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Myles Allen: Fossil fuel companies know how to stop global warming. Why don't they?

The fossil fuel industry knows how to stop global warming, but they're waiting for someone else to pay, says climate science scholar Myles Allen. Instead of a total ban on carbon-emitting fuels, Allen puts forth a bold plan for oil and gas companies to progressively decarbonize themselves and sequester CO2 deep in the earth, with the aim of reac...
https://www.ted.com/talks/myles_allen_fossil_fuel_companies_know_how_to_stop_global_warming_why_don_t_they

Sergei Lupashin: A flying camera ... on a leash

Let's admit it: aerial photo drones and UAVs are a little creepy, and they come with big regulatory and safety problems. But aerial photos can be a powerful way of telling the truth about the world: the size of a protest, the spread of an oil spill, the wildlife hidden in a delta. Sergei Lupashin demos Fotokite, a nifty new way to see the world ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/sergei_lupashin_a_flying_camera_on_a_leash

Playlist: Daryl Hannah: 11 talks that inspired me (11 talks)

Daryl Hannah gathers TED Talks that span the globe, from the Black Hills Mountains of the United States to the underwater worlds of Antarctica.
Curated by Daryl Hannah · 11 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/daryl_hannah_11_talks_that_in

Nicola Jones: The dangers of a noisy ocean -- and how we can quiet it down

The ocean is a naturally noisy place full of singing whales, grunting fish, snapping shrimp, cracking ice, wind and rain. But human-made sounds -- from ship engines to oil drilling -- have become an acute threat to marine life, says science journalist Nicola Jones. Watch (and listen) as she discusses the strange things that happen to underwater ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/nicola_jones_the_dangers_of_a_noisy_ocean_and_how_we_can_quiet_it_down

Cesar Harada | TED Speaker

TED Senior Fellow Cesar Harada aims to harness the forces of nature as he invents innovative remedies for man-made problems like oil spills and radioactive leaks.
Inventor, environmentalist, educator
https://www.ted.com/speakers/cesar_harada

Playlist: How to revive a city (8 talks)

Energetic and thriving, cities are the heartbeat of society. These talks offer viable ways to reinvigorate and strengthen the metropolises we love.
Curated by TED · 8 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/how_to_revive_a_city

Playlist: Talks to help you become a better researcher (8 talks)

Strengthen your skills with these informative talks on how to get the most out of your research.
Curated by TED · 8 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_to_help_you_become_a_better_researcher

Playlist: Amazing, creative homes (10 talks)

Explore the ingenious designs and intriguingly gorgeous places that people call home.
Curated by TED · 10 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/don_t_you_wish_you_lived_here

James Orsulak: Why we need to move manufacturing off-planet

All our manufacturing currently takes place on Earth and, as a result, all its harmful byproducts and wasteful processes end up wreaking Earthbound havoc. In this forward-thinking talk, James Orsulak argues that the fix is to move manufacturing operations off-planet, using automated labor to mine resources and perform all those ecosystem-destabi...
https://www.ted.com/talks/james_orsulak_why_we_need_to_move_manufacturing_off_planet

Playlist: The best Hans Rosling talks you’ve ever seen (10 talks)

In memory of a great man and the numbers he loved.
Curated by TED · 10 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/the_best_hans_rosling_talks_yo

Matt Kenyon | TED Speaker

From a plant that lives or dies based on stock prices to an oilcan that flows backward, Matt Kenyon creates art that startles, amuses and challenges assumptions.
New media artist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/matt_kenyon

Playlist: Statistically speaking … (10 talks)

Want a different perspective of the world? Get a better, more friendly grasp of statistics -- one of the most understood and misused tools in modern society.
Curated by TED · 10 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/statistically_speaking

Playlist: How do you solve a problem like the climate crisis? (18 talks)

We all know about the climate crisis. We all want to stay informed — but the information can be overwhelming. Watch these talks to hear what’s at stake and find out what's being done.
Curated by TED · 18 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/how_do_you_solve_a_problem_lik

Rob Hopkins | TED Speaker

Rob Hopkins is the founder of the Transition movement, a radically hopeful and community-driven approach to creating societies independent of fossil fuel.
Resilience leader
https://www.ted.com/speakers/rob_hopkins

