TED Talks
TED: How gaming can be a force for good | Noah Raford
If you think social media is powerful, keep an eye on immersive video games, says futurist Noah Raford. As more and more people are drawn into gaming and virtual worlds, the communities they forge are spawning real-world social...
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TED: 3 steps to help kids process traumatic events | Kristen Nguyen
What do we say to kids when intensely traumatic events interrupt everyday life? Whether you're a teacher, parent or community builder, educator Kristen Nguyen provides three research-backed steps for navigating these difficult...
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TED: 3 stories of Pakistani resilience, told in film | Jawad Sharif
TED Fellow Jawad Sharif was born with a rebellious streak -- and he's used it in his documentary films to amplify the unheard voices of Pakistan. Sharing three stories of everyday heroes -- a high-altitude mountaineer, a folk musician of...
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TED: What the discovery of exoplanets reveals about the universe | Jessie Christiansen
What are the planets outside our solar system like? Astrophysicist and TED Fellow Jessie Christiansen has helped find thousands of them (and counting), and the variety is more wonderful and wild than you might imagine. She shares details...
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Prison-produced podcast 'Ear Hustle' lets you listen to real stories of incarcerated life
Prisoners inside one of California's prisons are getting the opportunity to be heard -- behind bars and beyond. "Ear Hustle" is a podcast that offers listeners a rare look at inmate experiences, from race relations to sharing a tiny...
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Henry Kissinger reflects on leadership, global crises and the state of U.S. politics
Between the war in Ukraine and tensions with China, President Biden's handling of foreign policy issues is being put to the test. In former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's new book, "Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy," he...
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Rep. Dean And Her Son Share Their Family's Struggle With Addiction In New Memoir
Rep. Madeleine Dean from Pennsylvania is perhaps best known these days for
her high-profile role as a House manager during former President Trump's
second impeachment trial. But in a deeply personal and revealing new book,
Under Our...
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NFL Concussions
Earlier Signs of Concussion Effects in NFL Players' Brains - Concussions and other frequent head injuries have grown as a major health concern for professional football players. Jeffrey Brown reports on a new, preliminary study that...
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Climate Activist Greta Thunberg On The Power Of A Movement
Although more Americans than ever are worried about climate change, less than 40 percent expect to make “major sacrifices” to tackle the problem. But according to Greta Thunberg, a Swedish teenager and climate activist, drastic action is...
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With ‘Mutual Air,’ This California Artist Leverages The Sounds Of Science
Despite increasingly dire assessments about the outlook for climate change, it can be difficult to remain mindful of our environment’s health on a daily basis. Jeffrey Brown traveled to the Bay Area to meet Rosten Woo, a Los...
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As Taliban Peace Talks Resume, What's At Stake For Afghan Women?
During his surprise Thanksgiving trip to Afghanistan, President Trump announced he had restarted talks with the Taliban.The ability of the conflict-wracked nation to achieve peace is at stake -- but so is progress for women, who could...
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Erasing the pain and taboo of fistulas
Roughly one million women in the developing world suffer from obstetric
fistula, an injury that results from inadequate medical care and causes
incontinence. But beyond the physical effects, the condition can subject
them to shame and...
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Garbage to plate dining
What happens to the little ends of cucumber that get cut off by big-time food processors to make pickles? At the Michelin-starred Manhattan restaurant Blue Hill, chef Dan Barber has tried turning that food waste into cuisine, an...
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People in recovery find the recipe for a fresh start in cooking career training
Blocks from the White House, DC Central Kitchen is the nation's largest community kitchen, putting out 5,000 meals a day to homeless shelters, schools, halfway houses and other nonprofits. But the kitchen's other output is training men...
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This Philadelphia Art Exhibit Pushes The Envelope With Designs For The Future
What will the future look like? That’s the big question posed by a new exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Eighty designers from around the world have put their imaginations to work, leveraging both anxiety and excitement over...
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How a volunteer surgical team in Rwanda chooses which patients to save
Rheumatic heart disease develops when strep throat goes untreated. It causes an estimated 275,000 premature deaths per year, mostly youth in developing countries like Rwanda, where antibiotics are rarely available. Surgery is the only...
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Calif. University Introduces First U.S. Multi-Faith School of Theology (Oct. 25, 2011)
Claremont Lincoln University, a graduate school in California, is the first in the United States to bring together Christians, Jews and Muslims in the same classrooms to educate the future leaders of churches, synagogues, and mosques.
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The small Scottish island where Syrian refugees found peace
Once a flourishing vacation destination, the population of Scotland's Isle of Bute has shrunk and its economy withered. But the arrival of 24 Syrian families is contributing to an atmosphere of regeneration. Special correspondent Malcolm...
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Gerald Ford (Jan. 14, 1991)
An interview with former President Gerald Ford on the prospect of the United States going to war in the Persian Gulf, following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
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Grieving Northern Italians Mount Campaign To Investigate Officials’ Pandemic Response
Italy was hit hard by COVID-19 early in the pandemic. Now, prosecutors have begun an investigation into whether the failure to lock down two towns near the northern city of Bergamo contributed to thousands of deaths related to the...
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Britain Cautiously Plans To Ease Rigid Lockdown Restrictions
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a cautious timetable
ending the country's COVID lockdown, one of the strictest in the world with
almost all foreign travel outlawed under the guidelines. But the full
lockdown isn’t...
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Pakistanis build climate-resilient homes in aftermath of devastating floods
Pakistan is struggling to recover from last year’s cataclysmic flooding that killed more than 1,700. It was the latest in a string of weather-related disasters the country has faced over the past two decades, prompting calls to make...
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Afghan Warlords And Militias Fill The Security Vacuum Left By A Weak Central Government
Afghan security forces are strained to the limit and unable to stop rampant
violence fracturing the country, as fighting has intensified between
government forces and the Taliban. With the U.S. preparing to withdraw its
troops, warlords...