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David Schwartz: Not all scientific studies are created equal

Every day, we are bombarded by attention grabbing headlines that promise miracle cures to all of our ailments -- often backed up by a "scientific study." But what are these studies, and how do we know if they are reliable? David H. Schwartz dissects two types of studies that scientists use, illuminating why you should always approach the claims ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/david_schwartz_not_all_scientific_studies_are_created_equal

Jeff Leek and Lucy McGowan: This one weird trick will help you spot clickbait

Health headlines are published every day, sometimes making opposite claims from each other. There can be a disconnect between broad, attention-grabbing headlines and the often specific, incremental results of the medical research they cover. So how can you avoid being misled by grabby headlines? Jeff Leek and Lucy McGowan explain how to read pas...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jeff_leek_and_lucy_mcgowan_this_one_weird_trick_will_help_you_spot_clickbait

Elizabeth Cox: Can you outsmart the slippery slope fallacy?

It's 1954. Vietnamese nationalists are on the verge of securing an independent Vietnam under communist leader Ho Chi Minh. U.S. President Eisenhower claims that by virtue of the "falling domino principle," communist control of Vietnam would lead to the global spread of authoritarian communist regimes. Can you spot the problem with this argument?...
https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_cox_can_you_outsmart_the_slippery_slope_fallacy

Elizabeth Cox: Can you outsmart the fallacy that started a witch hunt?

It's 1950. Anti-communist sentiment in the United States is at an all-time high. Senator Joseph McCarthy claims he has a list of communists who are influencing government policy. He makes his first accusation without providing any legitimate evidence, yet the senate committee still schedules a hearing. Can you spot the problem with this hearing?...
https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_cox_can_you_outsmart_the_fallacy_that_started_a_witch_hunt

Joseph Isaac: Why people fall for misinformation

In 1901, David Hänig published research that led to what we know today as the taste map: an illustration that divides the tongue into four separate areas. It has since been published in textbooks and newspapers. There is just one problem: the map is wrong. So how do misconceptions like this spread, and what makes a fake fact so easy to believe? ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/joseph_isaac_why_people_fall_for_misinformation

Claire Wardle: Can you outsmart a troll (by thinking like one)?

Your town is holding a mayoral election and the stakes have never been higher. You suspect one of the candidates will begin pushing false information to swing the election. As the cybersecurity expert, your job is to inoculate the townspeople against false information. First, you must learn the strategies of disinformation trolls. Claire Wardle ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/claire_wardle_can_you_outsmart_a_troll_by_thinking_like_one

Xiaowei R. Wang: Why entrepreneurship flourishes in the countryside

"To see and understand the countryside is a crucial part of moving towards a more livable future for everyone," says coder, artist and organizer Xiaowei R. Wang. They've observed that some of the most careful, thoughtful innovation is happening in the world's rural communities, like Chinese chicken farmers using biometrics tracking and blockchai...
https://www.ted.com/talks/xiaowei_r_wang_why_entrepreneurship_flourishes_in_the_countryside

Howard Rheingold | TED Speaker

Writer, artist and designer, theorist and community builder, Howard Rheingold is one of the driving minds behind our net-enabled, open, collaborative life.
Digital community builder
https://www.ted.com/speakers/howard_rheingold

Jackson Katz | TED Speaker

Jackson Katz asks a very important question that gets at the root of why sexual abuse, rape and domestic abuse remain a problem: What's going on with men?
Anti-sexism educator
https://www.ted.com/speakers/jackson_katz

Emily F. Rothman: How porn changes the way teens think about sex

"The free, online, mainstream pornography that teenagers are most likely to see is a completely terrible form of sex education," says public health researcher Emily F. Rothman. She shares how her mission to end dating and sexual violence led her to create a pornography literacy program that helps teens learn about consent and respect -- and invi...
https://www.ted.com/talks/emily_f_rothman_how_porn_changes_the_way_teens_think_about_sex

Curtis "Wall Street" Carroll | TED Speaker

Curtis “Wall Street” Carroll overcame poverty, illiteracy, incarceration and a lack of outside support to become a stock investor, creator and teacher of his own financial literacy philosophy.
Financial literacy advocate
https://www.ted.com/speakers/curtis_wall_street_carroll

Kim Stanley Robinson | TED Speaker

Kim Stanley Robinson is the author of nearly twenty books, including the internationally acclaimed "The Ministry for the Future."
Science fiction writer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/kim_stanley_robinson

Apiorkor Seyiram Ashong-Abbey | TED Speaker

Apiorkor Seyiram Ashong-Abbey is a Ghanaian poet, writer, literary critic, media practitioner, activist and versatile creative of Ga-Daŋme and Ewe ancestry.
Poet, author
https://www.ted.com/speakers/apiorkor_seyiram_ashong_abbey

Laura Boushnak: For these women, reading is a daring act

In some parts of the world, half of the women lack basic reading and writing skills. The reasons vary, but in many cases, literacy isn't valued by fathers, husbands, even mothers. Photographer and TED Fellow Laura Boushnak traveled to countries including Yemen, Egypt and Tunisia to highlight brave women -- schoolgirls, political activists, 60-ye...
https://www.ted.com/talks/laura_boushnak_for_these_women_reading_is_a_daring_act

Shameem Akhtar | TED Speaker

Shameem Akhtar is a teacher working to empower girls in Sindh, a province in the southeast of Pakistan.
Writer, social worker
https://www.ted.com/speakers/shameem_akhtar_mari

Like it or not, many teens watch porn -- so why not use it to teach positive lessons?

