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Alex Rosenthal: When is a pandemic over?

Consider the following scenario: a highly infectious, sometimes deadly respiratory virus infects humans for the first time. It spreads rapidly worldwide, and the WHO declares a pandemic. The death toll starts to rise and everyone is asking the same question: when will the pandemic end? Alex Rosenthal details the three main strategies governments...
https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_rosenthal_when_is_a_pandemic_over

Marko Russiver: A global hackathon to take on the coronavirus pandemic

Looking to put your skills to use to fight the pandemic? Consider joining The Global Hack, a virtual hackathon designed to rapidly develop solutions to the coronavirus crisis. Designer and technologist Marko Russiver shares the motivation behind a movement looking to help people build post-pandemic resilience. (This virtual conversation is part ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/marko_russiver_a_global_hackathon_to_take_on_the_coronavirus_pandemic

Playlist: Build Back Better - Technology (6 talks)

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

Far Flung: Post-Pandemic Paradise in Rapa Nui

What happens to a tourist paradise when no one shows up to visit? Rapa Nui, known to many as Easter Island, typically welcomes more than 120,000 visitors each year—which is a lot for a place with only 10,000 residents. After COVID-19 shuts down flights to this remote island, citizens reimagine what their lives, their livelihood, and their home c...
https://www.ted.com/talks/far_flung_post_pandemic_paradise_in_rapa_nui

Pardis Sabeti and Christian Happi: A virus detection network to stop the next pandemic

How can we stop the next pandemic before it starts? Disease researchers Pardis Sabeti and Christian Happi introduce Sentinel, an early warning system that detects and tracks viral threats in real time -- and could help stop them before they spread. Learn more about the cutting-edge technology that powers the system and how the Sentinel team is h...
https://www.ted.com/talks/pardis_sabeti_and_christian_happi_a_virus_detection_network_to_stop_the_next_pandemic

Georges C. Benjamin: The secret weapon against pandemics

The coronavirus pandemic won't be the last crisis to test public health systems worldwide, says physician and health policy leader Georges C. Benjamin. He details what's needed to lead us out of the pandemic and prevent future ones -- including a robust governmental health entity equipped with updated technology and well-trained staff -- and exp...
https://www.ted.com/talks/georges_c_benjamin_the_secret_weapon_against_pandemics

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

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

Larry Brilliant: A global pandemic calls for global solutions

Examining the facts and figures of the coronavirus outbreak, epidemiologist Larry Brilliant evaluates the global response in a candid interview with head of TED Chris Anderson. Brilliant lays out a clear plan to end the pandemic -- and shows why, to achieve it, we'll have to work together across political and geographical divides. "This is not t...
https://www.ted.com/talks/larry_brilliant_a_global_pandemic_calls_for_global_solutions

Aaron Maniam: New ways to understand life in a pandemic

Poet and policymaker Aaron Maniam describes how the language we use to explain COVID-19 shapes the way we think about it -- whether it's as a "war," a "journey" or, as he suggests, an "ecology." He encourages us to explore a range of imaginative, interlocking metaphors to gain a deeper understanding of the pandemic -- and shows how this can help...
https://www.ted.com/talks/aaron_maniam_new_ways_to_understand_life_in_a_pandemic

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

OK Go: "All Together Now"

As the surreal reality of COVID-19 unfolded around the world, musician Damian Kulash and OK Go started working on a song, looking to art as a way to access something past the immediate anxiety of the moment while sheltering in place. Inspired by the ritual of raising a cheer for frontline workers every evening and some incongruous bouts of hope,...
https://www.ted.com/talks/ok_go_all_together_now

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

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

Fareed Zakaria: How the coronavirus pandemic is changing the world

The coronavirus pandemic is more global, dramatic and unusual than any crisis we've seen in a long time, says journalist Fareed Zakaria. Listen as he shares his perspective on how we can recover from the economic fallout, why certain countries were able to avoid major outbreaks and what this might mean for the balance of global power. (This virt...
https://www.ted.com/talks/fareed_zakaria_how_the_coronavirus_pandemic_is_changing_the_world

Bill Gates: How the pandemic will shape the near future

Bill Gates talks best (and worst) case scenarios for the coronavirus pandemic in the months ahead, explaining the challenges of reducing virus transmission, providing an update on promising vaccine candidates, offering his thoughts on reopening and even taking a moment to address conspiracy theories circulating about himself. Stay tuned for his ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates_how_the_pandemic_will_shape_the_near_future

