone doesn't always produce optimum results. In this talk, data scientist Sebastian Wernicke breaks down what goes wrong when we make decisions based purely on data -- and suggests a brainie...
https://www.ted.com/talks/sebastian_wernicke_how_to_use_data_to_make_a_hit_tv_show

Nick Bostrom: What happens when our computers get smarter than we are?

Artificial intelligence is getting smarter by leaps and bounds -- within this century, research suggests, a computer AI could be as "smart" as a human being. And then, says Nick Bostrom, it will overtake us: "Machine intelligence is the last invention that humanity will ever need to make." A philosopher and technologist, Bostrom asks us to think...
https://www.ted.com/talks/nick_bostrom_what_happens_when_our_computers_get_smarter_than_we_are

Eduardo Briceño: How to get better at the things you care about

Working hard but not improving? You're not alone. Eduardo Briceño reveals a simple way to think about getting better at the things you do, whether that's work, parenting or creative hobbies. And he shares some useful techniques so you can keep learning and always feel like you're moving forward.
https://www.ted.com/talks/eduardo_briceno_how_to_get_better_at_the_things_you_care_about

Jack Conte: How artists can (finally) get paid in the digital age

It's been a weird 100 years for artists and creators, says musician and entrepreneur Jack Conte. The traditional ways we've turned art into money (like record sales) have been broken by the internet, leaving musicians, writers and artists wondering how to make a living. With Patreon, Conte has created a way for artists on the internet to get pai...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jack_conte_how_artists_can_finally_get_paid_in_the_digital_age

Janet Stovall: How to get serious about diversity and inclusion in the workplace

Imagine a workplace where people of all colors and races are able to climb every rung of the corporate ladder -- and where the lessons we learn about diversity at work actually transform the things we do, think and say outside the office. How do we get there? In this candid talk, inclusion advocate Janet Stovall shares a three-part action plan f...
https://www.ted.com/talks/janet_stovall_how_to_get_serious_about_diversity_and_inclusion_in_the_workplace

Zoë Karl-Waithaka: Got millet? How marketing could improve the lives of African farmers

From "got milk?" to "avocados from Mexico," marketing influences what you eat more than you may realize. But despite the known power of food marketing, farmers in Africa are more likely to receive funding for seed and fertilizer than they are for advertising geniuses. Agricultural development expert Zoë Karl-Waithaka outlines three ways industry...
https://www.ted.com/talks/zoe_karl_waithaka_got_millet_how_marketing_could_improve_the_lives_of_african_farmers

Debbie Lovich: 3 tips for leaders to get the future of work right

Work that's dictated by a fixed schedule, place and job description doesn't make sense anymore, says leadership expert Debbie Lovich. In light of the cultural shift towards remote work sparked by the pandemic, Lovich gives three essential tips to leaders so employees can keep their autonomy (while remaining productive), companies can let go of r...
https://www.ted.com/talks/debbie_lovich_3_tips_for_leaders_to_get_the_future_of_work_right

Mitchell Joachim: Don't build your home, grow it!

TED Fellow and urban designer Mitchell Joachim presents his vision for sustainable, organic architecture: eco-friendly abodes grown from plants and -- wait for it -- meat.
https://www.ted.com/talks/mitchell_joachim_don_t_build_your_home_grow_it

Tom Wujec: Got a wicked problem? First, tell me how you make toast

Making toast doesn’t sound very complicated -- until someone asks you to draw the process, step by step. Tom Wujec loves asking people and teams to draw how they make toast, because the process reveals unexpected truths about how we can solve our biggest, most complicated problems at work. Learn how to run this exercise yourself, and hear Wujec’...
https://www.ted.com/talks/tom_wujec_got_a_wicked_problem_first_tell_me_how_you_make_toast

Ellen Jorgensen: Biohacking -- you can do it, too

We have personal computing -- why not personal biotech? That's the question biologist Ellen Jorgensen and her colleagues asked themselves before opening Genspace, a nonprofit DIY bio lab in Brooklyn devoted to citizen science, where amateurs can go and tinker with biotechnology. Far from being a sinister Frankenstein's lab (as some imagined it),...
https://www.ted.com/talks/ellen_jorgensen_biohacking_you_can_do_it_too

Monica Araya: A small country with big ideas to get rid of fossil fuels

How do we build a society without fossil fuels? Using her native Costa Rica as an example of positive action on environmental protection and renewables, climate advocate Monica Araya outlines a bold vision for a world committed to clean energy in all sectors.
https://www.ted.com/talks/monica_araya_a_small_country_with_big_ideas_to_get_rid_of_fossil_fuels

Christian Picciolini: My descent into America's neo-Nazi movement -- and how I got out