Many young people turn to pornography for information and advice. With this reality comes an opportunity: We can utilize it to start important conversations with them about sex and relationships, says public health researcher Emily Rothman. With pornography and teenagers, conventional wisdom suggests the two be kept as far apart as possible. Bu...
Posted October 30, 2019
https://ideas.ted.com/like-it-or-not-many-teens-have-watched-porn-so-why-not-use-it-to-teach-positive-lessons

Felix Dennis | TED Speaker

Former hippie, former jailbird, former aficionado of crack cocaine, Felix Dennis built one of the most successful privately owned magazine empires in the world.
Publisher, philanthropist, poet
https://www.ted.com/speakers/felix_dennis

4 inspiring kids imagine the future of learning

After more than 13 years of research convinced him that children have the ability to learn almost anything on their own, 2013 TED Prize winner Sugata Mitra aspires to shape the future of learning by building a School in the Cloud, helping kids “tap into their innate sense of wonder.” In the spirit of Mitra’s invitation to the world to “ask ki...
Posted March 6, 2013
https://blog.ted.com/2013/03/06/4-inspiring-kids-imagine-the-future-of-learning

Howard Rheingold: The new power of collaboration

Howard Rheingold talks about the coming world of collaboration, participatory media and collective action -- and how Wikipedia is really an outgrowth of our natural human instinct to work as a group.
https://www.ted.com/talks/howard_rheingold_the_new_power_of_collaboration

I am also not an inspiration! And other of this week's smart comments

Each week, we collect sharp critique, thought-provoking questions or interesting insights in response to TED Talks. This week's haul includes thoughts on the late Rita Pierson's call to educational arms, a response to Peter Saul's thoughtful talk about dying, and personal feedback to Stella Young's argument that just because she's in a wheelchai...
Posted June 18, 2014
https://ideas.ted.com/i-am-also-not-an-inspiration-and-other-of-this-weeks-smart-comments

David McCandless: The beauty of data visualization

David McCandless turns complex data sets (like worldwide military spending, media buzz, Facebook status updates) into beautiful, simple diagrams that tease out unseen patterns and connections. Good design, he suggests, is the best way to navigate information glut -- and it may just change the way we see the world.
https://www.ted.com/talks/david_mccandless_the_beauty_of_data_visualization

Andrew Marantz | TED Speaker

Andrew Marantz writes narrative journalism about politics, the internet and the way we understand our world.
Writer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/andrew_marantz

Ashley Judd: How online abuse of women has spiraled out of control

Enough with online hate speech, sexual harassment and threats of violence against women and marginalized groups. It's time to take the global crisis of online abuse seriously. In this searching, powerful talk, Ashley Judd recounts her ongoing experience of being terrorized on social media for her unwavering activism and calls on citizens of the ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/ashley_judd_how_online_abuse_of_women_has_spiraled_out_of_control

It's time for a new story: The talks of Session 4 of TEDWomen 2016

In all of its formats, in all the ways we listen and watch, the media is extremely powerful in how it represents -- or underrepresents or misrepresents -- women. Unless we're prepared to change the way women are portrayed in the stories we tell, we're not prepared for real change. In Session 4 of TEDWomen 2016 at the Yerba Buena Center fo...
Posted October 27, 2016
https://blog.ted.com/2016/10/27/its-time-for-a-new-story-the-talks-of-session-4-of-tedwomen-2016

TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking

For anyone who has ever been inspired by a TED Talk… this is an insider’s guide to creating talks that are unforgettable. TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking by Chris Anderson, curator of TED Now in paperback Since taking over TED in the early 2000s, Chris Anderson has shown how carefully crafted short talks can be the key to...
https://www.ted.com/read/ted-talks-the-official-ted-guide-to-public-speaking

Sophia Wallace: A case for cliteracy

How is it possible that we landed on the moon before we figured out the anatomy of the clitoris? This is one of many questions artist Sophia Wallace poses in this thought-provoking talk about the complexity and misrepresentation of women's bodies and sexuality. Using her mixed-media installation "Cliteracy" as an example, she demonstrates how ar...
https://www.ted.com/talks/sophia_wallace_a_case_for_cliteracy

Need to know: When to turn off the news

This week in the U.S., almost every flickering device will try to spoon-feed you some distressing news footage — and then help you wash it down with a double-liter of fizzy partisan punditry. What's the impact on your health and mindset? 3 ideas behind the week’s headlines. Source: “What to do when the news gets you down,” Wisconsin Public Ra...
Posted September 9, 2014
https://ideas.ted.com/need-to-know-when-to-turn-off-the-news

Statistics: Visualizing Data

TED Studies, created in collaboration with Wiley, are curated video collections — supplemented by rich educational materials — for students, educators and self-guided learners. In Visualizing Data, TED speakers shake up statistics with elegant, dynamic representations that make mountains of data comprehensible — and even exciting. Learn how to v...
https://www.ted.com/read/ted-studies/statistics

Government and politics: Cyber-Influence and Power

TED Studies, created in collaboration with Wiley, are curated video collections — supplemented by rich educational materials — for students, educators and self-guided learners. In Cyber-Influence and Power, activists, academics and statesmen come together at TED to delve into new ideas about how power and influence come about in the digital age....
https://www.ted.com/read/ted-studies/government-and-politics

Remembering Hans Rosling

Is the world getting worse every day in every way, as some news media would have you believe? No. In fact, the most reliable data shows that in meaningful ways -- such as child mortality rate, literacy rate, human lifespan -- the world is actually, slowly and measurably, getting better. Hans Rosling dedicated the latter part of his distin...
Posted February 7, 2017
https://blog.ted.com/2017/02/07/remembering-hans-rosling
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