👁The vital data you flush down the toilet
🧠Newsha Ghaeli
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣"Everybody pees and poops — and we know that urine and stool contain a rich source of information on our health," says data detective Newsha Ghaeli. Exploring the growing field of wastewater epidemiology, she shows how studying sewage can (anonymously) reveal a lot about the collective well-being of our cities — leading to real-time quality-of-life improvements like tracking pandemics, updating social policies and much more.
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#health_care #health #cities #pollution #public_health #data

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👁Is alternative meat the recipe for a healthier planet?
🧠Tao Zhang
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣A Chinese saying goes, "There's no pleasure in eating without meat." And the data backs that up: every year, China consumes 26 percent of the world's meat and 45 percent of its seafood — numbers that could grow alongside rising incomes. Impact investor Tao Zhang shows why getting Chinese consumers to switch to plant-based alternatives is vital to tackling climate change and explores how it's also a massive business opportunity to bring tasty, affordable new proteins to market.
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#food #climate_change #sustainability #china #environment #business #entrepreneur

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👁Why is rice so popular?
🧠Carolyn Beans
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Rice contributes over 20% of the calories consumed by humans each year. Korean bibimbap, Nigerian jollof, Indian biryani, Spanish paella, and countless other culinary masterpieces all begin with rice. So how did this humble grain end up in so many cuisines? Carolyn Beans investigates the global expansion of this beloved crop and the unintended consequences of its popularity. [Directed by Na Na Na Studio, narrated by Christina Greer, music by Cem Misirlioglu, Jesse Barnes].
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#TED_Ed #agriculture #education #animation #food #farming #climate_change #water #science

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👁Could AI give you X-ray vision?
🧠Tara Boroushaki
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣What if a robot could find and deliver your lost phone? AI researcher Tara Boroushaki presents how she's using wireless signals and sensors to create AI-powered goggles with "X-ray vision," creating a dynamic new tool with applications from improving efficiency in commercial warehouses to aiding emergency rescues.
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#robots #technology #AI #science #innovation #engineering #invention #TEDx

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👁What happens when we deny people abortions?
🧠Diana Greene Foster
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣How does getting an abortion — or not — influence a woman's life? Demographer Diana Greene Foster puts forward the results of The Turnaway Study, her landmark work following nearly 1,000 women through abortion or childbirth, presenting definitive data on the long-term physical, mental and economic impacts of the right to choose on pregnant people and their families. "Access to abortion is about control over one's body, life and destiny," says Foster.
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#women #health #society #family #human_rights #health_care

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👁How to build democracy — in an authoritarian country
🧠Tessza Udvarhelyi
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣"Today, Hungary is in the gray zone between a dictatorship and a democracy," says activist Tessza Udvarhelyi. "This did not happen overnight." In a rousing talk, she reminds us just how close any country can come to authoritarianism — and offers on-the-ground lessons for how to keep democracy alive through focus, determination and imagination. (Followed by a brief Q&A with TED curator Cloe Shasha Brooks)
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#democracy #politics #social_change #policy #government #activism

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👁How much would it cost to buy the ocean?
🧠Astrid J. Hsu
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣Surveying his vast domain, Poseidon considers retirement. What if someone else donned the coral crown so he could spend his immortality harmonizing with whales and cozying up to hydrothermal vents? Poseidon decides he needs to prioritize himself for once. So, he summons his accountant and asks: how much could he sell the ocean for? Astrid J. Hsu conducts a financial analysis of our oceans’ worth. [Directed by Igor Coric, Artrake Studio, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Cem Misirlioglu, Brooks Ball].
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#TED_Ed #education #animation #ocean #climate_change

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👁How film changes the way we see the world
🧠Ava DuVernay
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣"People told me this was an unadaptable book, so the only logical thing to do was to try to adapt it," says writer, producer and filmmaker Ava DuVernay of her work taking the award-winning title "Caste" from page to screen. In conversation with Pat Mitchell, DuVernay talks about the resulting film, "Origin," and discusses her process for turning ideas into pictures that pack a punch.
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#film #entertainment #social_change #history #race #interview #storytelling

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👁Do gut microbes control your personality?
🧠Kathleen McAuliffe
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Biologist Kathleen McAuliffe dives into new research that suggests certain bacteria in your gut can influence major parts of who you are, from your personality to life-changing neurological disorders. Learn more about how this emerging science could change how we treat disease — and discover the impact of your internal microbial makeup on your mood, weight and more.
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#microbiology #microbes #human_body #personality #health #science #cognitive_science #TEDx

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👁How to know if you're being selfish (and whether or not that's bad)
🧠Mark Hopwood
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣The question of whether or not humans are inherently selfish is one of philosophy’s oldest debates. The idea that we only act out of self-interest is an extreme stance that few philosophers would endorse. However, the idea that all humans have a deep selfish streak is something many philosophers would agree with. So, are we innately selfish? Mark Hopwood explores this classic conundrum. [Directed by Avi Ofer, narrated by Adrian Dannatt, music by Stephen LaRosa].
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#TED_Ed #education #animation #emotions #self #brain #mindfulness #psychology #philosophy

