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Carlos Moreno: The 15-minute city

Living in a city means accepting a certain level of dysfunction: long commutes, noisy streets, underutilized spaces. Carlos Moreno wants to change that. He makes the case for the "15-minute city," where inhabitants have access to all the services they need to live, learn and thrive within their immediate vicinity -- and shares ideas for making u...
https://www.ted.com/talks/carlos_moreno_the_15_minute_city

Christine Carter: The 1-minute secret to forming a new habit

You know how resolutions often go: you set a goal and start strong ... then the motivation runs out and feelings of frustration and shame creep in. The struggle is real -- but what if it doesn't have to be? Sociologist Christine Carter shares a simple step to shift your mindset and keep you on track to achieving your grandest ambitions.
https://www.ted.com/talks/christine_carter_the_1_minute_secret_to_forming_a_new_habit

Mandë Holford: The power of venom -- and how it could one day save your life

Venom can kill ... or it can cure. In this fascinating talk, marine chemical biologist Mandë Holford shares her research into animal venom, from killer sea snails to platypuses and slow lorises -- and explores its potential to one day treat human diseases like cancer. The mechanism behind this powerful substance is still mysterious, Holford says...
https://www.ted.com/talks/mande_holford_the_power_of_venom_and_how_it_could_one_day_save_your_life

Mindy Fullilove: The ecology of inequality

In 2018, to mark the 400th anniversary of the first recorded arrival of enslaved Africans to American shores, Mindy Fullilove worked with her class at the New School to create a timeline of inequality in the United States, incorporating the narratives of a range of marginalized groups. Their purpose was to visualize the ecology of inequality, si...
https://www.ted.com/talks/mindy_fullilove_the_ecology_of_inequality

Minda Dentler: What I learned when I conquered the world's toughest triathlon

A 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bicycle ride and then a full-length marathon on hot, dry ground -- with no breaks in between: the legendary Ironman triathlon in Kona, Hawaii, is a bucket list goal for champion athletes. But when Minda Dentler decided to take it on, she had bigger aspirations than just another medal around her neck. She tells the sto...
https://www.ted.com/talks/minda_dentler_what_i_learned_when_i_conquered_the_world_s_toughest_triathlon

Mindy Scheier: How adaptive clothing empowers people with disabilities

Do you have a favorite T-shirt or pair of jeans that transforms you and makes you feel confident -- makes you feel like you? That's because what you wear can affect your mood, your health and your self-esteem, says fashion designer Mindy Scheier. Inspired by her son, who was born with a degenerative disorder that makes it hard for him to dress h...
https://www.ted.com/talks/mindy_scheier_how_adaptive_clothing_empowers_people_with_disabilities

Malte Spitz: Your phone company is watching

What kind of data is your cell phone company collecting? Malte Spitz wasn’t too worried when he asked his operator in Germany to share information stored about him. Multiple unanswered requests and a lawsuit later, Spitz received 35,830 lines of code -- a detailed, nearly minute-by-minute account of half a year of his life.
https://www.ted.com/talks/malte_spitz_your_phone_company_is_watching

Rives: If I controlled the Internet

How many poets could cram eBay, Friendster and Monster.com into 3-minute poem worthy of a standing ovation? Enjoy Rives' unique talent.
https://www.ted.com/talks/rives_if_i_controlled_the_internet

James Burchfield: Playing invisible turntables

Human beatbox James "AudioPoet" Burchfield performs an intricate three-minute breakdown -- sexy, propulsive hip-hop rhythms and turntable textures -- all using only his voice.
https://www.ted.com/talks/james_burchfield_playing_invisible_turntables

Peter Mende-Siedlecki: Should you trust your first impression?

You can't help it; sometimes, you just get a bad feeling about someone that's hard to shake. So, what's happening in your brain when you make that critical (and often lasting) first judgment? Peter Mende-Siedlecki shares the social psychology of first impressions -- and why they may indicate that, deep down, people are basically good. [Directed ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/peter_mende_siedlecki_should_you_trust_your_first_impression

Stacey Kramer: The best gift I ever survived

Stacey Kramer offers a moving, personal, 3-minute parable that shows how an unwanted experience -- frightening, traumatic, costly -- can turn out to be a priceless gift.
https://www.ted.com/talks/stacey_kramer_the_best_gift_i_ever_survived

Steven Johnson: How the "ghost map" helped end a killer disease

Author Steven Johnson takes us on a 10-minute tour of The Ghost Map, his book about a cholera outbreak in 1854 London and the impact it had on science, cities and modern society.
https://www.ted.com/talks/steven_johnson_how_the_ghost_map_helped_end_a_killer_disease

Richard St. John: 8 secrets of success

Why do people succeed? Is it because they're smart? Or are they just lucky? Neither. Analyst Richard St. John condenses years of interviews into an unmissable 3-minute slideshow on the real secrets of success.
https://www.ted.com/talks/richard_st_john_8_secrets_of_success

Renny Gleeson: Our antisocial phone tricks

In this funny (and actually poignant) 3-minute talk, social strategist Renny Gleeson breaks down our always-on social world -- where the experience we're having right now is less interesting than what we'll tweet about it later.
https://www.ted.com/talks/renny_gleeson_our_antisocial_phone_tricks

Ashraf Ghani: How to rebuild a broken state

Ashraf Ghani's passionate and powerful 10-minute talk, emphasizing the necessity of both economic investment and design ingenuity to rebuild broken states, is followed by a conversation with TED curator Chris Anderson on the future of Afghanistan.
https://www.ted.com/talks/ashraf_ghani_how_to_rebuild_a_broken_state

