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Peter Singer: The why and how of effective altruism

If you're lucky enough to live without want, it's a natural impulse to be altruistic to others. But, asks philosopher Peter Singer, what's the most effective way to give? He talks through some surprising thought experiments to help you balance emotion and practicality -- and make the biggest impact with whatever you can share. NOTE: Starting at ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/peter_singer_the_why_and_how_of_effective_altruism

Playlist: How to make compassion thrive (7 talks)

Compassion is a balancing act — something that must actively practiced in order to thrive. Learn to foster altruism and compassion in your communities with these quiet, yet powerful talks.
Curated by TED · 7 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/how_to_make_compassion_thrive

Playlist: Ryan Coogler: 6 talks that inspired me (6 talks)

Ryan Coogler, director of "Creed" and "Fruitvale Station," picks his 6 favorite talks.
Curated by Ryan Coogler · 6 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/ryan_coogler_6_talks_that_ins

Will MacAskill: What are the most important moral problems of our time?

Of all the problems facing humanity, which should we focus on solving first? In a compelling talk about how to make the world better, moral philosopher Will MacAskill provides a framework for answering this question based on the philosophy of "effective altruism" -- and shares ideas for taking on three pressing global issues.
https://www.ted.com/talks/will_macaskill_what_are_the_most_important_moral_problems_of_our_time

Playlist: Small ways to change the world (10 talks)

The little things that you (yes, you) can do now (yes, now) to make a difference.
Curated by TED · 10 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/small_ways_to_change_the_world

Liv Boeree | TED Speaker

Liv Boeree investigates how we make better decisions in an uncertain world.
Science communicator, games specialist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/liv_boeree

Will MacAskill | TED Speaker

Will MacAskill is a cofounder of the effective altruism movement, a philosophy that tries to answer the question: How can we do as much good as possible?
Moral philosopher, writer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/will_macaskill

Effective altruism: Peter Singer at TED2013

Moral philosopher Peter Singer starts the last session of TED2013, "A Ripple Effect?" with a shocking video of a 2-year-old girl in China who was hit by a van -- and then a second van -- and ignored by passers-by as she lay dying in an alley. He asks of the audience: Would you have stopped and helped this girl? Not surprisingly, the unanimou...
Posted March 1, 2013
https://blog.ted.com/2013/03/01/effective-altruism-peter-singer-at-ted2013

The why and how of effective altruism: Peter Singer's talk visualized

If you're lucky enough to live without want, it's a natural impulse to want to try and help others. But what's the most effective way to give? This was the question philosopher Peter Singer asked in his 2013 TED Talk, given in Long Beach, California, and he shared some surprising thought experiments to help balance emotion and practicality. This...
Posted September 19, 2013
https://blog.ted.com/2013/09/19/why-how-effective-altruism-peter-singer-visualized

20+ resources for better giving and living a more altruistic life

Every day, most of us do something morally indefensible -- we go about our lives without sending help to the 6.9 million children under the age of 5 who will die this year from poverty-related disease. In today’s talk, philosopher Peter Singer makes the case that ignoring these kids is as inhumane as ignoring a child who's been hit by a car on...
Posted May 20, 2013
https://blog.ted.com/2013/05/20/20-resources-for-better-giving-and-living-a-more-altruistic-life

How to tell a great story, visualized

A good story can make a campfire that much eerier. A good story can flip a conversation at a party from completely awkward to wonderful. A good story can glue your nose to a book. And, on screen, a good story can rivet generation after generation. So, uh, how do you tell one? Andrew Stanton, the Pixar writer and director behind both Toy St...
Posted November 8, 2013
https://blog.ted.com/2013/11/08/how-to-tell-a-great-story-visualized

Sally Kohn's talk, the "clean" version

Sally Kohn had a point to make in her TED Talk. During her career as a progressive lesbian talking head at Fox News, she'd get letters from people who really, really didn't like what she said, or objected to her very existence. To make this attitude crystal-clear, onstage at TED@NYC Kohn read out the kind of letter she received during the course...
Posted December 12, 2013
https://blog.ted.com/2013/12/12/sally-kohns-talk-the-clean-version

TED News in Brief: A quadcopter cam, love from Will Smith, and more

The past few weeks have seen some extraordinary TED-relevant news items, both happy and sad. Below are some highlights. This year’s TEDGlobal included a new simulcast event, TEDxVilniusLive, which featured a livestream of the conference, a TEDxYouShare audience session, and a Maker Fair that showed off plenty of innovative local work. Lith...
Posted June 18, 2013
https://blog.ted.com/2013/06/18/ted-news-in-brief-a-quadcopter-cam-love-from-will-smith-and-more

Reading list: 17 books to prepare you for TED2018

The theme of TED2018 is The Age of Amazement, and these speakers’ books are bursting with wonders of every kind: intellectual, scientific, urban, technological, economic, historical, aquatic, even extraterrestrial. TED2018, our biggest conference of the year, takes place April 10 through 14 in Vancouver. The talks from the conference will be re...
Posted April 6, 2018
https://ideas.ted.com/reading-list-17-books-to-prepare-you-for-ted2018

