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Hans Rosling: Global population growth, box by box

The world's population will grow to 9 billion over the next 50 years -- and only by raising the living standards of the poorest can we check population growth. This is the paradoxical answer that Hans Rosling unveils at TED@Cannes using colorful new data display technology (you'll see).
https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_global_population_growth_box_by_box

Playlist: Hans Rosling: 5 talks on global issues (5 talks)

Data visionary Hans Rosling's favorite talks keep an eye toward health, economics and population growth -- from business in Africa to youth culture in China.
Curated by Hans Rosling · 5 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/hans_rosling_5_talks_on_globa

Charles C. Mann: How will we survive when the population hits 10 billion?

By 2050, an estimated 10 billion people will live on earth. How are we going to provide everybody with basic needs while also avoiding the worst impacts of climate change? In a talk packed with wit and wisdom, science journalist Charles C. Mann breaks down the proposed solutions and finds that the answers fall into two camps -- wizards and proph...
https://www.ted.com/talks/charles_c_mann_how_will_we_survive_when_the_population_hits_10_billion

Rainer Strack | TED Speaker

BCG's Rainer Strack advocates for companies to adopt a "people advantage" -- because employee-centered thinking can go a long way.
Human resources expert
https://www.ted.com/speakers/rainer_strack

Mechai Viravaidya | TED Speaker

Since 1974, Mechai Viravaidya has been creating and running innovative family planning and poverty reduction programs throughout Southeast Asia.
Public health expert
https://www.ted.com/speakers/mechai_viravaidya

Playlist: Bobak Ferdowsi: On our home in the universe (5 talks)

NASA engineer Bobak Ferdowsi helped the Curiosity rover land on Mars -- and he's curated these talks that deepen our understanding of the world around us.
Curated by Bobak Ferdowski · 5 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/bobak_ferdowsi_on_our_home_in

Brent Loken: Can we create the "perfect" farm?

About 10,000 years ago, humans began to farm. This agricultural revolution was a turning point in our history and enabled the existence of civilization. Today, nearly 40 percent of our planet is farmland. Spread all over the world, these lands are the pieces to a global puzzle we're all facing: in the future, how can we feed every member of a gr...
https://www.ted.com/talks/brent_loken_can_we_create_the_perfect_farm

Soraya Field Fiorio: The infamous overpopulation bet: Simon vs. Ehrlich

In 1980, Paul Ehrlich and Julian Simon bet $1,000 on a question with stakes that couldn't be higher: would the earth run out of resources to sustain a growing human population? They bet $200 on the price of five metals. If the price of a metal decreased or held steady over the next decade, Simon won. If the price increased, Ehrlich won. So, what...
https://www.ted.com/talks/soraya_field_fiorio_the_infamous_overpopulation_bet_simon_vs_ehrlich

Danny Dorling | TED Speaker

Danny Dorling teaches and writes about the geography of our human world.
Social geographer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/danny_dorling

Roger Doiron: My subversive (garden) plot

A vegetable garden can do more than save you money -- it can save the world. In this talk, Roger Doiron shows how gardens can re-localize our food and feed our growing population.
https://www.ted.com/talks/roger_doiron_my_subversive_garden_plot

Gregory Petsko: The coming neurological epidemic

Biochemist Gregory Petsko makes a convincing argument that, in the next 50 years, we'll see an epidemic of neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer's, as the world population ages. His solution: more research into the brain and its functions.
https://www.ted.com/talks/gregory_petsko_the_coming_neurological_epidemic

Mechai Viravaidya: How Mr. Condom made Thailand a better place for life and love

Thailand's "Mr. Condom," Mechai Viravaidya, retells the country's bold plan to raise its standard of living, starting in the 1970s. First step: population control. And that means a lot of frank, funny -- and very effective -- talk about condoms.
https://www.ted.com/talks/mechai_viravaidya_how_mr_condom_made_thailand_a_better_place_for_life_and_love

Playlist: The best Hans Rosling talks you’ve ever seen (10 talks)

In memory of a great man and the numbers he loved.
Curated by TED · 10 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/the_best_hans_rosling_talks_yo

Lisa Dyson: A forgotten Space Age technology could change how we grow food

We're heading for a world population of 10 billion people -- but what will we all eat? Lisa Dyson rediscovered an idea developed by NASA in the 1960s for deep-space travel, and it could be a key to reinventing how we grow food.
https://www.ted.com/talks/lisa_dyson_a_forgotten_space_age_technology_could_change_how_we_grow_food

Eric Dishman: Take health care off the mainframe

At TEDMED, Eric Dishman makes a bold argument: The US health care system is like computing circa 1959, tethered to big, unwieldy central systems: hospitals, doctors, nursing homes. As our aging population booms, it's imperative, he says, to create personal, networked, home-based health care for all.
https://www.ted.com/talks/eric_dishman_take_health_care_off_the_mainframe

Hans Rosling: Religions and babies

Hans Rosling had a question: Do some religions have a higher birth rate than others -- and how does this affect global population growth? Speaking at the TEDxSummit in Doha, Qatar, he graphs data over time and across religions. With his trademark humor and sharp insight, Hans reaches a surprising conclusion on world fertility rates.
https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_religions_and_babies

Ranveer Chandra: Data-driven farming could transform agriculture

As the world's population increases, food production must match growing need. How do we achieve this with a fixed — and, in some regions, dwindling — amount of tillable land? Researcher Ranveer Chandra explains how data could be the answer, helping farmers everywhere maximize production while minimizing costs and resource drain.
https://www.ted.com/talks/ranveer_chandra_data_driven_farming_could_transform_agriculture

Mario Paluzzi: What if we could address the unaddressable?

