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Playlist: New tech, new ethics (9 talks)

With technical advancement comes great ethical responsibility. In these talks, amazing, life-altering feats of science make us ask: How could we mess this up?
Curated by TED · 9 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/new_tech_new_morals

Playlist: New ways to think about beauty (9 talks)

These thoughtful talks explore the timeless concept of beauty. How do we decide what — and who — is beautiful? What role does this play in our lives?
Curated by TED · 9 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/new_ways_to_think_about_beauty

Playlist: Talks that'll inspire you to learn a new language (8 talks)

Open up a whole new world of possibilities and experiences with these talks that show the benefit (and fun!) of learning a new language.
Curated by TED · 8 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_that_ll_inspire_you_to_l

Playlist: New thoughts on addiction (3 talks)

These talks take a new, fresh perspective while exploring the epidemic of addiction.
Curated by TED · 3 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/new_thoughts_on_addiction

Playlist: Talks for when you're starting a new job (4 talks)

Being the new person is never easy. Let these talks help you in walking into your workplace with your shoulders back and head held high.
Curated by TED · 4 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_for_when_you_re_starting_a_new_job_aug_2017

Mary Norris: The nit-picking glory of The New Yorker's Comma Queen

"Copy editing for The New Yorker is like playing shortstop for a Major League Baseball team -- every little movement gets picked over by the critics," says Mary Norris, who has played the position for more than thirty years. In that time, she's gotten a reputation for sternness and for being a "comma maniac," but this is unfounded, she says. Abo...
https://www.ted.com/talks/mary_norris_the_nit_picking_glory_of_the_new_yorker_s_comma_queen

Mei Lin Neo: The fascinating secret lives of giant clams

When you think about the deep blue sea, you might instantly think of whales or coral reefs. But spare a thought for giant clams, the world's largest living shellfish. These incredible creatures can live to 100, grow up to four and a half feet long and weigh as much as three baby elephants. In this charming talk, marine biologist Mei Lin Neo shar...
https://www.ted.com/talks/mei_lin_neo_the_fascinating_secret_lives_of_giant_clams

Playlist: How do you create new words? (4 talks)

4 reasons why you shouldn't be afraid to make up new words (no matter how ridiculous they may sound).
Curated by TED · 4 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/how_do_you_create_new_words

Emma Lazarus: "New Colossus"

This animation is part of the TED-Ed series, "There's a Poem for That," which features animated interpretations of poems both old and new that give language to some of life's biggest feelings. [Poem by Emma Lazarus, directed by Eoin Duffy, music by Sono Sanctus].
https://www.ted.com/talks/emma_lazarus_new_colossus

Yuval Noah Harari: Nationalism vs. globalism: the new political divide

How do we make sense of today's political divisions? In a wide-ranging conversation full of insight, historian Yuval Harari places our current turmoil in a broader context, against the ongoing disruption of our technology, climate, media -- even our notion of what humanity is for. This is the first of a series of TED Dialogues, seeking a thought...
https://www.ted.com/talks/yuval_noah_harari_nationalism_vs_globalism_the_new_political_divide

Playlist: Talks to inspire New Year's Resolutions (12 talks)

New Year's resolutions are easy to make … and hard to keep. Our advice: Make resolutions that reflect your core values, to be kinder, more confident, more open to change. Some inspiration:
Curated by TED · 12 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_to_inspire_new_year_s_re

Playlist: New ways to think about death (10 talks)

Death is a topic that is relevant to us all, and yet it simply isn’t pleasant to talk about. These speakers offer subtle reframes to help us face this fact of life more thoughtfully and with greater compassion.
Curated by TED · 10 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/new_ways_to_think_about_death

Playlist: Motivation for the New Year (and every day, really) (12 talks)

The same resolutions every year -- get more sleep, eat healthier -- we know the drill. Let these talks inspire you to keep with those goals and perhaps add a few more to your list too.
Curated by TED · 12 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/motivation_for_the_new_year_and_every_day_really

Jessi Arrington: Wearing nothing new

Designer Jessi Arrington packed nothing for TEDActive but 7 pairs of undies, buying the rest of her clothes in thrift stores around LA. It's a meditation on conscious consumption -- wrapped in a rainbow of color and creativity.
https://www.ted.com/talks/jessi_arrington_wearing_nothing_new

Camille A. Brown: "New Second Line"

Inspired by the events of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, TED Fellow Camille A. Brown choreographed "New Second Line," a celebration of the culture of New Orleans and the perseverance of Black people in the midst of devastation. The performance borrows its name from the energetic, spirited people who follow the traditional brass band parades for wedd...
https://www.ted.com/talks/camille_a_brown_new_second_line