Richard Sears | TED Speaker

Richard Sears thinks hard about the post-oil world. He's a visiting scientist at MIT, after a long career as a VP at Shell.
Geophysicist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/richard_sears

Manuel Lima | TED Speaker

Manuel Lima studies how information can be organized -- into elegant and beautiful diagrams that illustrate the many unexpected twists of big data.
Data visualization researcher
https://www.ted.com/speakers/manuel_lima

Martin Hanczyc | TED Speaker

Martin Hanczyc explores the path between living and nonliving systems, using chemical droplets to study behavior of the earliest cells.
Chemist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/martin_hanczyc

Playlist: Talks to inspire smart conversation (12 talks)

From string theory to geopolitics, neuroscience to tissue engineering, watch these talks that make complex topics more understandable.
Curated by TED · 12 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_to_inspire_smart_convers

Dee Boersma | TED Speaker

Dee Boersma considers penguins ocean sentinels, helping us understand the effects of pollution, overfishing and climate change on the marine environment.
Conservation biologist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/dee_boersma

Yassmin Abdel-Magied | TED Speaker

Yassmin Abdel-Magied wears many hats, including a hijab. She's a mechanical engineer, writer and activist who campaigns for tolerance and diversity.
Mechanical engineer, social advocate
https://www.ted.com/speakers/yassmin_abdel_magied

Peter Tyack | TED Speaker

Peter Tyack studies the social behavior and acoustic communication in whales and dolphins, learning how these animals use sound to perform critical activities, such as mating and locating food.
Behavioral ecologist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/peter_tyack

Kamal Meattle | TED Speaker

With its air-filtering plants and sustainable architecture, Kamal Meattle's office park in New Delhi is a model of green business. Meattle himself is a longtime activist for cleaning up India's air.
Business owner and activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/kamal_meattle

Jonas Gahr Støre | TED Speaker

Jonas Gahr Støre is the Norwegian Foreign Minister, charged with working for Norway's interests internationally.
Foreign Minister of Norway
https://www.ted.com/speakers/jonas_gahr_store

New playlists: Animals that amaze and The end of oil?

TED playlists are collections of talks around a topic, built specially for you in a thoughtful sequence to illuminate ideas in context. This weekend, two new playlists are available: Animals that amaze and The end of oil? Animals that amaze At TED there's a certain species of speaker who is absolutely devoted to all kinds of weird beasts...
Posted December 1, 2012
https://blog.ted.com/2012/12/01/new-playlists-animals-that-amaze-and-the-end-of-oil

Niki Okuk | TED Speaker

Niki Okuk is working to create social and economic justice and worker dignity.
Entrepreneur
https://www.ted.com/speakers/niki_okuk

6 very promising oil spill cleanup innovations

  Two years ago, a chance discussion with a group of Gulf of Mexico fishermen changed the course of Cesar Harada’s life. The TED Senior Fellow had landed his dream job at MIT in Boston, but after hearing first-hand accounts of the conditions in the Gulf following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill of 2010, Harada tendered his resignation and...
Posted July 5, 2012
https://blog.ted.com/2012/07/05/6-very-promising-oil-spill-clean-up-innovations

Colette Pichon Battle | TED Speaker

A Louisiana native, Colette Pichon Battle fights to advance human rights for communities on the frontline of the struggle against climate change.
Climate justice and human rights lawyer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/colette_pichon_battle

Fabien Cousteau | TED Speaker

Fabien Cousteau spent 31 days underwater to research how climate change and pollution are affecting the oceans.
Ocean explorer and environmentalist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/fabien_cousteau

Gallery: The beauty of a thin film of oil

Artist Fabian Oefner works with everyday materials to create astonishing, unrecognizable images. Here's a look at how he does it. Where most people would likely see an unassuming puddle on the side of the road, Fabian Oefner (TED Talk: Psychedelic science) sees an artistic opportunity. In his new photographic series, Oil Spill, he focuses on th...
Posted October 13, 2016
https://ideas.ted.com/gallery-the-beauty-of-a-thin-film-of-oil

Alyssa Monks | TED Speaker

Alyssa Monks transfers the intimacy and vulnerability of human experience onto a painted surface.
Painter
https://www.ted.com/speakers/alyssa_monks
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