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David Heymann: What we do (and don't) know about the coronavirus

What happens if you get infected with the coronavirus? Who's most at risk? How can you protect yourself? Public health expert David Heymann, who led the global response to the SARS outbreak in 2003, shares the latest findings about COVID-19 and what the future may hold. (Recorded February 27, 2020)
https://www.ted.com/talks/david_heymann_what_we_do_and_don_t_know_about_the_coronavirus

Nora Flanagan: How schools should respond to COVID-19

COVID-19 will change everything -- and the way students learn is no exception. Nora Flanagan draws on her experiences as a teacher in the Chicago Public Schools system to share strategies on how educational institutions can pivot to meet the needs of students, teachers and parents amidst radical circumstances.
https://www.ted.com/talks/nora_flanagan_how_schools_should_respond_to_covid_19

Adam Kucharski: How can we control the coronavirus pandemic?

As the threat of COVID-19 continues, infectious disease expert and TED Fellow Adam Kucharski answers five key questions about the novel coronavirus, providing necessary perspective on its transmission, how governments have responded and what might need to change about our social behavior to end the pandemic. (This video is excerpted from a 70-mi...
https://www.ted.com/talks/adam_kucharski_how_can_we_control_the_coronavirus_pandemic

TED Connects

TED Connects is a live conversation series featuring experts whose ideas can help us reflect and work through this uncertain time with a sense of responsibility, compassion and wisdom. View the TED Connects archive
https://www.ted.com/about/programs-initiatives/ted-connects-community-hope

Kemi DaSilva-Ibru: The shadow pandemic of domestic violence during COVID-19

Mandatory lockdowns, quarantines and shelter-in-place orders meant to contain COVID-19 have created a shadow pandemic of domestic abuse, says physician Kemi DaSilva-Ibru. Sharing alarming statistics on the rise of gender-based violence worldwide, she describes how Nigeria quickly retrained a squadron of basic health care providers to respond to ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/kemi_dasilva_ibru_the_shadow_pandemic_of_domestic_violence_during_covid_19

Craig Silliman: How COVID-19 impacted a global tech company and spurred innovation

A look inside of a global tech giant since the pandemic: What's changed, and what innovations have helped combat challenges stemming from COVID-19? In conversation with TED technology curator Simone Ross, Verizon's Craig Silliman discusses how to lead and communicate during a time of change.
https://www.ted.com/talks/craig_silliman_how_covid_19_impacted_a_global_tech_company_and_spurred_innovation

Kwame Owusu-Kesse: 5 needs that any COVID-19 response should meet

Crisis interventions often focus on a single aspect of a big, complicated problem, failing to address the broader social and economic context. Kwame Owusu-Kesse describes how the Harlem Children's Zone is taking a more holistic approach to the pandemic, weaving together a network of services to help communities recover and rebuild. Learn more ab...
https://www.ted.com/talks/kwame_owusu_kesse_5_needs_that_any_covid_19_response_should_meet

Sophie Rose: How COVID-19 human challenge trials work -- and why I volunteered

In April 2020, epidemiologist-in-training Sophie Rose volunteered to be infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. As a young, healthy adult, she's offering to take part in a human challenge trial, a study where participants are intentionally exposed to SARS-CoV-2 to test vaccines and gather critical data. Explaining how challenge trials coul...
https://www.ted.com/talks/sophie_rose_how_covid_19_human_challenge_trials_work_and_why_i_volunteered

Mary L. Gray: COVID-19 unraveled the workforce. Here's how to fix it

"We are living through the tech-enabled unraveling of full-time employment itself," says anthropologist Mary L. Gray. As the pandemic exposes and accelerates the shift to on-demand online labor, Gray takes us inside the jobs being created to solve the problems artificial intelligence can't handle -- and explains why our economic recovery hinges ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/mary_l_gray_covid_19_unraveled_the_workforce_here_s_how_to_fix_it

Esther Choo: How health workers are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic is unlike anything we've ever seen in health care, says emergency physician Esther Choo. Sharing insights into how health workers are responding to the outbreak, she explains what makes this public health emergency different from others -- and provides a few simple things you can do to help. Watch to the end to hear abou...
https://www.ted.com/talks/esther_choo_how_health_workers_are_responding_to_the_covid_19_pandemic

