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How the fridge changed food | Nicola Twilley
What if your kitchen fridge is just the tip of an iceberg that's reshaping the world? Food storyteller Nicola Twilley reveals how the massive “artifi…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Sunday Pick: How to love your hometown (w/ Hanif Abdurraqib & Sarah Kay) | How to Be a Better Human
Loving where you live means caring for the people who make that place home, says cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib. He invites poet Sarah Kay and Chri…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
4 hard truths about capitalism and climate | Steve Howard
For decades, investor and business leader Steve Howard watched companies pour money and effort into sustainability initiatives ... and still fall sho…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
The army of autonomous robots restoring nature | Tom Chi
Impact investor Tom Chi challenges a dangerous assumption: that economic growth and ecological health are opposing forces. He reveals how advances in…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
The thrill of not knowing all the answers | Harini Bhat
In a world that prizes certainty, hot takes and instant answers, what happens when we celebrate the power of ... not knowing? Scientist and storytell…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
How to communicate with your dog, from a Westminster champion | Jennifer Crank
Who let the dogs out? Jennifer Crank, a world champion in dog agility competitions like Westminster, brings her border collie onto the TED stage to d…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Wicked's costume designer on how to tell stories with clothes | Paul Tazewell
If you've ever been swept away by the worlds of "Wicked," "Hamilton" or "West Side Story," you've seen Paul Tazewell's breathtaking costumes. The Osc…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
How to see (and stop) deforestation from space | Tasso Azevedo
Nearly 20 trees are cut down every second in the Amazon rainforest, as authorities struggle to monitor millions of acres and stop illegal clear-cutti…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
TED Talks Daily Book Club: Human Nature: Nine Ways to Feel About Our Changing Planet | Kate Marvel
When Kate Marvel set out to write a book on climate change, she wanted to expand the conversation beyond data, charts and graphs. This meant refocusi…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
How to stop AI from killing your critical thinking | Advait Sarkar
Chatbots might help you get work done faster — but at what cost? When we outsource our reasoning to artificial intelligence, we reduce ourselves to "…
11 months, 3 weeks ago