At 14, Christian Picciolini went from naïve teenager to white supremacist -- and soon, the leader of the first neo-Nazi skinhead gang in the United States. How was he radicalized, and how did he ultimately get out of the movement? In this courageous talk, Picciolini shares the surprising and counterintuitive solution to hate in all forms.
https://www.ted.com/talks/christian_picciolini_my_descent_into_america_s_neo_nazi_movement_and_how_i_got_out

Susannah Temko: What it means to be intersex

For intersex people -- those born with sex characteristics outside the traditional definitions of female and male -- the stakes to appear "normal" are high. Drawing on her personal experience, Susannah Temko reveals the shame, prejudice and harm faced by the intersex community, as they're forced to conform to a binary understanding of sex that u...
https://www.ted.com/talks/susannah_temko_what_it_means_to_be_intersex

Anne-Marie Slaughter: Can we all "have it all"?

Public policy expert Anne-Marie Slaughter made waves with her 2012 article, "Why women still can't have it all." But really, is this only a question for women? Here Slaughter expands her ideas and explains why shifts in work culture, public policy and social mores can lead to more equality -- for men, women, all of us.
https://www.ted.com/talks/anne_marie_slaughter_can_we_all_have_it_all

Tyler DeWitt: Hey science teachers -- make it fun

High school science teacher Tyler DeWitt was ecstatic about his new lesson plan on bacteria (how cool!) -- and devastated when his students hated it. The problem was the textbook: it was impossible to understand. He delivers a rousing call for science teachers to ditch the jargon and extreme precision, and instead make science sing through stori...
https://www.ted.com/talks/tyler_dewitt_hey_science_teachers_make_it_fun

Nagin Cox: What time is it on Mars?

Nagin Cox is a first-generation Martian. As a spacecraft engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Cox works on the team that manages the United States' rovers on Mars. But working a 9-to-5 on another planet -- whose day is 40 minutes longer than Earth's -- has particular, often comical challenges.
https://www.ted.com/talks/nagin_cox_what_time_is_it_on_mars

Katherine Hampsten: How miscommunication happens (and how to avoid it)

Have you ever talked with a friend about a problem, only to realize that he just doesn't seem to grasp why the issue is so important to you? Have you ever presented an idea to a group, and it's met with utter confusion? What's going on here? Katherine Hampsten describes why miscommunication occurs so frequently, and how we can minimize frustrati...
https://www.ted.com/talks/katherine_hampsten_how_miscommunication_happens_and_how_to_avoid_it

Daniel Garrie: Defining cyberwarfare... in hopes of preventing it

Can you imagine a future where wars are fought not with bombs and bullets but computer viruses and pacemaker shutdowns? Cyberware is unique in that it is not covered by existing legal framework and it often inspires more questions than we are yet capable of answering. Daniel Garrie ponders some of the practical and ethical dilemmas that may pop ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_garrie_defining_cyberwarfare_in_hopes_of_preventing_it

Andy Puddicombe: All it takes is 10 mindful minutes

When is the last time you did absolutely nothing for 10 whole minutes? Not texting, talking or even thinking? Mindfulness expert Andy Puddicombe describes the transformative power of doing just that: Refreshing your mind for 10 minutes a day, simply by being mindful and experiencing the present moment. (No need for incense or sitting in uncomfor...
https://www.ted.com/talks/andy_puddicombe_all_it_takes_is_10_mindful_minutes

Monica Palacio: Why the District of Columbia should get an equal right to vote

If you're a law-abiding American citizen, you've entered a social contract whose terms guarantee services and protections from the government, and the right to vote for the people and laws that provide them. Unless, that is, you live in the District of Columbia, the nation's capital. Civil rights lawyer Mónica Palacio explains how DC came to lac...
https://www.ted.com/talks/monica_palacio_why_the_district_of_columbia_should_get_an_equal_right_to_vote

Jordyn Wieber: How to get back up after you fall — from an Olympic gymnast

Yes, gymnastics is about perfect performances — but it's also about getting back up after you fall, over and over again. When gymnast Jordyn Wieber failed to make the all-around finals at the 2012 Olympic Games, she was devastated. But two days later, she helped her team win gold. She shares how she's learned to be resilient through life's tough...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jordyn_wieber_how_to_get_back_up_after_you_fall_from_an_olympic_gymnast

Erika Hamden: What it takes to launch a telescope

TED Fellow and astronomer Erika Hamden leads the team building FIREBall, a telescope that hangs from a giant balloon at the very edge of space and looks for clues about how stars are created. She takes us inside the roller-coaster, decade-long journey to get the telescope from an idea into orbit -- and shows how failure is inevitable when you're...
https://www.ted.com/talks/erika_hamden_what_it_takes_to_launch_a_telescope
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