Ben Wellington | TED Speaker

Ben Wellington blends his love of statistics, the city, and comedy in his entertaining analysis of the story of New York City, told through data.
Data scientist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/ben_wellington

Anthony Atala: Growing new organs

Anthony Atala's state-of-the-art lab grows human organs -- from muscles to blood vessels to bladders, and more. At TEDMED, he shows footage of his bio-engineers working with some of its sci-fi gizmos, including an oven-like bioreactor (preheat to 98.6 F) and a machine that "prints" human tissue.
https://www.ted.com/talks/anthony_atala_growing_new_organs

Dan Barasch | TED Speaker

Dan Barasch’s grandmother grew up in New York’s Lower East Side. Now, he’s building an underground park in her old neighborhood, where greenspace is limited.
Strategist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/daniel_barasch

Mary Bassett: Why your doctor should care about social justice

In Zimbabwe in the 1980s, Mary Bassett witnessed the AIDS epidemic firsthand, and she helped set up a clinic to treat and educate local people about the deadly virus. But looking back, she regrets not sounding the alarm for the real problem: the structural inequities embedded in the world's political and economic organizations, inequities that m...
https://www.ted.com/talks/mary_bassett_why_your_doctor_should_care_about_social_justice

Playlist: Talks for when you want to start a new hobby (8 talks)

Always wanted to do something more with your free time? Let these talks inspire you to take up anything from a classic hobby, to something a little less conventional.
Curated by TED · 8 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_for_when_you_want_to_sta_1

Playlist: The Audacious Project: A new model to inspire change (22 talks)

The Audacious Project is TED's collaborative experiment to put bold ideas for social change into action. Learn more at AudaciousProject.org.
Curated by TED · 22 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/the_audacious_project

Dan Barasch: A park underneath the hustle and bustle of New York City

Dan Barasch and James Ramsey have a crazy plan — to create a park, filled with greenery, underneath New York City. The two are developing the Lowline, an underground greenspace the size of a football field. They're building it in a trolley terminal abandoned in 1948, using technology that harvests sunlight above-ground and directs it down below....
https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_barasch_a_park_underneath_the_hustle_and_bustle_of_new_york_city

Hans Rosling: New insights on poverty

Researcher Hans Rosling uses his cool data tools to show how countries are pulling themselves out of poverty. He demos Dollar Street, comparing households of varying income levels worldwide. Then he does something really amazing.
https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_new_insights_on_poverty

Courtney E. Martin: The new American Dream

For the first time in history, the majority of American parents don't think their kids will be better off than they were. This shouldn't be a cause for alarm, says journalist Courtney E. Martin. Rather, it's an opportunity to define a new approach to work and family that emphasizes community and creativity. "The biggest danger is not failing to ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/courtney_e_martin_the_new_american_dream

Ed Gavagan | TED Speaker

Ed Gavagan was walking down the street in downtown Manhattan when he was the victim of a gang assignment to kill a random stranger. He lives to tell the amazing story.
Designer, Storyteller
https://www.ted.com/speakers/ed_gavagan

Eben Bayer: Are mushrooms the new plastic?

Product designer Eben Bayer reveals his recipe for a new, fungus-based packaging material that protects fragile stuff like furniture, plasma screens -- and the environment.
https://www.ted.com/talks/eben_bayer_are_mushrooms_the_new_plastic

Noah Feldman: Politics and religion are technologies

Noah Feldman makes a searing case that both politics and religion -- whatever their differences -- are similar technologies, designed to efficiently connect and manage any group of people.
https://www.ted.com/talks/noah_feldman_politics_and_religion_are_technologies

Noy Thrupkaew: Human trafficking is all around you. This is how it works

Behind the everyday bargains we all love -- the $10 manicure, the unlimited shrimp buffet -- is a hidden world of forced labor to keep those prices at rock bottom. Noy Thrupkaew investigates human trafficking – which flourishes in the US and Europe, as well as developing countries – and shows us the human faces behind the exploited labor that fe...
https://www.ted.com/talks/noy_thrupkaew_human_trafficking_is_all_around_you_this_is_how_it_works

John Bidden: Finding a new frequency

Accompanied by drums, bass and a keyboard, UPS package car driver and musician John Bidden electrifies with a soulful and energetic performance of his original song, "New Frequency."
https://www.ted.com/talks/john_bidden_finding_a_new_frequency

Noah Charney: The strange history of the world's most stolen painting

Throughout six centuries, the Ghent Altarpiece, also called "The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb," has been burned, forged, and raided in three different wars. It is, in fact, the world's most stolen artwork— and is considered one of the most influential paintings ever made. What exactly makes the piece so special? Noah Charney digs into Jan van Ey...
https://www.ted.com/talks/noah_charney_the_strange_history_of_the_world_s_most_stolen_painting
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