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12:22

Devita Davison

How urban agriculture is transforming Detroit

Posted Dec 2017

16:58

José Antonio Abreu

The El Sistema music revolution

Posted Feb 2009

9:18

Joan Blades and John Gable

Free yourself from your filter bubbles

Posted Dec 2017

9:16

Ethan Hawke

Give yourself permission to be creative

Posted Jul 2020

9:17

Allyson Felix

An Olympic champion's mindset for overcoming fear

Posted Apr 2022

7:50

Patty McCord

4 lessons the pandemic taught us about work, life and balance

Posted Mar 2021

14:26

Sanjay Pradhan

How open data is changing international aid

Posted Oct 2012

11:46

Isaac Lidsky

What reality are you creating for yourself?

Posted Oct 2016

14:29

Musimbi Kanyoro

To solve the world's biggest problems, invest in women and girls

Posted Mar 2018

11:44

Huang Hung

How American and Chinese values shaped the coronavirus response

Posted May 2020

9:12

Larry Burns

The future of cars

Posted Dec 2008

12:35

Shameem Akhtar

To learn is to be free

Posted Mar 2018

11:31

Sydney Jensen

How can we support the emotional well-being of teachers?

Posted Nov 2019

12:47

Madame Gandhi and Amber Galloway-Gallego

Music with a message should be accessible

Posted Dec 2018

13:24

Pia Mancini

How to upgrade democracy for the Internet era

Posted Oct 2014

11:00

Melati and Isabel Wijsen

Our campaign to ban plastic bags in Bali

Posted Jan 2016

12:19

Chris McKnett

The investment logic for sustainability

Posted Feb 2014

9:49

Peachy Liv

How to protect your mental well-being online — from a Gen-Zer

Posted Dec 2021

12:19

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

How film transforms the way we see the world

Posted Jul 2019

12:13

Alaa Murabit

What my religion really says about women

Posted Jul 2015

10:41

David Puttnam

Does the media have a "duty of care"?

Posted Feb 2014

0:00

Andrea Driessen

The profound power of gratitude and "living eulogies"

Posted Jul 2022

13:12

Ndidi Nwuneli

The role of faith and belief in modern Africa

Posted Mar 2018

12:47

Colette Pichon Battle

Climate change will displace millions. Here's how we prepare

Posted Jan 2020

13:30

Tzeporah Berman

The bad math of the fossil fuel industry

Posted Oct 2021

11:55

Jeanne Gang

Buildings that blend nature and city

Posted Jan 2017

10:05

Diana Laufenberg

How to learn? From mistakes

Posted Dec 2010

15:44

Loretta Napoleoni

The intricate economics of terrorism

Posted Dec 2009

14:33

Alex Tabarrok

How ideas trump crises

Posted Apr 2009

13:14

Andrew Youn

3 reasons why we can win the fight against poverty

Posted Jun 2016

15:44

Stacy Smith

The data behind Hollywood's sexism

Posted Feb 2017

14:24

Robin Steinberg

What if we ended the injustice of bail?

Posted Apr 2018

23:09

Samantha Power

A complicated hero in the war on dictatorship

Posted Nov 2008

13:17

T. Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison

The most powerful woman you've never heard of

Posted Mar 2019

12:12

Shyam Sankar

The rise of human-computer cooperation

Posted Sep 2012

11:33

Charles Robertson

Africa's next boom

Posted Oct 2013