Instructional Video7:24
TED Talks

America's Gun Crisis: Will Change Come After the Latest Tragedy?

12th - Higher Ed
The conversation between president and founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media Ian Bremmer and TED’s Helen Walters delves into the issue of gun violence in America. They emphasize the ease of access to firearms, including military-grade...
Instructional Video4:50
TED Talks

Global Concerns Over U.S. Stability After Trump Assassination Attempt

12th - Higher Ed
president and founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media Ian Bremmer explains how world leaders are expressing deep concern about the state of American democracy following recent events, including the assassination attempt on former...
Instructional Video4:53
TED Talks

Media Polarization and the Erosion of Accountability in American Democracy

12th - Higher Ed
President and founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media Ian Bremmer highlights the increasing polarization of the American media landscape, noting how media outlets like MSNBC and Fox offer divergent narratives that contribute to social...
Instructional Video6:20
TED Talks

Bridging the Divide: Emerging Leaders, Political Polarization, and the Future of U.S. Democracy

12th - Higher Ed
President and founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media Ian Bremmer discusses the potential for emerging leaders in American politics who can build bridges, citing a few modern figures as examples. While he acknowledges a new generation...
Instructional Video12:56
TED Talks

The Future of American Democracy After a Trump Assassination Attempt

12th - Higher Ed
Following an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a campaign rally, president and founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media Ian Bremmer joins TED’s Helen Walters to discuss the broader implications for American politics. They explore...
Instructional Video46:26
TED Talks

TED: How far away is a ceasefire? An update on Gaza and the Rafah invasion | Ian Bremmer

12th - Higher Ed
In an exploration of conflict and diplomacy, president and founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media Ian Bremmer joins TED's Helen Walters to unravel the ideological underpinnings, contrasting objectives and humanitarian crises defining...
Instructional Video43:38
TED Talks

TED: An Israeli and a Palestinian talk peace, dignity and safety | Ali Abu Awwad and Ami Dar

12th - Higher Ed
Israel and Palestine have grappled with enduring territorial disputes and complex geopolitical tensions across generations. In this profound TED Membership conversation, Palestinian peace activist Ali Abu Awwad and Israeli founder of...
Instructional Video42:59
TED Talks

TED: When Biden met Xi (and what's going on with the US and China) | Ian Bremmer

12th - Higher Ed
US President Joe Biden and President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping recently met in San Francisco. It was the first time Xi had visited the US in six years — and the first time the two leaders had met in person in a year....
Instructional Video13:15
TED Talks

TED: Can the US and China take on climate change together? | Changhua Wu

12th - Higher Ed
Climate change doesn't care about ideological divides, says policy analyst and China expert Changhua Wu. Here's what she says the US can learn from the progress China has made on the clean energy revolution -- and why collaboration...
Instructional Video14:58
TED Talks

TED: The next global superpower isn't who you think | Ian Bremmer

12th - Higher Ed
Who runs the world? Political scientist Ian Bremmer argues it's not as simple as it used to be. With some eye-opening questions about the nature of leadership, he asks us to consider the impact of the evolving global order and our...
Instructional Video10:40
TED Talks

TED: A new social contract for global climate justice | Huma Yusuf

12th - Higher Ed
Pakistan contributes less than one percent to the global greenhouse gas emissions perpetrating climate change, yet one-third of the country was recently inundated with "biblical" floods that killed hundreds and displaced millions. If...
News Clip6:51
Associated Press

GOP witness rejects Trump conspiracy theories

Higher Ed
Former Ukraine envoy Kurt Volker says he felt a discussion of investigations was "inappropriate" in a July meeting between Ukrainian and U.S. officials at the White House.
Instructional Video9:19
TED Talks

TED: The crime-fighting power of cross-border investigative journalism | Bektour Iskender

12th - Higher Ed
Organized crime operates across national borders -- to keep up, investigative journalists need to do the same. TED Fellow Bektour Iskender gives the inside scoop on his efforts to unveil secret, insidious operations in his home country...
Instructional Video11:13
TED Talks

TED: A safe pathway to resettlement for migrants and refugees | Becca Heller

12th - Higher Ed
Human migration is both inevitable and growing. What are we as a global community doing to address it? asks human rights lawyer Becca Heller, who believes that every refugee and migrant deserves a safe pathway to resettlement. Through...
Instructional Video3:42
SciShow

The Science of Terrorism

12th - Higher Ed
Science can help create understanding where there is none, but is it possible to study and understand terrorists if we're too busy doing everything we can to stop it? Terrorism is notoriously difficult to study because governments...
Instructional Video3:01
The Daily Conversation

The Longest Underwater Tunnel | China's Future MEGAPROJECTS: Part 5

6th - Higher Ed
New ReviewChina is building the world’s longest underwater tunnel beneath the Bohai Sea--at 76 miles long it will pass through two deadly earthquake fault zones, will be longer than the current first and second-ranked underwater tunnels combined...
Instructional Video3:36
The Daily Conversation

The History of Weather Modification

6th - Higher Ed
New ReviewFrom "Cloud Seeding" to hurricane dissipation, this is the history of human weather modification.
Instructional Video2:43
The Daily Conversation

Putin's Blueprint for Dictatorship

6th - Higher Ed
New ReviewHow Vladimir Putin implemented his blueprint for controlling every aspect of Russian society.
Instructional Video3:50
The Daily Conversation

Last King of Rome: Revolutions, Part 1

6th - Higher Ed
New ReviewThe Roman Kingdom falls and a Republic is born--Part 1 of history's greatest revolutions that created our modern civilization.
Instructional Video16:56
The Daily Conversation

Fact Checked: Clinton/Trump Debate

6th - Higher Ed
New ReviewThe many lies and truths told by Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in the first 2016 U.S. presidential debate.
Instructional Video4:24
The Daily Conversation

Europe's Refugee Crisis Explained

6th - Higher Ed
New ReviewAn examination of the European Migration Crisis.
Instructional Video2:54
The Daily Conversation

Dueling MEGA-Bridges | China's Future MEGAPROJECTS: Part 8

6th - Higher Ed
New ReviewHong Kong and Shenzhen are each racing to finish multi-billion dollar mega-bridges across the Pearl River Delta to take advantage of inexpensive land and labor costs on the western side.
Instructional Video4:39
The Daily Conversation

China's Stock Market Collapse Explained

6th - Higher Ed
New ReviewThis summer, China's frankenstein-like, hybrid economy turned on its creator, forcing the government to take unprecedented action to prevent its collapse.
Instructional Video2:08
The Daily Conversation

Billionaire to Buy Island for Syrian Refugees

6th - Higher Ed
New ReviewThe Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris is trying to buy an island from either Italy or Greece that can hold more than 100,000 refugees fleeing violence in places like Syria.