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Chris Gerdes: The future race car -- 150mph, and no driver

Autonomous cars are coming -- and they're going to drive better than you. Chris Gerdes reveals how he and his team are developing robotic race cars that can drive at 150 mph while avoiding every possible accident. And yet, in studying the brainwaves of professional racing drivers, Gerdes says he has gained a new appreciation for the instincts of...
https://www.ted.com/talks/chris_gerdes_the_future_race_car_150mph_and_no_driver

Jenna C. Lester: Why skin disease is often misdiagnosed in darker skin tones

Skin is one of the most powerful predictors of health, yet nearly half of all new dermatologists admit to feeling uncomfortable identifying health issues on darker skin tones -- resulting in poorer health outcomes for patients of color. In this crucial talk, TED Fellow and dermatologist Jenna C. Lester shares her effort to extend medical trainin...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jenna_c_lester_why_skin_disease_is_often_misdiagnosed_in_darker_skin_tones

Liz Kleinrock: How to teach kids to talk about taboo topics

When one of Liz Kleinrock's fourth-grade students said the unthinkable at the start of a class on race, she knew it was far too important a teachable moment to miss. But where to start? Learn how Kleinrock teaches kids to discuss taboo topics without fear -- because the best way to start solving social problems is to talk about them.
https://www.ted.com/talks/liz_kleinrock_how_to_teach_kids_to_talk_about_taboo_topics

Maurice Conti: The incredible inventions of intuitive AI

What do you get when you give a design tool a digital nervous system? Computers that improve our ability to think and imagine, and robotic systems that come up with (and build) radical new designs for bridges, cars, drones and much more -- all by themselves. Take a tour of the Augmented Age with futurist Maurice Conti and preview a time when rob...
https://www.ted.com/talks/maurice_conti_the_incredible_inventions_of_intuitive_ai

James Hodge: Esports, virtual Formula 1 and the new era of play

As the line between the physical and digital worlds blur, so does the line between real-world and virtual sports. Reframing our understanding of competition, data-driven technologist James Hodge explains how far esports (like virtual Formula 1 race car driving) have come in replicating the conditions of physical sports, making elite competition ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/james_hodge_esports_virtual_formula_1_and_the_new_era_of_play

Monica Araya: How cities are detoxing transportation

People around the world are demanding clean air -- and cities are starting to respond, says electrification advocate Monica Araya. She takes us on a world tour of urban areas that are working to fully electrify their transportation systems over the next decade, shifting to emission-free motorcycles, cars, buses, ferries and beyond. See what a fu...
https://www.ted.com/talks/monica_araya_how_cities_are_detoxing_transportation

Kimberlé Crenshaw: The urgency of intersectionality

Now more than ever, it's important to look boldly at the reality of race and gender bias -- and understand how the two can combine to create even more harm. Kimberlé Crenshaw uses the term "intersectionality" to describe this phenomenon; as she says, if you're standing in the path of multiple forms of exclusion, you're likely to get hit by both....
https://www.ted.com/talks/kimberle_crenshaw_the_urgency_of_intersectionality

Wanda Irving: How the US medical community fails Black mothers

In the US, Black women are nearly 300 percent more likely to die as a result of childbirth than white women. Sharing appalling statistics on maternal mortality as well as her own tragic story of loss, Wanda Irving explains how racism and bias in health care minimizes and dismisses Black women's pain -- and makes a personal plea for leaders in th...
https://www.ted.com/talks/wanda_irving_how_the_us_medical_community_fails_black_mothers

Miao Wang, Alok Sharma and Nigel Topping: The race to net-zero emissions by 2050 is on. Can we count you in?

In this rousing call to action, three participants of the Race To Zero -- a global campaign for cities, businesses, investors and individuals to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 -- discuss how we can move forward with speed and urgency to create a more fair, healthy and sustainable world. Watch as Miao Wang, United Nations Young Champio...
https://www.ted.com/talks/miao_wang_alok_sharma_and_nigel_topping_the_race_to_net_zero_emissions_by_2050_is_on_can_we_count_you_in

David Lammy: Climate justice can't happen without racial justice

Why has there been so little mention of saving Black lives from the climate emergency? For too long, racial justice efforts have been distinguished from climate justice work, says David Lammy, Member of Parliament for Tottenham, England. In a stirring talk about building a new movement to care for the planet, Lammy calls for inclusion and suppor...
https://www.ted.com/talks/david_lammy_climate_justice_can_t_happen_without_racial_justice

