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Astro Teller: The unexpected benefit of celebrating failure

"Great dreams aren't just visions," says Astro Teller, "They're visions coupled to strategies for making them real." The head of X (formerly Google X), Teller takes us inside the "moonshot factory," as it's called, where his team seeks to solve the world's biggest problems through experimental projects like balloon-powered Internet and wind turb...
https://www.ted.com/talks/astro_teller_the_unexpected_benefit_of_celebrating_failure

Paul Pholeros: How to reduce poverty? Fix homes

In 1985, architect Paul Pholeros was challenged to "stop people getting sick" in a small indigenous community in south Australia. And it meant thinking way beyond medicine. In this sparky, interactive talk, Pholeros shares his work with Healthabitat, which works to reduce poverty through practical design fixes -- in Australia and beyond.
https://www.ted.com/talks/paul_pholeros_how_to_reduce_poverty_fix_homes

Mariam Veiszadeh | TED Speaker

Mariam Veiszadeh is an award-winning human rights advocate, lawyer, diversity and inclusion practitioner, contributing author and media commentator.
Lawyer, CEO and Founder
https://www.ted.com/speakers/mariam_veiszadeh_TEDxSydney20170615-22177

Nathan Ide: Democratizing investing

In 2013, the largest experiment in crowd-sourced investing happened in Australia, as everyday citizens took the reins on investing the country's pension fund. Nathan Ide explores how certain cultural characteristics of Australians have inspired this groundbreaking model for managing pensions.
https://www.ted.com/talks/nathan_ide_democratizing_investing

Genevieve Bell | TED Speaker

Genevieve Bell works at the intersection of cultural practice and technology development.
Professor, anthropologist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/genevieve_bell

Paul Pholeros | TED Speaker

Paul Pholeros was a director of Healthabitat, a longstanding effort to improve the health of indigenous people by improving their living housing.
Architect
https://www.ted.com/speakers/paul_pholeros

Playlist: The benefits of failure (6 talks)

Failure isn’t fun, but it is an opportunity to learn, reflect and regroup. These insightful talks can help you pick yourself up after a setback and grow toward success.
Curated by TED · 6 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/the_benefits_of_failure

Kevin Rudd: Are China and the US doomed to conflict?

The former prime minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd is also a longtime student of China, with a unique vantage point to watch its power rise in the past few decades. He asks whether the growing ambition of China will inevitably lead to conflict with other major powers -- and suggests another narrative.
https://www.ted.com/talks/kevin_rudd_are_china_and_the_us_doomed_to_conflict

Julia Gillard and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: 6 essential lessons for women leaders

In a rich conversation full of practical insights, former Prime Minister of Australia Julia Gillard and former Finance Minister of Nigeria Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala reflect on their experiences as women leaders in positions of global power -- and share six standout lessons on what it takes to lead and build solidarity in the face of gender bias and st...
https://www.ted.com/talks/julia_gillard_and_ngozi_okonjo_iweala_6_essential_lessons_for_women_leaders

Playlist: The line between success and failure (7 talks)

What defines success -- and what is a failure, exactly? Readjust your expectations with these novel, refreshing perspectives on what it means to “win” and “lose”.
Curated by TED · 7 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/the_line_between_success_and_f

Jessica Kerr: Who makes judges?

What qualifies someone to become a judge? The answer is surprisingly vague and even taboo to discuss. Lawyer Jessica Kerr sifts through the murky, mysterious process that sits at the center of the Commonwealth judicial system in countries like Australia -- and makes the case for "judge school," a legal education better fit to bring justice, legi...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jessica_kerr_who_makes_judges

Hamish Jolly | TED Speaker

Hamish Jolly brings his entrepreneurial eye to the rare but viscerally terrifying issue of shark attacks.
Inventor, ocean swimmer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/hamish_jolly

Jamila Gordon | TED Speaker

One of Australia's foremost tech leaders, Jamila Gordon is CEO and founder of Lumachain.
AI advocate
https://www.ted.com/speakers/jamila_gordon

Astro Teller | TED Speaker

As "Captain of Moonshots" for X, Astro Teller oversees the secret projects that could reshape our lives in coming decades.
Entrepreneur, inventor, author
https://www.ted.com/speakers/astro_teller

