TED Talks
TED: Wild, intricate sculptures — made out of my hair | Laetitia Ky
New ReviewArtist Laetitia Ky has a unique medium: using the hair on her head (and some wire), she creates incredible sculptures of objects, animals, people and more, promoting messages of bodily autonomy and self-acceptance. She shares how she...
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TED: Lessons from the past on adapting to climate change | Laprisha Berry Daniels
New ReviewLaprisha Berry Daniels' grandparents left the Southern United States and migrated north to Detroit in the 1950s — a move that could be considered a big "climate change." Now, as a public health social worker, Berry Daniels mines the...
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TED: What if a simple blood test could detect cancer? | Hani Goodarzi
New ReviewCatching cancer at its earliest stages saves lives. But in a body made up of trillions of cells, how do you spot a small group of rogue cancer cells? Biomedical researcher Hani Goodarzi discusses his lab's discovery of a new class of...
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TED: Can a simple brick be the next great battery? | John O'Donnell
New ReviewThe world relies on manufacturing, and manufacturing relies on heat — a massive contributor to global carbon emissions, responsible for a quarter of the world's fossil fuel use. Energy entrepreneur John O'Donnell has figured out a...
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TED: Your creative superpowers can help protect democracy | Sofia Ongele
New ReviewDemocracy is more fun and inviting when you take it into your own hands, says creator and activist Sofia Ongele. Sharing how she's using coding and social media to defend democracy, Ongele invites us to identify our own creative...
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TED: Fight for justice — even if you don't live to see it | Golriz Lucina
New ReviewStoryteller Golriz Lucina recounts how the historic sacrifice of Iranian 19th-century poet and mystic Táhirih planted the seeds for the "Woman, Life, Freedom" protests today, offering an inspiring lesson in the value of acting with...
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TED: The beauty of wildlife — and an artistic call to protect it | Isabella Kirkland
New ReviewI think of my paintings as alarm clocks, says artist Isabella Kirkland. "They're reminders of what's at stake; the only problem is we keep pushing the snooze button." Investigating humanity's relationship to nature, she shares work that...
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TED: Let curiosity lead | Yara Shahidi
New ReviewDon't second-guess what "distracts" you, says actor-producer Yara Shahidi; that's your curiosity coming through. The star of hit shows like "black-ish" and "grown-ish" tells how she learned to spot clues to her own future — and how you...
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TED: What happens when we deny people abortions? | Diana Greene Foster
New ReviewHow does getting an abortion — or not — influence a woman's life? Demographer Diana Greene Foster puts forward the results of The Turnaway Study, her landmark work following nearly 1,000 women through abortion or childbirth, presenting...
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TED: How to build democracy — in an authoritarian country | Tessza Udvarhelyi
New ReviewToday, Hungary is in the gray zone between a dictatorship and a democracy, says activist Tessza Udvarhelyi. "This did not happen overnight." In a rousing talk, she reminds us just how close any country can come to authoritarianism — and...
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TED: Is alternative meat the recipe for a healthier planet? | Tao Zhang
New ReviewA Chinese saying goes, "There's no pleasure in eating without meat." And the data backs that up: every year, China consumes 26 percent of the world's meat and 45 percent of its seafood — numbers that could grow alongside rising incomes....
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TED: Don't be a jerk to your barista — and other thoughts on frontline work | Adriann Negreros
New ReviewAll jobs, especially those held by frontline workers, should have dignity and the ability to turn into great careers, says change management expert Adriann Negreros. From shift flexibility to ending work on time, he outlines what he...
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TED: Enough red tape — we need to say yes to clean energy | Rich Powell
New ReviewClimate innovation leader Rich Powell dives into the bureaucracy, bottlenecks and not-in-my-backyard attitude preventing the US from achieving its green energy goals, warning that we need about 10,000 new clean energy projects to be...
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TED: Why businesses need a dreamer's magic and a doer's realism | Beth Viner
New ReviewAt work, the dreamers often get credit for the big ideas, but they can also sometimes seem untethered to reality to the doers, who are trying to ... get things done. It's when these two types of humans work in harmony that business magic...
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TED: When AI can fake reality, who can you trust? | Sam Gregory
New ReviewWe're fast approaching a world where widespread, hyper-realistic deepfakes lead us to dismiss reality, says technologist and human rights advocate Sam Gregory. What happens to democracy when we can't trust what we see? Learn three key...
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TED: My mission to change the narrative of mental health | Glenn Close
New ReviewLegendary actor and mental health advocate Glenn Close is on a quest to change how we think about mental health, starting with her decision to speak out about her own family's struggles — a brave choice considering the stigma that...
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TED: How to build a global pro-democracy movement | Yordanos Eyoel
New ReviewDemocracy is the most compelling vision we have for self-governance, says freedom advocate Yordanos Eyoel. Taking a stand against predatory and opportunist authoritarian forces, she shares how to reimagine, accelerate and protect the...
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TED: The vital data you flush down the toilet | Newsha Ghaeli
New ReviewEverybody pees and poops — and we know that urine and stool contain a rich source of information on our health, says data detective Newsha Ghaeli. Exploring the growing field of wastewater epidemiology, she shows how studying sewage can...
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TED: What's your leadership language? | Rosita Najmi
New ReviewIn a globe-trotting career that has spanned corporations, governments, nonprofits and philanthropy, Rosita Najmi has often found herself translating among them. Instead of focusing on leadership style, she makes the case for becoming...
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TED: Life is hard. Art helps | Liana Finck
New ReviewCartoonist Liana Finck's drawings hold our hands through life's predicaments, big and small: dating, breakups, what to make for dinner, how to leave a party without being rude, how to think about our relationship with God. In a funny,...
Bozeman Science
Anatomy and Physiology
New ReviewPaul Andersen introduces Anatomy and Physiology in this podcast. He starts by describing how the form of an object fits the function. He then explains the themes of homeostasis and hierarchy. He describes the four major types of tissues;...
MinutePhysics
How Do Bikes Stay Up?
New ReviewLearn the about the physics that allows bikes to stay upright and in motion, even without a rider.
Curated Video
How Was the Grand Canyon Formed?
New ReviewI was in Arizona recently for Phoenix Comic-Con, and had the amazing pleasure of seeing one of Earth's greatest natural wonders… the Grand Canyon. More than a mile deep, and several miles across, it just defies belief. But I couldn't...
MinutePhysics
How Do We Know The Universe Is Accelerating?
New ReviewThe universe is expanding – this we know from looking at red shifts of distant galaxies – but the acceleration of the universe's expansion is harder to measure. It requires measuring the change of recession velocity over time, and it's...