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8:02

Afrika Afeni Mills

4 ways to have healthy conversations about race

Posted May 2023

5:07

Nalini Nadkarni

Life science in prison

Posted Jul 2010

11:37

Ashton Applewhite

Let's end ageism

Posted Aug 2017

11:43

Soraya Chemaly

The power of women's anger

Posted Jan 2019

5:54

Lisa Jackson and Liz Ogbu

Apple's promise to be carbon neutral by 2030

Posted Oct 2020

13:06

Ryan Martin

Why we get mad — and why it's healthy

Posted Jun 2019

5:07

Susan M. Reverby

Ugly History: The US syphilis experiment

Posted Jun 2021

5:27

Benedetta Berti and Evelien Borgman

What does it mean to be a refugee?

Posted Mar 2022

13:17

Coleman Hughes

A case for color blindness

Posted Jul 2023

4:49

Priyanka Jain

How to make applying for jobs less painful

Posted Jan 2019

6:35

Nikki Webber Allen

Don't suffer from your depression in silence

Posted Oct 2017

13:09

Ryan Martin

Why some anger can be good for you

Posted Sep 2018

6:46

Al Gore, Gloria Kasang Bulus, Nana Firman, Ximena Loría and Tim Guinee

Climate change is our reality. Here's how we're taking action

Posted Mar 2021

5:50

Jen Gunter

5 skin health myths to stop believing now

Posted Jun 2021

17:34

Howard C. Stevenson

How to resolve racially stressful situations

Posted Feb 2018

14:14

Loretta J. Ross

Don't call people out — call them in

Posted Aug 2021

7:27

Alvin Irby

How to inspire every child to be a lifelong reader

Posted Mar 2018

14:30

Jorge Ramos

Why journalists have an obligation to challenge power

Posted Jul 2017

12:43

Tina Yong

The rise of the "trauma essay" in college applications

Posted Apr 2023

6:37

Rose M. Mutiso

The energy Africa needs to develop — and fight climate change

Posted Nov 2020

6:36

Kwame Owusu-Kesse

5 needs that any COVID-19 response should meet

Posted Jul 2020

16:27

Sharon Brous

It's time to reclaim religion

Posted Dec 2016

20:18

Christian Picciolini

My descent into America's neo-Nazi movement — and how I got out

Posted Apr 2018

7:01

Roman Krznaric

How to be a good ancestor

Posted Oct 2020

10:23

Alexandria Holder

The duality of labels – and how to use them for good

Posted Sep 2021

11:10

Sasha Sarago

The (de)colonizing of beauty

Posted Jul 2021

8:05

Negin Farsad

A highly scientific taxonomy of haters

Posted Jun 2016

10:24

Yifat Susskind

In uncertain times, think like a mother

Posted Apr 2020

11:49

LaToya Ruby Frazier

A creative solution for the water crisis in Flint, Michigan

Posted Nov 2019

17:42

Yoruba Richen

What the gay rights movement learned from the civil rights movement

Posted Jun 2014

17:46

Sally Kohn

What we can do about the culture of hate

Posted Mar 2018

23:37

Jane Fonda

How to transform your climate concern into action

Posted Oct 2022

18:19

Lawrence Lessig

We the People, and the Republic we must reclaim

Posted Apr 2013

10:29

Alicia Eggert

Imaginative sculptures that explore how we perceive reality

Posted Feb 2020

9:29

Achim Steiner

Humanity's planet-shaping powers — and what they mean for the future

Posted Jan 2021

10:07

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

How to find joy in climate action

Posted Jun 2022