Gill Hicks | TED Speaker

Gill Hicks has dedicated her life to being an advocate for peace.
Survivor and activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/gill_hicks

Playlist: Everything you thought ... was wrong (12 talks)

12 counterintuitive talks to flip your thinking on everything from shoes to aid organizations to the universe.
Curated by TED · 12 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/everything_you_thought_was

Hamish Jolly: A shark-deterrent wetsuit (and it's not what you think)

Hamish Jolly, an ocean swimmer in Australia, wanted a wetsuit that would deter a curious shark from mistaking him for a potential source of nourishment. (Which, statistically, is rare, but certainly a fate worth avoiding.) Working with a team of scientists, he and his friends came up with a fresh approach — not a shark cage, not a suit of chain-...
https://www.ted.com/talks/hamish_jolly_a_shark_deterrent_wetsuit_and_it_s_not_what_you_think

Michael Archer | TED Speaker

Paleontologist Michael Archer is working to bring back his favorite extinct animal: the Tasmanian tiger.
Paleontologist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/michael_archer

Thordis Elva and Tom Stranger: Our story of rape and reconciliation

In 1996, Thordis Elva shared a teenage romance with Tom Stranger, an exchange student from Australia. After a school dance, Tom raped Thordis, after which they parted ways for many years. In this extraordinary talk, Elva and Stranger move through a years-long chronology of shame and silence, and invite us to discuss the omnipresent global issue ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/thordis_elva_and_tom_stranger_our_story_of_rape_and_reconciliation

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

Mike Cannon-Brookes | TED Speaker

Mike Cannon-Brookes is an entrepreneur, technology investor and passionate clean energy evangelist.
Entrepreneur
https://www.ted.com/speakers/mike_cannon_brookes

Molly Wright | TED Speaker

Molly Wright, a student from Queensland, Australia, is a passionate advocate for early childhood development. At just seven years old, she's one of the youngest people ever to give a TED Talk.
Student
https://www.ted.com/speakers/molly_wright

Anthony Goldbloom | TED Speaker

Anthony Goldbloom crowdsources solutions to difficult problems using machine learning.
Machine learning expert
https://www.ted.com/speakers/anthony_goldbloom

Lera Boroditsky: How language shapes the way we think

There are about 7,000 languages spoken around the world -- and they all have different sounds, vocabularies and structures. But do they shape the way we think? Cognitive scientist Lera Boroditsky shares examples of language -- from an Aboriginal community in Australia that uses cardinal directions instead of left and right to the multiple words ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/lera_boroditsky_how_language_shapes_the_way_we_think

Playlist: Best science and tech of 2016 (13 talks)

Get ready to have your mind blown by the best science and tech talks to hit the TED stage in 2016.
Curated by TED · 13 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/best_science_and_tech_of_2016

Khadija Gbla: My mother’s strange definition of empowerment

Khadija Gbla grew up caught between two definitions of what it means to be an “empowered woman.” While her Sierra Leonean mother thought that circumsizing her — and thus stifling her sexual urges — was the ultimate form of empowerment, her culture as a teenager in Australia told her that she deserved pleasure and that what happened to her was ca...
https://www.ted.com/talks/khadija_gbla_my_mother_s_strange_definition_of_empowerment

Jeremy Forbes | TED Speaker

Through his charity HALT, Jeremy Forbes aims to break through the stigma attached to mental health, raise awareness through education and empower men to open up conversations around mental health and suicide prevention.
Life preserver
https://www.ted.com/speakers/jeremy_forbes

Tara Winkler | TED Speaker

Tara Winkler helps vulnerable children escape poverty and be cared for within their families.
Child protection leader, activist, author
https://www.ted.com/speakers/tara_winkler

Noelle Martin | TED Speaker

Noelle Martin advocates for a safer and more just online world.
Activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/noelle_martin

Julia Gillard | TED Speaker

An advocate for women's leadership, the Honorable Julia Gillard was 27th Prime Minister of Australia.
27th Prime Minister of Australia
https://www.ted.com/speakers/julia_gillard
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