Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
The role of business in nurturing long-term diversity and inclusion | Rosalind G. Brewer
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When companies think of diversity and inclusion, they too often focus on meeting metrics instead of ...
An aerialist on listening to your body’s signals | Adie Delaney
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the circus, flying confidently through the air requires consistent communication with your fellow...
What is a weapon in the Information Age? | Sharon Weinberger
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
From microscopic "smart dust" tracking devices to DNA-tracing tech and advanced facial recognition s...
The city planting a million trees in two years | Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone, is on a mission to plant a million trees over t...
What almost dying taught me about living | Suleika Jaouad
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"The hardest part of my cancer experience began once the cancer was gone," says author Suleika Jaoua...
What happens in your brain when you taste food | Camilla Arndal Andersen
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With fascinating research and hilarious anecdotes, neuroscientist Camilla Arndal Andersen takes us i...
A magical mantra for nurturing a blissful life | JayaShri Maathaa
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As the coronavirus pandemic raged in her native Sri Lanka, monk JayaShri Maathaa had a thought: two ...
How your emotions change the shape of your heart | Sandeep Jauhar
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"A record of our emotional life is written on our hearts," says cardiologist and author Sandeep Jauh...
The mood-boosting power of crying | Kathy Mendias
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Here's a talk about tears -- and why crying isn't something to be afraid or ashamed of. Exploring th...
How COVID-19 human challenge trials work -- and why I volunteered | Sophie Rose
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In April 2020, epidemiologist-in-training Sophie Rose volunteered to be infected with the virus that...
How quinoa can help combat hunger and malnutrition | Cedric Habiyaremye
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On a mission to create a hunger-free world, agricultural entrepreneur Cedric Habiyaremye makes the c...
What happens after we develop a COVID-19 vaccine? | Johanna Benesty
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An effective COVID-19 vaccine is just the first step in ending the pandemic, says global health stra...
How the new generation of Latinx voters could change US elections | María Teresa Kumar
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A historic number of Latinx voters participated in the 2020 US presidential election, including a re...
India's historic opportunity to industrialize using clean energy | Varun Sivaram
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
India has a historic opportunity to power its industrialization with clean energy -- and its energy ...
To future generations of women, you are the roots of change | Gloria Steinem and Pat Mitchell
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Activist and author Gloria Steinem is an icon of the global feminist movement. She's spent her life ...
How to be fearless in the face of authoritarianism | Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How do you stand up to authoritarianism? And what does it mean to be “fearless”? In this powerfu...
To save the climate, we have to reimagine capitalism | Rebecca Henderson
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Business is screwed if we don't fix climate change," says economist Rebecca Henderson. In this bold...
Theranos, whistleblowing and speaking truth to power | Erika Cheung
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 2014, Erika Cheung made a discovery that would ultimately help bring down her employer, Theranos,...
The energy Africa needs to develop -- and fight climate change | Rose M. Mutiso
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this perspective-shifting talk, energy researcher Rose M. Mutiso makes the case for prioritizing ...
I stepped out of grief -- by dancing with fire | Danielle Torley
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After losing her mother in a house fire when she was just six years old, Danielle Torley saw two pat...
Lessons on leaving the world better than you found it | Sophie Howe
05 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sophie Howe is the world's only future generations commissioner, a new kind of government official t...
"A Bird Made of Birds" | Sarah Kay
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"The universe has already written the poem you were planning on writing," says Sarah Kay, quoting he...
What's a snollygoster? A short lesson in political speak | Mark Forsyth
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Most politicians choose their words carefully, to shape the reality they hope to create. But does it...
The radical act of choosing common ground | Nisha Anand
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To achieve lasting change sometimes requires the hard, even radical, choice of partnering with peopl...
How to decarbonize the grid and electrify everything | John Doerr and Hal Harvey
01 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"The good news is it's now clearly cheaper to save the planet than to ruin it," says engineer and in...
What crows teach us about death | Kaeli Swift
31 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rituals for the dead span much of the natural world, seen in practices from humans and elephants to ...
How to foster productive and responsible debate | Ishan Bhabha
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The clash of ideas is fundamental to creativity and progress, but it can also be deeply destructive ...
The case for stubborn optimism on climate | Christiana Figueres
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"This decade is a moment of choice unlike any we have ever lived," says Christiana Figueres, the arc...
The Great Migration and the power of a single decision | Isabel Wilkerson
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes, a single decision can change the course of history. Join journalist and author Isabel Wil...
Climate change is becoming a problem you can taste | Amanda Little
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our food systems have not been designed to adapt to major disruptions like climate change, says envi...
What if a US presidential candidate refuses to concede after an election? | Van Jones
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If the 2020 US presidential election is close, the race could drag on in the courts and halls of Con...
Sexual assault, shame and teaching kids to ask for help | Kristin Jones
24 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sexual assault is never the victim's fault, says advocate Kristin Jones. In this courageous talk, sh...
How to be a good ancestor | Roman Krznaric
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our descendants own the future, but the decisions and actions we make now will tremendously impact g...