Kwame Owusu-Kesse: 5 needs that any COVID-19 response should meet

Crisis interventions often focus on a single aspect of a big, complicated problem, failing to address the broader social and economic context. Kwame Owusu-Kesse describes how the Harlem Children's Zone is taking a more holistic approach to the pandemic, weaving together a network of services to help communities recover and rebuild. Learn more ab...
https://www.ted.com/talks/kwame_owusu_kesse_5_needs_that_any_covid_19_response_should_meet

Rich Benjamin: My road trip through the whitest towns in America

As America becomes more and more multicultural, Rich Benjamin noticed a phenomenon: Some communities were actually getting less diverse. So he got out a map, found the whitest towns in the USA -- and moved in. In this funny, honest, human talk, he shares what he learned as a black man in Whitopia.
https://www.ted.com/talks/rich_benjamin_my_road_trip_through_the_whitest_towns_in_america

David R. Williams: How racism makes us sick

Why does race matter so profoundly for health? David R. Williams developed a scale to measure the impact of discrimination on well-being, going beyond traditional measures like income and education to reveal how factors like implicit bias, residential segregation and negative stereotypes create and sustain inequality. In this eye-opening talk, W...
https://www.ted.com/talks/david_r_williams_how_racism_makes_us_sick

Elizabeth Howell: How we can improve maternal healthcare -- before, during and after pregnancy

Shocking, but true: the United States has the highest rate of deaths for new mothers of any developed country -- and 60 percent of them are preventable. With clarity and urgency, physician Elizabeth Howell explains the causes of maternal mortality and shares ways for hospitals and doctors to make pregnancy safer for women before, during and afte...
https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_howell_how_we_can_improve_maternal_healthcare_before_during_and_after_pregnancy

Joseph Ravenell: How barbershops can keep men healthy

The barbershop can be a safe haven for black men, a place for honest conversation and trust -- and, as physician Joseph Ravenell suggests, a good place to bring up tough topics about health. He's turning the barbershop into a place to talk about medical problems that statistically affect black men more often and more seriously, like high blood p...
https://www.ted.com/talks/joseph_ravenell_how_barbershops_can_keep_men_healthy

Dorothy Roberts: The problem with race-based medicine

Social justice advocate and law scholar Dorothy Roberts has a precise and powerful message: Race-based medicine is bad medicine. Even today, many doctors still use race as a medical shortcut; they make important decisions about things like pain tolerance based on a patient's skin color instead of medical observation and measurement. In this sear...
https://www.ted.com/talks/dorothy_roberts_the_problem_with_race_based_medicine

Steven Levitt: The freakonomics of crack dealing

"Freakonomics" author Steven Levitt presents new data on the finances of drug dealing. Contrary to popular myth, he says, being a street-corner crack dealer isn't lucrative: It pays below minimum wage. And your boss can kill you.
https://www.ted.com/talks/steven_levitt_the_freakonomics_of_crack_dealing

Miriam Zoila Pérez: How racism harms pregnant women -- and what can help

Racism is making people sick -- especially black women and babies, says Miriam Zoila Pérez. The doula turned journalist explores the relationship between race, class and illness and tells us about a radically compassionate prenatal care program that can buffer pregnant women from the stress that people of color face every day.
https://www.ted.com/talks/miriam_zoila_perez_how_racism_harms_pregnant_women_and_what_can_help

Mary Bassett: Why your doctor should care about social justice

In Zimbabwe in the 1980s, Mary Bassett witnessed the AIDS epidemic firsthand, and she helped set up a clinic to treat and educate local people about the deadly virus. But looking back, she regrets not sounding the alarm for the real problem: the structural inequities embedded in the world's political and economic organizations, inequities that m...
https://www.ted.com/talks/mary_bassett_why_your_doctor_should_care_about_social_justice

Clint Smith: How to raise a Black son in America

As kids, we all get advice from parents and teachers that seems strange, even confusing. This was crystallized one night for a young Clint Smith, who was playing with water guns in a dark parking lot with his white friends. In a heartfelt piece, the poet paints the scene of his father's furious and fearful response.
https://www.ted.com/talks/clint_smith_how_to_raise_a_black_son_in_america

