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Playlist: Talks for when you're just done with Earth (8 talks)

For those times when living a life far beyond our planet looks a little too appealing.
Curated by TED · 8 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_for_when_you_re_just_don

Nic Marks: The Happy Planet Index

Statistician Nic Marks asks why we measure a nation's success by its productivity -- instead of by the happiness and well-being of its people. He introduces the Happy Planet Index, which tracks national well-being against resource use (because a happy life doesn't have to cost the earth). Which countries rank highest in the HPI? You might be sur...
https://www.ted.com/talks/nic_marks_the_happy_planet_index

Playlist: What's the big deal about Mars? (8 talks)

Learn all the hubbub going on with the big Red Planet in these insightful and utterly fascinating talks.
Curated by TED · 8 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/what_s_the_big_deal_about_mars

Playlist: What is the Anthropocene? (8 talks)

Humanity's increasingly permanent mark on the planet has spurred a new geological age in earth's history: the Anthropocene. Learn how we got to this point -- and what our footprint means to the future of the planet.
Curated by TED · 8 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/what_is_the_anthropocene

Playlist: What would it be like to live on another planet? (8 talks)

Forget the rest of solar system -- Mars is humanity's next destination. We keep talking about it, but what would it really be like to live there?
Curated by TED · 8 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/what_would_it_be_like_to_live_on_another_planet

Playlist: What makes Earth so special? (10 talks)

There's something special about our busy, blue marble of a planet. These talks explore why we should make strides to preserve our shared, galactic home.
Curated by TED · 10 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/what_makes_earth_so_special

Playlist: Architectural inspiration (9 talks)

Master architects share their vision for buildings that inflate, float, twist and glitter, while artfully addressing the challenges faced by their residents, their cities and the planet.
Curated by TED · 9 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/architectural_inspiration

Naoko Ishii: An economic case for protecting the planet

We all share one planet -- we breathe the same air, drink the same water and depend on the same oceans, forests and biodiversity. Economist Naoko Ishii is on a mission to protect these shared resources, known as the global commons, that are vital for our survival. In an eye-opening talk about the wellness of the planet, Ishii outlines four econo...
https://www.ted.com/talks/naoko_ishii_an_economic_case_for_protecting_the_planet

Dave Brain: What a planet needs to sustain life

"Venus is too hot, Mars is too cold, and Earth is just right," says planetary scientist Dave Brain. But why? In this pleasantly humorous talk, Brain explores the fascinating science behind what it takes for a planet to host life -- and why humanity may just be in the right place at the right time when it comes to the timeline of life-sustaining ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/dave_brain_what_a_planet_needs_to_sustain_life

Playlist: How space technology can change life on Earth (4 talks)

Sure, we're looking beyond the planet to other worlds we may one day inhabit -- but a lot of this technology we've developed can be used for the good of the Earth, too.
Curated by TED · 4 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/how_space_technology_can_change_life_on_earth

Caitlin Doughty: A burial practice that nourishes the planet

Here's a question we all have to answer sooner or later: What do you want to happen to your body when you die? Funeral director Caitlin Doughty explores new ways to prepare us for inevitable mortality. In this thoughtful talk, learn more about ideas for burial (like "recomposting" and "conservation burial") that return our bodies back to the ear...
https://www.ted.com/talks/caitlin_doughty_a_burial_practice_that_nourishes_the_planet

Playlist: Earth, appreciated (12 talks)

Our planet is a wonder, a perfectly improbable incubator for life. It’s also in danger because of our indifference. Reflections on both those truths.
Curated by TED · 12 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/earth_appreciated

Penny Chisholm: The tiny creature that secretly powers the planet

Oceanographer Penny Chisholm introduces us to an amazing little being: Prochlorococcus, the most abundant photosynthetic species on the planet. A marine microbe that has existed for millions of years, Prochlorococcus wasn't discovered until the mid-1980s -- but its ancient genetic code may hold clues to how we can reduce our dependence on fossil...
https://www.ted.com/talks/penny_chisholm_the_tiny_creature_that_secretly_powers_the_planet

Dean Ornish: The killer American diet that's sweeping the planet

Forget the latest disease in the news: Cardiovascular disease kills more people than everything else combined -- and it’s mostly preventable. Dr. Dean Ornish explains how changing our eating habits can save lives.
https://www.ted.com/talks/dean_ornish_the_killer_american_diet_that_s_sweeping_the_planet

IN-Q: A poet's plea to save our planet

Spoken word artist IN-Q poetically captures the urgency of climate change in his original spoken word poem, "Movie Stars." He urges us to take ownership of the Earth and the damage we've committed, and ends with a call to action: "One little dot is all that we've got," says IN-Q. "We just forgot that none of it's ours; we just forgot that all of...
https://www.ted.com/talks/in_q_a_poet_s_plea_to_save_our_planet

Karin Öberg: The galactic recipe for a living planet

Did you know that one of the most notorious poisons is also a key ingredient for life as we know it? Join space chemist Karin Öberg and learn how she scans the universe in search of this paradoxical chemical using ALMA, the world's largest radio telescope, to detect hotbeds of molecular activity and the formation of life-sustaining planets.
https://www.ted.com/talks/karin_oberg_the_galactic_recipe_for_a_living_planet

