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Roger Doiron | TED Speaker

Roger Doiron wants everyone to plant a garden. He’s the founder of Kitchen Gardeners International, a network of home gardeners.
Gardening activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/roger_doiron

Ron Finley: A guerrilla gardener in South Central LA

Ron Finley plants vegetable gardens in South Central LA -- in abandoned lots, traffic medians, along the curbs. Why? For fun, for defiance, for beauty and to offer some alternative to fast food in a community where "the drive-thrus are killing more people than the drive-bys."
https://www.ted.com/talks/ron_finley_a_guerrilla_gardener_in_south_central_la

Playlist: Apocalypse survival guide (10 talks)

It's not the end of the world, but as we know, it never hurts to be prepared.
Curated by TED · 10 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/apocalypse_survival_guide

William Li | TED Speaker

William Li heads the Angiogenesis Foundation, a nonprofit that is re-conceptualizing global disease fighting.
Cancer researcher
https://www.ted.com/speakers/william_li

Andras Forgacs | TED Speaker

Andras Forgacs produces animal products -- meat and leather -- without the animal.
Bioprinting entrepreneur
https://www.ted.com/speakers/andras_forgacs

Sarah E. Tracy: What is MSG, and is it actually bad for you?

In 1968, Dr. Robert Ho Man Kwok felt ill after dinner at a Chinese restaurant and wrote a letter to a medical journal connecting his symptoms to MSG. His letter would change the world's relationship with MSG, inspiring international panic, biased science and sensationalist journalism for the next 40 years. So what is this seasoning, and is it ac...
https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_e_tracy_what_is_msg_and_is_it_actually_bad_for_you

Yvette Alberdingk Thijm: The power of citizen video to create undeniable truths

Could smartphones and cameras be our most powerful weapons for social justice? Through her organization Witness, Yvette Alberdingk Thijm is developing strategies and technologies to help activists use video to protect and defend human rights. She shares stories of the growing power of distant witnesses -- and a call to use the powerful tools at ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/yvette_alberdingk_thijm_the_power_of_citizen_video_to_create_undeniable_truths

Playlist: Torchbearers: Ideas in Action (5 talks)

A collaboration between Great Big Story and TED, this series reveals the incredible things that happen when someone unveils an idea so inspiring it moves others to act. Watch the stories of people whose lives have been intrinsically changed by the idea in a TED Talk.
Curated by TED · 5 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/torchbearers

Carolyn Steel | TED Speaker

Food is a shared necessity -- but also a shared way of thinking, argues Carolyn Steel. Looking at food networks offers an unusual and illuminating way to explore how cities evolved.
Food urbanist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/carolyn_steel

Sam Kass: Want kids to learn well? Feed them well

What can we expect our kids to learn if they're hungry or eating diets full of sugar and empty of nutrients? Former White House Chef and food policymaker Sam Kass discusses the role schools can play in nourishing students' bodies in addition to their minds.
https://www.ted.com/talks/sam_kass_want_kids_to_learn_well_feed_them_well

Andrew Youn: What if we supported millions of African farmers in growing more food?

We are what we spend. Social entrepreneur Andrew Youn sees this as an opportunity. His nonprofit, One Acre Fund, helps small farmers lift themselves out of poverty, with incredible results -- and it's grown three-fold in size since receiving investment from The Audacious Project. With cool candor, he imagines what could happen if we put just one...
https://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_youn_what_if_we_supported_millions_of_african_farmers_in_growing_more_food

Playlist: Plantastic! (14 talks)

Green, leafy, often delicious: Plants are all around us and make the ecosystem work. Hear from gardeners, vegetarians, designers and conservationists on the wonderful world of plants and vegetables.
Curated by TED · 14 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/plantastic

Ellen Gustafson | TED Speaker

Co-founder of FEED and creator of The 30 Project, Ellen Gustafson is trying to change the way the world eats.
Social entrepreneur
https://www.ted.com/speakers/ellen_gustafson

Fadi Chehadé | TED Speaker

Fadi Chehadé is focused on finding ways for society to benefit from technology and strengthening international cooperation in the digital space.
Technologist, entrepreneur
https://www.ted.com/speakers/fadi_chehade

Vishal Vaid | TED Speaker

Vishal Vaid brings a modern perspective to the traditional music of India, creating melodies that evoke his culture’s past while shaping popular music’s future.
Musician
https://www.ted.com/speakers/vishal_vaid

Axel Reinaud: How biochar removes CO2 from the air -- and helps farmers thrive

Biochar is a kind of charcoal that removes CO2 from the atmosphere, helping yield healthy crops and even producing abundant renewable energy in the form of electricity as it's made. This exciting climate change fighter is ready for scaling now. Entrepreneur Axel Reinaud outlines three ways to make this material more accessible to farmers -- so t...
https://www.ted.com/talks/axel_reinaud_how_biochar_removes_co2_from_the_air_and_helps_farmers_thrive

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Megan Davis: Underwater farms vs. climate change

For billions of people, seafood provides a significant source of protein and nutrition, but over half the seafood we eat isn't caught in the wild, it's grown through aquaculture. Farmed seafood is one of the fastest-growing food industries, but the farming methods echo the problems we've seen in industrial agriculture. Is there a way to sustaina...
https://www.ted.com/talks/ayana_elizabeth_johnson_and_megan_davis_underwater_farms_vs_climate_change

Emma Bryce: Should we eat bugs?

