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TED: How judges can show respect | Victoria Pratt
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. In halls of justice around the world, how can we ensure everyone is treated with dignity and respect? A pioneering...
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TED: Why we need to imagine different futures | Anab Jain
Anab Jain brings the future to life, creating experiences where people can touch, see and feel the potential of the world we're creating. Do we want a world where intelligent machines patrol our streets, for instance, or where our...
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TED: How fake news does real harm | Stephanie Busari
On April 14, 2014, the terrorist organization Boko Haram kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls from the town of Chibok, Nigeria. Around the world, the crime became epitomized by the slogan #BringBackOurGirls -- but in Nigeria, government...
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Zeynep Tufekci: Online social change: easy to organize, hard to win
Today, a single email can launch a worldwide movement. But as sociologist Zeynep Tufekci suggests, even though online activism is easy to grow, it often doesn't last. Why? She compares modern movements -- Gezi, Ukraine, Hong Kong -- to...
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Farida Nabourema: Is your country at risk of becoming a dictatorship? Here's how to know
Farida Nabourema has dedicated her life to fighting the military regime in Togo, Africa's oldest autocracy. She's learned two truths along the way: no country is destined to be oppressed -- and no country is immune to dictatorship. But...
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Leland Melvin: An astronaut's story of curiosity, perspective and change
What job is best for a young man who's been a tennis ace, a cross-country traveler, a chemistry nerd and an NFL draftee? How about ... astronaut? Leland Melvin tells the story of the challenges he's accepted and the opportunities he's...
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Dan Ariely: Our buggy moral code
Behavioral economist Dan Ariely studies the bugs in our moral code: the hidden reasons we think it's OK to cheat or steal (sometimes). Clever studies help make his point that we're predictably irrational -- and can be influenced in ways...
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Emily Levine: A theory of everything
Philosopher-comedian Emily Levine talks (hilariously) about science, math, society and the way everything connects. She's a brilliant trickster, poking holes in our fixed ideas and bringing hidden truths to light. Settle in and let her...
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TED: The real harm of the global arms trade | Samantha Nutt
In some parts of the world, it's easier to get an automatic rifle than a glass of clean drinking water. Is this just the way it is? Samantha Nutt, doctor and founder of the international humanitarian organization War Child, explores the...
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TED: The US needs paid family leave -- for the sake of its future | Jessica Shortall
We need women to work, and we need working women to have babies. So why is America one of the only countries in the world that offers no national paid leave to new working mothers? In this incisive talk, Jessica Shortall makes the...
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TED: A conservative's plea: Let's work together | Arthur Brooks
Conservatives and liberals both believe that they alone are motivated by love while their opponents are motivated by hate. How can we solve problems with so much polarization? In this talk, social scientist Arthur Brooks shares ideas for...
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TED: How to transform apocalypse fatigue into action on global warming | Per espen Stoknes
The biggest obstacle to dealing with climate disruptions lies between your ears, says psychologist and economist Per espen Stokes. He's spent years studying the defenses we use to avoid thinking about the demise of our planet -- and...
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TED: The global learning crisis -- and what to do about it | Amel Karboul
The most important infrastructure we have is educated minds, says former Tunisian government minister Amel Karboul. Yet too often large investments go to more visible initiatives such as bridges and roads, when it's the minds of our...
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Herramientas para decidir mejor
Herramientas para decidir mejor Nuestra capacidad colectiva de aprender, actuar y adaptarse es lo que permite a nuestra sociedad superar los desafíos y evolucionar. Emiliano Chamorro ofrece seis consejos para superar las falacias y...
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TED: How do daily habits lead to political violence? | Christiane-Marie Abu Sarah
What drives someone to commit politically motivated violence? The unsettling answer lies in daily habits. Behavioral historian Christiane-Marie Abu Sarah shares startling insights into how seemingly mundane choices can breed polarization...
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TED: The haunting truth of ghost stories | Coya Paz Brownrigg
Ghost stories reveal much more than the ghouls and spirits that haunt them. Settle in for a spooky delight as theater educator Coya Paz Brownrigg lays out three types of bone-chilling tales and exhumes the grave truths they hold about...
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TED: Why do we blame individuals for economic crises? | Liene Ozoliņa
In 2008, the global financial crisis decimated Latvia. As unemployment skyrocketed, the government slashed public funding and raised taxes, while providing relief to the wealthy and large businesses -- all without backlash or protest...
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Jon Lowenstein: Family, hope and resilience on the migrant trail
For the past 20 years, photographer and TED Fellow Jon Lowenstein has documented the migrant journey from Latin America to the United States, one of the largest transnational migrations in world history. Sharing photos from his...
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TED: What happened when we tested thousands of abandoned rape kits in Detroit | Kym Worthy
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. In 2009, 11,341 untested rape kits -- some dating back to the 1980s -- were found in an abandoned warehouse once...
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TED: How police and the public can create safer neighborhoods together | Tracie Keesee
We all want to be safe, and our safety is intertwined, says Tracie Keesee, cofounder of the Center for Policing Equity. Sharing lessons she's learned from 25 years as a police officer, Keesee reflects on the public safety challenges...
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Yves Behar: Designing objects that tell stories
Designer Yves Behar digs up his creative roots to discuss some of the iconic objects he's created (the Leaf lamp, the Jawbone headset). Then he turns to the witty, surprising, elegant objects he's working on now -- including the "$100...
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Marian Bantjes: Intricate beauty by design
In graphic design, Marian Bantjes says, throwing your individuality into a project is heresy. She explains how she built her career doing just that, bringing her signature delicate illustrations to storefronts, valentines and even...
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TED: Can we build AI without losing control over it? | Sam Harris
Scared of superintelligent AI? You should be, says neuroscientist and philosopher Sam Harris -- and not just in some theoretical way. We're going to build superhuman machines, says Harris, but we haven't yet grappled with the problems...
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Las claves para vender la felicidad
Las claves para vender la felicidad La felicidad se ha convertido en la mayor, y en muchos casos la única, aspiración de la mayoría de los seres humanos. Pero extrañamente, ese anhelo también es la causa de nuestra insatisfacción. El...