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TED: A queer vision of love and marriage | Tiq Milan and Kim Katrin Milan

12th - Higher Ed
Love is a tool for revolutionary change and a path toward inclusivity and understanding for the LGBTQ+ community. Married activists Tiq and Kim Katrin Milan have imagined their marriage -- as a transgender man and cis woman -- a model of...
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TED: The laws that sex workers really want | Juno Mac

12th - Higher Ed
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. Everyone has an opinion about how to legislate sex work (whether to legalize it, ban it or even tax it) ... but...
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Arunabha Ghosh: 5 steps for clean air in India

12th - Higher Ed
India's big cities have some of the worst air quality in the world. How can we fix this public health crisis? In an actionable talk, social entrepreneur Arunabha Ghosh lays out a five-step plan to put India on the path to cleaner, safer...
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TED: How to tackle the stigma of living with HIV | Gareth Thomas

12th - Higher Ed
After his HIV diagnosis, former pro rugby player Gareth Thomas set out on a mission to tackle the stigma and shame that prevent people from getting the testing and care they need. In this empowering talk, Thomas shares his mission to...
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TED: How millennials and Gen Z can invest in a better future | Miguel Goncalves

12th - Higher Ed
Millennials and Gen Z will inherit 30 trillion dollars of wealth in the coming decades, and what they do with their money will have an incredible impact on the future of the planet, says impact investor Miguel Goncalves. He makes a case...
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Cecile Richards: The political progress women have made -- and what's next

12th - Higher Ed
Women have made enormous progress over the last century -- challenging the status quo, busting old taboos and changing business from the inside out. But when it comes to political representation, there's still a long way to go, says...
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America Ferrera: My identity is a superpower -- not an obstacle

12th - Higher Ed
Hollywood needs to stop resisting what the world actually looks like, says actor, director and activist America Ferrera. Tracing the contours of her career, she calls for more authentic representation of different cultures in media --...
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TED: Redemption Song | John Legend

12th - Higher Ed
John Legend is on a mission to transform America's criminal justice system. Through his Free America campaign, he's encouraging rehabilitation and healing in our prisons, jails and detention centers -- and giving hope to those who want...
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Wanjira Mathai: 3 ways to uproot a culture of corruption

12th - Higher Ed
Corruption is a constant threat in Kenya, says social entrepreneur Wanjira Mathai -- and to stop it there (or anywhere else), we need to intervene early. Following the legacy of her mother, political activist and Nobel Prize recipient...
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TED: How will we survive when the population hits 10 billion? | Charles C. Mann

12th - Higher Ed
By 2050, an estimated 10 billion people will live on earth. How are we going to provide everybody with basic needs while also avoiding the worst impacts of climate change? In a talk packed with wit and wisdom, science journalist Charles...
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TED: The future of money | Neha Narula

12th - Higher Ed
What happens when the way we buy, sell and pay for things changes, perhaps even removing the need for banks or currency exchange bureaus? That's the radical promise of a world powered by cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and ethereum. We're...
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TED: Our lonely society makes it hard to come home from war | Sebastian Junger

12th - Higher Ed
Sebastian Junger has seen war up close, and he knows the impact that battlefield trauma has on soldiers. But he suggests there's another major cause of pain for veterans when they come home: the experience of leaving the tribal closeness...
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TED: Doesn't everyone deserve a chance at a good life? | Jim Yong Kim

12th - Higher Ed
Aspirations are rising as never before across the world, thanks in large part to smartphones and the internet -- will they be met with opportunity or frustration? As President of the World Bank Group, Jim Yong Kim wants to end extreme...
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Kiran Sethi: Kids, take charge

12th - Higher Ed
Kiran Bir Sethi shows how her groundbreaking Riverside School in India teaches kids life's most valuable lesson: "I can." Watch her students take local issues into their own hands, lead other young people, even educate their parents.
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TED: How we can end sexual harassment at work | Gretchen Carlson

12th - Higher Ed
When Gretchen Carlson spoke out about her experience of workplace sexual harassment, it inspired women everywhere to take their power back and tell the world what happened to them. In a remarkable, fierce talk, she tells her story -- and...
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TED: Why a free and fair internet is more vital than ever | Priscilla Chomba-Kinywa

12th - Higher Ed
Without the internet, how would you have coped with the pandemic -- from work and school, to maintaining your closest relationships? In the digital age, reliance on the internet is so common and seems ubiquitous, yet billions of people...
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Eric Liu: How to revive your belief in democracy

12th - Higher Ed
Civic evangelist Eric Liu shares a powerful way to rekindle the spirit of citizenship and the belief that democracy still works. Join him for a trip to "Civic Saturday" and learn more about how making civic engagement a weekly habit can...
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TED: It's time to reclaim religion | Sharon Brous

12th - Higher Ed
At a moment when the world seems to be spinning out of control, religion might feel irrelevant -- or like part of the problem. But Rabbi Sharon Brous believes we can reinvent religion to meet the needs of modern life. In this impassioned...
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TED: The city planting a million trees in two years | Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr

12th - Higher Ed
Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone, is on a mission to plant a million trees over the next two years, increasing vegetation in her city by fifty percent while shoring up eroding riverbanks and increasing biodiversity....
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TED: Why gun violence can't be our new normal | Dan Gross

12th - Higher Ed
It doesn't matter whether you love or hate guns; it's obvious that the uS would be a safer place if there weren't thousands of them sold every day without background checks. Dan Gross, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun...
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TED: An election redesign to restore trust in US democracy | Tiana Epps-Johnson

12th - Higher Ed
Election infrastructure in the United States is crumbling, says technologist Tiana Epps-Johnson, and, even worse, election officials are increasingly being attacked simply for doing their jobs. How can the country rebuild trust in its...
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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...
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Phil Borges: Photos of endangered cultures

12th - Higher Ed
Photographer Phil Borges shows rarely seen images of people from the mountains of Dharamsala, India, and the jungles of the Ecuadorean Amazon. In documenting these endangered cultures, he intends to help preserve them.
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TED: How to heal a divided world | Michèle Lamont

12th - Higher Ed
How do we define worth in society, and who gets status? Sociologist Michele Lamont studies these questions and investigates ways to broaden the circle of recognition and fight the harm of social stigmatization. She lays out the steps...