Mario Paluzzi presents us with a logistical puzzle: How can we deliver packages to the three-quarters of the global population who don't have a street address? In this what-if talk, he proposes a bold new system of pinpointing addresses not to people's homes, but to their mobile phones. It's a glimpse of the future of global package delivery.
https://www.ted.com/talks/mario_paluzzi_what_if_we_could_address_the_unaddressable

Bastian Schaefer: A 3D-printed jumbo jet?

Designer Bastian Schaefer shows off a speculative design for the future of jet planes, with a skeleton inspired by strong, flexible, natural forms and by the needs of the world's, ahem, growing population. Imagine an airplane that's full of light and space -- and built up from generative parts in a 3D printer.
https://www.ted.com/talks/bastian_schaefer_a_3d_printed_jumbo_jet

Boris Hesser: A grassroots healthcare revolution in Africa

Half the world's population doesn't have access to basic health care. The answer to bridging this divide lies in pharmacies, which Boris A. Hesser believes can be developed into bonafide centers of community care. In this forward-thinking talk, Hesser explains how he and his team are working to bring affordable health care to everyone, everywhere.
https://www.ted.com/talks/boris_hesser_a_grassroots_healthcare_revolution_in_africa

Liam Young: Planet City -- a sci-fi vision of an astonishing regenerative future

Get transported on a stunningly rendered, sci-fi safari through Planet City: an imaginary metropolis of 10 billion people, from the brain of director and architect Liam Young. Explore the potential outcomes of an urban space designed to house the entire population of the earth -- and imagine answers to what is possible, and what is sustainable, ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/liam_young_planet_city_a_sci_fi_vision_of_an_astonishing_regenerative_future

Geoffrey West: The surprising math of cities and corporations

Physicist Geoffrey West has found that simple, mathematical laws govern the properties of cities -- that wealth, crime rate, walking speed and many other aspects of a city can be deduced from a single number: the city's population. In this mind-bending talk from TEDGlobal he shows how it works and how similar laws hold for organisms and corporat...
https://www.ted.com/talks/geoffrey_west_the_surprising_math_of_cities_and_corporations

Andras Forgacs: Leather and meat without killing animals

By 2050, it will take 100 billion land animals to provide the world's population with meat, dairy, eggs and leather goods. Maintaining this herd will take a huge, potentially unsustainable toll on the planet. What if there were a different way? In this eye-opening talk, tissue engineering advocate Andras Forgacs argues that biofabricating meat a...
https://www.ted.com/talks/andras_forgacs_leather_and_meat_without_killing_animals

Emma Bryce: The case of the vanishing honeybees

In the past decade, the US honeybee population has been decreasing at an alarming and unprecedented rate. While this is obviously bad news for honeypots everywhere, bees also help feed us in a bigger way -- by pollinating our nation's crops. Emma Bryce investigates potential causes for this widespread colony collapse disorder. [Directed by Lilli...
https://www.ted.com/talks/emma_bryce_the_case_of_the_vanishing_honeybees

Jill Farrant: How we can make crops survive without water

As the world's population grows and the effects of climate change come into sharper relief, we'll have to feed more people using less arable land. Molecular biologist Jill Farrant studies a rare phenomenon that may help: "resurrection plants" -- super-resilient plants that seemingly come back from the dead. Could they hold promise for growing fo...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jill_farrant_how_we_can_make_crops_survive_without_water

Jean-Manuel Izaret: A new Netflix-style pricing model that could make medical treatments affordable for all

In the US, the steep cost of medical care means many curable diseases go untreated. Pricing expert Jean-Manuel Izaret shares a plan for making treatments for curable diseases affordable for all by switching to a subscription-like payment system (similar to the one pioneered by Netflix) that would distribute costs over time and across an entire p...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jean_manuel_izaret_a_new_netflix_style_pricing_model_that_could_make_medical_treatments_affordable_for_all

Reniqua Allen: The story we tell about millennials -- and who we leave out

Millennials are now the largest, most diverse adult population in the US -- but far too often, they're reduced to the worn-out stereotype of lazy, entitled avocado toast lovers, says author Reniqua Allen. In this revealing talk, she shares overlooked stories of millennials of color, offering a broader, more nuanced view of the generation. "Mille...
https://www.ted.com/talks/reniqua_allen_the_story_we_tell_about_millennials_and_who_we_leave_out

Herman Narula: The transformative power of video games

A full third of the world's population -- 2.6 billion people -- play video games, plugging into massive networks of interaction that have opened up opportunities well beyond entertainment. In a talk about the future of the medium, entrepreneur Herman Narula makes the case for a new understanding of gaming -- one that includes the power to create...
https://www.ted.com/talks/herman_narula_the_transformative_power_of_video_games

Stuart Oda: Are indoor vertical farms the future of agriculture?

By 2050, the global population is projected to reach 9.8 billion. How are we going to feed everyone? Investment-banker-turned-farmer Stuart Oda points to indoor vertical farming: growing food on tiered racks in a controlled, climate-proof environment. In a forward-looking talk, he explains how this method can maintain better safety standards, sa...
https://www.ted.com/talks/stuart_oda_are_indoor_vertical_farms_the_future_of_agriculture

Daniel M. Abrams: Why are some people left-handed?

Today, about one-tenth of the world's population are southpaws. Why are such a small proportion of people left-handed -- and why does the trait exist in the first place? Daniel M. Abrams investigates how the uneven ratio of lefties and righties gives insight into a balance between competitive and cooperative pressures on human evolution. [Direct...
https://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_m_abrams_why_are_some_people_left_handed
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