Oncologist and writer Siddhartha Mukherjee suggests that what doctors fight against isn't so much disease -- it's their own biases. In the summer of 2003, I finished my three-year residency in internal medicine and began a fellowship in oncology. It was an exhilarating time. The Human Genome Project had laid the foundation for the new science o...

Photo: James Duncan Davidson Neuroscientist Tali Sharot comes on stage to discuss the "optimism bias." It's a topic that she's been studying in her lab and she claims that 80% of us experience it. "It" being the tendency to overestimate the likelihood of good things happening to us. As she puts it: "we're more optimistic than realistic, and...

The basics on how to nurture and manage groups of people with different backgrounds and perspectives -- on a micro and macro level. (Supported by American Family Insurance)

I just might have the best job in the world. As a particle physicist and professor at Yale, I am a happy cog on the wheel of humanity, trying to understand the universe. I collaborate with brilliant people, young and old, from all over the globe. But while I love my job, the truth is I am part of a system that is rigged. We have come a long w...

About this event: We want to explore the bias of the education, religion, science, psychology, philosophy and sustaintability.

About this event: How does bias distort our thinking, our listening, our beliefs and even scientific research? How can we shake these unconscious biases that shape society? Writer Yassmin Abdel-Magied challenges us to look beyond initial perceptions and asks ‘What does my headscarf mean to you?’, meteorologist J Marshall explains ‘3 kinds of bias that shape your ...

We still have a lot to learn about climate change, about why it's happening and what that means. But one thing is clear: It's real, alright. These talks provide a primer on the issue of our times.

Dear science, where would we be without you? Enjoy these enthralling talks dedicated to the fun, funky and fascinating scientific world.

Detective of fads and emerging subcultures, chronicler of jobs-you-never-knew-existed, Malcolm Gladwell's work is toppling the popular understanding of bias, crime, food, marketing, race, consumers and intelligence.

Data skeptic Cathy O’Neil uncovers the dark secrets of big data, showing how our "objective" algorithms could in fact reinforce human bias.

Sara Sanford wants us to move from shared stories to shared data to counter gender inequity.

Racism thrives on your silence and apathy, says human rights lawyer Dexter Dias. Telling the story of a harrowing UK court case that spotlights the corrosive effects of injustice, Dias urges us all to speak out and expose toxic myths about race -- in order to allow hope, change and justice to flourish.

About this event: (Spoiler - the answer is "yes"!) For millions of years, the ability to recognize patterns and anomalies was necessary for human survival. However, this evolutionary skill has left us with implicit bias, or subconscious preferences for familiar things. Unfortunately, these preferences often lead to unacknowledged and/or unconscious acts of dis...

Social psychologist Emily Balcetis explores perception, motivation, goal-setting and decision-making from conscious and nonconscious levels.

About this event: The TEDxDesignTechHighSchool 2019 Theme is “Press Play”, in hopes of capturing moments of bias toward action to uplift societal advancement and further technology, entertainment, and design.

Michael Specter is a staff writer for the New Yorker. His new book, Denialism, asks why we have increasingly begun to fear scientific advances instead of embracing them.

We each live in the shadow of a personal apocalypse: the knowledge that -- someday, somehow -- we will die. It's a terrifying thought, and so we look for a way out. In my talk from TEDxBratislava (and in my book Immortality), I walk through four stories that people have told throughout cultures and time, as a way to manage this very real fea...

Magatte Wade creates jobs in Africa -- and calls attention to the obstacles to job creation on the continent.

Werner Reich travels around the world to speak about his life story and the importance of taking care of each other.

Dr. Valerie Purdie-Greenaway teaches, conducts research and consults with global leaders to help them develop and foster diverse and inclusive work.

Melanie Nezer is a national leader in efforts to inform and educate individuals, institutions, elected officials and communities about refugees and asylum seekers.

About this event: The topic of the event are: 1. Does Educational Background Reflect Your Future? 2. A Gender Bias: Toxic Masculinity And Glass Ceiling Phenomenon 3. Sustainable Living Isn't Only For The Rich 4. How Mental Health Romanticism Leads To Self-Diagnosing

About this event: A quarter is over and it’s time for our next Salon! Maybe you have noticed that, in a world joggling with information snippets, filter bubbles and click baits, people believe weird things. But how to separate fact and fiction, especially online? How shall we balance instantaneous reporting via social media and high-quality journalism? Have on...

Jodi-Ann Burey is on a mission to disrupt “business as usual” to achieve social change.

What ideas captured people's attention and took off the quickest in 2020? Here are the talks that intrigued and propelled us to the end of this world-shifting year.

About this event: Face to Face is about connecting to the people and the world around you despite bias, barriers and differences.To help us expand our perspectives and come together to improve the world we live in together. To do this we must open ourselves and accept other's perspectives and to challenge our own beliefs.

About this event: You probably do it without even noticing. Every day we say things, ageist things, that undermine our ability to thrive. Things like “I can’t find my car keys, I must be getting old” or “Millennials have a poor work ethic” without a second thought. Ageism, like sexism and racism, is no longer acceptable. Let's deep dive our thoughts and behaviou...

As Alice wanders through the dreamscape of Looking-Glass Land in Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There," she happens across a book written in an unintelligible language. Inside, she discovers an epic poem filled with nonsense, fearsome creatures, and whimsical language. Dive into Carroll's legendary poem, "Jabber...

Bozoma Saint John is the global Chief Marketing Officer at Netflix.

About this event: Be inspired at this engaging TEDx Croydon event, themed ‘Shifting Perceptions’. Listen to the thought-provoking ideas and experiences of our expert speakers which will challenge unconscious bias, inform and inspire, in a forum designed to spark discussion and connection. In addition, two engaging TEDTalk videos will be screened so you can ex...