Playlist: The TED Interview: Season 4 (17 talks)

Head of TED Chris Anderson speaks with fascinating individuals to dig into some of the most provocative and powerful ideas of our time. (Made possible with the support of Lexus.)
Curated by TED · 17 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/the_ted_interview_season_4

Cara Greene Epstein: How theater weathers wars, outlasts empires and survives pandemics

When catastrophe strikes, art prevails -- and has done so for centuries. In this fascinating talk, writer and director Cara Greene Epstein places the closing of theaters during the coronavirus pandemic in a historical context, exploring how we can use this intermission to imagine a more just, representative and beautiful world, onstage and off.
https://www.ted.com/talks/cara_greene_epstein_how_theater_weathers_wars_outlasts_empires_and_survives_pandemics

Playlist: Build Back Better - Health (6 talks)

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

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

Daniel Streicker: What vaccinating vampire bats can teach us about pandemics

Could we anticipate the next big disease outbreak, stopping a virus like Ebola before it ever strikes? In this talk about frontline scientific research, ecologist Daniel Streicker takes us to the Amazon rainforest in Peru where he tracks the movement of vampire bats in order to forecast and prevent rabies outbreaks. By studying these disease pat...
https://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_streicker_what_vaccinating_vampire_bats_can_teach_us_about_pandemics

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks: How we can navigate the coronavirus pandemic with courage and hope

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks offers thoughts on how we can navigate the coronavirus pandemic with courage, hope and empathy. With wisdom and clarity, he speaks on leadership, fear, death, hope and how we could use this moment to build a more just world. Watch for a special, impromptu prayer about halfway through the conversation. (This virtual conv...
https://www.ted.com/talks/rabbi_lord_jonathan_sacks_how_we_can_navigate_the_coronavirus_pandemic_with_courage_and_hope

Danielle Allen: An ethical plan for ending the pandemic and restarting the economy

As COVID-19 continues to spread, the world is facing two existential threats at once: a public health emergency and an economic crisis. Political theorist Danielle Allen describes how we can ethically and democratically address both problems by scaling up "smart testing," which would track positive cases with peer-to-peer software on people's ce...
https://www.ted.com/talks/danielle_allen_an_ethical_plan_for_ending_the_pandemic_and_restarting_the_economy

Marko Russiver | TED Speaker

Marko Russiver is the cofounder of Guaana, a research funding and collaborative ideation platform.
Designer, technologist, startup founder
https://www.ted.com/speakers/marko_russiver

Karen DeSalvo: How tech companies can help combat the pandemic and reshape public health

Karen DeSalvo, the chief health officer at Google, explains the partnership between big tech and public health in slowing the spread of COVID-19 -- and discusses a new contact tracing technology recently rolled out by Google and Apple that aims to ease the burden on health workers and provide scientists critical time to create a vaccine. (This v...
https://www.ted.com/talks/karen_desalvo_how_tech_companies_can_help_combat_the_pandemic_and_reshape_public_health

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

Kristalina Georgieva: How to rebuild the global economy

The coronavirus pandemic shattered the global economy. To put the pieces back together, we need to make sure money is going to the countries that need it the most -- and that we rebuild financial systems that are resilient to shocks, says Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund. She takes us inside the massive ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/kristalina_georgieva_how_to_rebuild_the_global_economy

Huang Hung: How American and Chinese values shaped the coronavirus response

To combat COVID-19, countries have enforced city-wide shutdowns, stay-at-home orders and mask mandates -- but the reaction (and adherence) to these rules has differed markedly in the East and West. In conversation with TED's head of curation Helen Walters, writer and publisher Huang Hung sheds light on how Chinese and American cultural values sh...
https://www.ted.com/talks/huang_hung_how_american_and_chinese_values_shaped_the_coronavirus_response

Playlist: The fight against viruses (18 talks)

What we do (and don't) know about viruses, pandemics and the vaccines that combat them.
Curated by TED · 18 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/the_fight_against_viruses

Sonia Shah: How to make pandemics optional, not inevitable

What can past pandemics teach us how to tackle the current one? Tracing the history of contagions from cholera to Ebola and beyond, science journalist Sonia Shah explains why we're more vulnerable to outbreaks now than ever before, what we can do to minimize the spread of coronavirus and how to prevent future pandemics. (This virtual conversatio...
https://www.ted.com/talks/sonia_shah_how_to_make_pandemics_optional_not_inevitable
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