Dan Schulman: What COVID-19 means for the future of commerce, capitalism and cash

Capitalism needs an upgrade, says PayPal CEO Dan Schulman, and it starts with paying people enough to actually invest in their futures. He discusses why companies need to cultivate trust to recover and rebuild after the COVID-19 pandemic -- and how we can use this defining moment to create a more inclusive, ethical economy. (This virtual convers...
https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_schulman_what_covid_19_means_for_the_future_of_commerce_capitalism_and_cash

Nora Flanagan: What COVID-19 revealed about US schools -- and 4 ways to rethink education

The abrupt shift to online learning due to COVID-19 rocked the US education system, unearthing many of the inequities at its foundation. Educator Nora Flanagan says we can reframe this moment as an opportunity to fix what's long been broken for teachers, students and families -- and shares four ways schools can reinvent themselves for a post-pan...
https://www.ted.com/talks/nora_flanagan_what_covid_19_revealed_about_us_schools_and_4_ways_to_rethink_education

Jerome Kim: The trials, tribulations and timeline of a COVID-19 vaccine

Developing a vaccine usually takes five to 10 years, costs about a billion dollars and has a failure rate of 93 percent. Under the pressure of the coronavirus pandemic, scientists are being asked to speed that timeline up to 12 to 18 months, says Jerome Kim, director general of the International Vaccine Institute. How are things going? Kim updat...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jerome_kim_the_trials_tribulations_and_timeline_of_a_covid_19_vaccine

Mariana Mazzucato: The COVID-19 crisis is a chance to do capitalism differently

In the face of three simultaneous crises -- health, the economy and climate -- do we have a chance to do capitalism differently? Economist Mariana Mazzucato explains why we shouldn't try to go back to normal after the pandemic but should instead rethink how governments work together with businesses to solve big problems. Learn more about how gov...
https://www.ted.com/talks/mariana_mazzucato_the_covid_19_crisis_is_a_chance_to_do_capitalism_differently

Nir Eyal: The case to infect volunteers with COVID-19 to accelerate vaccine testing

Conventional vaccine testing is a slow, years-long process. As thousands of people continue to die each day from COVID-19, bioethicist Nir Eyal proposes a radical idea that could dramatically accelerate the vaccine development timeline: "human challenge trials," in which scientists would deliberately expose volunteers to the virus to more quickl...
https://www.ted.com/talks/nir_eyal_the_case_to_infect_volunteers_with_covid_19_to_accelerate_vaccine_testing

Uri Alon: A COVID-19 "exit" strategy to end lockdown and reopen the economy

How can we return to work without spurring a second surge of coronavirus infection? Biologist Uri Alon shares a thought-provoking strategy: four days at work followed by 10 days of lockdown, a cycle that would exploit a weakness in the virus's biology and potentially cut its reproductive rate to a manageable level. Learn more about this approach...
https://www.ted.com/talks/uri_alon_a_covid_19_exit_strategy_to_end_lockdown_and_reopen_the_economy

Alanna Shaikh: Why COVID-19 is hitting us now -- and how to prepare for the next outbreak

(Update: the CDC and international science community urge everyone to wear face coverings in public.) Where did the new coronavirus originate, how did it spread so fast -- and what's next? Sharing insights from the outbreak, global health expert and TED Fellow Alanna Shaikh traces the spread of COVID-19, discusses why travel restrictions aren't ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/alanna_shaikh_why_covid_19_is_hitting_us_now_and_how_to_prepare_for_the_next_outbreak

Johanna Benesty: What it takes to crush a pandemic

An effective COVID-19 vaccine is just the first step in ending the pandemic, says global health strategist Johanna Benesty. In this illuminating talk, she explores the various barriers to "equitable access" -- making sure COVID-19 therapeutics are available to all -- and shares a creative approach to research and development that could ensure va...
https://www.ted.com/talks/johanna_benesty_what_it_takes_to_crush_a_pandemic

Playlist: Build Back Better - Health (6 talks)

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http://www.ted.com/playlists/build_back_better_health

Playlist: Build Back Better - Business (6 talks)

Curated by TED · 6 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/build_back_better_business

Dan Kwartler: How fast can a vaccine be made?