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👁Advice for leaders on creating a culture of belonging
🧠Melonie D. Parker
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Google's chief diversity officer Melonie D. Parker joins journalist and host of the "TED Tech" podcast Sherrell Dorsey for a conversation on fostering belonging and opportunity in the workplace. Learn more about how companies can sustainably promote diversity, equity and inclusion — and why you should aim to "add in," not "fit in."
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#diversity #inclusion #work #business #social_change #culture #interview

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👁Can a simple brick be the next great battery?
🧠John O'Donnell
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣The world relies on manufacturing, and manufacturing relies on heat — a massive contributor to global carbon emissions, responsible for a quarter of the world's fossil fuel use. Energy entrepreneur John O'Donnell has figured out a better, cleaner way to generate the heat we need to make the stuff we want. Learn how his team turned simple bricks and iron wire into a powerful, unconventional "heat battery" that could deliver industrial heat at scale without the emissions — and why he thinks electrified industrial heat is the next trillion-dollar industry.
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#climate_change #fossil_fuels #energy #electricity #sustainability #renewable_energy #technology #infrastructure #Countdown

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👁Would you raise the baby that ate your siblings?
🧠Francesca Barbero
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣You might not guess it, but Alcon blue butterflies are just one of over 200 parasitic butterfly species, all of which target ants. And their offspring live highly unusual lives, tricking their way into ant colonies using mimicry. So, how do these butterflies do it— and why? Francesa Barbero explores the strategies caterpillars use to survive among ants on their journey to become butterflies. [Directed by Raghav Arumugam, Jagriti Khirwar, narrated by Pen-Pen Chen, music by Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio].
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#TED_Ed #education #animation #insects #science

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👁Your creative superpowers can help protect democracy
🧠Sofia Ongele
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣"Democracy is more fun and inviting when you take it into your own hands," says creator and activist Sofia Ongele. Sharing how she's using coding and social media to defend democracy, Ongele invites us to identify our own creative superpowers — whether it's community organizing, making music or telling stories — and use them to cause a ruckus and bring movements to life.
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#democracy #activism #social_change #community #Internet #social_media #computers

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👁Leadership in the age of AI
🧠Paul Hudson and Lindsay Levin
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Leaders can't be afraid to disrupt the status quo, says pharmaceutical CEO Paul Hudson. In conversation with TED's Lindsay Levin, he shares how AI eliminates "unglamorous work" and speeds up operations while collaborations across competitors can dramatically boost sustainability. Hear some powerful advice for the modern leader — and learn why it's time for businesses to embrace AI.
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#leadership #work #business #AI #technology #interview #innovation #health_care #drugs

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👁How does alcohol cause blackouts?
🧠Shannon Odell
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Alcohol has been shown to have strange and selective effects on the brain. Many intoxicated people can perform complex tasks like holding a detailed conversation or navigating a walk home. Yet for those experiencing a blackout, the memory of these events is quickly forgotten. So, how does alcohol cause these memory lapses? Shannon Odell explores how ethanol interrupts the brain’s processes. [Directed by Anton Bogaty, narrated by Pen-Pen Chen, music by Jarrett Farkas].
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#TED_Ed #education #animation #health #human_body #memory #brain #science #biology

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👁How babies think about danger
🧠Shari Liu
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Are babies oblivious to danger? It's not that simple, says cognitive scientist Shari Liu. Sharing surprising insights (and plenty of baby videos) from studies of early human development, Liu highlights the unexpected ways babies perceive and respond to risky situations — and what these findings could unravel about the inner workings of our minds.
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#health #brain #science #humanity

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👁Lessons from the past on adapting to climate change
🧠Laprisha Berry Daniels
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Laprisha Berry Daniels' grandparents left the Southern United States and migrated north to Detroit in the 1950s — a move that could be considered a big "climate change." Now, as a public health social worker, Berry Daniels mines the survival strategies of her grandparents to think about how we can all learn from the past to better prepare for current and future environmental climate change.
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#climate_change #community #cities #history #sustainability #Countdown

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👁A reframing of masculinity, rooted in empathy
🧠Gary Barker
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Urging us to turn away from voices perpetuating harmful stereotypes, gender equality advocate Gary Barker shares three insights on fostering a culture of care, compassion and connection among men. "We are the most wired-to-care species on the planet," he says. "But if you don't use it ... you don't get good at it."
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#gender #empathy #compassion #equality #personal_growth #emotions #self #mental_health

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👁Wild, intricate sculptures — made out of my hair
🧠Laetitia Ky
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English

👣Artist Laetitia Ky has a unique medium: using the hair on her head (and some wire), she creates incredible sculptures of objects, animals, people and more, promoting messages of bodily autonomy and self-acceptance. She shares how she came to create these surprisingly intricate forms and offers a joyful message of creative perseverance.
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#feminism #art #women #Africa #social_change #creativity

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👁Why does this flower smell like a dead body?
🧠Daniel Nickrent
🗣Subtitle: 🇬🇧English | 🇹🇷Turkish

👣Deep inside the Sumatran rainforest, a carrion fly descends, guided by the scent of its favorite place to lay eggs: rotting animal carcasses. But when it lands, it isn’t on liquifying flesh, but instead on the world’s biggest, and perhaps strangest, flower— Rafflesia arnoldii. So, how does this giant flower grow? Daniel Nickrent explores the parasitic tendencies of the foul-smelling plant. [Directed by Igor Ćorić, Artrake Studio, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Cem Misirlioglu].
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#TED_Ed #education #animation #plants #science #ecology #environment

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