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Hans Rosling: The magic washing machine

What was the greatest invention of the industrial revolution? Hans Rosling makes the case for the washing machine. With newly designed graphics from Gapminder, Rosling shows us the magic that pops up when economic growth and electricity turn a boring wash day into an intellectual day of reading.
https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_the_magic_washing_machine

Hans Rosling: The good news of the decade? We're winning the war against child mortality

Hans Rosling reframes 10 years of UN data with his spectacular visuals, lighting up an astonishing -- and under-reported -- piece of front-page good news: We're winning the war against child death. Along the way, he debunks one flawed approach to stats that blots out such vital stories.
https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_the_good_news_of_the_decade_we_re_winning_the_war_against_child_mortality

Hans Rosling: The best stats you've ever seen

You've never seen data presented like this. With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling debunks myths about the so-called "developing world."
https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_seen

Hans Rosling: New insights on poverty

Researcher Hans Rosling uses his cool data tools to show how countries are pulling themselves out of poverty. He demos Dollar Street, comparing households of varying income levels worldwide. Then he does something really amazing.
https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_new_insights_on_poverty

Hans Rosling: Let my dataset change your mindset

Talking at the US State Department this summer, Hans Rosling uses his fascinating data-bubble software to burst myths about the developing world. Look for new analysis on China and the post-bailout world, mixed with classic data shows.
https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_let_my_dataset_change_your_mindset

Hans Rosling: Insights on HIV, in stunning data visuals

Hans Rosling unveils data visuals that untangle the complex risk factors of one of the world's deadliest (and most misunderstood) diseases: HIV. By following the data, he suggests a surprising key to ending the epidemic.
https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_insights_on_hiv_in_stunning_data_visuals

Hans Rosling: Global population growth, box by box

The world's population will grow to 9 billion over the next 50 years -- and only by raising the living standards of the poorest can we check population growth. This is the paradoxical answer that Hans Rosling unveils at TED@Cannes using colorful new data display technology (you'll see).
https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_global_population_growth_box_by_box

Anna Rosling Rönnlund: See how the rest of the world lives, organized by income

What does it look like when someone in Sweden brushes their teeth or when someone in Rwanda makes their bed? Anna Rosling Rönnlund wants all of us to find out, so she sent photographers to 264 homes in 50 countries (and counting!) to document the stoves, bed, toilets, toys and more in households from every income bracket around the world. See ho...
https://www.ted.com/talks/anna_rosling_ronnlund_see_how_the_rest_of_the_world_lives_organized_by_income

Hans and Ola Rosling: How not to be ignorant about the world

How much do you know about the world? Hans Rosling, with his famous charts of global population, health and income data (and an extra-extra-long pointer), demonstrates that you have a high statistical chance of being quite wrong about what you think you know. Play along with his audience quiz — then, from Hans’ son Ola, learn 4 ways to quickly g...
https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_and_ola_rosling_how_not_to_be_ignorant_about_the_world

Hans Rosling: Religions and babies

Hans Rosling had a question: Do some religions have a higher birth rate than others -- and how does this affect global population growth? Speaking at the TEDxSummit in Doha, Qatar, he graphs data over time and across religions. With his trademark humor and sharp insight, Hans reaches a surprising conclusion on world fertility rates.
https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_religions_and_babies

Hans Rosling: Asia's rise -- how and when

Hans Rosling was a young guest student in India when he first realized that Asia had all the capacities to reclaim its place as the world's dominant economic force. At TEDIndia, he graphs global economic growth since 1858 and predicts the exact date that India and China will outstrip the US.
https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_asia_s_rise_how_and_when

Rosalind Picard: An AI smartwatch that detects seizures

Every year worldwide, more than 50,000 otherwise healthy people with epilepsy suddenly die -- a condition known as SUDEP. These deaths may be largely preventable, says AI researcher Rosalind Picard. Learn how Picard helped develop a cutting-edge smartwatch that can detect epileptic seizures as they occur and alert nearby loved ones in time to help.
https://www.ted.com/talks/rosalind_picard_an_ai_smartwatch_that_detects_seizures

Roselinde Kaiser: The lifetime stakes of teen mental health

What is it about the teen years that puts us at risk for depression – but also helps us to build resilience? Drawing upon neurodevelopmental and clinical science, clinical psychologist Dr. Roselinde Kaiser explains how adolescence is a developmental window of both risk and enrichment and outlines strategies for teens (and the rest of us) to thrive.
https://www.ted.com/talks/roselinde_kaiser_the_lifetime_stakes_of_teen_mental_health

Roselinde Torres: What it takes to be a great leader

The world is full of leadership programs, but the best way to learn how to lead might be right under your nose. In this clear, candid talk, Roselinde Torres describes 25 years observing truly great leaders at work, and shares the three simple but crucial questions would-be company chiefs need to ask to thrive in the future.
https://www.ted.com/talks/roselinde_torres_what_it_takes_to_be_a_great_leader

Rosalind G. Brewer: How to foster true diversity and inclusion at work (and in your community)

When companies think of diversity and inclusion, they too often focus on meeting metrics instead of building relationships with people of diverse backgrounds, says Starbucks COO Rosalind G. Brewer. In this personable and wide-ranging conversation with TED current affairs curator Whitney Pennington Rodgers, Brewer invites leaders to rethink what ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/rosalind_g_brewer_how_to_foster_true_diversity_and_inclusion_at_work_and_in_your_community

