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Gary Niekerk: Chips, conflict and the Congo

The complexities of global geopolitics and the fluid nature of the world's supply chains pose challenges for corporations who want to do the right thing. Gary Niekerk shares the story of how Intel approached the challenge of unraveling its supply chains from mines in the Congo that were funding human rights abuses.
https://www.ted.com/talks/gary_niekerk_chips_conflict_and_the_congo

Amy Lockwood: Selling condoms in the Congo

HIV is a serious problem in the DR Congo, and aid agencies have flooded the country with free and cheap condoms. But few people are using them. Why? "Reformed marketer" Amy Lockwood offers a surprising answer that upends a traditional model of philanthropy. (Some NSFW images.)
https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_lockwood_selling_condoms_in_the_congo

Corneille Ewango: A hero of the Congo forest

Botanist Corneille Ewango talks about his work at the Okapi Faunal Reserve in the Congo Basin -- and his heroic work protecting it from poachers, miners and raging civil wars.
https://www.ted.com/talks/corneille_ewango_a_hero_of_the_congo_forest

Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja: History's deadliest king

In 1904, Chief Lontulu laid 110 twigs in front of a foreign commission. Every twig represented a person in his village who died because of King Leopold's brutal regime in the Congo. His testimony joined hundreds of others to help bring an end to one of the greatest atrocities in human history. Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja details the horrific abuses...
https://www.ted.com/talks/georges_nzongola_ntalaja_history_s_deadliest_king

Bandi Mbubi: Demand a fair trade cell phone

Your mobile phone, computer and game console have a bloody past — tied to tantalum mining, which funds the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Drawing on his personal story, activist and refugee Bandi Mbubi gives a stirring call to action.
https://www.ted.com/talks/bandi_mbubi_demand_a_fair_trade_cell_phone

Lisa Kristine: Photos that bear witness to modern slavery

Photographer Lisa Kristine travels the world documenting the unbearably harsh realities of modern-day slavery. She shares hauntingly beautiful images -- miners in the Congo, bricklayers in Nepal -- that illuminate the plight of the 27 million souls enslaved worldwide.
https://www.ted.com/talks/lisa_kristine_photos_that_bear_witness_to_modern_slavery

Severine Autesserre: To solve mass violence, look to locals

Severine Autesserre studies the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is in the middle of the deadliest conflict since World War II; it's been called "the largest ongoing humanitarian crisis in the world.” The conflict seems hopelessly, unsolvably large. But her insight from decades of listening and engaging: The conflicts are often locally based....
https://www.ted.com/talks/severine_autesserre_to_solve_mass_violence_look_to_locals

Vera Songwe: The African swamp protecting Earth's environment

The peatlands of Africa's Congo Basin are a vast expanse of swamp and greenery that act as one of the world's most effective carbon sinks -- and they're under threat of environmental destruction. Economist Vera Songwe explains how putting a price on the carbon stored in the peatlands would not only help protect this vital resource but also recog...
https://www.ted.com/talks/vera_songwe_the_african_swamp_protecting_earth_s_environment

Eugenia Cheng: How abstract mathematics can help us understand the world

Most people think of pure mathematics as a medium for ivory-tower abstraction, divorced from real-world applications. Mathematician Eugenia Cheng disagrees. In this talk, she demonstrates how numbers and mathematical structures can be used to shift perspectives, switch contexts and help us understand our fellow human beings in new and logical wa...
https://www.ted.com/talks/eugenia_cheng_how_abstract_mathematics_can_help_us_understand_the_world

Sougwen Chung: Why I draw with robots

What happens when humans and robots make art together? In this awe-inspiring talk, artist Sougwen Chung shows how she "taught" her artistic style to a machine -- and shares the results of their collaboration after making an unexpected discovery: robots make mistakes, too. "Part of the beauty of human and machine systems is their inherent, shared...
https://www.ted.com/talks/sougwen_chung_why_i_draw_with_robots