When a new pathogen emerges, our bodies and healthcare systems are left vulnerable. And when this pathogen causes the outbreak of a pandemic, there's an urgent need for a vaccine to create widespread immunity with minimal loss of life. So how quickly can we develop vaccines when we need them most? Dan Kwartler describes the three phases of vacci...
https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_kwartler_how_fast_can_a_vaccine_be_made

Playlist: Build Back Better - Innovation (6 talks)

Curated by TED · 6 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/build_back_better_innovation

Alex Gendler: How do ventilators work?

In the 16th century, physician Andreas Vesalius described how a suffocating animal could be kept alive by inserting a tube into its trachea and blowing air to inflate its lungs. Today, Vesalius's treatise is recognized as the first description of mechanical ventilation— a crucial practice in modern medicine. So how do our modern ventilators work...
https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_gendler_how_do_ventilators_work

Honor Harger: How museums help communities heal

While on lockdown, the galleries of Singapore's iconic ArtScience Museum were empty -- but online, the museum was abuzz. Curator Honor Harger shares how they're engaging deeply with its visitors through streamed talks, performances and workshops that investigate the COVID-19 landscape and uplift marginalized voices. (This virtual conversation, h...
https://www.ted.com/talks/honor_harger_how_museums_help_communities_heal

James Ludwig: How organizations can create safe, inviting workplaces for returning employees

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended how we think about the workplace. TED curator Chee Pearlman and James Ludwig, vice president of global design and product engineering at Steelcase, discuss how we can use this time as an opportunity to reflect on what matters most – and make the office of the future even better in the process. (Recorded June 16,...
https://www.ted.com/talks/james_ludwig_how_organizations_can_create_safe_inviting_workplaces_for_returning_employees

Ben Pring: The new jobs of the future, and other insights on the changing workforce

COVID-19 will change everything -- and the way we work and learn will be no exception. Will the traditional office structure be a thing of the past? Could our education system start to look more like a lifelong journey? Tech futurist Ben Pring and head of TED Chris Anderson tackle these questions and more in this thought-provoking interview. (Re...
https://www.ted.com/talks/ben_pring_the_new_jobs_of_the_future_and_other_insights_on_the_changing_workforce

Bill Gates: How we must respond to the coronavirus pandemic

Philanthropist and Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates offers insights into the COVID-19 pandemic, discussing why testing and self-isolation are essential, which medical advancements show promise and what it will take for the world to endure this crisis. (This virtual conversation is part of the TED Connects series, hosted by head of TED Chris Anders...
https://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates_how_we_must_respond_to_the_coronavirus_pandemic

Alex Rosenthal and Pall Thordarson: Which is better: Soap or hand sanitizer?

Your hands, up close, are anything but smooth. With peaks and valleys, folds and rifts, there are plenty of hiding places for a virus to stick. If you then touch your face, the virus can infect you. But there are two extraordinarily simple ways you can keep that from happening: soap and water, and hand sanitizer. So which is better? Alex Rosenth...
https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_rosenthal_and_pall_thordarson_which_is_better_soap_or_hand_sanitizer

Anne Pasternak: The transformative role of art during the pandemic

Museums are vessels of memory, knowledge, inspiration and dreams. Anne Pasternak, director of the Brooklyn Museum, makes the case for cultural institutions to take a leading role in supporting the world's recovery from COVID-19 -- and shows how, in times of turmoil and disruption, the arts help us come together, heal and rebuild a better society...
https://www.ted.com/talks/anne_pasternak_the_transformative_role_of_art_during_the_pandemic

Ajay Banga: Financial inclusion, the digital divide and other thoughts on the future of money

Roughly two billion people worldwide don't have access to banks or financial services like credit, insurance and investment -- or even a way to formally prove their identity. How do we bridge this divide? Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga sits down with TED current affairs curator Whitney Pennington Rodgers to discuss how innovative public-private partn...
https://www.ted.com/talks/ajay_banga_financial_inclusion_the_digital_divide_and_other_thoughts_on_the_future_of_money
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