JK Rowling: The fringe benefits of failure

At her Harvard commencement speech, "Harry Potter" author JK Rowling offers some powerful, heartening advice to dreamers and overachievers, including one hard-won lesson that she deems "worth more than any qualification I ever earned."
https://www.ted.com/talks/jk_rowling_the_fringe_benefits_of_failure

TED staff: It's TED, the Musical

Do you have a TED Talk inside, just bursting to come out? Take this tongue-in-cheek musical journey to "Give Your Talk." A musical love letter to our speakers -- written, directed and performed by the TED staff.
https://www.ted.com/talks/ted_staff_it_s_ted_the_musical

Renny Gleeson: Our antisocial phone tricks

In this funny (and actually poignant) 3-minute talk, social strategist Renny Gleeson breaks down our always-on social world -- where the experience we're having right now is less interesting than what we'll tweet about it later.
https://www.ted.com/talks/renny_gleeson_our_antisocial_phone_tricks

Seyi Oyesola: A hospital tour in Nigeria

Dr. Seyi Oyesola takes a searing look at health care in underdeveloped countries. His photo tour of a Nigerian teaching hospital -- all low-tech hacks and donated supplies -- drives home the challenge of doing basic health care there.
https://www.ted.com/talks/seyi_oyesola_a_hospital_tour_in_nigeria

Yossi Vardi: We're worried about local warming ... in your lap

Investor and prankster Yossi Vardi delivers a ballsy lecture on the dangers of blogging. Specifically, for men.
https://www.ted.com/talks/yossi_vardi_we_re_worried_about_local_warming_in_your_lap

Tim Harford: Trial, error and the God complex

Economics writer Tim Harford studies complex systems -- and finds a surprising link among the successful ones: they were built through trial and error. In this sparkling talk from TEDGlobal 2011, he asks us to embrace our randomness and start making better mistakes.
https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_harford_trial_error_and_the_god_complex

Lauren Zalaznick: The conscience of television

TV executive Lauren Zalaznick thinks deeply about pop television. Sharing results of a bold study that tracks attitudes against TV ratings over five decades, she makes a case that television reflects who we truly are -- in ways we might not have expected.
https://www.ted.com/talks/lauren_zalaznick_the_conscience_of_television

Sebastian Wernicke: 1,000 TED Talks in six words

Sebastian Wernicke thinks every TED Talk can be summarized in six words. In this talk, he shows how to do just that -- and less.
https://www.ted.com/talks/sebastian_wernicke_1_000_ted_talks_in_six_words

Alan Kay: A powerful idea about ideas

With all the intensity and brilliance for which he is known, Alan Kay envisions better techniques for teaching kids by using computers to illustrate experience in ways -– mathematically and scientifically -- that only computers can.
https://www.ted.com/talks/alan_kay_a_powerful_idea_about_ideas

Louise Fresco: We need to feed the whole world

Louise Fresco shows us why we should celebrate mass-produced, supermarket-style white bread. She says environmentally sound mass production will feed the world, yet leave a role for small bakeries and traditional methods.
https://www.ted.com/talks/louise_fresco_we_need_to_feed_the_whole_world

David McCandless: The beauty of data visualization

David McCandless turns complex data sets (like worldwide military spending, media buzz, Facebook status updates) into beautiful, simple diagrams that tease out unseen patterns and connections. Good design, he suggests, is the best way to navigate information glut -- and it may just change the way we see the world.
https://www.ted.com/talks/david_mccandless_the_beauty_of_data_visualization

Rozalén Rozalén: "Cómo una charla con tu abuela te puede marcar la vida"

Escuchando a nuestros mayores podemos, reparar historias de profundo dolor… encontrar a nuestros desaparecidos, llegar a comprender mejor la historia de otros pueblos. Entender que para saber la verdad es necesario conocer todas las partes, ponerte en la piel de los demás. Y no juzgar. Aprender que acoger en casa a un extraño sin prejuicios pued...
https://www.ted.com/talks/rozalen_rozalen_como_una_charla_con_tu_abuela_te_puede_marcar_la_vida

Anna Rosling: The Way We Live / Így élünk

Rosling suggests the vast majority of human beings are wrong about the state of the world. / Rosling állítása szerint az emberiség túlnyomó többsége téved a világ állapotával kapcsolatosan.
https://www.ted.com/talks/anna_rosling_the_way_we_live_igy_elunk

Ruslan Zhdanov: Realisation of the idea or back and forth

Talk about why burnout and procrastination are friends, not enemies. With each example we know, we can figure out how an idea evolves from its origin to its translation.
https://www.ted.com/talks/ruslan_zhdanov_realisation_of_the_idea_or_back_and_forth

Frédéric Rossillion: Art et Entreprise, une combinaison pas si impossible | Frédéric Rossillion | TEDxSaintGilles

L'Art est une forme d'accomplissement personnel qui peut devenir professionnel. Il s'agit d'allier le milieu artistique et l'entreprise afin de permettre la réalisation de ses projets. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
https://www.ted.com/talks/frederic_rossillion_art_et_entreprise_une_combinaison_pas_si_impossible_frederic_rossillion_tedxsaintgilles
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