Wendy Troxel looks at the cultural expectations that pressure couples into sharing a bed and why some relationships would benefit from sleeping separately. This talk was filmed at TEDxManhattanBeach. All TEDx events are organized independently by volunteers in the spirit of TED's mission of ideas worth spreading. To learn more about TEDxSHORTS, ...

For a long time, Amrou Al-Kadhi struggled to negotiate the intersections between their queer and Islamic heritage. These identities felt completely polarized, as if their identity were founded on a tectonic fault at constant risk of rupture. Yet, it was the unlikely world of quantum physics that allowed Al-Kadhi to find the magic of contradictio...

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About this event: Tales of Tomorrow is a reference to the Grimm brothers who are an important part of the cultural heritage of the region of North Hesse. They believed in the great power of storytelling and so do we. Stories materialize otherwise intangible ideas and thus enable them to be shared. Tales of Tomorrow aims to spread visions of how we imagine human l...

About this event: Bring Tales to Life!

Majdi Al-Zayyadi, Abdul Rashid Mohieddine, Abdul Aziz Al-Awadi, Alawi Al-Darb, and Mohammed Al-Khawlani performing the TEDxSanaa song "It's Time".

We all love to travel but often our way of travelling is neither fulfilling nor sustainable. Sandra tells how she reconnected to her childhood dream of becoming a wildlife veterinarian by creating purpose-driven safaris where travellers are not merely tourists but engage with the local community and make a contribution to wildlife preservation. ...

In his work, Stefan Carsten combines future, city and mobility. Sustainable mobility requires above all a redesign of public space because roads for cars are less relevant in a knowledge-based society. A design that comforts human needs is integrative, inclusive, safe, multifunctional and sustainable. Paris, Milan, Stockholm, or Xionang are citi...

Norbert Kunz is founder and managing director of Social Impact and a true authority in the field of social entrepreneurship. From the very beginning his professional activity has been characterized by the desire to bring about positive social change. He has received numerous awards for his work, including Ashoka Fellow, Social Entrepreneur of Eu...

Franziska Weiser is a Future Mobility Enthusiast with the desire to contribute to society. She believes that mobility – as one of our basic human needs – can help us to overcome a wide variety of current hurdles. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at h...

A designer who can't draw discovered the beauty and more importantly the usefulness of ugly sketching. Oliver describes why we must tap into our natural talent of ugly sketching to catch the vast amount of ideas our brain generates. And how we can produce more meaningful work by inviting others to engage in this messy and creative process. Prod...

A philosopher of technology demonstrates how moral philosophy makes an indispensable contribution to our technological society. Far from being abstract or divorced from reality, moral philosophy provides the rules necessary for thinking about the ethics of technology. Without knowing these rules, we could become overwhelmed by the complexity of ...

Kylee Potae comes from the beautiful country of New Zealand (Aotearoa). Culturally she is of Maori descent, the indigenous people of Aotearoa. The Maori have a very special way of doing business putting the people and the planet at the center of their actions and decisions. It is undeniably true that business practices lack ethical and moral va...

Lasse Rheingans is pioneer with his work concepts. He introduced the 5-hour work-day at his company while honouring existing salaries and holiday entitlements. He believes that ‘work’ should neither be a question of location, nor can it really be measured in time; it’s the result that truly matters. This talk was given at a TEDx event using th...

Hashem talked about the enhancement the value of Yemeni coffee environmentally and agriculturally as it is one of the major component of Yemeni environment. He estestablished " Yemeni Coffee Club " to increase farmers' awareness of the importance of planting coffee and to encourage them to replant it by distributing 18000 coffee sapling t...

At TEDxHKPolyU, TEDxcellent Improv performed some unscripted, improvised-on-the-spot scenes inspired by suggestions the audience

Hind is a young entrepreneur that talked about her passion for planting varieties of varied plants, the importance of planting them in every house and how she transformed her small garden into her own big project.

Haneen with Mohammed Abdulmalek, the lute player, amazed TEDx audience by singing a song from the Zubaidi tradition "Alil Alhawa" by the artist Ayub Tarsh and a Taizian song "Kam Fouady" by Abdelbaset Absi.

With his lute, Mohammed played the song "Ghanili Shwe Shwe" by Om Kalthum, as well as a song by Yahya Omar, " Qal Qef Yazin" from the Yemeni Yafei tradition.

What would a world without religion look like? Caroline Schaffalitzky intends to show, how that thought experiment is a little more complicated than you might think.

Alexander Katzung, the ambassador of the NorthHessenAccelerates program, decided to come back to his hometown in North Hesse to unfold the potential of a sleepy region by developing a centre for innovation and entrepreneurship. With his work at North Hessen Accelerates he does not only want to improve the regions attractiveness in the regions ec...

NOTE FROM TED: TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers. The guidelines we give TEDx organizers are described in more detail here: http://storage.ted.com/tedx/manuals/tedx_content_guidelines.pdf Linda Preil is responsible for Supply Chain Management at Einhorn. On the one hand, Einhorn is a company, which produces sustainable cond...

Hear how Traci Ruble went from San Francisco Silicon Valley tech person to working for 17 years as psychotherapist to tech leaders on their marriages, their personal lives, and their leadership. She has witnessed how the changes in technology and innovation change how we see ourselves and harms our shared humanity and mental health. We need each...

Emmanuela believes her life has a purpose and her time on earth is a journey to pursue it. She found her purpose in protecting the indigenous culture of the Dayak in Indonesia. She sees the rights of her people being violated, so she stands up and advocates for them. She sees forests being cut down and land wasted, so she is mobilising a movemen...

As part of the art collective ruan grupa which is going to curate the documenta 15 in 2022 - the largest exhibition of contemporary art worldwide - farid and his team think a lot about creative collaboration. He presents their approach of an inclusive narrative in collaboration instead of a colonial one. Producer, Director & Editor Osman D...

To reach the goals of the Paris climate agreement we need to make a shift from crude oil and increase our production of renewable energy dramatically. In his talk, Pierre advocates for a carbon tax and shows how all of us can contribute to the energy transition we urgently need. Producer, Director & Editor Osman DiFyeli Music by David H...

John Strelecky is a #1 Bestselling inspirational author. His books have been translated into over forty-one languages and more than five million copies were sold worldwide. He and helps people to discover their purpose and to find the true meaning of life through his inspirational literature. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED c...

Her love for her hometown river made Rani study geography. When she later returned to the place of her childhood memories she was struck by sadness and anger. The once beautiful river has turned into a landfill. Together with her team, she examined the sources of this heartbreaking development. And with the local community, they have developed l...