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

Video playlists about Policy

New thoughts on addiction

These talks take a new, fresh perspective while exploring the epidemic of addiction.

Radical rethinking

Explore these talks that flip old conventions, reimagining them for a brighter, better tomorrow.

How to turn the political conversation around

Insightful talks that can help improve political debate so that we can build toward a better society.

Top TED Talks of 2016

Wonder which talks to get started on in 2016? A collection of hand-picked gems for your viewing pleasure.

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Talks about Policy

Can the US and China take on climate change together?

Coleman Hughes and Jamelle Bouie

Does color blindness perpetuate racism?

What the fossil fuel industry doesn't want you to know

A case for color blindness

How to solve the education crisis for boys and men

A foster care system where every child has a loving home

3 ways your money can fight climate change

Dave Sivaprasad

Mangroves, storm walls and other ways to protect coasts from climate change

What happens to gas stations when the world goes electric?

Climate action should focus on communities, not just carbon

A socialist perspective on the pursuit of happiness

Lindsey Schneider

Whose land are you on? What to know about the Indigenous Land Back movement

Is inequality inevitable?

How to revitalize a neighborhood -- without gentrification

Katherine Mangu-Ward

What capitalism gets right -- and governments get wrong

How to reimagine society for working parents

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Exclusive articles about Policy

Why I study groups like ISIS, Hezbollah and Hamas

Benedetta Berti doesn't focus on the headline-grabbing activities of groups like ISIS; instead, she looks at what they do when they're not committing atrocities. Her work, says the TED Fellow, shows why counter-terrorism strategies must not focus purely on the military realm.

Posted Mar 2015

The next food revolution

Activist chef Jamie Oliver talks about the future of food.

Posted Nov 2014

Ireland is the “goodest” country in the world? Oh c’mon. And other of this week’s comments

This week’s comments includes replies to Simon Anholt's introduction of the Good Country Index, a thought on the purity of art (and how we have polluted it with money), and an argument for trusting our own intellectual selves.

Posted Jul 2014

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