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Playlist: Truths about the US prison system (7 talks)

These engaging talks explore the systemic issues of the US criminal justice system and how they plague everyday people and society as a whole.
Curated by TED · 7 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/truths_about_the_us_prison_system

Playlist: A crash course on voting and the US political system (9 talks)

The Electoral College, gerrymandering — and more! These talks answer your questions and simplify the confusing landscape of the US political system. (For more voting information specific to your location, please visit https://www.vote.org)
Curated by TED · 9 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/a_crash_course_on_voting_and_the_us_political_system

Playlist: TED Salon: Optum (6 talks)

Fresh thinking on how we can make a health system that works better for everyone.
Curated by TED · 6 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/ted_salon_optum

Keren Elazari: Hackers: the Internet's immune system

The beauty of hackers, says cybersecurity expert Keren Elazari, is that they force us to evolve and improve. Yes, some hackers are bad guys, but many are working to fight government corruption and advocate for our rights. By exposing vulnerabilities, they push the Internet to become stronger and healthier, wielding their power to create a better...
https://www.ted.com/talks/keren_elazari_hackers_the_internet_s_immune_system

Matt Anticole: Why the metric system matters

For the majority of recorded human history, units like the weight of a grain or the length of a hand weren't exact and varied from place to place. Now, consistent measurements are such an integral part of our daily lives that it's hard to appreciate what a major accomplishment for humanity they've been. Matt Anticole traces the wild history of t...
https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_anticole_why_the_metric_system_matters

Alex Gendler: Which voting system is the best?

Imagine we want to build a new space port at one of four recently settled Martian bases, and are holding a vote to choose its location. Of the 100 colonists on Mars, 42 live on West Base, 26 on North Base, 15 on South Base, and 17 on East Base. Assuming that everyone wants the port to be closest to their home base, what is the fairest way to con...
https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_gendler_which_voting_system_is_the_best

Playlist: TV Special: TED Talks Education (8 talks)

How can we create an education system that works for kids, instead of against them? Watch eight inspiring talks from TED's May 2013 PBS special, given in their entirety.
Curated by TED · 8 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/tv_special_ted_talks_educatio

Jon Nguyen: Tour the solar system from home

Want to navigate the solar system without having to buy a spacecraft? Jon Nguyen demos NASA JPL's "Eyes on the Solar System" -- free-to-use software for exploring the planets, moons, asteroids, and spacecraft that rotate around our sun in real-time.
https://www.ted.com/talks/jon_nguyen_tour_the_solar_system_from_home

Emma Bryce: How does the immune system work?

Inside you, a daily battle is being waged and your immune system is at the frontline. Most of the time, you may not even notice it's there, but over the course of your life your immune system will guard you against hundreds of potentially fatal threats. Emma Bryce explores the different components of this system and how, together, they do their ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/emma_bryce_how_does_the_immune_system_work

Camilo Ramirez: The problem with the U.S. bail system

Since 2000, the annual number of people convicted of crimes in the United States has stayed steady, but the average number of people in jail each year has shot up. How can that be? The answer lies in the bail system— which isn't doing what it was intended to do. Camilo Ramirez details how the cash bail system disproportionally hurts people in lo...
https://www.ted.com/talks/camilo_ramirez_the_problem_with_the_u_s_bail_system

Playlist: Criminal justice reform now! (5 talks)

It's past time to fix the criminal justice system in the US. These talks outline a few steps that need to be taken to get started.
Curated by TED · 5 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/criminal_justice_reform_now

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

Birke Baehr: What's wrong with our food system

At a TEDx event, 11-year-old Birke Baehr presents his take on a major source of our food -- far-away and less-than-picturesque industrial farms. Keeping farms out of sight promotes a rosy, unreal picture of big-box agriculture, he argues, as he outlines the case to green and localize food production.
https://www.ted.com/talks/birke_baehr_what_s_wrong_with_our_food_system

Jack Dangermond: How a geospatial nervous system could help us design a better future

What if we could better understand the world's biggest challenges simply by looking at a map? Jack Dangermond, a pioneer in geographic information system (GIS) technology that powers the digital maps people around the world use every day, speaks with TED technology curator Simone Ross about how his team is building a geospatial nervous system: a...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jack_dangermond_how_a_geospatial_nervous_system_could_help_us_design_a_better_future

Damon Horowitz: We need a "moral operating system"

Damon Horowitz reviews the enormous new powers that technology gives us: to know more -- and more about each other -- than ever before. Drawing the audience into a philosophical discussion, Horowitz invites us to pay new attention to the basic philosophy -- the ethical principles -- behind the burst of invention remaking our world. Where's the m...
https://www.ted.com/talks/damon_horowitz_we_need_a_moral_operating_system

Mitchell Katz: What the US health care system assumes about you

The US health care system assumes many things about patients: that they can take off from work in the middle of the day, speak English, have a working telephone and a steady supply of food. Because of that, it's failing many of those who are most in need, says Mitchell Katz, CEO of the largest public health care system in the US. In this eye-ope...
https://www.ted.com/talks/mitchell_katz_what_the_us_health_care_system_assumes_about_you

Philip K. Howard: Four ways to fix a broken legal system

The land of the free has become a legal minefield, says Philip K. Howard -- especially for teachers and doctors, whose work has been paralyzed by fear of suits. What's the answer? A lawyer himself, Howard has four propositions for simplifying US law.
https://www.ted.com/talks/philip_k_howard_four_ways_to_fix_a_broken_legal_system