Lorin Swint Matthews: The dust bunnies that built our planet

Consider the spot where you're sitting. Travel backwards in time and it might've been submerged at the bottom of a shallow sea, buried under miles of rock or floating through a molten landscape. But go back about 4.6 billion years, and you'd be in the middle of an enormous cloud of dust and gas orbiting a newborn star. What exactly is this cosmi...
https://www.ted.com/talks/lorin_swint_matthews_the_dust_bunnies_that_built_our_planet

Chris Fisher: Let's scan the whole planet with LiDAR

We have archives of films, newspapers, even seeds -- what if we could make one for the entire surface of the earth? Drawing on his experience mapping an ancient city in the Honduran jungle, archaeologist Chris Fisher makes the case for scanning the whole planet with LiDAR -- a technology that uses lasers shot from an airplane to map the ground -...
https://www.ted.com/talks/chris_fisher_let_s_scan_the_whole_planet_with_lidar

James Orsulak: Why we need to move manufacturing off-planet

All our manufacturing currently takes place on Earth and, as a result, all its harmful byproducts and wasteful processes end up wreaking Earthbound havoc. In this forward-thinking talk, James Orsulak argues that the fix is to move manufacturing operations off-planet, using automated labor to mine resources and perform all those ecosystem-destabi...
https://www.ted.com/talks/james_orsulak_why_we_need_to_move_manufacturing_off_planet

Markus Mutz: How supply chain transparency can help the planet

Given the option, few would choose to buy products that harm the earth -- yet it's nearly impossible to know how most consumer goods are made or where they're sourced from. That's about to change, says supply chain innovator Markus Mutz. He shares how he used blockchain technology to track Patagonian toothfish on their journey from ocean to dinn...
https://www.ted.com/talks/markus_mutz_how_supply_chain_transparency_can_help_the_planet

Mike Brown: The search for our solar system's ninth planet

Could the strange orbits of small, distant objects in our solar system lead us to a big discovery? Planetary astronomer Mike Brown proposes the existence of a new, giant planet lurking in the far reaches of our solar system -- and shows us how traces of its presence might already be staring us in the face.
https://www.ted.com/talks/mike_brown_the_search_for_our_solar_system_s_ninth_planet

Playlist: Are we alone in the universe? (9 talks)

Is Earth really the only life-sustaining planet? These speakers think there might just be something or someone else out there -- and urge us to keep looking for it.
Curated by TED · 9 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/are_we_alone_in_the_universe

Lucianne Walkowicz: Finding planets around other stars

How do we find planets -- even habitable planets -- around other stars? By looking for tiny dimming as a planet passes in front of its sun, TED Fellow Lucianne Walkowicz and the Kepler mission have found some 1,200 potential new planetary systems. With new techniques, they may even find ones with the right conditions for life.
https://www.ted.com/talks/lucianne_walkowicz_finding_planets_around_other_stars

Chris Fisher: Why we should archive everything on the planet

The climate crisis could destroy our entire cultural and ecological heritage in a matter of decades – how can we document everything before it disappears? Archaeologist Chris Fisher explains how we could scan the surface of the Earth, not just as a record for future generations, but as a tool to fight climate change.
https://www.ted.com/talks/chris_fisher_why_we_should_archive_everything_on_the_planet

Prince William: This decade calls for Earthshots to repair our planet

"We start this new decade knowing that it is the most consequential period in history," says Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge. Inspired by President John F. Kennedy's "Moonshot," he calls on us all to rise to our greatest challenge ever: the "Earthshot." A set of ambitious objectives for the planet, the Earthshot goals seek to protect and r...
https://www.ted.com/talks/prince_william_this_decade_calls_for_earthshots_to_repair_our_planet

Playlist: Natural wonder (9 talks)

What is nature? Follow the camera's eye to many stunning places on the planet -- from the African veldt to the Amazon rainforest to the teeming world under the Arctic ice.
Curated by TED · 9 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/natural_wonder

Lucianne Walkowicz: Let's not use Mars as a backup planet

Stellar astronomer and TED Senior Fellow Lucianne Walkowicz works on NASA's Kepler mission, searching for places in the universe that could support life. So it's worth a listen when she asks us to think carefully about Mars. In this short talk, she suggests that we stop dreaming of Mars as a place that we'll eventually move to when we've messed ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/lucianne_walkowicz_let_s_not_use_mars_as_a_backup_planet

Jane Goodall: Every day you live, you impact the planet

Legendary primatologist Jane Goodall says that humanity's survival depends on conservation of the natural world. In conversation with head of TED Chris Anderson, she tells the story of her formative days working with chimpanzees, how she transformed from a revered naturalist into a dedicated activist and how she's empowering communities around t...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jane_goodall_every_day_you_live_you_impact_the_planet

Johan Rockström: 10 years to transform the future of humanity -- or destabilize the planet

"For the first time, we are forced to consider the real risk of destabilizing the entire planet," says climate impact scholar Johan Rockström. In a talk backed by vivid animations of the climate crisis, he shows how nine out of the 15 big biophysical systems that regulate the climate -- from the permafrost of Siberia to the great forests of the ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/johan_rockstrom_10_years_to_transform_the_future_of_humanity_or_destabilize_the_planet

Emma Schachner: The secret weapon that let dinosaurs take over the planet

We've all heard the theories on why the dinosaurs died -- but how did they come to dominate the earth for so long in the first place? (Hint: it has nothing to do with their size, speed, spikes or fantastic feathers.) Travel back in time to 200 million years before their extinction with paleontologist Emma Schachner for a breath of fresh air on d...
https://www.ted.com/talks/emma_schachner_the_secret_weapon_that_let_dinosaurs_take_over_the_planet
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