TED Talks
Exploring Consciousness and AI: A Dialogue with Yara Shahidi and Anil Seth
Actor Yara Shahidi and neuroscientist Anil Seth explore the nature of consciousness and its implications. Seth reflects on his lifelong fascination with the mystery of why we experience the world as we do, linking it to practical...
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Perception, Self, and the Art of Acting: A Dialogue with Anil Seth and Yara Shahidi
In a conversation between cognitive neuroscientist Anil Seth and actor Yara Shahidi, they explore the interplay between perception, self-awareness, and acting. Seth delves into the neuroscience of experiencing oneself, while Shahidi...
TED Talks
Allyson Felix on Maternal Rights, Gender Equality, and Redefining Success
Allyson Felix reflects on her commitment to advancing gender equality and maternal rights, particularly in sports. She emphasizes the importance of normalizing child care at major events and advocating for better policies supporting...
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How the Olympics Inspire Dreams, Diversity, and Global Change
The Olympics inspire dreams by showcasing athletes' dedication and passion while reminding viewers of the hard work, struggles, and triumphs behind the scenes. Beyond athletics, the Games highlight global diversity, humanizing stories...
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Prioritizing Mental Health: Allyson Felix on Supporting Athletes Beyond the Game
Allyson Felix highlights the importance of addressing mental health in sports, advocating for improved resources like therapy and coaching training to create healthier environments for athletes. She emphasizes the need to reduce stigma,...
TED Talks
Allyson Felix: Championing Athlete Advocacy and Global Change
Allyson Felix, retired track start, is campaigning for a seat on the International Olympic Committee's Athletes' Commission. She hopes to amplify athletes' voices and advocate for meaningful change, such as enhancing family support and...
TED Talks
Allyson Felix: From Olympic Icon to Advocate
During the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, retired track star Allyson Felix joined the event as a spectator. In this discussion with TED's Whitney Pennington Rodgers, Felix reflects on her transition to life after competition while...
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Telegram's Legal Challenges and the Future of Digital Communication Governance
The legal actions against Telegram founder Pavel Durov highlight critical issues surrounding digital communication platforms. With Durov ordered to report to French authorities biweekly following his release, the case raises questions...
TED Talks
Privacy, Regulation, and the Future of Global Platforms
The future of Telegram remains uncertain as it faces legal challenges and regulatory scrutiny from multiple governments. While the platform has adopted a combative stance, its model—offering partially open communication but resisting...
TED Talks
Rethinking Responsibility in the Digital Age
The debate over holding social media users accountable for harmful or false content highlights the tension between free speech and the responsibilities that come with vast online reach. Online democracy advocate Eli Pariser explains...
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Telegram and Global Governance: Navigating Free Speech, Crime, and Cross-Border Regulation
The recent charges against Telegram founder Pavel Durov by France, followed by similar actions from South Korea, highlight the growing tension between governments and global tech platforms. These cases underscore the challenges in...
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Balancing Local Control and Cross-Border Challenges on Digital Platforms
Currently, governments individually regulate platforms like Telegram within their jurisdictions, leading to fragmented oversight despite the global nature of these platforms. This raises questions about how to create a balanced...
TED Talks
Balancing Free Speech and Accountability: The Telegram Controversy
Telegram founder Pavel Durov, a self-proclaimed free speech absolutist, faces scrutiny as his platform navigates the complexities of enabling open communication while addressing criminal misuse, including child sexual abuse material....
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Arrest of Telegram Founder Sparks Debate on Free Speech and Tech Regulation
TED’s Whitney Pennington Rodgers sits down with Eli Pariser examine the arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov in France. The arrest sparked debates on free speech, tech regulation, and government oversight in digital platforms. The...
Amoeba Sisters
Ecology Review: Food Chains & Webs, Relationships, Nitrogen & Carbon Cycles, Effects on Biodiversity
Join the Amoeba Sisters in this longer review video as they review food chains, food webs, how energy flows through trophic levels (including the 10% rule), ecological relationships (including parasitism, mutualism, and commensalism),...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How some friendships last — and others don’t | Iseult Gillespie
Friendships can change how we see and move through the world. They can boost our academic performance, help us deal with setbacks, and even improve our health. And the relationships we form in adolescence can shape our beliefs, values,...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why animals help each other | Ashley Ward
Charles Darwin introduced the notion of “survival of the fittest,” where the fittest animals are those who can survive long enough to produce healthy offspring. The fittest animal can also be the most stealthy, resourceful, or even the...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How to manage your stress more effectively | Shannon Odell
An upcoming project deadline, a fight with a family member, or even an embarrassing moment can easily trigger our body’s stress response. While we can’t always control what life throws at us, there are ways to better prepare for...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How scientists are creating real-life invisibility cloaks | Max G. Levy
A spy presses a button on their suit and blinks out of sight. A wizard wraps himself in a cloak and disappears. A star pilot flicks a switch, and their ship vanishes into space. Invisibility is one of the most tantalizing powers in...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The woman who broke the Great Wall of China | Juwen Zhang
Long ago, an emperor decided to build a great wall to protect his new empire and ensure his power. He ordered men across China to leave their homes and submit to the grueling labor required for its construction. As years passed and the...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How do kidney transplants work? | Alexander H. Toledo
In 1954, Joseph Murray attempted a type of kidney swap that no doctor had tried before. The surgery was a success, and the patient would go on to live with the transplanted organ thanks to one key factor: it came from his identical twin....
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TED-Ed: Can you solve the trickster god riddle? | Alex Rosenthal
Ragnarok has been raging for far too long; many gods and heroes have fallen, and the rest can barely stand. Loki, his bright eyes dimmed by exhaustion, asks to meet. He proposes that you and he settle the conflict with a game atop a...
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TED-Ed: The real reason polio is so dangerous | Dan Kwartler
In 1952, polio was everywhere: killing or paralyzing roughly half a million people annually. Yet just 10 years later, paralytic polio cases in the US dropped by 96% and we were on track to get rid of polio for good. But in recent years,...
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TED-Ed: The curse of the monkey's paw | Iseult Gillespie
Sergeant-Major Morris regaled his friends with epic tales from faraway lands— until one asked about an artifact the Sergeant had alluded to. Slowly, he produced the object: a mummified monkey’s paw. He explained that a holy man had...