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TED: Can we learn to talk to sperm whales? | David Gruber

12th - Higher Ed
Animals are communicating -- but what are they saying? And can we talk back? Marine biologist David Gruber introduces Project CETI: a team of scientists, linguists and AI specialists hoping to decode sperm whale language. Using...
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TED: The exploitation of US college athletes | Tim Nevius

12th - Higher Ed
Colleges and universities in the US make billions of dollars each year from sports, compromising the health and education of athletes -- who are disproportionately Black -- in the name of money, power and pride. Sports lawyer and former...
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TED: How COVID-19 transformed the future of medicine | Daniel Kraft

12th - Higher Ed
The pandemic forced the world to work together like never before and, with unprecedented speed, bore a new age of health and medical innovation. Physician-scientist Daniel Kraft explains how breakthroughs and advancements like AI-infused...
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TED: Tips for reclaiming your peace of mind online | Naomi Shimada

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TED talks about tips for reclaiming your peace of mind online | Naomi Shimada
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TED: Playful, wondrous public spaces built for community and possibility | Matthew Mazzotta

12th - Higher Ed
Introducing a new type of public space, custom-fit for communities in need of a shot of hope and wonder. Artist and TED Fellow Matthew Mazzotta takes us across the US, sharing delightful projects that refresh space and place, spark...
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TED: What should humans take to space (and leave behind)? | Jorge Mañes Rubio

12th - Higher Ed
TED talks about what should humans take to space (and leave behind)?
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TED: 7 tools for building a business people trust | Marcos Aguiar

12th - Higher Ed
Why do we trust some companies and not others? Using real-world examples, digital trust advisor Marcos Aguiar decodes this make-or-break quality -- and offers seven tools to help leaders design a foundation of trust into their business...
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TED: Who makes judges? | Jessica Kerr

12th - Higher Ed
TED talks about who makes judges?
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TED: How NASA invented a ventilator for COVID-19 ... in 37 days | Dan Goods

12th - Higher Ed
Get the behind-the-scenes story from visual strategist Dan Goods about how a single question launched NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab into action at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, propelling an unprecedented pivot from space-exploring...
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TED: To accomplish great things, you need to "let the paint dry" | Daniel J. Watts

12th - Higher Ed
As theaters closed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the creatives who populated their stages were plunged into a state of seemingly endless uncertainty. Aided by a delightful and metaphorically resonant piece of performance art,...
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TED: A NASA astronaut's lessons on fear, confidence and preparing for spaceflight | Megan McArthur

12th - Higher Ed
How does an astronaut prepare physically and mentally to launch into space? NASA astronaut Megan McArthur, who traveled to the International Space Station in April 2021 as part of the SpaceX Crew-2 mission, shares stellar life lessons on...
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TED: The seeds of change helping African farmers grow out of poverty | Andrew Youn

12th - Higher Ed
Farmers stand at the center of the world, says Andrew Youn, cofounder of One Acre Fund, an agricultural organization that's empowering sub-Saharan farm families with the loans, seeds, fertilizer and training needed to increase crop...
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TED: Earth's original inhabitants -- and their role in combating climate change | Steven Allison

12th - Higher Ed
Every environment on the planet -- from forested mountaintops to scorching deserts and even the human gut -- has a microbiome that keeps it healthy and balanced. Ecologist Steven Allison explores how these extraordinarily adaptable,...
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TED: The giant leaps in language technology -- and who's left behind | Kalika Bali

12th - Higher Ed
Thousands of languages thrive across the globe, yet modern speech technology -- with all of its benefits -- supports just over a hundred. Computational linguist Kalika Bali dreams of a day when technology acts as a bridge instead of a...
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TED: How marijuana reform could repair, reclaim and restore communities | Khadijah Tribble

12th - Higher Ed
Khadijah Tribble eloquently describes how marijuana reform is necessary to end the destructive war on drugs. Differential enforcement of marijuana drug laws have led to ongoing, systemic social and economic inequity. Tribble suggests...
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TED: The search for microscopic aliens | Sarah Rugheimer

12th - Higher Ed
Astrophysicist and TED Fellow Sarah Rugheimer searches for aliens -- but not the cartoony green kind. She's looking for extraterrestrial microbes by studying how these single-celled organisms emit gases, which could reveal evidence of...
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TED: How dirt bikes and STEM ignite ingenuity in Baltimore | Brittany Young

12th - Higher Ed
Dirt biking is more than just a pastime -- it's an opportunity to disrupt the cycle of poverty and provide enriching STEM education, says TED Fellow Brittany Young. In this perspective-shifting talk, she shares how her team is working...
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TED: The real-life superheroes helping Syrian refugees | Feras Fayyad

12th - Higher Ed
Society has a set of stories it tells itself about who refugees are and what they look like, says documentarian and TED Fellow Feras Fayyad. With his films, he's on a mission to separate the facts about refugees from fiction, as a form...
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TED: Electronic pills that could transform how we treat disease | Khalil Ramadi

12th - Higher Ed
Could a small jolt of electricity to your gut help treat chronic diseases? Medical hacker and TED Fellow Khalil Ramadi is developing a new, noninvasive therapy that could treat diseases like diabetes, obesity, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's...
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TED: The case for co-ops, the invisible giant of the economy | Anu Puusa

12th - Higher Ed
Think capitalism is broken? Try cooperativism, says co-op enthusiast and researcher Anu Puusa. She lays out how cooperatives -- businesses owned, operated and controlled by their members -- can both make money and have a positive impact...
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TED: Maternal and child health is a human right | Aparna Hegde

12th - Higher Ed
Overcrowded clinics, extensive wait times and overworked doctors are taking a devastating toll on mothers and children in India. In this eye-opening talk, urogynecologist and TED Fellow Aparna Hegde exposes the systemic gaps that lead to...
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TED: How we can curb climate change by spending two percent more on everything | Jens Burchardt

12th - Higher Ed
Would you pay two percent more for the carbon-neutral version of the products you buy and use every day? In this innovative talk, climate pathfinder Jens Burchardt walks us through the costs and considerations of producing...
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TED: An app that empowers people to solve their legal problems | Rohan Pavuluri

12th - Higher Ed
If you can't afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you, right? Not in US civil court. From high legal fees to confusing paperwork and expensive lawyers, it can be difficult to settle civil matters. Entrepreneur and TED Fellow...
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TED: The rigged test of leadership | Sophie Williams

12th - Higher Ed
The glass cliff: an experience of taking on a leadership role only to find that your chances of success have been limited before you've even begun. Equality activist Sophie Williams explores the research-backed reasons behind this...