Paul Gilding is an independent writer, activist and adviser on a sustainable economy. Click through to watch the onstage debate that followed this talk.

On more than 120 deep-sea expeditions, Robert Ballard has made many major natural discoveries, such as the deep-sea vents. Oh, and he found the Titanic.

Photo: James Duncan Davidson Taylor Wilson is a 17-year old nuclear physicist. No, really. He charms the audience from the get-go, making the case that "you know, as a scientist, the glass is always 100% full, with water and air." But he's really here to make two cases: that nuclear fusion will be the energy of the future, and that kids c...

About this event: TEDxYouth@ISGDammam aims to spread strong, positive messages for young people and show different kinds of ideas related to chain reaction. From the domino effect to nuclear reaction, our speakers will discuss about chain reaction in various perspectives.

Ben Kacyra uses state-of-the-art technology to preserve cultural heritage sites and let us in on their secrets in a way never before possible.

About this event: Talks discussed: Michael Shellenberger: How Fear of Nuclear Power is Hurting the Environment Monica Araya: A Small Country with Big Ideas to Get Rid of Fossil Fuels Taylor Wilson: The Future of Energy Total Attendees: 12 Link to public presentation: https://prezi.com/view/ZK9VLkX2eZ7EPQSFutD0/

About this event: At TEDxPaloAltoSalon 2019: Rethink, hear from an extraordinary lineup of individuals rethinking our understanding of epigenetics, musical performance, neuro technology, belief systems, origami, nuclear power and PTSD.

In telling stories of technologies and the individuals who created them, George Dyson takes a clear-eyed view of our scientific past -- while illuminating what lies ahead.

BCG's Matt Langione is a principal in the firm's Boston office, where he brings research-intensive deep tech innovations to market.

About this event: At TEDxPaloAltoSalon Rethink 2019, we will hear from an extraordinary lineup of individuals rethinking our understanding of epigenetics, musical performance, neuro technology, belief systems, origami, nuclear power and more.

Which is the bigger threat to wildlife: Radioactivity or humans? Wildlife ecologist Jim Beasley has gone into the contaminated zones around Chernobyl and Fukushima to learn the answer, and his findings are both sobering and heartening. When humans are evacuated after a nuclear disaster, what happens to the environment -- soil, plants and trees,...

About this event: Time: 7:00PM-9:00PM(JST) TED2014 Simulcast: All-Stars Session 2: Beauty and the Brain Tierney Thys – Marine biologist Dan Gilbert – Psychologist; happiness expert Emily Levine – Philosopher-comic David Brooks – Columnist Jane McGonigal – Game Designer Neil Turok – Physicist, education activist Rory Sutherland – Advertisin...

TED2013 kicks off in just 11 days. And, in the very first session, Robert J. Gordon and Erik Brynjolfsson will ascend the stage for a debate on the future of work. While Gordon will focus on how our current ecosystem of innovation is too focused on personal gadgetry, and thus isn’t setting us up to solve the big problems of the future, Brynjolfs...

Taylor Wilson graduated from high school in May. And Popular Science has already dubbed him "The Boy who Played with Fusion" and Forbes has suggested that he may just be "The Bill Gates of Energy." Wilson first received attention at the age of 14, after building a nuclear fusion reactor he'd dreamed up in his parents’ garage. He spoke at ...

Data is a valuable, powerful commodity -- but unlike oil, it is unlimited in quantity and in its capacity for harm, says technology thinker James Bridle. The phrase “data is the new oil” was apparently coined in 2006 by Clive Humby, the British mathematician and architect of the Tesco Clubcard, a supermarket reward program. Since then, it has b...

Taylor Wilson has been called “The Boy Who Played With Fusion” by Popular Science magazine. At age 9, Wilson stunned tour guides at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, with his complex understanding of rocket science. At 12, he set out to make a “star in a jar.” By 14, Wilson had become the youngest person to achieve nuc...

About this event: This is our second event. Speakers are movie director/producer, young ambitious university student, innovative English teacher, high school solar car project leader, photographer, architect, traditional dancer, artist, social enterprise innovator, free diver, deep sea explorer, doctor, and nuclear researcher.

Five years ago, a tsunami and nuclear disaster led to the mass evacuation of the Fukushima region of Japan. Photojournalist Michael Forster Rothbart covered the aftermath; last September he returned for a month to see how the situation has progressed. Here, he shares some of his portraits and reflections about the trip. [gallery link="none" c...

About this event: The Designer The Mouth Musician The Nuclear Scientist The Yo-yo Champion The Legal Activist What do all these people have in common? Find out in the Barrett Suite on 2/27. Killer speakers in a live stream from TED 2013: The Young, The Wise, The Undiscovered. Lively discussions, food, drink, and ideas worth spreading.

Severn Cullis-Suzuki is a lifelong environmental activist seeking justice for future generations.

In January 2020, a new advice column from New York City psychologist Guy Winch, who has given two beautifully thoughtful and helpful TED Talks and written one TED book, will appear on TED.com. Called “Dear Guy,” the column will consist of Guy’s answers to questions from readers. As we’re preparing to publish it, we’ve realized this: We need ...

About this event: Humanity stands on a crossroad: will this be the best or worst century to come? How do we protect ourselves against emerging populism, nuclear warfare, ecological disaster, and technological threats? At the same time, our contemporary society can be defined through the endless possibilities for a better producible future. The TEDxHvAmsterdam wan...

Chemist Rebecca Abergel and her colleagues have found a way to remove radioactive contaminants from the body. Now they are trying to put their solution in a pill. After the US dropped atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War Two, more than 100,000 people died -- many from exposure to radiation. At high doses,...

About this event: There are more people who capitulate than those who fail. Henry Ford The topic of the first TEDxTomsk conference is “TO ERR IS HUMAN” Is the meaning of mistake changing in contemporary world? “My mistake – I remained an employee for too long. I was unhappy, because all this time I did not learn anything useful. I could have started ...

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...

What are the tools we're using to build the future? Session 3 speakers go deep on what's next in finance, energy, business and the structures we live in. The next generation of trust on the Internet. For many online transactions, we rely on middlemen like banks and government to establish trust -- but these systems face growing issues lik...

How an elite squad of Tokyo firefighters found the courage to confront the Fukushima nuclear disaster. On March 18, 2011, Tokyo fire division chief Yasuo Sato (TEDxSeeds Talk: How we put out the fire in Japan’s nuclear reactor) dispatched 119 firefighters to the Fukushima Daiichi disaster zone, six days after a series of explosions tore through...

When Hillary Clinton became the first female nominee of a major political party in the United States this summer, she reflected that this achievement "belongs to generations of women and men who struggled, sacrificed and made this moment possible." Women have been leaders throughout history, making positive changes in their communities. But in s...

About this event: Inspiration for this event comes from the notion of a particle accelerator. The accelerator can bring about nuclear fusion and fission. Fusion generates new material and enormous energy through the collision of two different atomic nuclei. Fission creates energy through the chain reaction which occurs when a neutron hits an atomic nucleus. In ...

About this event: This TEDxNorrköpingLive event consists of TED2013 simulcasted from TED2013, Long Beach, CA. 17:30 Session 4, Disrupt!: Alastair Parvin, Designer Danny Hillis, Computer theorist Sanjay Dastoor; Roboticist BLACK, Yo-yo champion Lesley Perkes, Public art instigator Sergey Brin, Co-founder Amanda Palmer, Musician, blogger Larry Lessig, ...