How to reduce the wealth gap between Black and white Americans | Kedra Newsom Reeves
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The racial wealth gap in the United States is shocking: white families have a median wealth nearly 1...
Apple's promise to be carbon neutral by 2030 | Lisa Jackson and Liz Ogbu
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Under the leadership of Lisa Jackson, Apple's environment and social VP and former head of the EPA, ...
How businesses can serve everyone, not just shareholders | Dame Vivian Hunt
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Companies worldwide are pledging to play a more meaningful role in the well-being of their employees...
Amazon's climate pledge: to be net-zero by 2040 | Dave Clark and Kara Hurst
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 2019, Amazon signed the Climate Pledge, a commitment to become a net-zero carbon business by 2040...
The race to a zero-emission world starts now | António Guterres
18 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"If we don't act now on climate change, this coming century may be one of humanity's last," says Ant...
The global movement to restore nature's biodiversity | Thomas Crowther
17 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Biodiversity is the key to life on Earth and reviving our damaged planet, says ecologist Thomas Crow...
Make your actions on climate reflect your words | Severn Cullis-Suzuki
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"History has shown us that in moments of crisis, society can truly transform," says environmental ed...
10 years to transform the future of humanity -- or destabilize the planet | Johan Rockström
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"For the first time, we are forced to consider the real risk of destabilizing the entire planet," sa...
Europe's plan to become the first carbon-neutral continent | Ursula von der Leyen
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With the ambitious goal of becoming the first carbon-neutral continent by 2050, the European Union h...
Environmental justice is racial justice | David Lammy
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Why has there been so little mention of saving Black lives from the climate emergency? For too long,...
How cities are detoxing transportation | Monica Araya
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
People around the world are demanding clean air -- and cities are starting to respond, says electrif...
Our moral imperative to act on climate change -- and 3 steps we can take | His Holiness Pope Francis
11 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The global climate crisis will require us to transform the way we act, says His Holiness Pope Franci...
This decade calls for Earthshots to repair our planet | Prince William
10 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"We start this new decade knowing that it is the most consequential period in history," says Prince ...
Climate Mindset | TED Radio Hour
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Taking on the climate crisis can seem like an insurmountable feat. On part one of TED Radio Hour epi...
Civilization on the Moon -- and what it means for life on Earth | Jessy Kate Schingler
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We could realistically see people starting to live and work on the Moon in the next decade -- and ho...
What kids can teach adults about asking for help | YeYoon Kim
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do you need some help? It’s OK to ask, says YeYoon Kim, a former kindergarten teacher who learned ...
We need to track the world's water like we track the weather | Sonaar Luthra
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We need a global weather service for water, says entrepreneur and TED Fellow Sonaar Luthra. In a tal...
Gerrymandering: How drawing jagged lines can impact an election | Christina Greer
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
District lines, and the groups of voters within them, may seem arbitrary, but a lot of thought (and ...
Racism thrives on silence — speak up! | Dexter Dias
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Racism thrives on your silence and apathy, says human rights lawyer Dexter Dias. Telling the story o...
Can seaweed help curb global warming? | Tim Flannery
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for planetary-scale interventions to combat climate change -- and environmentalist Tim Fla...
The lie that invented racism | John Biewen
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To understand and eradicate racist thinking, start at the beginning. That's what journalist and docu...
A global movement to solve global problems | Colombe Cahen-Salvador
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We need to think beyond national borders to solve global problems, says activist Colombe Cahen-Salva...
The ancient, earth-friendly wisdom of Mongolian nomads | Khulan Batkhuyag
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a lot we can learn from Mongolian nomads about how to survive in the years to come, says e...
3 secrets to Netflix’s success | Reed Hastings
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to cultivate a culture of innovation and reinvention at work? Tracing his journey ...
Why we must confront hard historical truths | Hasan Kwame Jeffries
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To move forward in the United States, we must look back and confront the difficult history that shap...
How do US Supreme Court justices get appointed | Peter Paccone
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There's a job out there with a great deal of power, pay, prestige, and near-perfect job-security. An...
How your personality shapes your politics | Dannagal G. Young
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Social psychologist Dannagal Young breaks down the link between our psychology and politics, showing...
Why I fight for climate justice | Xiye Bastida
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In a deeply moving letter to her grandmother, Xiye Bastida reflects on what led her to become a lead...
Does your vote count? The Electoral College explained | Christina Greer
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You vote but then what? Discover how your individual vote contributes to the popular vote and your s...
Why you should define your fears instead of your goals | Tim Ferriss
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The hard choices -- what we most fear doing, asking, saying -- are very often exactly what we need t...
Why do we blame individuals for economic crises? | Liene Ozoliņa
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 2008, the global financial crisis decimated Latvia. As unemployment skyrocketed, the government s...
What if lifesaving prescriptions were affordable for all? | Kiah Williams
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As prescription drug costs skyrocket in the US, thousands of people are forced to forgo lifesaving m...
How social inequality fuels political division | Keith Payne
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"If we want to fix our politics, we have to do something about inequality," says social psychologist...