Lucy King: How bees can keep the peace between elephants and humans

Imagine waking in the middle of the night to an elephant ripping the roof from your house in search of food. This is a reality in some communities in Africa where, as wild spaces shrink, people and elephants are competing for space and resources like never before. In this engaging talk, zoologist Lucy King shares her solution to the rising confl...
https://www.ted.com/talks/lucy_king_how_bees_can_keep_the_peace_between_elephants_and_humans

Bronwyn King: You may be accidentally investing in cigarette companies

Tobacco causes more than seven million deaths every year -- and many of us are far more complicit in the problem than we realize. In a bold talk, oncologist Dr. Bronwyn King tells the story of how she uncovered the deep ties between the tobacco industry and the entire global finance sector, which invests our money in cigarette companies through ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/bronwyn_king_you_may_be_accidentally_investing_in_cigarette_companies

Emily King: "Distance" / "Sides"

From her home in New York City, pop-soul singer Emily King fingerpicks two gorgeous original songs, "Distance" and "Sides."
https://www.ted.com/talks/emily_king_distance_sides

Jeanne Gang: Buildings that blend nature and city

A skyscraper that channels the breeze ... a building that creates community around a hearth ... Jeanne Gang uses architecture to build relationships. In this engaging tour of her work, Gang invites us into buildings large and small, from a surprising local community center to a landmark Chicago skyscraper. "Through architecture, we can do much m...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jeanne_gang_buildings_that_blend_nature_and_city

Zach King: The trick to regaining your childlike wonder

When we ditch our assumptions, new ideas can enter the world, says filmmaker Zach King. In an entertaining talk full of props and surprises, King shows us the trick to regaining our sense of childlike wonder through the power of storytelling -- and a bit of magic.
https://www.ted.com/talks/zach_king_the_trick_to_regaining_your_childlike_wonder

Robert Chang: The dark history of the Chinese Exclusion Act

In 1882, the United States Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, the first federal law that restricted immigration based explicitly on nationality. In practice, the Act banned entry to all ethnically Chinese immigrants besides diplomats, and prohibited existing immigrants from obtaining citizenship. Robert Chang details the lasting impact t...
https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_chang_the_dark_history_of_the_chinese_exclusion_act

Rochelle King: The complex relationship between data and design in UX

Engineering a website is equal parts vision and adaptation ... responding both to how users navigate the site and what new goals of the organization have emerged. Rochelle King, the senior designer at Spotify, was recently challenged to combine the many mismatched interfaces of Spotify into a single harmonious layout. She walks us through the pr...
https://www.ted.com/talks/rochelle_king_the_complex_relationship_between_data_and_design_in_ux

Kaki King: A musical escape into a world of light and color

A genre unto herself, Kaki King fuses the ancient tradition of working with one's hands with digital technology, projection-mapping imagery onto her guitar in her groundbreaking multimedia work "The Neck Is a Bridge to the Body." Using her guitar's neck like a keyboard, she plays an intricate melody as she takes the audience on a musical journey...
https://www.ted.com/talks/kaki_king_a_musical_escape_into_a_world_of_light_and_color

John Koenig: Beautiful new words to describe obscure emotions

John Koenig loves finding words that express our unarticulated feelings -- like "lachesism," the hunger for disaster, and "sonder," the realization that everyone else's lives are as complex and unknowable as our own. Here, he meditates on the meaning we assign to words and how these meanings latch onto us.
https://www.ted.com/talks/john_koenig_beautiful_new_words_to_describe_obscure_emotions

Kang Lee: Can you really tell if a kid is lying?

