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11:56

Martin Lockley

The dinosaur detectives of real-life Jurassic parks

Posted May 2023

13:03

Tom Graham

The incredible creativity of deepfakes — and the worrying future of AI

Posted May 2023

13:59

Gary Marcus

The urgent risks of runaway AI — and what to do about them

Posted May 2023

0:00

Sheena Meade

How "second chance" laws could transform the US justice system

Posted May 2023

13:01

Nadya Tolokonnikova

Pussy Riot's powerful message to Vladimir Putin

Posted Apr 2023

0:00

Greg Brockman

The inside story of ChatGPT's astonishing potential

Posted Apr 2023

0:00

Lindsey A. Sherrill

Are you an ethical true crime fan? 4 questions to ask

Posted Apr 2023

13:32

Cristina Junqueira and Elena Crescia

How to discover your business's competitive advantage

Posted Mar 2023

10:29

Paul Bloom

The surprising psychology behind your urge to break the rules

Posted Mar 2023

12:24

Kris Alexander

How video games can level up the way you learn

Posted Mar 2023

5:36

Rob Cross

How to be a team player — without burning out

Posted Mar 2023

4:31

Stephanie Honchell Smith

6 myths about the Middle Ages that everyone believes

Posted Mar 2023

11:21

Tessa Clarke

The surprising climate benefits of sharing your stuff

Posted Feb 2023

4:16

KERA

"Bright Future Ahead"

Posted Feb 2023

5:10

Karlos Hill and Soraya Field Fiorio

When did slavery actually end in the United States?

Posted Feb 2023

6:12

Vivian Jiang

Mao Zedong's infamous mango cult

Posted Jan 2023

6:07

Clementine Jacoby

How bad data traps people in the US justice system

Posted Jan 2023

0:00

Ben Gran

Why nurses are key to medical innovation

Posted Jan 2023

10:54

Bettye Kearse

The history of a name

Posted Dec 2022

10:27

Gareth Thomas

How to tackle the stigma of living with HIV

Posted Dec 2022

29:51

Christiane Amanpour

The fight for freedom in Iran and Ukraine

Posted Nov 2022

10:35

Georgette Bennett

3 steps to build peace and create meaningful change

Posted Nov 2022

23:45

Tamana Ayazi and Kat Craig

The danger and devotion of fighting for women in Afghanistan

Posted Nov 2022

9:48

Fehinti Balogun

How to find your voice for climate action

Posted Nov 2022

8:54

Matthew Garcia

How global virtual communities can help kids achieve their dreams

Posted Nov 2022

10:22

Shreya Joshi

What you can learn from people who disagree with you

Posted Oct 2022

11:35

Karen Gurney

The truth about faking orgasms

Posted Oct 2022

13:35

Dan Harris

The benefits of not being a jerk to yourself

Posted Oct 2022

17:05

Majora Carter

You don't have to leave your neighborhood to live in a better one

Posted Sep 2022

6:11

Albert Fox Cahn

The shift we need to stop mass surveillance

Posted Sep 2022

5:15

TED-Ed

Would you pass the wallet test?

Posted Aug 2022

4:51

Jamie Bernthal

How to write the perfect crime, according to Agatha Christie

Posted Aug 2022

4:36

Charita Gainey

How Phillis Wheatley captured the attention of the world

Posted Aug 2022

5:24

Noah Charney

Can you guess what's wrong with these paintings?

Posted Aug 2022

12:02

César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández

The US can move past immigration prisons — and towards justice

Posted Jul 2022

15:29

Thomas Heatherwick

The rise of boring architecture — and the case for radically human buildings

Posted Jul 2022