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Rajesh Rao: A Rosetta Stone for a lost language

Rajesh Rao is fascinated by "the mother of all crossword puzzles": how to decipher the 4000-year-old Indus script. He's enlisting modern computation to try to read this lost language, the key to understanding this ancient civilization.
https://www.ted.com/talks/rajesh_rao_a_rosetta_stone_for_a_lost_language

Reshma Saujani: How the US fails working parents -- and what they need to thrive

The pandemic brought into sharp focus the crisis in caregiving in the United States, which woefully under provides support for parents. Activist and Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani has a proposal to address that -- something she calls the Marshall Plan for Moms -- and she unpacks how it aims to build radically different systems in order to...
https://www.ted.com/talks/reshma_saujani_how_the_us_fails_working_parents_and_what_they_need_to_thrive

Jon Ronson: When online shaming goes too far

Twitter gives a voice to the voiceless, a way to speak up and hit back at perceived injustice. But sometimes, says Jon Ronson, things go too far. In a jaw-dropping story of how one un-funny tweet ruined a woman's life and career, Ronson shows how online commenters can end up behaving like a baying mob -- and says it's time to rethink how we inte...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jon_ronson_when_online_shaming_goes_too_far

Seth Godin: How to get your ideas to spread

In a world of too many options and too little time, our obvious choice is to just ignore the ordinary stuff. Marketing guru Seth Godin spells out why, when it comes to getting our attention, bad or bizarre ideas are more successful than boring ones.
https://www.ted.com/talks/seth_godin_how_to_get_your_ideas_to_spread

Majora Carter: Greening the ghetto

In an emotionally charged talk, MacArthur-winning activist Majora Carter details her fight for environmental justice in the South Bronx -- and shows how minority neighborhoods suffer most from flawed urban policy.
https://www.ted.com/talks/majora_carter_greening_the_ghetto

David Eagleman: Can we create new senses for humans?

As humans, we can perceive less than a ten-trillionth of all light waves. "Our experience of reality," says neuroscientist David Eagleman, "is constrained by our biology." He wants to change that. His research into our brain processes has led him to create new interfaces -- such as a sensory vest -- to take in previously unseen information about...
https://www.ted.com/talks/david_eagleman_can_we_create_new_senses_for_humans

Jonathan Foley: The other inconvenient truth

A skyrocketing demand for food means that agriculture has become the largest driver of climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental destruction. Jonathan Foley shows why we desperately need to begin "terraculture" -- farming for the whole planet.
https://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_foley_the_other_inconvenient_truth

Amory Lovins: Winning the oil endgame

In this energizing talk, Amory Lovins lays out his simple plan for weaning the US off oil and revitalizing the economy.
https://www.ted.com/talks/amory_lovins_winning_the_oil_endgame

Robert Full: Robots inspired by cockroach ingenuity

Insects and animals have evolved some amazing skills -- but, as Robert Full notes, many animals are actually over-engineered. The trick is to copy only what's necessary. He shows how human engineers can learn from animals' tricks.
https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_full_robots_inspired_by_cockroach_ingenuity

Elizabeth Pisani: Sex, drugs and HIV -- let's get rational

Armed with bracing logic, wit and her "public-health nerd" glasses, Elizabeth Pisani reveals the myriad of inconsistencies in today's political systems that prevent our dollars from effectively fighting the spread of HIV. Her research with at-risk populations -- from junkies in prison to sex workers on the street in Cambodia -- demonstrates the ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_pisani_sex_drugs_and_hiv_let_s_get_rational

Elaine Fong: My mother's final wish -- and the right to die with dignity

After a terminal cancer diagnosis upended 12 years of remission, all Elaine Fong's mother wanted was a peaceful end of life. What she received instead became a fight for the right to decide when. Fong shares the heart-rending journey to honor her mother's choice for a death with dignity -- and reflects on the need to explore our relationship to ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/elaine_fong_my_mother_s_final_wish_and_the_right_to_die_with_dignity

Nicholas Christakis: The hidden influence of social networks

We're all embedded in vast social networks of friends, family, co-workers and more. Nicholas Christakis tracks how a wide variety of traits -- from happiness to obesity -- can spread from person to person, showing how your location in the network might impact your life in ways you don't even know.
https://www.ted.com/talks/nicholas_christakis_the_hidden_influence_of_social_networks

Bruce Bueno de Mesquita: A prediction for the future of Iran

Bruce Bueno de Mesquita uses mathematical analysis to predict (very often correctly) such messy human events as war, political power shifts, Intifada ... After a crisp explanation of how he does it, he offers three predictions on the future of Iran.
https://www.ted.com/talks/bruce_bueno_de_mesquita_a_prediction_for_the_future_of_iran

Laura Schulz: The surprisingly logical minds of babies

How do babies learn so much from so little so quickly? In a fun, experiment-filled talk, cognitive scientist Laura Schulz shows how our young ones make decisions with a surprisingly strong sense of logic, well before they can talk.
https://www.ted.com/talks/laura_schulz_the_surprisingly_logical_minds_of_babies

David Pogue: Simplicity sells

New York Times columnist David Pogue takes aim at technology’s worst interface-design offenders, and provides encouraging examples of products that get it right. To funny things up, he bursts into song.
https://www.ted.com/talks/david_pogue_simplicity_sells

Bono: My wish: Three actions for Africa

Musician and activist Bono accepts the 2005 TED Prize with a riveting talk, arguing that aid to Africa isn't just another celebrity cause; it's a global emergency.
https://www.ted.com/talks/bono_my_wish_three_actions_for_africa