Sara Seager: The search for planets beyond our solar system

Every star we see in the sky has at least one planet orbiting it, says astronomer Sara Seager. So what do we know about these exoplanets, and how can we find out more? Seager introduces her favorite set of exoplanets and shows new technology that can help collect information about them -- and even help us look for exoplanets with life.
https://www.ted.com/talks/sara_seager_the_search_for_planets_beyond_our_solar_system

Martha Minow: How forgiveness can create a more just legal system

Pardons, commutations and bankruptcy laws are all tools of forgiveness within the US legal system. Are we using them frequently enough, and with fairness? Law professor Martha Minow outlines how these merciful measures can reinforce racial and economic inequality -- and makes the case for creating a system of restorative justice that focuses on ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/martha_minow_how_forgiveness_can_create_a_more_just_legal_system

Moriba Jah: The world's first crowdsourced space traffic monitoring system

"Most of what we send into outer space never comes back," says astrodynamicist and TED Fellow Moriba Jah. In this forward-thinking talk, Jah describes the space highways orbiting earth and how they're mostly populated by space junk. Learn more about his quest to develop and scale the world's first crowdsourced space traffic monitoring system -- ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/moriba_jah_the_world_s_first_crowdsourced_space_traffic_monitoring_system

Bill Gross: A solar energy system that tracks the sun

Bill Gross, the founder of Idealab, talks about his life as an inventor, starting with his high-school company selling solar energy plans and kits. Learn here about a groundbreaking system for solar cells -- and some questions we haven't yet solved.
https://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gross_a_solar_energy_system_that_tracks_the_sun

Victor Rios: Help for kids the education system ignores

Define students by what they contribute, not what they lack -- especially those with difficult upbringings, says educator Victor Rios. Interweaved with his personal tale of perseverance as an inner-city youth, Rios identifies three straightforward strategies to shift attitudes in education and calls for fellow educators to see "at-risk" students...
https://www.ted.com/talks/victor_rios_help_for_kids_the_education_system_ignores

Mathieu Lamiaux: Imagining a new future for health systems in Africa

How can Africa, a continent that has 54% of the world's communicable diseases but only 2% of the world's doctors, develop a healthcare system that is both efficient and effective? Healthcare consultant Mathieu Lamiuex believes emerging economies could outperform developed nations' healthcare systems by "leapfrogging" over their inefficiencies an...
https://www.ted.com/talks/mathieu_lamiaux_imagining_a_new_future_for_health_systems_in_africa

Wesley Saint Clair: The case for restorative justice in juvenile courts

As a judge with decades of experience presiding over juvenile courts, Wesley Saint Clair repeatedly encountered the same problem -- the fact that the system was designed for punishment instead of rehabilitation or crime reduction. He draws on that experience to explain why the use of restorative practices should be prioritized in the juvenile ju...
https://www.ted.com/talks/wesley_saint_clair_the_case_for_restorative_justice_in_juvenile_courts

Adam Foss: A prosecutor's vision for a better justice system

(NOTE: Adam Foss is currently under investigation by the Suffolk County District Attorney's office. For more details and TED's response, read "An update on allegations about a TED speaker" below.) When a kid commits a crime, the US justice system has a choice: prosecute to the full extent of the law, or take a step back and ask if saddling young...
https://www.ted.com/talks/adam_foss_a_prosecutor_s_vision_for_a_better_justice_system

Augusto Carballido: There may be extraterrestrial life in our solar system

Deep in our solar system, a new era of exploration is unfolding. Beneath the thick ice of Europa; in the vapor plumes on Enceladus; and within the methane lakes of Titan, scientists are hunting for extraterrestrial life. These moons are 'ocean worlds'— they contain liquid oceans, which can support the formation of life. Does life exist on ocean ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/augusto_carballido_there_may_be_extraterrestrial_life_in_our_solar_system

Emma Bryce: How do your hormones work?

Over our lifetimes, our bodies undergo a series of extraordinary metamorphoses: we grow, experience puberty, and many of us reproduce. Behind the scenes, the endocrine system works constantly to orchestrate these changes. Emma Bryce explains how this system regulates everything from your sleep to the rhythm of your beating heart, exerting its in...
https://www.ted.com/talks/emma_bryce_how_do_your_hormones_work

Amber McReynolds: An election system that puts voters (not politicians) first

From hours-long lines and limited polling locations to confusing and discriminatory registration policies, why is it so hard to vote in the US? Voting rights expert Amber McReynolds offers a proven alternative: a new process, already happening in parts of the country, that could bring accountability, transparency and equity to the outdated and s...
https://www.ted.com/talks/amber_mcreynolds_an_election_system_that_puts_voters_not_politicians_first

Freeman Dyson: Let's look for life in the outer solar system

Physicist Freeman Dyson suggests that we start looking for life on the moons of Jupiter and out past Neptune, in the Kuiper belt and the Oort cloud. He talks about what such life would be like -- and how we might find it.
https://www.ted.com/talks/freeman_dyson_let_s_look_for_life_in_the_outer_solar_system

Carrie Nugent | TED Speaker

Carrie Nugent is part of a team that uses NASA's NEOWISE telescope to search the skies for and catalog asteroids.
Asteroid hunter
https://www.ted.com/speakers/carrie_nugent
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