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Want to make change? Let young people tell their stories | Anshul Tewari

12th - Higher Ed
New ReviewAs a teenager, social entrepreneur Anshul Tewari didn’t see young voices represented in the conversations that mattered. His solution? A simple blog that has since transformed into Youth Ki Awaaz (Voice of the Youth): India’s largest...
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The powerful promise of Earth’s harshest places | Lei Zhang

12th - Higher Ed
New ReviewClean energy visionary Lei Zhang loves the Gobi Desert — the most Mars-like place on Earth. Why? Because of the promise it holds to provide the free, abundant solar and wind energy to fuel humanity’s next leap forward. Sharing the story...
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Inside India's astonishing solar revolution | Kanika Chawla

12th - Higher Ed
New ReviewIn 2014, the world’s second largest coal consumer made a bold promise: to increase its solar capacity from three gigawatts to 100 gigawatts in just eight years. Many people called it overly ambitious, but energy expert Kanika Chawla saw...
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Will climate change make your home uninsurable? | Amy Barnes

12th - Higher Ed
New ReviewInsurance is the hidden engine that keeps the economy churning, but climate change is making home insurance unaffordable for many people, says climate risk advisor Amy Barnes. She reveals why soaring premiums aren't just bad news for...
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The emerging science of finding critical metals | Mfikeyi Makayi

12th - Higher Ed
New ReviewYour smartphone, computer and electric car all depend on one thing — critical minerals buried deep underground. But there’s a catch: the mining industry has gotten dramatically worse at discovering new deposits just when we need them...
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700 million people still live without electricity. Here’s how to fix that | Jacqueline Novogratz

12th - Higher Ed
New ReviewImpact investor and Acumen CEO Jacqueline Novogratz unveils a bold vision to bring off-grid solar electricity to 700 million people still living in darkness, transforming lives while slashing emissions. She asks a thought-provoking...
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What sex, soap and alcohol taught me about making an impact | Myriam Sidibe

12th - Higher Ed
New ReviewWhat if saving lives and growing a company went hand in hand? Public health expert Myriam Sidibe thinks many businesses are going about social impact all wrong — and leaving millions of dollars on the table at the same time. Drawing from...
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The science of making fruits and veggies last longer | Jenny Du

12th - Higher Ed
New ReviewIt's a hard nut to crack: in order to prevent food waste, we rely on plastic packaging and refrigeration, which harm the environment. What if we could turn to nature to address these challenges? Engineer and chemist Jenny Du shares how a...
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A small nation’s surprising solution to unemployment | James Mnyupe

12th - Higher Ed
New ReviewHow did a small, economically vulnerable country become a trailblazer in sustainable industry? Clean economy builder James Mnyupe explores how Namibia is teaming up with partners from around the world to turn sun, wind and water into...
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The world's first "nature superpower" | Ilona Szabó de Carvalho

12th - Higher Ed
New ReviewOver the last 40 years, Brazil has lost an area larger than California to deforestation — and 90 percent of the clear-cutting has been illegal, all part of a multi-billion-dollar global environmental crime economy. Civic entrepreneur...
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An unexpected plan for peace in the Middle East | Nada Majdalani

12th - Higher Ed
New ReviewThe Middle East is a climate hotspot, with many parts of the region set to experience an increase in temperature by five to eight degrees Celsius by the end of the century. Palestinian peace activist Nada Majdalani discusses how the...
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The miraculous device that saved my farm — and changed my life | Josephine Waweru

12th - Higher Ed
New ReviewExhausted from carrying water up a hill to keep her small farm in Kenya thriving, Josephine Waweru received an unexpected call that offered a nearly unbelievable solution. She shares how one simple device allowed her crops (and her...
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How to get people to do what you want | Barry Sonnenfeld

12th - Higher Ed
New ReviewAs a film and television director, Barry Sonnenfeld had millions of dollars riding on his ability to get his cast and crew to play along — and much of what he learned along the way applies to everyday life. Here, he shares nine bits of...
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The blueprint for serving a million school lunches — every day | Wawira Njiru

12th - Higher Ed
New ReviewSometimes feeding just one child can seem challenging. Not for entrepreneur Wawira Njiru, who’s gone from serving lunch to 25 children from a makeshift kitchen to establishing her nonprofit, Food4Education, as a cornerstone of Kenya’s...
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Why you should spend less time with your kids | Lenore Skenazy

12th - Higher Ed
New ReviewWhether it’s micromanaging playtime, constantly hovering or incessantly texting, the adult takeover of childhood has created a crisis of anxiety in both children and parents, says Lenore Skenazy, cofounder and president Let Grow, an...
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You are the bridge to the next generation | Ndinini Kimesera Sikar

12th - Higher Ed
Do you know what you want to preserve for the next generation? asks community leader Ndinini Kimesera Sikar. Drawing on her experience growing up in a family of 38 in a traditional Maasai village in Tanzania — where every chore was...
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The poetry of family | Duncan Keegan

12th - Higher Ed
Duncan Keegan doesn't consider himself a poet, but this deeply beautiful talk shows otherwise. With simple grace and quiet eloquence, he celebrates family, connection and togetherness, often most called for at the hardest of times.
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The mental health AI chatbot made for real life | Alison Darcy

12th - Higher Ed
Who do you turn to when panic strikes in the middle of the night — and can AI help? Psychologist Alison Darcy shares the vision behind Woebot, a mental health chatbot designed to support people in tough moments, especially when no one...
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A new vision of healthy masculinity | Davonte Green

12th - Higher Ed
What does it actually mean to be a "real man" these days? In a personal talk packed with actionable advice, youth advocate Davonte Green challenges age-old stereotypes about masculinity, showing that emotional intelligence and...
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Why AI is our ultimate test and greatest invitation | Tristan Harris

12th - Higher Ed
Technologist Tristan Harris has an urgent question: What if the way we’re deploying the world’s most powerful technology — artificial intelligence — isn’t inevitable, but a choice? In this eye-opening talk, he calls on us to learn from...
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The AI arsenal that could stop World War III | Palmer Luckey

12th - Higher Ed
AI in warfare is no longer hypothetical; it's inevitable, says Palmer Luckey, an inventor and founder of the defense technology company Anduril Industries. He takes us inside the high-tech arms race to build AI-powered weapons, "killer...
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Can big tech and privacy coexist? | Carole Cadwalladr and Chris Anderson

12th - Higher Ed
If you can't respect the basic fundamental underlying principles with which we order society — which is 'Do not steal' — then what are you left with? asks investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr. Following her TED2025 talk, Cadwalladr...
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Let your ambition light you up, not burn you out | Tarveen Forrester

12th - Higher Ed
Burnout shouldn’t be the price of success, but setting boundaries at work is easier said than done. Tarveen Forrester, who oversees workplace culture at Kickstarter, shares practical strategies for protecting your time and cultivating...
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How art helped me grapple with grief | Navied Mahdavian

12th - Higher Ed
With just a few lines, cartoons can say so much with so little. In a moving talk, cartoonist Navied Mahdavian shares his process for distilling huge concepts into drawings on the page — and shows how his work helped him grieve the death...