Behind the everyday bargains we all love -- the $10 manicure, the unlimited shrimp buffet -- is a hidden world of forced labor to keep those prices at rock bottom. Noy Thrupkaew investigates human trafficking – which flourishes in the US and Europe, as well as developing countries – and shows us the human faces behind the exploited labor that fe...

Everyday sights and experiences that are not as innocuous and innocent as they may seem.

These talks will shake you awake to the world around you.

Human trafficking is a little known and practically invisible problem plaguing highways across the US. Truck driver and former police officer John McKown has made it his mission to be an activist on the road and implores all drivers of vehicles big and small to join him in protecting the approximately 293,000 children at risk of enslavement. In ...

Delve into talks that explore the hidden communities and unseen places that exist just off the beaten path of our everyday lives.

Noy Thrupkaew reports on human trafficking and the economics of exploitation through the lens of labor rights.

Cara E. Yar Khan is an international human rights advocate promoting the inclusion of people with disabilities within all facets of society.

The headlines on the front page always change. But these talks — on the seismic phenomenon underlying them — will give you fresh insight.

Anas Aremeyaw Anas is a Ghanaian undercover journalist and private eye who gathers hard evidence of crime and corruption, putting the perpetrators behind bars.

TED Fellow Smita Sharma documents gender issues, sexual crimes and human trafficking in the Global South.

About this event: Did you know you might be an unwilling accomplice to human trafficking? Oftentimes, human trafficking is hidden in plain sight. Join us as we uncover truths about human trafficking. Participants will hear from expert panelists with years of experience addressing human trafficking issues. Through an evening of learning, sharing, and engaging, yo...

Sunitha Krishnan is galvanizing India’s battle against sexual slavery by uniting government, corporations and NGOs to end human trafficking.

Kevin Bales is the co-founder of Free the Slaves, whose mission is to end all forms of human slavery within the next 25 years. He's the author of "Ending Slavery: How We Free Today's Slaves."

Euna Lee strives to be a voice for the voiceless and a window for those with no access to outside information.

Creativity and innovation are flowing in South America, while countries across the continent still face unique challenges. As we plan for TEDGlobal 2014—happening in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in October—this playlist will get you in the spirit.

By conducting detailed forensic medical evaluations, Joseph Shin works to advance justice, accountability and health for displaced populations.

Boston University professor Emily F. Rothman is a leading public health scholar on sexually explicit media and its impact on adolescent dating relationships.

Yasin Kakande is exposing the human rights abuses of migrant workers in the Middle East.

About this event: Join The TEDxFSCJ team for our third TEDxFSCJ Salon at the Florida State College at Jacksonville Open Campus / Deerwood Center. The theme: "STOP Traffic: Raising awareness about human trafficking".

Sex buying doesn't just happen late at night on street corners in the shady part of town -- it also happens online, in the middle of the workday, using company equipment and resources. With this problem comes an opportunity, says attorney Nikki Clifton, because it means that the business community is in a unique position to educate and mobilize ...

Nikki Clifton represents UPS's interests before Members of US Congress, federal agencies and the states’ Attorneys General.

About this event: The theme of this year’s event is “Innovation, Collaboration, and Scholarship.” At this event, we will share groundbreaking ideas from six different faculty and staff speakers and four different professional speakers from outside of North Carolina. Talks will range from how to get rid of fear, uncertainty, and doubt in your life to the importanc...

It might sound like the plot of a movie, but economic crime is all around us — from drug trafficking and fraud to cybercrimes, tax evasion and more. Economic crime fighter Hanjo Seibert breaks down the complexities of money laundering and how we can all wield our collective power to dismantle the underworld economy and turn off the money tap for...

North Korean defector Yeonmi Park is becoming a leading voice of oppressed people around the world through her writing, speaking and work as a director at the Human Rights Foundation.

Surfing in the ice. “If shivering is a form of meditation, then I consider myself a monk,” says Chris Burkard, before playing a soaring video that shows him surfing waves amidst snowfall and ice drifts, with white-topped mountain peaks in the background. See, Chris Burkard is a surf photographer who found himself burnt out on tropical locati...

About this event: What does it mean to stay human? Everyone has their own perception of what it means to be a human being. During the very first TEDxTHUAS event, we will explore the immense diversity behind these words. We have invited a variety of speakers who will talk about their perception of humanity, and what they are doing to preserve it. Together, they...

About this event: A TEDx conference will be held at the Historic Fox Theater on Thursday, October 16. At this day-long event, attendees will be able to hear from a Nobel-prize winning chemist, a Grammy Award Winning Musician, and a Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist. They will learn about the impacts of human trafficking in our region, how a local voice teacher s...

Leslie Morgan Steiner thought that she’d found true love in her early 20s. Instead, she found herself married to a man who repeatedly pointed a gun at her head and threatened to kill her. In today’s brave talk, given at TEDxRainier, Steiner tells the story of how she -- a Harvard-educated magazine editor turned businesswoman -- fell into ...

Ludwick Marishane is the youngest person in South Africa to hold a patent. His invention? A "bath without water," a lotion called DryBath. In today’s talk, filmed during the Johannesburg stop of the TED2013 Talent Search, Marishane shares how this unusual product came to be. When he was 17, he was sunbathing with a few friends in his town, ...

About this event: Update: thanks to all who attended this intimate and intense exchange of ideas! If you missed the event or would like to revisit the speakers' talks, see the following playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsRNoUx8w3rN9WOC6H3rLIxfp-Wj1A5wL [In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a pr...