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Playlist: How do you solve a problem like the climate crisis? (18 talks)

We all know about the climate crisis. We all want to stay informed — but the information can be overwhelming. Watch these talks to hear what’s at stake and find out what's being done.
Curated by TED · 18 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/how_do_you_solve_a_problem_lik

Playlist: How can we fix the learning crisis? (5 talks)

Better education for generations to come means a brighter future for us all. These TED speakers have some great ideas for how we can solve our current education crisis.
Curated by TED · 5 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/how_can_we_fix_the_learning_crisis

Jonas Eliasson: How to solve traffic jams

It's an unfortunate reality in nearly every major city—road congestion, especially during rush hours. Jonas Eliasson reveals how subtly nudging just a small percentage of drivers to stay off major roads can make traffic jams a thing of the past.
https://www.ted.com/talks/jonas_eliasson_how_to_solve_traffic_jams

Judd A. Schorr: Can you solve the airplane riddle?

Professor Fukanō, the famous scientist, has embarked on a new challenge – piloting around the world in a plane of his own design. There's just one problem: there's not enough fuel to complete the journey. Luckily, there are two other planes to help. Can you help the professor fly for the whole trip and achieve his dream, without anyone running o...
https://www.ted.com/talks/judd_a_schorr_can_you_solve_the_airplane_riddle

Dan Finkel: Can you solve the Ragnarok riddle?

Ragnarok: The fabled end of the world, when giants, monsters, and Norse gods battle for the future. The gods were winning until the great serpent Jörmungandr emerged. It swallowed Valhalla and contorted itself across the land. Odin has just enough power to strike with one final bolt of lightning, and you have the fabled hammer, Mjölnir. Can you ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_finkel_can_you_solve_the_ragnarok_riddle

Dan Van der Vieren: Can you solve "Einstein's Riddle"?

Before he turned physics upside down, a young Albert Einstein supposedly showed off his genius by devising a complex riddle involving a stolen exotic fish and a long list of suspects. Can you resist tackling a brain teaser written by one of the smartest people in history? Dan Van der Vieren shows how. [Directed by Artrake Studio, narrated by Add...
https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_van_der_vieren_can_you_solve_einstein_s_riddle

Ganesh Pai: Can you solve the passcode riddle?

In a dystopian world, your resistance group is humanity's last hope. Unfortunately, you've all been captured by the tyrannical rulers and brought to the ancient coliseum for their deadly entertainment. Will you be able to solve the passcode riddle and get everyone out safely? Ganesh Pai shows how. [Directed by Jun Zee Myers, narrated by Addison ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/ganesh_pai_can_you_solve_the_passcode_riddle

Alex Gendler: Can you solve the bridge riddle?

Taking that internship in a remote mountain lab might not have been the best idea. Pulling that lever with the skull symbol just to see what it did probably wasn't so smart either. But now is not the time for regrets because you need to get away from these mutant zombies...fast. Can you use math to get you and your friends over the bridge before...
https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_gendler_can_you_solve_the_bridge_riddle

Lisa Winer: Can you solve the virus riddle?

Your research team has found a prehistoric virus preserved in the permafrost and isolated it for study. After a late night working, you're just closing up the lab when a sudden earthquake hits and breaks all the sample vials. Will you be able to destroy the virus before the vents open and unleash a deadly airborne plague? Lisa Winer shows how. [...
https://www.ted.com/talks/lisa_winer_can_you_solve_the_virus_riddle

Dan Finkel: Can you solve the honeybee riddle?

