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Shimon Steinberg: Natural pest control ... using bugs!

What's the difference between a pest and a bug? Shimon Steinberg makes the case for using good bugs to fight bad bugs, avoiding chemicals in our quest for perfect produce.
https://www.ted.com/talks/shimon_steinberg_natural_pest_control_using_bugs

Bjarke Ingels: Floating cities, the LEGO House and other architectural forms of the future

Design gives form to the future, says architect Bjarke Ingels. In this worldwide tour of his team's projects, journey to a waste-to-energy power plant (that doubles as an alpine ski slope) and the LEGO Home of the Brick in Denmark -- and catch a glimpse of cutting-edge flood resilience infrastructure in New York City as well as an ambitious plan...
https://www.ted.com/talks/bjarke_ingels_floating_cities_the_lego_house_and_other_architectural_forms_of_the_future

Tim Harford: How frustration can make us more creative

Challenges and problems can derail your creative process ... or they can make you more creative than ever. In the surprising story behind the best-selling solo piano album of all time, Tim Harford may just convince you of the advantages of having to work with a little mess.
https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_harford_how_frustration_can_make_us_more_creative

Tanya Menon: The secret to great opportunities? The person you haven't met yet

We often find ourselves stuck in narrow social circles with similar people. What habits confine us, and how can we break them? Organizational psychologist Tanya Menon considers how we can be more intentional about expanding our social universes -- and how it can lead to new ideas and opportunities.
https://www.ted.com/talks/tanya_menon_the_secret_to_great_opportunities_the_person_you_haven_t_met_yet

Zeynep Tufekci: Online social change: easy to organize, hard to win

Today, a single email can launch a worldwide movement. But as sociologist Zeynep Tufekci suggests, even though online activism is easy to grow, it often doesn't last. Why? She compares modern movements -- Gezi, Ukraine, Hong Kong -- to the civil rights movement of the 1960s, and uncovers a surprising benefit of organizing protest movements the w...
https://www.ted.com/talks/zeynep_tufekci_online_social_change_easy_to_organize_hard_to_win

Robert Sapolsky: The biology of our best and worst selves

How can humans be so compassionate and altruistic -- and also so brutal and violent? To understand why we do what we do, neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky looks at extreme context, examining actions on timescales from seconds to millions of years before they occurred. In this fascinating talk, he shares his cutting edge research into the biology th...
https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_sapolsky_the_biology_of_our_best_and_worst_selves

Victoria Gill: What a nun can teach a scientist about ecology

To save the achoque -- an exotic (and adorable) salamander found in a lake in northern Mexico -- scientists teamed up with an unexpected research partner: a group of nuns called the Sisters of the Immaculate Health. In this delightful talk, science journalist Victoria Gill shares the story of how this unusual collaboration saved the achoque from...
https://www.ted.com/talks/victoria_gill_what_a_nun_can_teach_a_scientist_about_ecology

Dominic Price: What's your happiness score?

How do you rediscover a happier, more purpose-driven (and less productivity-obsessed) self in the wake of the pandemic? Quiz yourself alongside work futurist Dominic Price as he lays out a simple yet insightful four-part guide to assessing your life in ways that can help you reconnect with what's really important.
https://www.ted.com/talks/dominic_price_what_s_your_happiness_score

Yang Lan: The generation that's remaking China

Yang Lan, a journalist and entrepreneur who's been called "the Oprah of China," offers insight into the next generation of young Chinese citizens -- urban, connected (via microblogs) and alert to injustice.
https://www.ted.com/talks/yang_lan_the_generation_that_s_remaking_china

Alan Jamieson: Meet the mysterious "monsters" of the deep sea

The "aliens" of Earth live in the deepest parts of the ocean, and marine biologist Alan Jamieson has the photographs to prove it. Explore the depths with Jamieson as he challenges what you may believe (or have been told) really lies waiting in the world's darkest, most remote waters. A fascinating, bizarre and surprisingly peaceful dive into the...
https://www.ted.com/talks/alan_jamieson_meet_the_mysterious_monsters_of_the_deep_sea

