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Humanity

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Humanity.

Video playlists about Humanity

How we make choices

8 talks • 2h 31m

Talks on why some choices are so tough, and how we can make better ones. Some even ask: are we really in control of our choices at all?

Might you live a great deal longer?

4 talks • 1h 10m

We're obsessed with age: Quests for youth, immortality and prolonged life are, indeed, ageless. Explore the science of longer lives ...

Personal tales from the edge of life

14 talks • 3h 53m

Beautiful, intimate and ultimately uplifting stories of challenge -- from making a new home in a strange country, to rebuilding life after unthinkable tragedy.

Our brains: predictably irrational

12 talks • 3h 19m

The 3 pounds of jelly in our skulls allow us to reflect on our own consciousness -- and to make counterintuitive, irrational decisions. These talks explore why.

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Talks about Humanity

Kate Darling

Why we have an emotional connection to robots

Posted Oct 2018

Isadora Kosofsky

Intimate photos of a senior love triangle

Posted Sep 2018

Kate Stone

The press trampled on my privacy. Here's how I took back my story

Posted Sep 2018

Alexandra Sacks

A new way to think about the transition to motherhood

Posted Aug 2018

Halima Aden

How I went from child refugee to international model

Posted Aug 2018

Dread Scott

How art can shape America's conversation about freedom

Posted Aug 2018

Janet Stovall

How to get serious about diversity and inclusion in the workplace

Posted Aug 2018

Stephen DeBerry

Why the "wrong side of the tracks" is usually the east side of cities

Posted Aug 2018

Christoph Niemann

You are fluent in this language (and don't even know it)

Posted Jul 2018

Rebeca Hwang

The power of diversity within yourself

Posted Jul 2018

Renzo Piano

The genius behind some of the world's most famous buildings

Posted Jul 2018

Dan Gibson

How to build synthetic DNA and send it across the internet

Posted Jul 2018

Kola Masha

How farming could employ Africa's young workforce — and help build peace

Posted Jul 2018

Steve Boyes

How we're saving one of Earth's last wild places

Posted Jul 2018

Paul Rucker

The symbols of systemic racism — and how to take away their power

Posted Jun 2018

Caroline Harper

What if we eliminated one of the world's oldest diseases?

Posted Jun 2018

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Exclusive articles about Humanity

Are we living in a post-truth era? Yes, but that’s because we’re a post-truth species.

Shared fictions — in the form of news, religions, novels, sports, money, even brands — fill our lives, but that’s OK. It’s these shared beliefs that have helped humans cooperate...

Humanity is more important than money — it’s time for capitalism to get an upgrade

What capitalism prioritizes, the world does more of. So how can we change capitalism so that it focuses on what humans really want and need? Entrepreneur Andrew Yang has a surpr...

The worst effects of climate change may not be felt for centuries. So how should we think about it now?

Some argue that we have a moral responsibility for future generations, but others ask: how do we know what they would want? Writer Charles C. Mann explores the confusing ethics ...

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