TEDxTheHague - an independently organized event

About this event: You are cordially invited to the next TEDxTheHague salon! Our December edition — themed Doing Good Better — is curated by TEDxTheHague regular: "While most of us want to make a difference, we often decide how to do so based on assumptions and emotions rather than facts. As a result, our good intentions often lead to ineffective, sometimes down...
Event details: The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands · December 14, 2018
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/32610

The 4 biggest reasons why inequality is bad for society

It's safe to say that economic inequality bothers us. But why? Harvard philosopher T. M. Scanlon offers four reasons we should tackle -- and fix -- the problem. The great inequality of income and wealth in the world, and within the United States, is deeply troubling. It seems, even to many of us who benefit from this inequality, that somethin...
Posted June 3, 2014
https://ideas.ted.com/the-4-biggest-reasons-why-inequality-is-bad-for-society

Space to dream: Notes from Session 5 at TED2018

Session 5, hosted by TED Curator Chris Anderson and astrophysicist and TED Fellow Jedidah Isler, is called “space to dream.” As Isler points out, we’re not just talking about outer space -- it’s also about "the right to take up space, to dream, to do.” Seven dreamers, doers and designers offer a variety of ways to look at this theme. Lear...
Posted April 12, 2018
https://blog.ted.com/2018/04/12/space-to-dream-notes-from-session-5-at-ted2018

Gift guide: Psychology, philosophy and self-help books

Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely Ariely (TED Talk: How to change your behavior for the better), a professor of psychology and behavioral economics, reveals through many studies why we so often behave in a way that totally contradicts logic. While reading it, I had to smile many times because I cou...
Posted November 20, 2019
https://ideas.ted.com/gift-guide-psychology-philosophy-and-self-help-books

The TED Gift Guide

Buying gifts? It is HARD. Especially when so many gift guides offer up ideas for what to get your dad, co-worker or sister without taking into account what actually interests those specific people in your life. A better way to locate the perfect gift? Think about what captures a person’s curiosity, and then seek ideas from people in that field. ...
Posted December 9, 2014
https://blog.ted.com/2014/12/09/the-ted-gift-guide

The best way to prevent terrorist attacks? Let's welcome refugees.

The security of Western democracies depends on our welcoming displaced people, not deporting or demonizing them, says refugee advocate David Miliband. Crisis is an overused word, but the massive forced displacement we see today, the sheer number of people driven from their homes by war or oppression, deserves that description. This is a global ...
Posted November 14, 2017
https://ideas.ted.com/worried-about-a-terrorist-attack-then-you-need-to-care-about-the-refugee-crisis

What should you read this summer? A mega reading list

40+ TED speakers recommend the books you need to read right now. OK, so it's not summer everywhere right now. But whatever the weather, it's always time to read a good book. So we compiled summer reading recommendations from TED speakers, and then organized them according to the various situations in which you might find yourself now or through...
Posted July 20, 2016
https://ideas.ted.com/what-should-you-read-this-summer-a-mega-reading-list

TEDGlobal 2014: The full lineup revealed

TEDGlobal 2014 is themed “South!,” and it will be the first official TED conference held in South America. Focusing on themes emerging around the world, this conference will take a bold look at the ideas flowing from the Global South, discussing innovation as well as social and political issues, art as well as education, resources as well as tec...
Posted September 2, 2014
https://blog.ted.com/2014/09/02/tedglobal-2014-the-full-lineup-revealed

TED’s giant summer reading list: Books to read right now

We asked TED speakers, TED-Ed educators and TED Fellows: “What books would you bring with you to a desert island?” In their deliciously diverse responses, you'll find there's something for every kind of reader. They offered up recommendations -- please use the following links to jump around the sections you're interested in -- for when you're h...
Posted June 27, 2019
https://ideas.ted.com/teds-giant-summer-reading-list-151-books-to-dive-into-right-now

Jacy Reese Anthis: Why we should end animal agriculture

There are over 100 billion animals in the global food system, taking an enormous collective toll on our health and the environment. In this eye-opening talk, animal advocate and social scientist Jacy Reese makes a compelling argument as to why (and how) we should relegate the factory farming of animals to history's scrap pile.
https://www.ted.com/talks/jacy_reese_anthis_why_we_should_end_animal_agriculture

Dean Ornish: Healing through diet

Dean Ornish talks about simple, low-tech and low-cost ways to take advantage of the body's natural desire to heal itself.
https://www.ted.com/talks/dean_ornish_healing_through_diet

Jane Goodall: What separates us from chimpanzees?

Jane Goodall hasn't found the missing link, but she's come closer than nearly anyone else. The primatologist says the only real difference between humans and chimps is our sophisticated language. She urges us to start using it to change the world.
https://www.ted.com/talks/jane_goodall_what_separates_us_from_chimpanzees
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