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We should aim for perfection -- and stop fearing failure | Jon BowersSometimes trying your best isn't enough; when the situation demands it, you need to be perfect. For Jon Bowers, who runs a training facility for professional delivery drivers, the…
Why wildfires have gotten worse -- and how we can stop them | Paul HessburgMegafires, individual fires that burn more than 100,000 acres, are on the rise in the western United States -- the direct result of unintentional yet massive changes we've brought…
I survived a terrorist attack. Here's what I learned | Gill HicksGill Hicks's story is one of compassion and humanity, emerging from the ashes of chaos and hate. A survivor of the London terrorist bombings on July 7, 2005, she shares her story o…
For the love of birds | Washington WachiraFrom the glorious crested guinea fowl to the adulterous African jacana to vultures that can pick a zebra carcass cleanin 30 minutes, Washington Wachira wants us all to get to know…
How we can end sexual harassment at work | Gretchen CarlsonWhen Gretchen Carlson spoke out about her experience of workplace sexual harassment, it inspired women everywhere to take their power back and tell the world what happened to them.…
The global learning crisis -- and what to do about it | Amel KarboulThe most important infrastructure we have is educated minds, says former Tunisian government minister Amel Karboul. Yet too often large investments go to more visible initiatives s…
Sci-fi stories that imagine a future Africa | Nnedi Okorafor"My science fiction has different ancestors -- African ones," says writer Nnedi Okorafor. In between excerpts from her "Binti" series and her novel "Lagoon," Okorafor discusses the…
How to win at evolution and survive a mass extinction | Lauren SallanCongratulations! By being here, alive, you are one of history's winners -- the culmination of a success story four billion years in the making. The other 99 percent of species who…
Can we stop climate change by removing CO2 from the air? | Tim KrugerCould we cure climate change? Geoengineering researcher Tim Kruger wants to try. He shares one promising possibility: using natural gas to generate electricity in a way that takes…
The future of storytelling | Shonda Rhimes and Cyndi Stivers"We all feel a compelling need to watch stories, to tell stories ... to discuss the things that tell each one of us that we are not alone in the world," says TV titan Shonda Rhimes…
We're building a dystopia just to make people click on ads | Zeynep TufekciWe're building an artificial intelligence-powered dystopia, one click at a time, says technosociologist Zeynep Tufekci. In an eye-opening talk, she details how the same algorithms…
The awful logic of land mines -- and an app that helps people avoid them | Carlos BautistaFifty years of armed conflict in Colombia has left the countryside riddled with land mines that maim and kill innocent people who happen across them. To help keep communities safe…
How we'll earn money in a future without jobs | Martin FordMachines that can think, learn and adapt are coming -- and that could mean that we humans will end up with significant unemployment. What should we do about it? In a straightforwar…
Want a more innovative company? Hire more women | Rocío LorenzoAre diverse companies really more innovative? Rocío Lorenzo and her team surveyed 171 companies to find out -- and the answer was a clear yes. In a talk that will help you build a…
Why I risked my life to expose a government massacre | Anjan SundaramA war zone can pass for a mostly peaceful place when no one is watching, says investigative journalist and TED Fellow Anjan Sundaram. In this short, incisive talk, he takes us insi…
The world doesn't need more nuclear weapons | Erika GregoryToday nine nations collectively control more than 15,000 nuclear weapons, each hundreds of times more powerful than those dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. We don't need more nucl…
Want kids to learn well? Feed them well | Sam KassWhat can we expect our kids to learn if they're hungry or eating diets full of sugar and empty of nutrients? Former White House Chef and food policymaker Sam Kass discusses the rol…
The lies we tell pregnant women | Sofia Jawed-Wessel"When we tell women that sex isn't worth the risk during pregnancy, what we're telling her is that her sexual pleasure doesn't matter ... that she in fact doesn't matter," says sex…
A better way to talk about love | Mandy Len CatronIn love, we fall. We're struck, we're crushed, we swoon. We burn with passion. Love makes us crazy and makes us sick. Our hearts ache, and then they break. Talking about love in th…
If a story moves you, act on it | Sisonke MsimangStories are necessary, but they're not as magical as they seem, says writer Sisonke Msimang. In this funny and thoughtful talk, Msimang questions our emphasis on storytelling and s…