David S. Rose: How to pitch to a VC

Thinking startup? David S. Rose's rapid-fire TED U talk on pitching to a venture capitalist tells you the 10 things you need to know about yourself -- and prove to a VC -- before you fire up your slideshow.
https://www.ted.com/talks/david_s_rose_how_to_pitch_to_a_vc

Adam Driver: My journey from Marine to actor

Before he fought in the galactic battles of Star Wars, Adam Driver was a United States Marine with 1/1 Weapons Company. He tells the story of how and why he became a Marine, the complex transition from soldier to civilian -- and Arts in the Armed Forces, his nonprofit that brings theater to the military. Because, as he says: "Self-expression is ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/adam_driver_my_journey_from_marine_to_actor

Paul Nicklen: Animal tales from icy wonderlands

Diving under the Antarctic ice to get close to the much-feared leopard seal, photographer Paul Nicklen found an extraordinary new friend. Share his hilarious, passionate stories of the polar wonderlands, illustrated by glorious images of the animals who live on and under the ice.
https://www.ted.com/talks/paul_nicklen_animal_tales_from_icy_wonderlands

Nancy Love: Are You Listening? Hate, Pop Music, and Politics

Dr. Love explains music's important role in politics. Music is far more than an art form composed to entertain an audience, and when we listen to music, perform it, rehearse or practice it, compose it, dance to it, we are doing something, not just passively experiencing it. She explains that the very features that make music seem marginal -- em...
https://www.ted.com/talks/nancy_love_are_you_listening_hate_pop_music_and_politics

Brandon Love: The Illusion of Knowing

In this talk, Brandon Love unpacks the illusion of ‘knowing’ to help us shift away from close-mindedness and towards embracing the universe’s complexities.
https://www.ted.com/talks/brandon_love_the_illusion_of_knowing

Atomic Love: Live Performance

Οι εγγενείς μελωδίες της Εύας, οι indie και ψυχεδελικές κιθάρες του Πάνου και οι εμπνευσμένες ενορχηστρώσεις του Παύλου στα πλήκτρα συνθέτουν το κράμα των Atomic Love. Βρίσκονται σε ενεργό δράση από το 2017, ενώ τώρα δουλεύουν στον πρώτο τους δίσκο. Το concept της μπάντας βασίζεται στην παράδοση του ελέγχου, που είναι αυτό που μας κινεί να ζήσου...
https://www.ted.com/talks/atomic_love_live_performance

Flèche Love: Sisters

The Swiss-Algerian talent has travelled around the world as a lyricist and composer with the band Kadebostany. She is also the singer and lyricist of The Avener’s worldwide hitsong "Castle in the snow". She’s a rapper, composer, writer, topliner and more than anything a free woman, who refuses to be labelled and tied to a specific genre. She’s u...
https://www.ted.com/talks/fleche_love_sisters

Eleanor Love: Youth in the Movement: Breaking Our Own Boundaries

Eleanor Love’s speech “Youth in the Movement: Breaking our own Boundaries” challenges teenagers and young adults to push beyond social media activism. The next stage of empowerment must include real-world involvement and action.
https://www.ted.com/talks/eleanor_love_youth_in_the_movement_breaking_our_own_boundaries

Rebecca Love: EntrepreNursing: Taking Care of You, and Business

TEDxNortheasternU 2018 Theme: Wait...why? www.tedxnortheasternu.com Rebecca Love Nurses are a pillar of an effective healthcare system, especially with their hands-on knowledge acquired from taking care of patients right by their bedsides. This raises the question: with all of their knowledge and the right empowerment, could nurses revolutioniz...
https://www.ted.com/talks/rebecca_love_entreprenursing_taking_care_of_you_and_business

Bimini Love: Street Cramps: a 15 year old tackles period poverty

Bimini Love is a 15-year-old school girl from Cornwall, whose Street Cramps project is transforming the lives of homeless women.
https://www.ted.com/talks/bimini_love_street_cramps_a_15_year_old_tackles_period_poverty

Dante Love: Redefining Housing for the "House Hunters" Generation

Dante leapt head first into the small house movement in 2013 joining Four Lights Tiny House Company as its COO. In 2014, Dante founded Pendant Homes with the mission of developing small, energy-efficient homes, in walkable neighborhoods at attainable prices. Pendant was a finalist for Y Combinator’s W15 batch and has been featured on ABC, NBC, C...
https://www.ted.com/talks/dante_love_redefining_housing_for_the_house_hunters_generation

Charmian Love: HOW TO BE BOTH IN BUSINESS AND AN ACTIVIST

NOTE FROM TED: TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers. The guidelines we give TEDx organizers are described in more detail here: http://storage.ted.com/tedx/manuals/tedx_content_guidelines.pdf Charmian believes in the power of business as a force for good and has first-hand experience in what it is like to be an entrepreneur, an...
https://www.ted.com/talks/charmian_love_how_to_be_both_in_business_and_an_activist

Kurt Love: Sustainability Needs Social Justice

Dr. Love focuses his work on issues of social justice and sustainability in education. He is currently working on a book entitled "Reclaiming Education for Regenerative Sustainability and Peace: A Pedagogy of Ecological Regeneration, Social and Cultural Peace, and Economic Prosperity" focusing on recontextualizing education in a framework of eco...
https://www.ted.com/talks/kurt_love_sustainability_needs_social_justice

Sacha Love: Sacha Love

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https://www.ted.com/talks/sacha_love_sacha_love
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