Taylor Mali: What teachers make

Ever heard the phrase "Those who can't do, teach"? At the Bowery Poetry Club, slam poet Taylor Mali begs to differ, and delivers a powerful, 3-minute response on behalf of educators everywhere.
https://www.ted.com/talks/taylor_mali_what_teachers_make

Mennat El Ghalid: How fungi recognize (and infect) plants

Each year, the world loses enough food to feed half a billion people to fungi, the most destructive pathogens of plants. Mycologist and TED Fellow Mennat El Ghalid explains how a breakthrough in our understanding of the molecular signals fungi use to attack plants could disrupt this interaction -- and save our crops.
https://www.ted.com/talks/mennat_el_ghalid_how_fungi_recognize_and_infect_plants

John Lloyd: An inventory of the invisible

Nature's mysteries meet tack-sharp wit in this hilarious, 10-minute mix of quips and fun lessons, as comedian, writer and TV man John Lloyd plucks at the substance of several things not seen.
https://www.ted.com/talks/john_lloyd_an_inventory_of_the_invisible

Mandy Len Catron: Falling in love is the easy part

Did you know you can fall in love with anyone just by asking them 36 questions? Mandy Len Catron tried this experiment, it worked, and she wrote a viral article about it (that your mom probably sent you). But ... is that real love? Did it last? And what's the difference between falling in love and staying in love?
https://www.ted.com/talks/mandy_len_catron_falling_in_love_is_the_easy_part

Mandy Len Catron: A better way to talk about love

In love, we fall. We're struck, we're crushed, we swoon. We burn with passion. Love makes us crazy and makes us sick. Our hearts ache, and then they break. Talking about love in this way fundamentally shapes how we experience it, says writer Mandy Len Catron. In this talk for anyone who's ever felt crazy in love, Catron highlights a different me...
https://www.ted.com/talks/mandy_len_catron_a_better_way_to_talk_about_love

Laura Trice: Remember to say thank you

In this deceptively simple 3-minute talk, Dr. Laura Trice muses on the power of the magic words "thank you" -- to deepen a friendship, to repair a bond, to make sure another person knows what they mean to you. Try it.
https://www.ted.com/talks/laura_trice_remember_to_say_thank_you

Anjali Tripathi: Why Earth may someday look like Mars

Every minute, 400 pounds of hydrogen and almost 7 pounds of helium escape from Earth's atmosphere into outer space. Astrophysicist Anjali Tripathi studies the phenomenon of atmospheric escape, and in this fascinating and accessible talk, she considers how this process might one day (a few billion years from now) turn our blue planet red.
https://www.ted.com/talks/anjali_tripathi_why_earth_may_someday_look_like_mars

James Randi: Homeopathy, quackery and fraud

Legendary skeptic James Randi takes a fatal dose of homeopathic sleeping pills onstage, kicking off a searing 18-minute indictment of irrational beliefs. He throws out a challenge to the world's psychics: Prove what you do is real, and I'll give you a million dollars. (No takers yet.)
https://www.ted.com/talks/james_randi_homeopathy_quackery_and_fraud

Mark Shaw: One very dry demo

Mark Shaw demos Ultra-Ever Dry, a liquid-repellent coating that acts as an astonishingly powerful shield against water and water-based materials. At the nano level, the spray covers a surface with an umbrella of air so that water bounces right off. Watch for an exciting two-minute kicker.
https://www.ted.com/talks/mark_shaw_one_very_dry_demo

Onyx Ashanti: This is beatjazz

Musician and inventor Onyx Ashanti demonstrates "beatjazz" -- his music created with two handheld controllers, an iPhone and a mouthpiece, and played with the entire body. At TED's Full Spectrum Auditions, after locking in his beats and loops, he plays a 3-minute song that shares his vision for the future of music.
https://www.ted.com/talks/onyx_ashanti_this_is_beatjazz

Megan Washington: Why I live in mortal dread of public speaking

Megan Washington is one of Australia's premier singer/songwriters. And, since childhood, she has had a stutter. In this bold and personal talk, she reveals how she copes with this speech impediment—from avoiding the letter combination “st” to tricking her brain by changing her words at the last minute to, yes, singing the things she has to say r...
https://www.ted.com/talks/megan_washington_why_i_live_in_mortal_dread_of_public_speaking

Lisa Seacat DeLuca: A vision of the future from IBM's most prolific inventor

What does the future look like from the eyes of the most prolific female inventor in IBM's history? Think: 3D printers building last-minute umbrellas at the office and toilet paper that automatically reorders itself when the last roll sits empty. Lisa Seacrat DeLuca envisions a radically reinvented world that surprisingly doesn't appear too diff...
https://www.ted.com/talks/lisa_seacat_deluca_a_vision_of_the_future_from_ibm_s_most_prolific_inventor

Minda Dentler | TED Speaker

A record-setting triathlete, Minda Dentler is a polio survivor committed to inspiring people to move beyond their fear of failure and achieve their goals.
Athlete, activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/minda_dentler

Aja Monet | TED Speaker

Aja Monet is a Caribbean American surrealist blues poet, storyteller and organizer born in Brooklyn, New York.
Poet
https://www.ted.com/speakers/aja_monet

Bob Nease: How to trick yourself into good behavior

By now, we all know that people make lousy decisions and behave badly. We eat the cake, wait until the last minute to do our taxes, and generally work against our own self-interest no matter how much we want to succeed. So...what can we do to fight it? Behavioral scientist Bob Nease shares some tricks to align our good intentions with our actions.
https://www.ted.com/talks/bob_nease_how_to_trick_yourself_into_good_behavior
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