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The new era of AI-powered protein design | César Ramírez-Sarmiento
With the advent of AI, scientists can develop new proteins at an astonishing rate, helping tackle our biggest biomedical and environmental issues. Pr…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
What it’s really like to win the lottery | Matt Pitcher
What happens when ordinary people win the lottery? Financial planner Matt Pitcher shares lessons from more than a decade of advising lotto winners, r…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Tax the rich — and save the planet | Esther Duflo
Nobel Prize-winning economist Esther Duflo brings her data-driven precision to the climate crisis — and the numbers are damning. While world leaders …
5 months ago
A pastry chef works his chocolatier magic — live | Amaury Guichon
Get a taste of the chocolatier life from world-renowned pastry chef Amaury Guichon as he shares his story — and the secrets of his craft — with podca…
5 months ago
The flourishing future of women's sports | Kate Johnson
Women's sports are surging in popularity around the world, with record-breaking viewership, attendance and revenue growth. And yet, social media algo…
5 months ago
TED Talks Daily Book Club: Essential questions to ask your future self | Meg Jay (re-release)
How much do you think about your future self? If your answer is not much, you're not alone. It can be difficult to plan for a version of yourself you…
5 months ago
How to raise confident kids in an age of anxiety | Lenore Skenazy
The secret to reducing childhood anxiety is actually quite simple: just let kids do more stuff on their own, says Lenore Skenazy, cofounder and presi…
5 months ago
The hidden cost of buying gold | Claudia Vega
Gold may glitter, but the hidden cost of mining it is devastating. Amazon researcher and TED Fellow Claudia Vega exposes how mercury pollution from a…
5 months ago
How we’re turning pollution into toys, toothpaste and more | Xu Hao
It took alcohol 200 years to go from scientific discovery to industrial revolution, but tech innovator Xu Hao says we can’t afford to wait that long …
5 months ago
The best thing that could happen to the energy industry | Matt Tilleard
History has been written by whoever controls the dominant fuel of the era — until now, says renewables entrepreneur Matt Tilleard. He explains why, a…
5 months, 1 week ago