You're a biologist on a mission to keep the rare honeybee Apis Trifecta from going extinct. The last 60 bees of the species are in your terrarium. You've already constructed wire frames of the appropriate size and shape. Now you need to turn them into working beehives by filling every hex with wax. Can you help the bees create producing hives? D...
https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_finkel_can_you_solve_the_honeybee_riddle

Michael Porter: The case for letting business solve social problems

Why do we turn to nonprofits, NGOs and governments to solve society's biggest problems? Michael Porter admits he's biased, as a business school professor, but he wants you to hear his case for letting business try to solve massive problems like climate change and access to water. Why? Because when business solves a problem, it makes a profit -- ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_porter_the_case_for_letting_business_solve_social_problems

Colombe Cahen-Salvador: A global movement to solve global problems

We need to think beyond national borders to solve global problems, says activist Colombe Cahen-Salvador. Reimagining the world's fractured systems of governance and calling out their ineffective responses to major issues -- from the coronavirus pandemic to climate change and human rights -- she introduces NOW!, a movement unifying people to crea...
https://www.ted.com/talks/colombe_cahen_salvador_a_global_movement_to_solve_global_problems

Lisa Winer: Can you solve the locker riddle?

Your rich, eccentric uncle just passed away, and you and your 99 nasty relatives have been invited to the reading of his will. He wanted to leave all of his money to you, but he knew that if he did, your relatives would pester you forever. Can you solve the riddle he left for you and get the inheritance? Lisa Winer shows how. [Directed by Artrak...
https://www.ted.com/talks/lisa_winer_can_you_solve_the_locker_riddle

Daniel Finkel: Can you solve the time travel riddle?

Your professor has accidentally stepped through a time portal in his physics lab. You've got just a minute to jump through before it closes and leaves him stranded in history. Your only way back is to grab enough colored nodules to create a new portal to open a doorway through time. Can you take the right amount of nodules to get back to the pre...
https://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_finkel_can_you_solve_the_time_travel_riddle

Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado: To solve old problems, study new species

Nature is wonderfully abundant, diverse and mysterious -- but biological research today tends to focus on only seven species, including rats, chickens, fruit flies and us. We're studying an astonishingly narrow sliver of life, says biologist Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado, and hoping it'll be enough to solve the oldest, most challenging problems in ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/alejandro_sanchez_alvarado_to_solve_old_problems_study_new_species

Alex Gendler: Can you solve the dragon jousting riddle?

After years of war, the world's kingdoms have come to an agreement. Every five years, teams representing the elves, goblins, and treefolk will compete in a grand tournament of dragon jousting. You have the important job of recording the scores for the inaugural tournament. But, you overslept and the games are already underway. Can you figure out...
https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_gendler_can_you_solve_the_dragon_jousting_riddle

Alex Gendler: Can you solve the secret sauce riddle?

One of the top chefs from Pasta Palace has been kidnapped by operatives from Burger Bazaar hoping to learn the location of their secret sauce recipe. Little do they know that a third party— Sausage Saloon— has sent you, their top spy, to take advantage of the situation. Can you figure out the location of the secret recipe and steal it for yourse...
https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_gendler_can_you_solve_the_secret_sauce_riddle

Dennis Shasha: Can you solve the stolen rubies riddle?

Townspeople are demanding that a corrupt merchant's collection of 30 rubies be confiscated to reimburse the victims of his schemes. The king announces that the fine will be determined through a game of wits between the merchant and the king's most clever advisor – you. Can you outfox the merchant and win back the greatest amount of rubies to hel...
https://www.ted.com/talks/dennis_shasha_can_you_solve_the_stolen_rubies_riddle

Daniel Finkel: Can you solve the troll's paradox riddle?

You and your brother have discovered another realm and set off exploring the new wonderful world. Along the way, you see a troll catching creatures in an enormous net. The troll agrees to release the creatures if you can come up with a statement that is both truth and false. Can you come up with the correct sentence and force the troll to releas...
https://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_finkel_can_you_solve_the_troll_s_paradox_riddle

Dan Finkel: Can you solve the secret werewolf riddle?

