TED Talks

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12:02

Augie Picado

The real reason manufacturing jobs are disappearing

Posted Sep 2017 Rated Informative, Fascinating

12:03

OluTimehin Adegbeye

Who belongs in a city?

Posted Sep 2017 Rated Courageous, Inspiring

14:25

Jennifer Granick

How the US government spies on people who protest — including you

Posted Aug 2017 Rated Informative, Courageous

12:21

Richard J. Berry

A practical way to help the homeless find work and safety

Posted Aug 2017 Rated Inspiring, Informative

14:17

Noah Feldman

Hamilton vs. Madison and the birth of American partisanship

Posted Jul 2017 Rated Informative, Persuasive

14:30

Jorge Ramos

Why journalists have an obligation to challenge power

Posted Jul 2017 Rated Courageous, Inspiring

18:38

David Miliband

The refugee crisis is a test of our character

Posted Jun 2017 Rated Inspiring, Courageous

22:12

Jim Yong Kim

Doesn't everyone deserve a chance at a good life?

Posted Jun 2017 Rated Inspiring, Persuasive

12:48

Anthony D. Romero

This is what democracy looks like

Posted May 2017 Rated Inspiring, Courageous

13:07

Ted Halstead

A climate solution where all sides can win

Posted May 2017 Rated Persuasive, Ingenious

9:33

Laura Galante

How (and why) Russia hacked the US election

Posted May 2017 Rated Informative, Persuasive

14:56

Jonathan Marks

In praise of conflict

Posted Apr 2017 Rated Informative, Persuasive

47:33

Gretchen Carlson, David Brooks, Chris Anderson and Vy Higginsen's Gospel Choir

Political common ground in a polarized United States

Posted Apr 2017 Rated Informative, Inspiring

10:44

Michael Botticelli

Addiction is a disease. We should treat it like one

Posted Mar 2017 Rated Courageous, Inspiring

9:59

Katie Hinde

What we don't know about mother's milk

Posted Mar 2017 Rated Informative, Inspiring

14:55

Simon Anholt

Who would the rest of the world vote for in your country's election?

Posted Mar 2017 Rated Inspiring, Persuasive

11:51

Charity Wayua

A few ways to fix a government

Posted Feb 2017 Rated Inspiring, Informative

1h 0m

Yuval Noah Harari and Chris Anderson

Nationalism vs. globalism: the new political divide

Posted Feb 2017 Rated Informative, Fascinating

12:43

Salil Dudani

How jails extort the poor

Posted Feb 2017 Rated Informative, Inspiring

12:01

Robb Willer

How to have better political conversations

Posted Jan 2017 Rated Informative, Persuasive

14:59

Erika Gregory

The world doesn't need more nuclear weapons

Posted Jan 2017 Rated Inspiring, Persuasive

16:05

Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, Opal Tometi and Mia Birdsong

An interview with the founders of Black Lives Matter

Posted Nov 2016 Rated Inspiring, Informative

19:48

Sandi Toksvig

A political party for women's equality

Posted Nov 2016 Rated Inspiring, Funny

20:17

Jonathan Haidt and Chris Anderson

Can a divided America heal?

Posted Nov 2016 Rated Informative, Inspiring

19:18

Halla Tómasdóttir

It's time for women to run for office

Posted Nov 2016 Rated Inspiring, Courageous

7:44

Christopher Soghoian

Your smartphone is a civil rights issue

Posted Oct 2016 Rated Informative, Persuasive

15:37

Ian Bremmer

How the US should use its superpower status

Posted Oct 2016 Rated Informative, Persuasive

12:42

Sayu Bhojwani

Immigrant voices make democracy stronger

Posted Oct 2016 Rated Inspiring, Courageous

13:33

Eric Liu

There's no such thing as not voting

Posted Sep 2016 Rated Inspiring, Persuasive

13:58

Michael Shellenberger

How fear of nuclear power is hurting the environment

Posted Sep 2016 Rated Informative, Persuasive

18:16

Jonathan Tepperman

The risky politics of progress

Posted Sep 2016 Rated Inspiring, Persuasive

16:37

Anand Giridharadas

A letter to all who have lost in this era

Posted Aug 2016 Rated Inspiring, Beautiful

15:23

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

How Africa can keep rising

Posted Aug 2016 Rated Inspiring, Informative

13:08

Gerard Ryle

How the Panama Papers journalists broke the biggest leak in history

Posted Jul 2016 Rated Courageous, Informative

17:22

Alexander Betts

Why Brexit happened — and what to do next

Posted Jul 2016 Rated Informative, Inspiring

5:13 Under 6 minutes

Trevor Timm

How free is our freedom of the press?

Posted May 2016 Rated Informative, Courageous

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