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A bold idea to rebuild the working class | Molly Hemstreet
Struggling communities don’t need handouts — they need bold new ways to root wealth. Meet Molly Hemstreet — a TED Fellow, Southern Appalachia native …
7 months ago
Is AI ruining music? | Dustin Ballard
What makes music “real” — is it the instruments, the voice, the creator’s intention or something else entirely? Dustin Ballard, the creative force be…
7 months, 1 week ago
The wonder of weightlifting | Jaime Seeman
With humor and hard science, obstetrician and gynecologist Jaime Seeman reveals why building muscle is one of the best ways to combat women’s top hea…
7 months, 1 week ago
The powerful promise of Earth’s harshest places | Lei Zhang
Clean 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,…
7 months, 1 week ago
How ethics can help you make better decisions | Michael Schur (re-release)
What would Immanuel Kant say about a fender bender? In a surprisingly funny trip through the teachings of some of history's great philosophers, TV wr…
7 months, 1 week ago
Sunday Pick: Ai Weiwei | Design Matters
Ai Weiwei joins to discuss his new memoir “1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows,” depicting a century-long epic tale of China told through a story of his f…
7 months, 1 week ago
How to make learning as addictive as social media | Luis von Ahn (re-release)
When technologist Luis von Ahn was building the popular language-learning platform Duolingo, he faced a big problem: Could an app designed to teach y…
7 months, 1 week ago
Life is hard. Art helps | Liana Finck (re-release)
Cartoonist Liana Finck's drawings hold our hands through life's predicaments, big and small: dating, breakups, what to make for dinner, how to leave …
7 months, 1 week ago
How to recapture the joy of the early internet | Michael Sun
Before algorithms ruled our feeds, the internet was a mess — glitchy, chaotic and full of unexpected magic. Internet culture writer Michael Sun refle…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
The blueprint for serving a million school lunches — every day | Wawira Njiru
With a genius combination of smart tech, local food and bold partnerships, Wawira Njiru and her nonprofit Food4Education have gone from serving 25 ch…
7 months, 2 weeks ago