You're on the trail of a werewolf that's been terrorizing your town. After months of detective work, you've narrowed your suspects to one of five people. You've invited them to dinner with a simple plan: to slip a square of a rare antidote into each of their dinners. Unfortunately, you only have one square left. Can you divide it into perfect fi...
https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_finkel_can_you_solve_the_secret_werewolf_riddle

Paul Lewis: How mobile phones helped solve two murders

Two murders sat unexplained and unsolved -- until reporter Paul Lewis starting talking to bystanders who had evidence on their mobile phones. Step by step, Lewis pieced together their evidence and their stories to find justice for the victims. It's the future of investigative journalism, powered by the crowd.
https://www.ted.com/talks/paul_lewis_how_mobile_phones_helped_solve_two_murders

Will Hurd: A wall won't solve America's border problems

"Building a 30-foot-high concrete structure from sea to shining sea is the most expensive and least effective way to do border security," says Congressman Will Hurd, a Republican from Texas whose district encompasses two times zones and shares an 820-mile border with Mexico. Speaking from Washington, DC in a video interview with former state att...
https://www.ted.com/talks/will_hurd_a_wall_won_t_solve_america_s_border_problems

Edwin Meyer: Can you solve the logician's rave riddle?

Once a year, thousands of logicians descend into the desert for Learning Man. At the center of that gathering is the world's most exclusive club, where under the full moon the annual logician's rave takes place. The entry is guarded by the Demon of Reason, and the only way in is to solve one of his dastardly challenges. Can you get into the rave...
https://www.ted.com/talks/edwin_meyer_can_you_solve_the_logician_s_rave_riddle

Dennis Shasha: Can you solve the control room riddle?

As your country's top spy, you must infiltrate the headquarters of the evil syndicate, find the secret control panel, and deactivate their death ray. But your reconnaissance team is spotty, and you have only limited information about the control panel's whereabouts. Can you solve the control room riddle and deactivate their weapon in time? Denni...
https://www.ted.com/talks/dennis_shasha_can_you_solve_the_control_room_riddle

Alex Gendler: Can you solve the giant iron riddle?

The family of giants you work for is throwing a fancy dinner party, but there's a problem — the elder giant's favorite shirt is wrinkled! To fix it, you'll need to power up the giant iron. It needs two batteries to work, but the baby giant mixed the working battery pile with the dead pile. Can you test the batteries so that you get a working pai...
https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_gendler_can_you_solve_the_giant_iron_riddle

Dan Katz and Alex Rosenthal: Can you solve the sorting hat riddle?

It's your first day at Magnificent Marigold's Magical Macademy. But before you can learn your first spell you must get through the sorting ceremony. And the sorting hat has chosen you for a special challenge. The Macademy had 8 founders who established four houses, and there was once a mysterious fifth house. Can you figure out who founded what?...
https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_katz_and_alex_rosenthal_can_you_solve_the_sorting_hat_riddle

Daniel Finkel: Can you solve the alien probe riddle?

Your team has developed a probe to study an alien monolith. It needs protective coatings — in red, purple and green — to cope with the environments it passes through. Can you figure out how to apply the colors so the probe survives the trip? Dan Finkel shows how. [TED-Ed Animation by Anton Trofimov].
https://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_finkel_can_you_solve_the_alien_probe_riddle

Jennifer Lu: Can you solve the counterfeit coin riddle?

You're the realm's greatest mathematician, but ever since you criticized the Emperor's tax laws, you've been locked in the dungeon. Luckily for you, one of the Emperor's governors has been convicted of paying his taxes with a counterfeit coin, which has made its way into the treasury. Can you earn your freedom by finding the fake? Jennifer Lu sh...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jennifer_lu_can_you_solve_the_counterfeit_coin_riddle

Dennis Shasha: Can you solve the temple riddle?

Your expedition finally stands at the heart of the ancient temple. But as you study the inscriptions in the darkness, two wisps of green smoke burst forth. The walls begin to shake. The giant sandglass begins flowing with less than an hour before it empties, and a rumbling tells you that you don't want to be around when that happens. Can you use...
https://www.ted.com/talks/dennis_shasha_can_you_solve_the_temple_riddle

Alex Gendler: Can you solve the pirate riddle?

It's a good day to be a pirate. Amaro and his four mateys – Bart, Charlotte, Daniel, and Eliza have struck gold – a chest with 100 coins. But now, they must divvy up the booty according to the pirate code — and pirate code is notoriously complicated. Can you help come up with the distribution that Amaro should propose to make sure he lives to te...
https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_gendler_can_you_solve_the_pirate_riddle
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