Are children poor liars? Do you think you can easily detect their lies? Developmental researcher Kang Lee studies what happens physiologically to children when they lie. They do it a lot, starting as young as two years old, and they're actually really good at it. Lee explains why we should celebrate when kids start to lie and presents new lie-de...
https://www.ted.com/talks/kang_lee_can_you_really_tell_if_a_kid_is_lying

Erika Cheung: Theranos, whistleblowing and speaking truth to power

In 2014, Erika Cheung made a discovery that would ultimately help bring down her employer, Theranos, as well as its founder, Elizabeth Holmes, who claimed to have invented technology that would transform medicine. The decision to become a whistleblower proved a hard lesson in figuring out how to do what's right in the face of both personal and p...
https://www.ted.com/talks/erika_cheung_theranos_whistleblowing_and_speaking_truth_to_power

Caleb Chung: Playtime with Pleo, your robotic dinosaur friend

Pleo the robot dinosaur acts like a living pet -- exploring, cuddling, playing, reacting and learning. Inventor Caleb Chung talks about Pleo and his wild toy career at EG07, on the week that Pleo shipped to stores for the first time.
https://www.ted.com/talks/caleb_chung_playtime_with_pleo_your_robotic_dinosaur_friend

Angel Chang: The wildly complex anatomy of a sneaker

Australians call them "runners." The British know them as "trainers." Americans refer to them as "sneakers." Whatever you call them, these casual shoes are worn by billions of people around the world. Today, roughly 23 billion shoes are produced each year. So, how can we balance our love of sneakers with the need for sustainability? Angel Chang ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/angel_chang_the_wildly_complex_anatomy_of_a_sneaker

Rosie King: How autism freed me to be myself

“People are so afraid of variety that they try to fit everything into a tiny little box with a specific label,” says 16-year-old Rosie King, who is bold, brash and autistic. She wants to know: Why is everyone so worried about being normal? She sounds a clarion call for every kid, parent, teacher and person to celebrate uniqueness. It’s a soaring...
https://www.ted.com/talks/rosie_king_how_autism_freed_me_to_be_myself

Ruth Chang: How to make hard choices

Here's a talk that could literally change your life. Which career should I pursue? Should I break up -- or get married?! Where should I live? Big decisions like these can be agonizingly difficult. But that's because we think about them the wrong way, says philosopher Ruth Chang. She offers a powerful new framework for shaping who we truly are.
https://www.ted.com/talks/ruth_chang_how_to_make_hard_choices

Eugenia Cheng: An unexpected tool for understanding inequality: abstract math

How do we make sense of a world that doesn't? By looking in unexpected places, says mathematician Eugenia Cheng. She explains how applying concepts from abstract mathematics to daily life can lead us to a deeper understanding of things like the root of anger and the function of privilege. Learn more about how this surprising tool can help us to ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/eugenia_cheng_an_unexpected_tool_for_understanding_inequality_abstract_math

Gaspard Koenig: Do we really own our bodies?

We tend to think of our corporeal selves as the one thing we hold complete dominion over. "My body belongs to me" has become a statement so banal that French ministers have the phrase tattooed on their arms. Philosopher Gaspard Koenig thinks we should stop taking ownership of our bodies for granted. In this funny, example-driven talk, Koenig del...
https://www.ted.com/talks/gaspard_koenig_do_we_really_own_our_bodies

Julie Chang: Why we need to design cameras for robots

In this eye-opening talk, computational imaging researcher Julie Chang discusses how we can customize AI-driven photo applications to improve their ability to perform tasks such as facial recognition.
https://www.ted.com/talks/julie_chang_why_we_need_to_design_cameras_for_robots

Ian Chang: "Spiritual Leader" / "Audacious" (ft. KAZU)

Joined by vocalist KAZU, drumming virtuoso Ian Chang thunders through two songs full of bubbling melodies, punctuated by synchronized lights.
https://www.ted.com/talks/ian_chang_spiritual_leader_audacious_ft_kazu

Chinaka Hodge: What will you tell your daughters about 2016?

With words like shards of glass, Chinaka Hodge cuts open 2016 and lets 12 months of violence, grief, fear, shame, courage and hope spill out in this original poem about a year none of us will soon forget.
https://www.ted.com/talks/chinaka_hodge_what_will_you_tell_your_daughters_about_2016
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