Alice Goffman: How we're priming some kids for college — and others for prison

In the United States, two institutions guide teenagers on the journey to adulthood: college and prison. Sociologist Alice Goffman spent six years in a troubled Philadelphia neighborhood and saw first-hand how teenagers of African-American and Latino backgrounds are funneled down the path to prison — sometimes starting with relatively minor infra...
https://www.ted.com/talks/alice_goffman_how_we_re_priming_some_kids_for_college_and_others_for_prison

Amy Padnani: How we're honoring people overlooked by history

Since its founding in 1851, the "New York Times" has published thousands of obituaries -- for heads of state, famous celebrities, even the inventor of the sock puppet. But only a small percentage of them chronicle the lives of women and people of color. In this insightful talk, "Times" editor Amy Padnani shares the story behind "Overlooked," the...
https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_padnani_how_we_re_honoring_people_overlooked_by_history

Kevin Ehrman-Solberg and Kirsten Delegard: The dark history of the suburbs

Beginning in the 1800s, people began writing clauses into property deeds that were meant to prevent all future owners from selling or leasing to certain racial groups, especially Black people. These racial covenants spread like wildfire throughout the US, making cities more segregated and the suburbs more restricted. Kevin Ehrman-Solberg and Kir...
https://www.ted.com/talks/kevin_ehrman_solberg_and_kirsten_delegard_the_dark_history_of_the_suburbs

Marc Bamuthi Joseph: "You Have the Rite"

In a breathtaking, jazz-inflected spoken-word performance, TED Fellow Marc Bamuthi Joseph shares a Black father's tender and wrenching internal reflection on the pride and terror of seeing his son enter adulthood.
https://www.ted.com/talks/marc_bamuthi_joseph_you_have_the_rite

Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff: How we can make racism a solvable problem -- and improve policing

When we define racism as behaviors instead of feelings, we can measure it -- and transform it from an impossible problem into a solvable one, says justice scientist Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff. In an actionable talk, he shares his work at the Center for Policing Equity, an organization that helps police departments diagnose and track racial gaps in p...
https://www.ted.com/talks/dr_phillip_atiba_goff_how_we_can_make_racism_a_solvable_problem_and_improve_policing

Sebastian Thrun and Chris Anderson: What AI is -- and isn't

Educator and entrepreneur Sebastian Thrun wants us to use AI to free humanity of repetitive work and unleash our creativity. In an inspiring, informative conversation with TED Curator Chris Anderson, Thrun discusses the progress of deep learning, why we shouldn't fear runaway AI and how society will be better off if dull, tedious work is done wi...
https://www.ted.com/talks/sebastian_thrun_and_chris_anderson_what_ai_is_and_isn_t

Caroline Casey: Looking past limits

Activist Caroline Casey tells the story of her extraordinary life, starting with a revelation (no spoilers). In a talk that challenges perceptions, Casey asks us all to move beyond the limits we may think we have.
https://www.ted.com/talks/caroline_casey_looking_past_limits

Kathryn Bouskill: The unforeseen consequences of a fast-paced world

Why does modern technology promise efficiency, but leave us constantly feeling pressed for time? Anthropologist Kathryn Bouskill explores the paradoxes of living in a fast-paced society and explains why we need to reconsider the importance of slowing down in a world that demands go, go, go.
https://www.ted.com/talks/kathryn_bouskill_the_unforeseen_consequences_of_a_fast_paced_world

Temple Grandin: The world needs all kinds of minds

Temple Grandin, diagnosed with autism as a child, talks about how her mind works -- sharing her ability to "think in pictures," which helps her solve problems that neurotypical brains might miss. She makes the case that the world needs people on the autism spectrum: visual thinkers, pattern thinkers, verbal thinkers, and all kinds of smart geeky...
https://www.ted.com/talks/temple_grandin_the_world_needs_all_kinds_of_minds

Stacey Abrams: 3 questions to ask yourself about everything you do

How you respond to setbacks is what defines your character, says Stacey Abrams, the first Black woman in the history of the United States to be nominated by a major party for governor. In an electrifying talk, she shares the lessons she learned from her campaign for governor of Georgia -- and some advice on how to change the world. "Be aggressiv...
https://www.ted.com/talks/stacey_abrams_3_questions_to_ask_yourself_about_everything_you_do
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