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Why the buildings of the future will be shaped by ... you | Marc Kushner
Ted Talk: "Architecture is not about math or zoning — it's about visceral emotions," says Marc Kushner. In a sweeping — often funny — talk,…
Andrew Mwenda: Let's take a new look at African aid
Ted Talk: http://www.ted.com In this provocative talk, journalist Andrew Mwenda asks us to reframe the "African question" -- to look beyond…
How record collectors find lost music and preserve our cultural heritage | Alexis Charpentier
Ted Talk: For generations, record collectors have played a vital role in the preservation of musical and cultural heritage by "digging" for…
Jessica Jackley: Poverty, money -- and love
Ted Talk: http://www.ted.com What do you think of people in poverty? Maybe what Jessica Jackley once did: "they" need "our" help, in the fo…
An 11-year-old prodigy performs old-school jazz | Joey Alexander
Ted Talk: Raised listening to his dad's old records, Joey Alexander plays a brand of sharp, modern piano jazz that you likely wouldn't expe…
Apple's promise to be carbon neutral by 2030 | Lisa Jackson and Liz Ogbu
Ted Talk: Take action on climate change at http://countdown.ted.com. Under the leadership of Lisa Jackson, Apple's environment and social V…
Wireless data from every light bulb | Harald Haas
Ted Talk: http://www.ted.com What if every light bulb in the world could also transmit data? At TEDGlobal, Harald Haas demonstrates, for th…
Mark Kendall: Demo: A needle-free vaccine patch that's safer and way cheaper
Ted Talk: One hundred sixty years after the invention of the needle and syringe, we're still using them to deliver vaccines; it's time to e…
3 ways to plan for the (very) long term | Ari Wallach
Ted Talk: We increasingly make decisions based on short-term goals and gains -- an approach that makes the future more uncertain and less s…
Poverty isn't a lack of character; it's a lack of cash | Rutger Bregman
Ted Talk: "Ideas can and do change the world," says historian Rutger Bregman, sharing his case for a provocative one: guaranteed basic inco…
Omar Ahmad: Political change with pen and paper
Ted Talk: http://www.ted.com Politicians are strange creatures, says politician Omar Ahmad. And the best way to engage them on your pet iss…
Mikko Hypponen: Three types of online attack
Ted Talk: http://www.ted.com Cybercrime expert Mikko Hypponen talks us through three types of online attack on our privacy and data -- and …
Susan Blackmore: Memes and "temes"
Ted Talk: http://www.ted.com Susan Blackmore studies memes: ideas that replicate themselves from brain to brain like a virus. She makes a b…
How to ask for help -- and get a "yes" | Heidi Grant
Ted Talk: Asking for help is tough. But to get through life, you have to do it all the time. So how do you get comfortable asking? In this …
Sci-fi stories that imagine a future Africa | Nnedi Okorafor
Ted Talk: "My science fiction has different ancestors -- African ones," says writer Nnedi Okorafor. In between excerpts from her "Binti" se…