How to win an argument (at the US Supreme Court, or anywhere) | Neal Katyal
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The secret to winning an argument isn’t grand rhetoric or elegant style, says US Supreme Court lit...
A lesson in turning adversaries into allies | Leah Garcés
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When you’re on opposite sides of an issue, how do you broker peace with your adversaries and work ...
What it takes to make change | Jacqueline Novogratz
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What can you do to build a better world? Sharing stories from her pioneering career dedicated to tac...
How Facebook profits from polarization | Yaël Eisenstat
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Lies are more engaging online than truth," says former CIA analyst and diplomat Yaël Eisenstat. "A...
The new political story that could change everything | George Monbiot
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To get out of the mess we're in, we need a new story that explains the present and guides the future...
4 steps for ending extreme poverty | Shameran Abed
04 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
At least 400 million people worldwide live in ultra-poverty: a state of severe financial and social ...
How do daily habits lead to political violence? | Christiane-Marie Abu Sarah
03 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What drives someone to commit politically motivated violence? The unsettling answer lies in daily ha...
Dignity isn't a privilege. It's a worker's right | Abigail Disney
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What's the purpose of a company? In this bold talk, activist and filmmaker Abigail Disney imagines a...
Why specializing early doesn't always mean career success | David Epstein
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A head start doesn't always ... well, help you get ahead. With examples from sports, technology and ...
How to build your confidence -- and spark it in others | Brittany Packnett
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Confidence is the necessary spark before everything that follows," says educator and activist Britt...
What Saturn's most mysterious moon could teach us about the origins of life | Elizabeth "Zibi" Turtle
28 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
NASA's Dragonfly -- a robotic rotorcraft-lander that's designed to hop across the surface of an extr...
Do schools kill creativity | Sir Ken Robinson
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system t...
What it means to be intersex — and how the false sex binary harms us | Susannah Temko
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For intersex people -- those born with sex characteristics outside the traditional definitions of fe...
The tyranny of merit | Michael Sandel
25 Aug 2020
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What accounts for our polarized public life, and how can we begin to heal it? Political philosopher ...
How animals, bugs and plants are evolving in cities | Menno Schilthuizen
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In cities, evolution occurs constantly, as countless plants, animals and insects adapt to human-made...
Stop dancing to the sound of your oppression | Madame Gandhi
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Popular music is often riddled with misogynistic lyrics that objectify and demean women ... so why a...
Big data, small farms and a tale of two tomatoes | Erin Baumgartner
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The path to better food is paved with data, says entrepreneur Erin Baumgartner. Drawing from her exp...
Grief and love in the animal kingdom | Barbara J. King
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
From mourning orcas to distressed elephants, biological anthropologist Barbara J. King has witnessed...
How to use family dinner to teach politics | Hajer Sharief
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone should participate in decision-making and politics -- and it starts at home, says activist ...
How you can help map the world's most vulnerable places | Rebecca Firth
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Want to help map the world? Community builder Rebecca Firth explains how the Humanitarian OpenStreet...
Love Letters To Strangers | Hannah Brencher
14 Aug 2020
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Hannah Brencher's mother always wrote her letters. So when she felt herself bottom into depression a...
When is a pandemic over? | Alex Rosenthal
13 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Consider the following scenario: a highly infectious, sometimes deadly respiratory virus infects hum...
What silence can teach you about sound | Dallas Taylor
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What can you hear in silence? In this exploration of sound, host of the podcast "Twenty Thousand Her...
3 questions to ask yourself about US citizenship | Jose Antonio Vargas
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
At age 16, journalist and filmmaker Jose Antonio Vargas found out he was in the United States illega...
Let's scan the whole planet with LiDAR | Chris Fisher
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We have archives of films, newspapers, even seeds -- what if we could make one for the entire surfac...
How every movie trailer gets made | Twenty Thousand Hertz
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"In a world" -- our world -- movie trailers have undergone a massive evolution. The booming voice-of...
The difference between healthy and unhealthy love | Katie Hood
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In a talk about understanding and practicing the art of healthy relationships, Katie Hood reveals th...
The secrets of learning a new language | Lydia Machova
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Want to learn a new language but feel daunted or unsure where to begin? You don't need some special ...
How to raise a black son in America | Clint Smith
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As kids, we all get advice from parents and teachers that seems strange, even confusing. This was cr...
A stock market for social justice | ZigZag
03 Aug 2020
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On this episode of ZigZag, host Manoush Zomorodi is joined by Eric Ries, who went from writing Silic...
Rewriting the script(ure) | Pindrop
31 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nearly 400 years ago, a tiny town in Germany made a bargain with God: spare its people from the Blac...
How your brain's executive function works -- and how to improve it | Sabine Doebel
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You use your brain's executive function every day -- it's how you do things like pay attention, plan...
How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly toward them | Vernā Myers
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our biases can be dangerous, even deadly — as we've seen in the cases of Michael Brown in Ferguson...
How shocking events can spark positive change | Naomi Klein
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Things are pretty shocking out there right now -- record-breaking storms, deadly terror attacks, tho...