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Fashion that celebrates African strength and spirit | Wale Oyejide"To be African is to be inspired by culture and to be filled with undying hope for the future," says designer and TED Fellow Walé Oyéjidé. With his label Ikiré Jones (you'll see th…
The virginity fraud | Nina Dølvik Brochmann and Ellen Støkken DahlThe hymen is still the most misunderstood part of the female body. Nina Dølvik Brochmann and Ellen Støkken Dahl share their mission to empower young people through better sex educa…
Capitalism isn't an ideology -- it's an operating system | Bhu SrinivasanBhu Srinivasan researches the intersection of capitalism and technological progress. Instead of thinking about capitalism as a firm, unchanging ideology, he suggests that we should…
How protest is redefining democracy around the world | Zachariah MampillyThe democratic process is messy, complicated and often inefficient -- but across Africa, activists are redefining democracy by putting protest at its center. In an illuminating tal…
This company pays kids to do their math homework | Mohamad JebaraMohamad Jebara loves mathematics -- but he's concerned that too many students grow up thinking that this beautiful, rewarding subject is difficult and boring. His company is experi…
How architecture can create dignity for all | John CaryIf architect and writer John Cary has his way, women will never need to stand in pointlessly long bathroom lines again. Lines like these are representative of a more serious issue,…
How we can help hungry kids, one text at a time | Su KahumbuSu Kahumbu raises badass cows -- healthy, well-fed animals whose protein is key to solving a growing crisis in Africa: childhood nutritional stunting. With iCow, a simple SMS servi…
This deep-sea mystery is changing our understanding of life | Karen LloydHow deep into the Earth can we go and still find life? Marine microbiologist Karen Lloyd introduces us to deep-subsurface microbes: tiny organisms that live buried meters deep in o…
How I use Minecraft to help kids with autism | Stuart DuncanThe internet can be an ugly place, but you won't find bullies or trolls on Stuart Duncan's Minecraft server, AutCraft. Designed for children with autism and their families, AutCraf…
How I earned a law diploma while on death row | Peter OukoPeter Ouko spent 18 years in Kamiti Prison in Kenya, sometimes locked up in a cell with 13 other grown men for 23 and a half hours a day. In a moving talk, he tells the story of ho…
How we can use space technology to improve life on Earth | Danielle WoodDanielle Wood leads the Space Enabled research group at the MIT Media Lab, where she works to tear down the barriers that limit the benefits of space exploration to only the few, t…
Black life at the intersection of birth and death | Mwende "FreeQuency" Katwiwa"It is the artist's job to unearth stories that people try to bury with shovels of complacency and time," says poet and freedom fighter Mwende "FreeQuency" Katwiwa. Performing her…
My failed mission to find God -- and what I found instead | Anjali KumarAnjali Kumar went looking for God and ended up finding something else entirely. In an uplifting, funny talk about our shared humanity, she takes us on a spiritual pilgrimage to mee…
Could the social lives of fish help us save coral reefs? | Mike GilMike Gil spies on fish: using novel multi-camera systems and computer vision technology, the TED Fellow and his colleagues explore how coral reef fish behave, socialize and affect…
Why I study the most dangerous animal on earth -- mosquitoes | Fredros OkumuWhat do we really know about mosquitoes? Fredros Okumu catches and studies these disease-carrying insects for a living -- with the hope of crashing their populations. Join Okumu fo…
The thrilling potential for off-grid solar energy | Amar InamdarThere's an energy revolution happening in villages and towns across Africa -- off-grid solar energy is becoming a viable alternative to traditional electricity systems. In a bold t…
What's it like to be a robot? | Leila TakayamaWe already live among robots: tools and machines like dishwashers and thermostats so integrated into our lives that we'd never think to call them that. What will a future with even…
What if you could turn plastic trash into cash? | David KatzCan we solve the problem of ocean plastic pollution and end extreme poverty at the same time? That's the ambitious goal of The Plastic Bank: a worldwide chain of stores where every…
The dangerous evolution of HIV | Edsel SalvanaThink we're winning the battle against HIV? Maybe not, as the next wave of drug-resistant viruses arrives. In an eye-opening talk, TED Fellow Edsel Salvana describes the aggressive…
The business benefits of doing good | Wendy Woods"The only way we're going to make substantial progress on the challenging problems of our time is for business to drive the solutions," says social impact strategist Wendy Woods. I…