What's tasty, abundant and high in protein? Bugs! Although less common outside the tropics, entomophagy, the practice of eating bugs, was once extremely widespread throughout cultures. You may feel icky about munching on insects, but they feed about 2 billion people each day (Mmm, fried tarantulas). They also hold promise for food security and t...
https://www.ted.com/talks/emma_bryce_should_we_eat_bugs

Mohammad Modarres: Why you should shop at your local farmers market

The average farmer in America makes less than 15 cents of every dollar on a product that you purchase at a store. They feed our communities, but farmers often cannot afford the very foods they grow. In this actionable talk, social entrepreneur Mohammad Modarres shows how to put your purchasing power into action to save local agriculture from col...
https://www.ted.com/talks/mohammad_modarres_why_you_should_shop_at_your_local_farmers_market

Beth Ford: What farmers need to be modern, climate-friendly and profitable

Farming feeds all of us -- yet in rural communities, farmers are under pressure from mounting climate volatility and limited access to modern tools like the internet. How can agriculture stay resilient and grow with the times? Beth Ford, CEO of the farming co-op Land O'Lakes, shares her plan to establish broadband as a basic right nationwide and...
https://www.ted.com/talks/beth_ford_what_farmers_need_to_be_modern_climate_friendly_and_profitable

Zoë Karl-Waithaka: Got millet? How marketing could improve the lives of African farmers

From "got milk?" to "avocados from Mexico," marketing influences what you eat more than you may realize. But despite the known power of food marketing, farmers in Africa are more likely to receive funding for seed and fertilizer than they are for advertising geniuses. Agricultural development expert Zoë Karl-Waithaka outlines three ways industry...
https://www.ted.com/talks/zoe_karl_waithaka_got_millet_how_marketing_could_improve_the_lives_of_african_farmers

Barton Seaver: Sustainable seafood? Let's get smart

Chef Barton Seaver presents a modern dilemma: Seafood is one of our healthier protein options, but overfishing is desperately harming our oceans. He suggests a simple way to keep fish on the dinner table that includes every mom's favorite adage -- "Eat your vegetables!"
https://www.ted.com/talks/barton_seaver_sustainable_seafood_let_s_get_smart

Marcel Dicke: Why not eat insects?

Marcel Dicke makes an appetizing case for adding insects to everyone's diet. His message to squeamish chefs and foodies: delicacies like locusts and caterpillars compete with meat in flavor, nutrition and eco-friendliness.
https://www.ted.com/talks/marcel_dicke_why_not_eat_insects

Al Vernacchio: Sex needs a new metaphor. Here's one ...

For some reason, says educator Al Vernacchio, the metaphors for talking about sex in the US all come from baseball -- scoring, getting to first base, etc. The problem is, this frames sex as a competition, with a winner and a loser. Instead, he suggests a new metaphor, one that's more about shared pleasure, discussion and agreement, fulfillment a...
https://www.ted.com/talks/al_vernacchio_sex_needs_a_new_metaphor_here_s_one

Barry Schuler | TED Speaker

Barry Schuler's multimedia firm Medior built key interactive technologies for AOL, helping millions connect to the Internet through a simple, accessible interface. Now, through venture capital (and wine appreciation), he wants to do the same for genomics.
Entrepreneur
https://www.ted.com/speakers/barry_schuler

Dan Buettner | TED Speaker

National Geographic writer and explorer Dan Buettner studies the world's longest-lived peoples, distilling their secrets into a single plan for health and long life.
Longevity coach, explorer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/dan_buettner

Paul Stamets | TED Speaker

Paul Stamets believes that mushrooms can save our lives, restore our ecosystems and transform other worlds.
Mycologist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/paul_stamets

Nicole Avena: How sugar affects the brain

When you eat something loaded with sugar, your taste buds, your gut and your brain all take notice. This activation of your reward system is not unlike how bodies process addictive substances such as alcohol or nicotine -- an overload of sugar spikes dopamine levels and leaves you craving more. Nicole Avena explains why sweets and treats should ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/nicole_avena_how_sugar_affects_the_brain

Safi Rauf: My 105 days in Taliban prison -- and a call to aid Afghanistan

Sharing his experience of being held captive in a Taliban prison for 105 days, humanitarian Safi Rauf talks about his life's mission to get food, medicine and other critical supplies to Afghans in need -- and urges the world to bolster aid and establish a peaceful presence in the country during these extraordinarily difficult times. (This talk w...
https://www.ted.com/talks/safi_rauf_my_105_days_in_taliban_prison_and_a_call_to_aid_afghanistan

Alexis Nikole Nelson: A flavorful field guide to foraging

Whether it's dandelions blooming in your backyard or purslane sprouting from the sidewalk, vegan forager Alexis Nikole Nelson is on a mission to show how freely growing flora could make its way to your plate. With contagious enthusiasm and a live cooking demo, she explains the benefits of expanding your palate to include "wild" foods that are de...
https://www.ted.com/talks/alexis_nikole_nelson_a_flavorful_field_guide_to_foraging
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