Pam Warhurst: How we can eat our landscapes

What should a community do with its unused land? Plant food, of course. With energy and humor, Pam Warhurst tells at the TEDSalon the story of how she and a growing team of volunteers came together to turn plots of unused land into communal vegetable gardens, and to change the narrative of food in their community.
https://www.ted.com/talks/pam_warhurst_how_we_can_eat_our_landscapes

Janine Benyus: Biomimicry in action

Janine Benyus has a message for inventors: When solving a design problem, look to nature first. There you'll find inspired designs for making things waterproof, aerodynamic, solar-powered and more. Here she reveals dozens of new products that take their cue from nature with spectacular results.
https://www.ted.com/talks/janine_benyus_biomimicry_in_action

Benjamin Barber: Why mayors should rule the world

It often seems like federal-level politicians care more about creating gridlock than solving the world's problems. So who's actually getting bold things done? City mayors. So, political theorist Benjamin Barber suggests: Let's give them more control over global policy. Barber shows how these "urban homeboys" are solving pressing problems on thei...
https://www.ted.com/talks/benjamin_barber_why_mayors_should_rule_the_world

Jim Hudspeth: The beautiful, mysterious science of how you hear

Have you ever wondered how your ears work? In this delightful and fascinating talk, biophysicist Jim Hudspeth demonstrates the wonderfully simple yet astonishingly powerful mechanics of hair cells, the microscopic powerhouses that make hearing possible -- and explains how, when it's really quiet, your ears will begin to beam out a spectrum of so...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jim_hudspeth_the_beautiful_mysterious_science_of_how_you_hear

Auret van Heerden: Making global labor fair

FLA head Auret van Heerden talks about the next frontier of workers' rights -- globalized industries where no single national body can keep workers safe and protected. How can we keep our global supply chains honest? Van Heerden makes the business case for fair labor.
https://www.ted.com/talks/auret_van_heerden_making_global_labor_fair

Steven Petrow: 3 ways to practice civility

What does it mean to be civil? Journalist Steven Petrow looks for answers in the original meaning of the word, showing why civility shouldn't be dismissed as conversation-stifling political correctness or censorship. Learn three ways we can each work to be more civil -- and start talking about our differences with respect.
https://www.ted.com/talks/steven_petrow_3_ways_to_practice_civility

R. Luke DuBois: Insightful human portraits made from data

Artist R. Luke DuBois makes unique portraits of presidents, cities, himself and even Britney Spears using data and personality. In this talk, he shares nine projects -- from maps of the country built using information taken from millions of dating profiles to a gun that fires a blank every time a shooting is reported in New Orleans. His point: t...
https://www.ted.com/talks/r_luke_dubois_insightful_human_portraits_made_from_data

Michael Green: How flags unite (and divide) us

Flags are one of the simplest yet most powerful pieces of design ever conceived. They can make us swell with pride, burn with hatred -- and even inspire people to die or kill in their name, says vexillologist Michael Green. Take a brief walk through history as Green explores the symbolic fervor behind flags that unify and divide, inviting us to ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_green_how_flags_unite_and_divide_us

José Bowen: Beethoven the businessman

The revolution that made music more marketable, more personal and easier to pirate began ... at the dawn of the 19th century. José Bowen outlines how new printing technology and an improved piano gave rise to the first music industry.
https://www.ted.com/talks/jose_bowen_beethoven_the_businessman

Rick Doblin: The future of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy

Could psychedelics help us heal from trauma and mental illnesses? Researcher Rick Doblin has spent the past three decades investigating this question, and the results are promising. In this fascinating dive into the science of psychedelics, he explains how drugs like LSD, psilocybin and MDMA affect your brain -- and shows how, when paired with p...
https://www.ted.com/talks/rick_doblin_the_future_of_psychedelic_assisted_psychotherapy

