TED Talks
TED: My mother’s strange definition of empowerment | Khadija Gbla
Khadija Gbla grew up caught between two definitions of what it means to be an “empowered woman.” While her Sierra Leonean mother thought that circumsizing her — and thus stifling her sexual urges — was the ultimate form of empowerment,...
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TED: Chemical scum that dream of distant quasars | David Deutsch
Legendary scientist David Deutsch puts theoretical physics on the back burner to discuss a more urgent matter: the survival of our species. The first step toward solving global warming, he says, is to admit that we have a problem.
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TED: The board game getting kids excited about school | Joel Baraka
Going to school in a refugee camp can be complicated: students encounter crowded classrooms, rigid curricula and limited access to teachers. Joel Baraka, who grew up in the Kyangwali refugee camp in Uganda, is determined to change that...
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TED: Have we reached the end of physics? | Harry Cliff
Why is there something rather than nothing? Why does so much interesting stuff exist in the universe? Particle physicist Harry Cliff works on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, and he has some potentially bad news for people who seek...
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Hajer Sharief: How to use family dinner to teach politics
Everyone should participate in decision-making and politics -- and it starts at home, says activist Hajer Sharief. She introduces a simple yet transformative idea: that parents can teach their children about political agency by giving...
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TED: The risky politics of progress | Jonathan Tepperman
Global problems such as terrorism, inequality and political dysfunction aren't easy to solve, but that doesn't mean we should stop trying. In fact, suggests journalist Jonathan Tepperman, we might even want to think riskier. He traveled...
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TED: How to practice safe sexting | Amy Adele Hasinoff
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. Sexting, like anything that's fun, runs its risks -- but a serious violation of privacy shouldn't be one of them....
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Jaime Lerner: A song of the city
Jaime Lerner reinvented urban space in his native Curitiba, Brazil. Along the way, he changed the way city planners worldwide see what's possible in the metropolitan landscape.
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George Whitesides: Toward a science of simplicity
Simplicity: We know it when we see it -- but what is it, exactly? In this funny, philosophical talk, George Whitesides chisels out an answer.
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Nikolai Begg: A tool to fix one of the most dangerous moments in surgery
Surgeons are required every day to puncture human skin before procedures — with the risk of damaging what's on the other side. In a fascinating talk, find out how mechanical engineer Nikolai Begg is using physics to update an important...
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César Hidalgo: A bold idea to replace politicians
César Hidalgo has a radical suggestion for fixing our broken political system: automate it! In this provocative talk, he outlines a bold idea to bypass politicians by empowering citizens to create personalized AI representatives that...
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TED: The global power shift | Paddy Ashdown
Paddy Ashdown believes we are living in a moment in history where power is changing in ways it never has before. In a spellbinding talk he outlines the three major global shifts that he sees coming.
Crash Course Kids
The Engineering Process
So, how do we go about being engineers? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks to us about the Engineering Process and why we should do things in order, as well as many of the questions we should ask along the way. This...
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TED: How reliable is your memory? | Elizabeth Loftus
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. Psychologist Elizabeth Loftus studies memories. More precisely, she studies false memories, when people either...
SciShow
15 Futuristic Space Mission Concepts in 5 Minutes
NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts program has funded a slew of new space mission concepts! Which one is your favorite?
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Adam Davidson: What we learned from teetering on the fiscal cliff
At the end of 2012, the US political system was headed for the "fiscal cliff" -- a budget impasse that could only be solved with bipartisan agreement. Adam Davidson, cohost of "Planet Money," shares surprising data on how bipartisan we...
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TED: The Panama Papers exposed a huge global problem. What's next? | Robert Palmer
On April 3, 2016 we saw the largest data leak in history. The Panama Papers exposed rich and powerful people hiding vast amounts of money in offshore accounts. But what does it all mean? We called Robert Palmer of Global Witness to find...
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TED: How a handful of tech companies control billions of minds every day | Tristan Harris
A handful of people working at a handful of tech companies steer the thoughts of billions of people every day, says design thinker Tristan Harris. From Facebook notifications to Snapstreaks to YouTube autoplays, they're all competing for...
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Michele Wucker: Why we ignore obvious problems -- and how to act on them
Why do we often neglect big problems, like the financial crisis and climate change, until it's too late? Policy strategist Michele Wucker urges us to replace the myth of the "black swan" -- that rare, unforeseeable, unavoidable...
SciShow
Dangerously Smart: Why This Fish Almost Beached Itself
Fish are smarter than you think! Scientists have explored triggerfish's ability to learn some clever hunting tactics.
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Digitalisierung + Unternehmensidentität = Fluidität
Digitalisierung + Unternehmensidentität = Fluidität Corporate Identity ist weit mehr als die visuellen oder nach außen gerichteten Aspekte eines Unternehmens oder einer Organisation, bietet Katja Nettesheim. Unternehmen müssen verstehen,...
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Bright Simons: To help solve global problems, look to developing countries
To address the problem of counterfeit goods, African entrepreneurs like Bright Simons have come up with innovative and effective ways to confirm products are genuine. Now he asks: Why aren't these solutions everywhere? From...
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The Secret to Unbelievably Fast Internet: Twisting Light
You might finally be able to watch that 4k video without buffering, thanks to quantum mechanics and orbital angular momentum.
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TED: Sustainable seafood? Let's get smart | Barton Seaver
Chef Barton Seaver presents a modern dilemma: Seafood is one of our healthier protein options, but overfishing is desperately harming our oceans. He suggests a simple way to keep fish on the dinner table that includes every mom's...