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TED: A feminist reimagining of Kenya's public transport | Naomi Mwaura

12th - Higher Ed
Kenya's minibuses -- known as "matatus" -- offer a convenient, affordable and colorful way for people to get around. But they also pose safety risks and accessibility issues for many of their passengers, especially women. Bringing a...
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TED: What to do when climate change feels unstoppable | Clover Hogan

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TED talks about what to do when climate change feels unstoppable | Clover Hogan
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TED: What farmers need to be modern, climate-friendly and profitable | Beth Ford

12th - Higher Ed
TED talks about what farmers need to be modern, climate-friendly and profitable
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TED: The renewable heating system right below your feet | Kathy Hannun

12th - Higher Ed
Of all the mundane yet astonishing marvels of human ingenuity, knowing what it takes to heat a room to a comfortable temperature is TED Fellow Kathy Hannun's favorite. She takes us on a journey across the planet and under the sea to...
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TED: 4 myths and misunderstandings about doing business in Africa | Nomava Zanazo

12th - Higher Ed
Business in Africa is booming -- but international companies are missing out, says emerging markets expert Nomava Zanazo. Rushing in without knowing their customers, businesses underestimate Africans and make costly assumptions about...
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TED: The multibillion-dollar US prison industry -- and how to dismantle it | Bianca Tylek

12th - Higher Ed
A phone call to a US prison or jail can cost up to a dollar per minute -- a rate that forces one in three families with incarcerated loved ones into debt. In this searing talk about mass incarceration, criminal justice advocate and TED...
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TED: Better cybersecurity starts with honesty and accountability | Nadya Bartol

12th - Higher Ed
In this practical talk, cybersecurity expert Nadya Bartol brings this crucial topic out into the open, lifting the shame around tech mistakes and offering creative ways to celebrate and reward good cybersecurity habits at work and...
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TED: What's your happiness score? | Dominic Price

12th - Higher Ed
How do you rediscover a happier, more purpose-driven (and less productivity-obsessed) self in the wake of the pandemic? Quiz yourself alongside work futurist Dominic Price as he lays out a simple yet insightful four-part guide to...
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TED: The electrical blueprints that orchestrate life | Michael Levin

12th - Higher Ed
DNA isn't the only builder in the biological world -- there's also a mysterious bioelectric layer directing cells to work together to grow organs, systems and bodies, says biologist Michael Levin. Sharing unforgettable and groundbreaking...
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TED: The death of the universe -- and what it means for life | Katie Mack

12th - Higher Ed
The universe started with a bang -- but how will it end? With astonishing visuals, cosmologist and TED Fellow Katie Mack takes us to the theoretical end of everything, some trillions of years in the future, in a profound meditation 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: US politics isn't broken. It's fixed | Katherine M. Gehl

12th - Higher Ed
The "broken" US political system is actually working exactly as designed, says business leader and activist Katherine Gehl. Examining the system through a nonpartisan lens, she makes the case for voting innovations, already implemented...
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TED: How your body could become its own diagnostic lab | Aaron Morris

12th - Higher Ed
We need an inside-out approach to how we diagnose disease, says immuno-engineer and TED Fellow Aaron Morris. Introducing cutting-edge medical research, he unveils implantable technology that gives real-time, continuous analysis of a...
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TED: The intergenerational wisdom woven into Indigenous stories | Tai Simpson

12th - Higher Ed
The way we behave politically, socially, economically and ecologically isn't working, says community organizer and activist Tai Simpson. Sharing the creation myth of her Nez Perce tribe, she advocates for a return to the "old ways"...
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TED: A new approach to defending the human rights of migrants | Itamar Mann

12th - Higher Ed
In this gripping talk, litigator and TED Fellow Itamar Mann details the perilous boat migrations of asylum seekers crossing the Mediterranean Sea. With a surplus of evidence gathered by researchers and activists, he explains how lawyers...
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TED: The infinite alchemy of storytelling | Zahra Al-Mahdi

12th - Higher Ed
TED Fellow Zahra Al-Mahdi was raised by screens -- "storytelling machines" like TV and the internet that shaped her sense of self and reality. Now a multimedia artist and filmmaker, she challenges common historical narratives and brings...
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TED: Why we're more honest with machines than people | Anne Scherer

12th - Higher Ed
TED talks about why we're more honest with machines than people | Anne Scherer
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TED: What frogs in hot water can teach us about thinking again | Adam Grant

12th - Higher Ed
Why are humans so slow to react to looming crises, like a forewarned pandemic or a warming planet? It's because we're reluctant to rethink, say organizational psychologist Adam Grant. From a near-disastrous hike on Panama's highest...
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TED: The best career path isn't always a straight line | Sarah Ellis, Helen Tupper

12th - Higher Ed
Conventional wisdom frames the ideal career path as a linear one -- a ladder to be climbed with a single-minded focus to get to the top. Career development consultants Sarah Ellis and Helen Tupper invite you to replace this outdated and...
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TED: Why corporate diversity programs fail -- and how small tweaks can have big impact | Joan C. Williams

12th - Higher Ed
Companies in the US spend billions of dollars each year on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, but subtle (and not so subtle) workplace biases often cost these initiatives -- and the people they're meant to help -- big time by...
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TED: An honest history of an ancient and "nasty" word | Kate Lister

12th - Higher Ed
With candor and cunning, sex historian Kate Lister chronicles the curious journey of an ancient, honest word with innocent origins and a now-scandalous connotation in this uproarious love letter to etymology, queens, cows and all things...
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TED: The science behind how parents affect child development | Yuko Munakata

12th - Higher Ed
Parents, take a deep breath: how your kids turn out isn't fully on you. Of course, parenting plays an important role in shaping who children become, but psychologist Yuko Munakata offers an alternative, research-backed reality that...
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TED: A queer journey from shame to self-love | Crystal Rasmussen

12th - Higher Ed
TED talks about a queer journey from shame to self-love | Crystal Rasmussen