Amar Inamdar: The thrilling potential for off-grid solar energy

There's an energy revolution happening in villages and towns across Africa -- off-grid solar energy is becoming a viable alternative to traditional electricity systems. In a bold talk about a true leapfrog moment, Amar Inamdar introduces us to proud owners of off-grid solar kits -- and explains how this technology has the opportunity to meet two...
https://www.ted.com/talks/amar_inamdar_the_thrilling_potential_for_off_grid_solar_energy

Juan Enriquez: We can reprogram life. How to do it wisely

For four billion years, what lived and died on Earth depended on two principles: natural selection and random mutation. Then humans came along and changed everything — hybridizing plants, breeding animals, altering the environment and even purposefully evolving ourselves. Juan Enriquez provides five guidelines for a future where this ability to ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/juan_enriquez_we_can_reprogram_life_how_to_do_it_wisely

Peter Diamandis: Abundance is our future

Onstage at TED2012, Peter Diamandis makes a case for optimism -- that we'll invent, innovate and create ways to solve the challenges that loom over us. "I’m not saying we don’t have our set of problems; we surely do. But ultimately, we knock them down.”
https://www.ted.com/talks/peter_diamandis_abundance_is_our_future

Michael Shermer: Why people believe weird things

Why do people see the Virgin Mary on a cheese sandwich or hear demonic lyrics in "Stairway to Heaven"? Using video and music, skeptic Michael Shermer shows how we convince ourselves to believe -- and overlook the facts.
https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_shermer_why_people_believe_weird_things

David Chalmers: How do you explain consciousness?

Our consciousness is a fundamental aspect of our existence, says philosopher David Chalmers: “There’s nothing we know about more directly…. but at the same time it’s the most mysterious phenomenon in the universe.” He shares some ways to think about the movie playing in our heads.
https://www.ted.com/talks/david_chalmers_how_do_you_explain_consciousness

Beau Lotto + Amy O'Toole: Science is for everyone, kids included

What do science and play have in common? Neuroscientist Beau Lotto thinks all people (kids included) should participate in science and, through the process of discovery, change perceptions. He's seconded by 12-year-old Amy O'Toole, who, along with 25 of her classmates, published the first peer-reviewed article by schoolchildren, about the Blacka...
https://www.ted.com/talks/beau_lotto_amy_o_toole_science_is_for_everyone_kids_included

Yuko Munakata: The science behind how parents affect child development

Parents, take a deep breath: how your kids turn out isn't fully on you. Of course, parenting plays an important role in shaping who children become, but psychologist Yuko Munakata offers an alternative, research-backed reality that highlights how it's just one of many factors that influence the chaotic complexity of childhood development. A reth...
https://www.ted.com/talks/yuko_munakata_the_science_behind_how_parents_affect_child_development

Wayne McGregor: A choreographer's creative process in real time

We all use our body on a daily basis, and yet few of us think about our physicality the way Wayne McGregor does. He demonstrates how a choreographer communicates ideas to an audience, working with two dancers to build phrases of dance, live and unscripted, on the TEDGlobal stage.
https://www.ted.com/talks/wayne_mcgregor_a_choreographer_s_creative_process_in_real_time

Itay Talgam: Lead like the great conductors

An orchestra conductor faces the ultimate leadership challenge: creating perfect harmony without saying a word. In this charming talk, Itay Talgam demonstrates the unique styles of six great 20th-century conductors, illustrating crucial lessons for all leaders.
https://www.ted.com/talks/itay_talgam_lead_like_the_great_conductors

Stefan Sagmeister: The power of time off

Every seven years, designer Stefan Sagmeister closes his New York studio for a yearlong sabbatical to rejuvenate and refresh their creative outlook. He explains the often overlooked value of time off and shows the innovative projects inspired by his time in Bali.
https://www.ted.com/talks/stefan_sagmeister_the_power_of_time_off
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